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Country Commercial Guides FY 2000: Norway Report prepared by U.S. Embassy Oslo, released July 1999 Note*

CHAPTER XII: MARKET RESEARCH & TRADE EVENTS

APPENDIX F: Market research

Post has prepared and submitted to the United States Department of Commerce the following Industry Sector Analysis (ISA), and Insight Market Information (IMI) reports, during fiscal year 1999:

Recent Industry Sector Analyses and Market Profiles(ISAS) on file:

Nov-98 Port/Shipbuilding Equipment
Jun-99 Internet Services
Jul-99 Dental Equipment and Supplies
Jun-99 Franchising
Sep-99 Water Pollution Equipment

Recent Insight Market Information (IMI) reports on file:

- Snow Chains Market in Norway
- Who is Who in the Travel Sector
- New Domestic Airline
- Electronic Takeback Scheme
- Y2K Readiness in the Energy Sector
- Computer Hardware Market
- Computer Software Market

Market reports prepared voluntarily in FY 98 for the Showcase Europe program:

Country Profile in the Travel Sector
Information and Communications Technology Profile-Norway
Commercial Guide for the Norwegian Defense Market

Agricultural reports available:

Annual Agricultural Marketing Plan - Norway
(Issued annually by FAS, Oslo/Washington, D.C.)

Imports of selected agricultural products to Norway
(Issued annually by FAS, Oslo/Washington, D.C.)

Appendix G: Trade-Event Schedule

Major trade fairs in Norway - 1999/2000

1999 Oslo:

Sep. 7-10    Norbit'99 (information technology)
Sep. 21-26    Bygg-Reis Deg'99 (building equipment)
Oct. 20-22    Lab'99 (laboratory instruments/equipment)
Nov. 12-21    Hjem & Hobby'99 (home and hobbies)

1999 City of Trondheim Aug. 11 - 14    Aqua Nor 99 (important international aquaculture and fish farming conference and exhibition)

2000 Oslo:

Jan. 8-11:    Reiseliv 00 (Norway's int'l travel fair and conference). (USDOC Pavilion)

Comment: Reiseliv '00 is the major travel & tourism show in Norway. The most recent travel fair, in January, 99, included 818 exhibitors (including a record 25 in the American pavilion) representing more than 100 nations, and the show attracted 40,000 visitors. As the only international travel exhibition in Norway, "Reiseliv" has developed into the most important marketing channel for everyone interested in the Norwegian market, targeting numerous "sun-hungry" and new destination interested Norwegians with an exceptionally high level of personal income. USFCS Oslo plans to have an even larger "Business Information Office" and pavilion for the U.S. exhibitors in January 2000.

Jan. 20-23:    Gave & Interiormessen (Norway's int'l gift and interior exhibition)

Feb. 8-11:    Software (USDOC catalog booth participation)

Aug. 25-27:     Oslo Fashion Week, Fall

Sep. 5-8:    Kontor og Data '00 (computers, office furniture & business machines exhibition) Sep. 19-22:    Naeringsmiddelindustrien - industrielt renhold

(Food processing - industrial cleaning) Oct. 25-28:     VVS dagene (HVAC exhibition Nov. 10-19:     Hjem og Hobby '00 (homes and hobbies show)

2000 City of Stavanger:

Aug. 22-25:    Offshore Northern Seas (ONS '98) exhibition and conference. (USDOC Pavilion participation)

Comments: ONS'98 attracted over 32,000 trade visitors throughout the world. There were more than 1200 exhibitors from 31 countries, including 15 national pavilions (USA, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and the UK). According to a final report from our exhibitors in the U.S. pavilion, they were all very pleased with the results. The success of the U.S. pavilion at ONS '98, confirmed that the Norwegian offshore oil-and-gas sector continues to be very attractive to U.S. suppliers. For additional information please contact the foreign commercial service of the American Embassy in Oslo.
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