The 2013 Import and Export Market for Hand Saws, Files, Rasps, Pliers, Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe Cutters and Similar Hand Tools in Germany

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on hand saws, files, rasps, pliers, pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters and similar hand tools in Germany face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying hand saws, files, rasps, pliers, pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters and similar hand tools to Germany? How important is Germany compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of hand saws, files, rasps, pliers, pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters and similar hand tools vary from one country of origin to another in Germany? On the supply side, Germany also exports hand saws, files, rasps, pliers, pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters and similar hand tools. Which countries receive the most exports from Germany? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for hand saws, files, rasps, pliers, pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters and similar hand tools in Germany. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for hand saws, files, rasps, pliers, pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters and similar hand tools for those countries serving Germany via exports, or supplying from Germany via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Germany fits into the world market for