This is the most competitive sector of the largest single electrical market in the world. The utility markets have been depressed whilst de-regulation has suppressed both maintenance and development plans; similarly industrial development has been better in some countries than others. As these markets recover there is an increasing need for up-to-date market information - this report fully addresses that need.

Geographical Coverage: Western Europe (Austria; Belgium ; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Italy; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom)

The information provided includes:

• Detailed data on each national market for distribution switchgear within the range 1kV to 50kV
• Market values and market share estimates by type of switchgear for each country for 2001
• Market values for each country by type of customer
• Forecasts for each sector in each country 2001 to 2005
• Import and export values for the world's major importing and exporting countries, with % shares
• Estimates of manufacturers' sales of distribution switchgear by product type in each country
• Production data (by value) for major manufacturing nations

Types of switchgear covered: