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Deutsche Post World Net Annual Report 2007
Our markets
We operate worldwide and are represented in over 220 countries and territories,
including all major economic regions. e overview in the margin is of the overall
market as well as of the courier, express and parcel (CEP) markets relevant to us. e
parameters a ecting us in the individual segments and the market shares we attained
are detailed in the sections on the individual divisions.
Drivers of our business success
Four trends are currently making a strong impact on our business:
1. Globalisation e elimination of trade and customs barriers is enabling compa-
nies to develop new markets and move activities to locations that o er competitive
advantages. is trend is fuelling the demand for transport and logistics. Trade
is growing more quickly in the international than in the national arena despite
high oil and energy prices. However, global and complex supply chains give rise
to new risks which companies can counter only with the aid of capable logistics
partners.
2. Liberalisation e member states of the European Union are obliged to open up
their mail markets fully to competition in 2011. For some countries, the deadline
has been deferred for two years. In Germany, the market was completely liberalised
as early as 1 January 2008.
3. Outsourcing As production chains are being placed increasingly on an inter-
national footing and become more complex, demands on companies are getting
tougher. In-house processes have to be fast and exible, facilitate customised mass
production and comply with ecological standards. Increasing complexity also
pushes up costs. In the light of this, companies are outsourcing more of their ac-
tivities and logistics service providers are bene ting from this trend.
Markets and
market volumes
■ Global
• Cross-border mail market: €10.4bn
• Air freight market: €16.4bn
• Ocean freight market: 26.2m TEUs1)
• Contract logistics market: €192.7bn
■ Europe
• German mail communication
market: €6.8bn
• CEP market: €42.6bn, of which
int. CEP market2)3): €12.1bn
■ USA
• US mail market: €53.6bn4)
• US CEP market: €50.5bn, of which
int. US CEP market: €4.6bn
■ Asia
• CEP market5): €27.8bn, of which
int. express markets: €5.6bn
International trade fl ows 2006 – 20091) (Compound annual growth rate – CAGR)
1) Twenty-foot equivalent units.
2) New market defi nition:
all items up to 1,000kg.
3) Country base: GB, NL, E, F, I,
D, S, B, BG, PL.
4) Company estimates.
5) Country base: SGP, HK, CN, J, RC, T,
RP, RI, IND, AUS, NZ, MAL, VN, ROK.
As at 2006
1) Foreign trade volumes > €100bn
Sources: Global Insight, The World Bank
+ 7.2%
+ 8.0%+ 7.2%
+ 8.3%
+10.1%+ 4.0%
+10.8%
+ 4.9%
+ 6.1%