Although there are still large differences in some consumption patterns between Western countries and countries in transition, consumption patterns in Central and Eastern Europe and the newly independent States are expected to follow the same path as they have done in the West. ###>Les modes de consommation des pays en transition d'Europe centrale et orientale et des nouveaux États indépendants diffèrent encore beaucoup, à certains égards, de ceux des pays occidentaux, mais ils devraient suivre la même évolution.