Cott Corporation
1. General Economic Outlook
Cott Corporation earned its revenue mainly from United States, Canada and U.K. Its revenue from these countries accounted for 97.83% and 98.62% in 2003 and 2002 respectively. However, the company tends to increase its operation in Mexico as a result of its acquisition in .. Therefore, our discussion will be based on 4 countries as mentioned above.
1.1 Global Economic Outlook
From economic in bubble stage in 2000 to the adverse effects of the September 11, 2001 terrorists attack on the U.S and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the SARS outbreak in Canada and China in 2001-3.
Over the past year, the global recovery has become increasingly well established, with global GDP growth now projected to average 5 percent in 2004, the highest for nearly three decades as shown in figure 1. The year has also experienced the emergence of new economy, notably, China, India and Brazil.
However, the IMF has expected that the global expansion, while still solid, will likely be weaker than earlier expected; the balance of risks has shifted to the downside with further oil price volatility a particular concern. While progress is being made, it is generally limited; leaving the world significantly more vulnerable to the shocks it will inevitably face in the future. In all, the world economy has strong economic prospects and steadily grow in the next 5 years.
Economic Outlook
To gain a clear perspective on the direction of these countries, we analyzed several important economic indicators: real GDP growth, long term and short term interest rates in the US. and UK., consumer price index, population growth. Besides these indicators, we analyzed other important indicators that we considered to have a direct impact on Beverage and bottling industry such as the cost of aluminium and crude oil prices.
Here, we demonstrate both the historical data and forecast data provided by World Market Advanced country analysis and
Cott Corporation earned its revenue mainly from United States, Canada and U.K. Its revenue from these countries accounted for 97.83% and 98.62% in 2003 and 2002 respectively. However, the company tends to increase its operation in Mexico as a result of its acquisition in .. Therefore, our discussion will be based on 4 countries as mentioned above.
1.1 Global Economic Outlook
From economic in bubble stage in 2000 to the adverse effects of the September 11, 2001 terrorists attack on the U.S and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the SARS outbreak in Canada and China in 2001-3.
Over the past year, the global recovery has become increasingly well established, with global GDP growth now projected to average 5 percent in 2004, the highest for nearly three decades as shown in figure 1. The year has also experienced the emergence of new economy, notably, China, India and Brazil.
However, the IMF has expected that the global expansion, while still solid, will likely be weaker than earlier expected; the balance of risks has shifted to the downside with further oil price volatility a particular concern. While progress is being made, it is generally limited; leaving the world significantly more vulnerable to the shocks it will inevitably face in the future. In all, the world economy has strong economic prospects and steadily grow in the next 5 years.
Economic Outlook
To gain a clear perspective on the direction of these countries, we analyzed several important economic indicators: real GDP growth, long term and short term interest rates in the US. and UK., consumer price index, population growth. Besides these indicators, we analyzed other important indicators that we considered to have a direct impact on Beverage and bottling industry such as the cost of aluminium and crude oil prices.
Here, we demonstrate both the historical data and forecast data provided by World Market Advanced country analysis and