Importers
| -- Imports -- | -- Change -- | Imports * | ||||
| $-Millions | in local | in U.S. | as % of | |||
| Country | 2006 | 2005 | currency | dollars | Consumption | |
| 1. | China, Peoples Rep. | 7,100.0 | 6,500.0 | $ | 9% | 55% |
| 2. | United States | 4,441.1 | 3,903.6 | $ | 14% | 71% |
| 3. | Korea, Rep. of | 2,550.0 | 2,069.8 | $ | 23% | 51% |
| 4. | Germany | 2,418.8 | 2,063.3 | 16% | 17% | 47% |
| 5. | Taiwan | 1,771.1 | 1,504.8 | 19% | 18% | 70% |
| 6. | Italy | 1,359.8 | 1,233.0 | 9% | 10% | 38% |
| 7. | Mexico | c1,131.7 | c1,127.3 | $ | 0% | 98% |
| 8. | France | 1,127.9 | 1,147.3 | -2% | -2% | 70% |
| 9. | Turkey | 961.3 | 798.8 | $ | 20% | 88% |
| 10. | United Kingdom | 875.7 | 734.7 | 18% | 19% | 101% |
| 11. | Japan | 799.4 | 673.1 | 25% | 19% | 11% |
| 12. | Canada | 747.4 | 713.0 | -2% | 5% | 46% |
| 13. | Belgium | 684.3 | 624.0 | 9% | 10% | 213% |
| 14. | India | 662.0 | 680.0 | 0% | -3% | 68% |
| 15. | Brazil | 619.3 | 613.8 | $ | 1% | 44% |
| 16. | Spain | 571.3 | 566.6 | 0% | 1% | 52% |
| 17. | Switzerland | 541.4 | 483.5 | 11% | 12% | 62% |
| 18. | Czech Republic | 435.9 | 414.7 | -1% | 5% | 108% |
| 19. | Sweden | 360.9 | 341.8 | 5% | 6% | 92% |
| 20. | Austria | 353.4 | 334.4 | 5% | 6% | 119% |
| 21. | Russia | u301.0 | 301.0 | 0% | 0% | 77% |
| 22. | Netherlands | 300.8 | 271.0 | 10% | 11% | 69% |
| 23. | Australia | 200.0 | 194.2 | $ | 3% | 89% |
| 24. | Romania | u198.4 | u198.4 | $ | u | 128% |
| 25. | Denmark | 198.0 | 184.0 | 7% | 8% | 116% |
| 26. | Finland | 159.2 | 142.9 | 10% | 11% | 76% |
| 27. | Croatia | 150.0 | 134.7 | $ | 11% | 94% |
| 28. | Argentina | 128.7 | 148.2 | $ | -13% | 91% |
| 29. | Portugal | 105.3 | 95.7 | 9% | 10% | 87% |
| Source: Gardner Publications, Inc. | ||||||
| * = includes machines imported for re-export | ||||||
| u = unrevised from previous year but converted at current rates. | ||||||
| c = circa; rough estimate from fragmentary reports. | ||||||
| $ = reported in U.S. dollars. | ||||||
