Europe Procurement Sources and Methodology

For a comprehensive overview of Europe-specific sources and methodology, see IBISWorld’s Europe Sourcing and Methodology.

Our analysts identify the market’s most common goods or services and calculate the average purchase price.

We leverage diverse sources, including industry associations, major company quotes, trade publications and government databases.

Analysts track price changes over time using producer price indexes and price and quantity indexes from country-specific sources. To forecast future prices, they apply weighted average forecasting and regression analysis.

We source input cost drivers from country-specific resources, supplemented by additional data on global commodity prices from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

We source macroeconomic demand drivers from country-specific resources.

Using regression analysis, our analysts forecast data for the next four years, offering a forward-looking perspective on all price drivers.

We use information from annual reports and Altman Z-Score Plus to calculate Z-scores.

The Execution and Operational Capabilities scores are calculated using proprietary algorithms applied to financial ratios and operational data points.

The Key RFP Elements, KPIs and SLAs sections are sourced from publicly available contracts, sample contracts, public websites and industry or market association publications.

Our analysts source information for the Recent Developments section from reputable national and global news publications.

Some reports may also include supplemental information from market-specific associations. These sources will be listed under Additional Resources in the About This Market chapter of a report.

We compile data from vendor annual reports, sustainability reports, public sources and ESG rating aggregators. Public sources are primarily used to verify claims made in materials published by vendors.

We source cost structure data from country-specific resources, supplemented by additional data on specific purchase breakdowns from vendor annual reports.

Cost structure data is forecast using weighted average and regression analysis with producer price index data.

Occupational data is sourced from country-specific resources.

Supplier diversity data is sourced from country-specific resources.

Our analysts determine market share estimates by calculating product and service-specific revenue for each market from vendors’ financial statements.

Total market revenue is estimated from various sources, including industry associations, trade publications and government databases.