This study is one in a series of IT market segmentation studies covering the IT marketplace in Western Europe. In particular, this study presents an overview of IT spending by vertical market in Western Europe and in its five largest countries (France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the U.K.). Five-year forecasts, derived from both demand-side and supply-side information, are provided together with an analysis of expected trends for hardware, software, and IT services in Western European verticals.

Spending data is provided for the 2005?2010 period segmented into the following vertical markets: finance ? banking, insurance, and other finance; manufacturing ? discrete manufacturing and process manufacturing; retail; wholesale; central government; local government; healthcare; education; TCU ? transport, communications, and utilities; business services; agriculture/construction and mining; home; and other.

• In This Study
  • Methodology
    • Vertical Markets Trends and Forecasts
    • Bottom-Up Vertical Market IT Spending Sizing
      • Universe
      • Survey Samples
      • Survey Results
      • Indicators on "Average Spending per Company" and Occupancy Rates
      • Extrapolation to Universe for Vertical IT Spending Estimates
      • Breakdown by Technology
    • Bottom-Up Vertical Market IT Spending Trends and Forecasts
      • Trends by Technology
    • Top-Down Validation/Reconciliation With Black Book
    • Exchange Rates
  • Definitions
    • Vertical Markets
    • Table: European Vertical Market Coverage According to NACE Rev.1. - Group-Level Classification
    • Information Technology
      • Hardware
      • Software
      • Services
• Situation Overview
• Figure: IT Spending, Breakdown by Vertical Market, 2005 (%)
• Table: Western Europe, IT Spending by Vertical Market by Product, 2005, $M
• Table: Western Europe, IT Spending by Vertical Market by Product, 2005, Cont. $M
• Future Outlook
  • Forecast and Assumptions
  • Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for Western European Vertical Markets IT Spending, 2006-2010
  • Table: Western Europe, IT Spending by Vertical Market, 2005-2010, $M
  • Table: Western Europe, IT Spending by Vertical Market, 2005-2010, % Growth
    • Vertical Market Outlook
      • Manufacturing
      • Finance
        • Banking ? Insurance/Other Finance
      • Retail/Wholesale
      • Public Sector
        • Central/Local Government
        • Education
        • Healthcare
      • Transport
      • Utilities
      • Communications
      • Business Services
    • Vertical Market Outlook by Product
      • Software
      • Hardware
      • IT Services
      • Table: Western Europe, IT Spending by Vertical Market by Product, 2006, $M
      • Table: Western Europe, IT Spending by Vertical Market by Product, 2006, Cont., $M
      • Table: Western Europe, IT Spending by Vertical Market by Product, 2005-2006, % Growth
      • Table: Western Europe, IT Spending by Vertical Market by Product, 2006, Cont., %
      • Table: Western Europe, IT Spending by Vertical Market by Product, 2010, $M
      • Table: Western Europe, IT Spending by Vertical Market by Product, 2010, Cont., $M
      • Table: Western Europe, IT Spending by Vertical Market by Product, CAGR 2006-2010
      • Table: Western Europe, IT Spending by Vertical Market by Product, CAGR 2006-2010, Cont.
    • Vertical Market Outlook by Country
      • France
      • Table: France, IT Spending by Vertical Market, 2005-2006, 2010
      • Germany
      • Table: Germany, IT Spending by Vertical Market, 2005-2006, 2010
      • Italy
      • Table: Italy, IT Spending by Vertical Market, 2005-2006, 2010
      • Spain
      • Table: Spain, IT Spending by Vertical Market, 2005-2006, 2010
      • U.K.
      • Table: U.K., IT Spending by Vertical Market, 2005-2006, 2010
  • Market Context
  • Figure: Western Europe IT Spending, 2004?2010: Comparison of December 2005 Forecast Update and July 2006 Forecasts ($M)
  • Table: Western Europe IT Spending Growth by Product Category, 2004-2010: July 2006 Forecast vs. December 2005 Forecast Update
  • Table: Western Europe IT Spending by Vertical Market, 2004-2010: July 2006 Forecast vs. December 2005 Forecast Update
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Synopsis