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Participation in leisure activities has grown in importance since the industrial revolution in Great Britain, which had a significant impact on culture, not to mention social and economic conditions. Since then, working conditions have improved dramatically within the UK, while working hours have reduced, thus allowing people to set aside more time for leisure activities.   This report will discuss leisure activities as defined and categorised by National Statistics' Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP) system. Using this system, the market has been divided into six main categories, including audio-visual, photographic and information-processing equipment; other major durables for recreation and culture; other recreational items and equipment, gardens and pets; recreational and cultural services; newspapers books and stationery; and restaurants, cafés, etc.   According to Key Note estimates, as based on figures from National Statistics, consumer expenditure on leisure activities stood at £172.35bn in 2011 (in terms of current prices), up by 3% from the previous year. Although the recession had some effect on leisure expenditure in 2009, when it fell by 4.2%, it has since continued to grow, with the recreational and cultural services and restaurants, cafés, etc. sectors observing the strongest growth in both 2010 and 2011. This is likely to continue in 2012, when London plays host to the Olympic Games, thus providing a significant boost to travel and tourism within the capital city. Furthermore, the large investment that has been allocated towards the Statford area of London in preparation for the Olympics should have a legacy effect on tourism within the locality.   Another area of the industry that is likely to do well if the economic recovery should continue is the audio-visual, photographic and information-processing equipment sector. The popularity of entertainment technology has increased substantially over the past decade, boost

Revenue of malt-based hot liquids and other plant-based hot liquids you will find minor in Slovakia last year. Trade newspapers try to propagate knowledge about cook and support the usage of java substitutes; however, Slovak people are currently concentrating on their costs and although malt-based hot liquids and other plant-based hot liquids are usually more cost-effective than java, their producers will need to wait a few more years for Slovak people to make a switch towards...

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Headquarters Knowledge Matrix, Inc. 1525 McCarthy Boulevard, Suite 222 Milpitas, California 95035. Phone: (650) 565-8600 Fax: (650) 565-8601 sales@knowledgematrixinc.com Global Offices Knowledge Matrix (India) Pvt. Ltd. A1, Q2, 5th Floor, Cyber Towers Hi-Tech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh, India. PIN: 500 081 Phone: +91 40 23100025/26 Fax: +91 40 23100015

Advertising is a persuasive and informational tool and is designed to influence the purchasing behavior and thought patterns of the audience. In addition to newspapers, magazines, and broadcast media, advertising media includes direct mail, letters, pamphlets, cards, billboards and posters as well as the internet.