UFI produces new edition of Asia/Pacific exhibitions market report
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UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, has produced a new and fully-updated edition of its ground-breaking research study of the trade fair market in Asia.
The research and analysis was once again undertaken for UFI by Business Strategies Group (BSG) in Hong Kong. The report provides detailed information on the development of exhibitions and supporting facilities in 13 markets: Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. It includes data on actual market
performance in 2005 as well as forecasts for growth in 2006 and beyond.
The report shows that the overall Asian exhibitions market grew over 12% in 2005 in terms of actual space sold by organisers. Exhibition sales topped 10 million square metres in the year according to the UFI/BSG research. China remains the top market with almost 40% of space sales in the region, followed by Japan in second place and South Korea in third.
The report has once again been edited by UFI Asia/Pacific Regional Manager and BSG Principal, Paul Woodward. He commented, â
