TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Groupe Eurotunnel SA 19
SNCF 21
MARKET FORECASTS 25
Market value forecast 25
Market volume forecast 26
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 28
APPENDIX 30
Methodology 30
Industry associations 31
Disclaimer 32
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 33
Premium Reports 33
Summary Reports 33
Datamonitor consulting 33
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: France passenger rail sector value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: France passenger rail sector volume: million passenger kilometers (PKM), 2005–09 11
Table 3: France passenger rail sector segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: Groupe Eurotunnel SA: key facts 19
Table 5: SNCF: key facts 21
Table 6: SNCF: key financials ($) 22
Table 7: SNCF: key financials (€) 22
Table 8: SNCF: key financial ratios 23
Table 9: France passenger rail sector value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 25
Table 10: France passenger rail sector volume forecast: million passenger kilometers (PKM), 2009–14 26
Table 11: France size of population (million), 2005–09 28
Table 12: France gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 28
Table 13: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 28
Table 14: France inflation, 2005–09 29
Table 15: France consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 29
Table 16: France exchange rate, 2005–09 29
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: France passenger rail sector value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: France passenger rail sector volume: million passenger kilometers (PKM), 2005–09 11
Figure 3: France passenger rail sector segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the passenger rail sector in France, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the passenger rail sector in France, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the passenger rail sector in France, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the passenger rail sector in France, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the passenger rail sector in France, 2009 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the passenger rail sector in France, 2009 18
Figure 10: SNCF: revenues & profitability 23
Figure 11: SNCF: assets & liabilities 24
Figure 12: France passenger rail sector value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 25
Figure 13: France passenger rail sector volume forecast: million passenger kilometers (PKM), 2009–14 27
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