eu market survey 2003 - crecer

Figure 5.17 Share of developing countries in the total import of table- & kitchenware in the EU, by
product, 1997-2001, % of imported value
EU-total
28%
Glassware
Plasticware
Porcelain & China
19%
18%
26%
1997
1999
2001
Ceramicware
30%
Metalware
36%
Cutlery
45%
Woodware
57%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Source: Eurostat, 2002
Of the countries discussed in this survey, the United Kingdom imports the most from developing
countries. In 2001, the import deriving from developing countries amounted to € 586.3 million.
This indicates that, of the total import, 42 percent derives from developing countries. However,
when we exclude the share of China, this percentage drops to 16 percent, indicating that China
has a dominant position in the UK imports. Germany is the second importer in size. In 2001, the
Germans imported € 565 million from developing countries (€ 169 million excluding China).
France imports relatively the least from developing countries, since only 27 percent of their total
import derives from these countries. If we exclude China, the import from developing countries
only amounts to 9 percent. The Netherlands is the fourth largest importer. Of their total import,
the Dutch import approximately 36 percent from developing countries, representing a size of
€ 223 million. Spain was the smallest importer in 2001, as only a quarter of their import derived
from developing countries.
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