Baumax growth on the home market

In the first six months of 2010 Baumax, the leading DIY retailer in Austria, achieved a sales increase of 2.2 per cent to € 315 mio compared to the same period last year. According to information received, the Austrian DIY retail sector overall recorded growth of 1.8 per cent over the same period. An analysis provided by Regio-Plan, a consulting firm, says that Austrians spend around nine per cent of their consumer outgoings on their own four walls.