March 2009

GfK events:

GfK Panel Services Benelux
Buro & Design Center,
Room 106 (first floor)
Heizel Esplanade Heysel PB 36
B-1020 Brussels
Belgium

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The impact of the economic situation on the purchase and consumption behavior of the Belgian Households in 2008

When looking back to 2008 we should make a clear distinction between the first and the second half of the year. In the first half of 2008 the talk of the town was not the economic crises, although it was clearly present. The issue was the increasing food and energy prices that reached a height in July 2008 with an overall consumption index of more than 6%.

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Eating in or out?

In 2008, a record number of 8.500 entrepreneurs in Belgium went out of business. Almost 1 out of 5 failed businesses are hotels, bars or restaurants (traditional and fast food). Let´s have a closer look to the possible causes of growing bankruptcies in this sector that are related to the out of home consumption behavior of the Belgians. Are people eating less out of home? GfK Panel Services notices some interesting trends.

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