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Deutsche Post World Net Annual Report 2008
Undisputed market leader in Asia
Asia continues to be a key driving force for growth in the world.  e con sumer
goods and high-tech sectors are particularly signi cant in this region, accounting
for more than two-thirds of the international express business. A er years of strong
growth, three factors are currently slowing the further expansion of the Asian express
market. Asian exports are su ering from the economic slowdown in the United States.
 e supply chains that feed internal trade within Asia are changing. And an increas-
ing number of goods are being carried by ship so that our shipment volume fell as a
result in the year under review.
 nonetheless posted strong growth again and maintained its leading posi-
tion in  in Asia’s international express markets – including the region’s  largest
economies – where we hold by far the largest market share  .
In  we greatly expanded the reach of our time-de nite network: In  Asian
countries we deliver by . pm, thereby dominating the most signi cant intra-Asian
trade lanes. In addition, since last autumn we have o ered day-de nite delivery within
Asia.
Our international position – which has been strengthened by our trans-Paci c
partnership with Polar Air – is complemented by our presence in key Asian domes-
tic markets.  e ground-based transport services o ered by Blue Dart in India saw
encouraging growth, as did domestic business in China and Australia.
In recent years we have invested more than   . billion in the region. We
established dedicated infrastructure, upgraded existing hubs and gateways and expanded
our dedicated air tra c network.
Emerging markets shaped by strong growth
In the year under review we had another year of double-digit volume growth in
the  countries making up the  region (Eastern Europe, the Middle East and
Africa). Russia and the United Arab Emirates developed into growth markets along
with other emerging markets in this region, particularly Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Ukraine
and Kazakhstan. As the market leader, our network puts us in an excellent position to
bene t from further growth of these import markets.
We continued to expand our service in , particularly in Russia. We now
o er overnight delivery to Moscow and St. Petersburg from all of Europe’s major cities
and economic centres.
Day-de nite road transport in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey was
likewise expanded, enabling us to acquire new contracts in the automotive sector and
the consumer goods industry.
Asian international express markets,
2007
1)
Market volume: € 5.9 billion
2)
A 34 % DHL
B 24 % FedEx
C 12 % UPS
D 8 % TNT
E 22 % Other
A
B
D
C
E
1) Country base: AU, CN, HK, ID, IN, JP, KR, NZ, MY,
PH, SG, TH, TW, VN.
2) These fi gures are based on shipments < 1,000 kg.
Source: AT Kearney, TMS 2008.
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