Consumption
Change
Change
$-millions
in local
in U.S.
Country 2002 2001
currency
dollars
1. China, Peoples Rep.
5,696.0
4,740.0
$
20%
2. Germany
4,815.2
5,712.4
-20%
-16%
3. Japan
3,441.0
5,254.1
-32%
-35%
4. United States
3,324.8
5,231.0
$
-36%
5. Italy
2,931.5
3,079.5
-10%
-5%
   
6. Korea, Rep. of
1,223.3
1,323.9
$
-8%
7. France
1,164.7
1,516.0
-27%
-23%
8. Taiwan
976.9
1,117.6
-10%
-13%
9. Canada
867.2
934.0
-6%
-7%
10. Spain
818.9
880.6
-12%
-7%
   
11. United Kingdom
689.9
896.8
-26%
-23%
12. Brazil
580.2
695.3
$
-17%
13. Switzerland
566.3
716.8
-25%
-21%
14. Netherlands
343.9
408.1
-20%
-16%
15. Turkey
336.4
294.4
9%
14%
   
16. Czech Republic
326.0
315.9
-2%
3%
17. Austria
248.6
269.4
-8%
-8%
18. Sweden
206.4
252.4
-22%
-18%
19. India
197.7
169.7
20%
16%
20. Belgium
196.9
145.9
28%
35%
   
   
21. Australia
196.0
168.5
$
16%
22. Russia
189.5
260.6
$
-27%
23. Denmark
u141.3
134.2
0%
5%
24. Finland
126.3
149.5
-20%
-16%
25. Portugal
117.8
125.3
-11%
-6%
   
26. South Africa
42.0
43.0
19%
-2%
27. Romania
41.0
76.5
$
-46%
28. Croatia
37.4
34.1
$
10%
29. Argentina
22.4
92.2
$
-76%
           
Source: Gardner Publications, Inc.
Apparent Consumption = Production less Exports plus Imports
u = unrevised from 2001 but converted at current rate
$ = reported in U.S. dollars
         

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