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KPMG's Competitive Alternatives and

Competitive Alternatives is KPMG’s guide to comparing business locations in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Competitive Alternatives is published on a biennial schedule, with the most recent edition released in March 2010.

Competitive Alternatives 2010

Competitive Alternatives 2010 compares business competitiveness for 112 cities in 10 countries: Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. For 2010, Competitive Alternatives expands its coverage of large international business centers, adding a number of major global cities to the study for the first time. International results now reflect business costs in each country’s major metropolitan regions.

The primary focus of Competitive Alternatives 2010 is international business costs. The study measures the combined impact of 26 significant cost components that are most likely to vary by location, as applied to 17 different business operations over 10 years.

Competitive Alternatives also compares a variety of non-cost factors that also influence the relative attractiveness of locations to business. Aspects considered by the study include labor availability and skills, economic conditions and markets, innovation, infrastructure, and regulatory environment, as well as personal cost of living and quality of life.

Competitive Alternatives 2010 has been widely reported in the international business media. A sample of coverage includes: Full study details and results, are available online at: http://www.CompetitiveAlternatives.com
 * Canada - Story from CTV News, "Canada ranked No. 2 in competitiveness"
 * Mexico - Story in El Economista Newspaper
 * Netherlands - Story in the Trouw Newspaper
 * United States - Story on South Florida's Bizjournal site

History

The scope of each prior edition of Competitive Alternatives is summarized as follows :
 * October 1996, published under the title The Competitive Alternative, compared 23 cities in Canada and the United States for seven different business operations.
 * October 1997, published under the title The Competitive Alternative, compared 42 cities in seven countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States) for eight different business operations.
 * March 1999, title was pluralized to The Competitive Alternatives, compared 64 cities in eight countries (G7 plus Austria) for seven different business operations.
 * January 2002, title was shortened to Competitive Alternatives, compared 115 cities in nine countries (G7 plus Austria and the Netherlands) for 12 different business operations.
 * February 2004, compared 121 cities in 11 countries (G7 plus Australia, Iceland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) for 17 different business operations.
 * March 2006, compared 128 cities in nine countries (G7 plus the Netherlands and Singapore) for 17 different business operations.
 * March 2008, compared 136 cities in ten countries (G7 plus Australia, Mexico, and the Netherlands) for 17 different business operations.