PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2020

EDITOUR PETplanet Insider Vol. 21 No. 09/20 www.petpla.net 15 The start of our Road Show: Not how we expected PET Down Under - The 2020 Road Show begins by Kay Barton The start of our Road Show this year went the same way as pretty much everything else in 2020: completely not how we expected. Because of the global situation, we here at PETplanet kept all tour arrangement options open until the last minute and continually monitored all recommendations, regulations and provisions for health and international travel that were connected with the pandemic. Ultimately, it became clear that with a tour starting at the end of March, we would have to drop all travel and face-to-face meetings, at least initially. Instead, in line with the lockdowns and relocation to home offices, we developed ways and means to hold our meetings anyway, and we have taken significant steps towards becoming more digital, as have many other companies from the engineering and packaging sector. And what surprised everyone a little was that it worked! Macro-economic data Australia 2017 2018 2019 Population (millions) 24.78 25.17 25.57 Population growth p.a. 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% GDP (current, in billions) 1,330 1,434 1,393 GDP growth rate 2.4% 2.9% 1.9% GDP per capita (current) US$ 54,066 57,396 54,907 Import (billions) US$ 228.4 235.5 n/a Export (billions) US$ 230.2 252.8 n/a National debt of GDP 41.1% 41.4% 41.8% Unemployment rate 5.6% 5.3% 5.3% Inflation 1.9% 1.9% 1.6% New Zealand 2017 2018 2019 Population (millions) 4.79 4.84 4.92 Population growth p.a. 2.1% 1,9% n/a GDP (current, in billions) 205 208 207 GDP growth rate 3.2% 3.8% 2.2% GDP per capita (current) US$ 42,849 42,950 42,084 Import (billions) US$ 40.1 43.7 n/a Export (billions) US$ 38.1 39.8 n/a National debt of GDP 42.3% n/a n/a Unemployment rate 4.7% 4.3% 4.1% Inflation 1.9% 1.6% 1.6% Uluru aka Ayers Rock, Northern Territory, Australia Tour Sponsors: