| - Imports- | - Change - | Imports* as | ||||
| $-Millions | in local | in U.S. | % of 2003 | |||
| Country | 2003 | 2002 | currency | dollars | Consumption | |
| 1. | China, Peoples Rep. | 4,040.0 | 3,150.0 | $ | 28% | 61% |
| 2. | United States | 2,578.0 | 2,497.0 | 3% | 3% | 66% |
| 3. | Germany | 1,604.5 | 1,571.6 | -15% | 2% | 37% |
| 4. | Korea, Rep. of | 1,340.0 | 788.6 | $ | 70% | 48% |
| 5. | Italy | 1,039.5 | 1,142.5 | -24% | -9% | 32% |
| 6. | France | 836.1 | 807.5 | -14% | 4% | 76% |
| 7. | Taiwan | 729.7 | 706.6 | 3% | 3% | 64% |
| 8. | United Kingdom | 658.4 | 679.0 | -11% | -3% | 92% |
| 9. | Thailand | u551.9 | 551.9 | $ | 0% | t |
| 10. | Canada | 549.2 | 477.9 | 3% | 15% | 50% |
| 11. | Spain | 506.4 | 444.0 | -5% | 14% | 57% |
| 12. | Belgium | 460.2 | 465.7 | -18% | -1% | 274% |
| 13. | Japan | 379.3 | 311.7 | 13% | 22% | 9% |
| 14. | Brazil | 365.0 | 365.0 | $ | 0% | 63% |
| 15. | Turkey | 357.7 | 311.0 | 15% | 15% | 75% |
| 16. | Austria | 332.4 | 221.1 | 25% | 50% | 86% |
| 17. | Czech Republic | 331.8 | 304.9 | -9% | 9% | 109% |
| 18. | Switzerland | 328.1 | 336.3 | -16% | -2% | 61% |
| 19. | Sweden | 217.6 | 201.4 | -10% | 8% | 86% |
| 20. | Russia | 200.0 | 197.8 | 1% | 1% | 71% |
| 21. | Netherlands | 143.5 | 132.7 | -10% | 8% | 48% |
| 22. | Denmark | u142.5 | 118.7 | 0% | 20% | 108% |
| 23. | India | 139.6 | 89.1 | 50% | 57% | 50% |
| 24. | Australia | 130.7 | 183.4 | $ | -29% | 88% |
| 25. | Romania | 124.1 | 79.2 | $ | 57% | 128% |
| 26. | Singapore | 121.6 | 112.8 | 5% | 8% | t |
| 27. | Finland | 90.4 | 102.6 | -27% | -12% | 73% |
| 28. | Portugal | 76.8 | 64.0 | 0% | 20% | 84% |
| 29. | South Africa | 66.1 | 42.2 | 12% | 57% | 94% |
| 30. | Argentina | 29.3 | 21.7 | 35% | 35% | 95% |
| 31. | Croatia | 28.0 | 24.0 | $ | 17% | 93% |
| 32. | Hungary | 2.1 | 1.7 | 11% | 27% | 26% |
| Source: Gardner Publications, Inc. | ||||||
| * = includes machines imported for re-export. | ||||||
| u = unrevised from 2002 but converted at 2003 rate. | ||||||
| $ = reported in U.S. dollars. | ||||||
| t = trade statistics, but not production & consumption figures, available | ||||||