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Table 2.79. Hard fibres: global imports, actual and projected


ACTUAL

PROJECTED

GROWTH RATES








1988-1990

1998-2000

2010

1988-90 to

1998-2000


Average

Average


1998-2000

to 2010








000 tonnes

Percent per year







SISAL AND HENEQUEN






Imports of raw fibre












World

114

64

62

-4.8

-0.7

Canada

0.3

0.4

0.4

3.4

-1.6

United States

0.4

0.1

0.2

-16.1

1.7

European Union

71

41

33

-4.3

-1.6

Former USSR

13

1

1

-17.0

-0.6

Oceania

2

1

1

-10.5

-0.1

Australia

4

2

2

-7.0

-0.7

New Zealand

1

0

0

-14.8

-3.2

Japan

4

2

1

-7.0

-4.1







Imports of manufactures












World

167

93

90

-5.5

-0.4

Canada

12

7

6

-3.9

-1.2

United States

84

44

41

-6.4

-0.5

European Union

51

25

21

-7.5

-0.9

Former USSR

0

2

2

n/a

-0.9







ABACA






Imports of raw fibre












World

31

34

28

1.1

-1.6

Canada

0

0

0

-13.9

1.1

United States

11

7

5

-4.1

-2.7

European Union

12

19

17

4.2

-1.3

Japan

6

7

6

2.6

-1.4







Imports of manufactures






(cordage)












World

n/a

43

47

n/a

0.3

United States

n/a

6

6

n/a

0.1

European Union

n/a

10

10

n/a

-0.1

Far East

n/a

25

28

n/a

0.4







COIR






Imports of raw fibre












World

75

106

98

4.9

0.1

Canada

0

1

1

4.2

-0.4

United States

7

13

13

6.5

0.2

European Union

38

48

42

3.3

-0.4

Other Europe

10

5

5

-1.7

0.0

Japan

7

7

6

1.1

-0.5

China

5

18

15

13.1

-0.5







Imports of manufactures












World






Canada

38

58

69

5.2

1.6

United States

3

4

6

3.9

2.6

European Union

1

10

14

18.3

2.4

Other Europe

26

35

40

3.5

1.4

Japan

2

2

2

-0.9

1.6

Table 2.80. Hard fibres: global apparent consumption, actual and projected


ACTUAL

PROJECTED

GROWTH RATES

           

1988-1990

1998-2000

2010

1988-90 to

1998-2000


Average

Average


1998-2000

to 2010








000 tonnes

Percent per year







SISAL AND HENEQUEN












World

344

219

186

-5.2

-2.3

Canada

14

9

7

-3.6

-1.2

United States

93

44

41

-7.6

-0.5

European Union

83

39

32

-7.3

-1.5

Oceania

4

2

1

-5.9

-2.5

Japan

4

2

2

-7.0

-0.7

China

20

35

26

4.3

-3.1







ABACA












World

n/a

81

80

12.8

-0.4

Canada

n/a

0

0

-13.9

1.1

United States

n/a

14

12

4.7

-1.1

European Union

n/a

30

27

10.8

-0.9

Japan

n/a

35

37

23.0

0.1







COIR












World

298

551

638

7.1

1.4

Canada

3

6

8

7.1

2.0

United States

8

23

27

10.1

1.3

European Union

67

85

84

3.4

0.4

Other Europe

12

8

8

-1.8

0.5

Japan

7

7

7

1.6

-0.3

China

5

18

15

13.1

-0.5

India

172

401

480

8.4

1.6


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