foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network required public distribution date 10 20 2000 ez0018 czech republic exporter guide approved by paul spencer macgregor us embassy prepared petra choteborská highlights consumers are becoming more segmented and the retail food sector continues to consolidate tourism is also important hotels restaurants demanding higher quality foods services regulatory requirements being revised meet european standards as part of s bid for eu membership almonds snack bourbon seafood products show good market potential includes psd changes no trade matrix annual vienna au1 ez page 1 hungary poland slovakia slovenia bulgaria romania unclassified usda section i overview economic situation economy improving compared last few years gross domestic product started grow year this growth expected be between 5 3 capital investment in industry manufacturing grew 9 2 one factor behind overall gdp acceleration households spending money especially