France Ceramic Sanitary Ware Import Value Trend from 2010 to 2012
The total import value of France ceramic sanitary ware from 2010 to 2012 showed an inverted "V" trend. And the total import value of the three years amounted to 265 million US dollars, 312 million US dollars and 286 million US dollars respectively, among of which, the import value of 2012 decreased by 8.17% year on year.
France Ceramic Sanitary Ware Major Import Countries/Regions from 2010 to 2012
| No. | Import Countries/Regions | Import Value (Thousand USD) | Import Value Growth Compared 2012 to 2010 | ||
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| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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| 1 | China | 41,759 | 37,884 | 36,642 | -12.25% |
| 2 | Portugal | 22,359 | 21,685 | 31,949 | 42.89% |
| 3 | Spain | 25,766 | 34,484 | 31,808 | 23.45% |
| 4 | Germany | 31,560 | 30,916 | 30,279 | -4.06% |
| 5 | Turkey | 23,798 | 30,380 | 29,010 | 21.90% |
| 6 | Italy | 27,840 | 33,446 | 26,383 | -5.23% |
| 7 | Poland | 17,032 | 22,474 | 22,930 | 34.63% |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 14,893 | 26,280 | 18,398 | 23.53% |
| 9 | Morocco | 7,990 | 11,472 | 11,126 | 39.25% |
| 10 | Romania | 5,689 | 11,746 | 9,404 | 65.30% |
| 11 | Hungary | 11,581 | 16,348 | 8,770 | -24.27% |
| 12 | Egypt | 7,451 | 5,425 | 5,499 | -26.20% |
| 13 | Belgium | 5,279 | 5,852 | 4,346 | -17.67% |
| 14 | India | 653 | 1,951 | 3,217 | 392.65% |
| 15 | UK | 3,820 | 4,544 | 3,003 | -21.39% |
| 16 | Czech | 2,712 | 3,622 | 2,827 | 4.24% |
| 17 | Sweden | 3,449 | 3,291 | 1,416 | -58.94% |
| 18 | Thailand | 1,288 | 977 | 1,341 | 4.11% |
| 19 | Mexico | 4 | 10 | 1,231 | 30675.00% |
| 20 | UAE | 1,371 | 1,144 | 1,199 | -12.55% |
China, Portugal and Spain are France's three largest ceramic sanitary ware import countries from 2010 to 2012. Among France top twenty ceramic sanitary ware import markets in 2012, Mexico's import value of sanitary ware increased by 30675.00% compared to that of 2010, which was the largest increase, followed by India, the import value of which increased by 392.65% compared to that of 2010.
France Ceramic Sanitary Ware Major Import Countries/Regions Market Share from 2010 to 2012
| No. | Import Countries/Regions | Import Value Percentage | ||
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| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 1 | China | 15.77% | 12.14% | 12.79% |
| 2 | Portugal | 8.44% | 6.95% | 11.15% |
| 3 | Spain↑ | 9.73% | 11.05% | 11.10% |
| 4 | Germany | 11.92% | 9.91% | 10.57% |
| 5 | Turkey↑ | 8.99% | 9.74% | 10.13% |
| 6 | Italy | 10.51% | 10.72% | 9.21% |
| 7 | Poland↑ | 6.43% | 7.20% | 8.00% |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 5.62% | 8.42% | 6.42% |
| 9 | Morocco↑ | 3.02% | 3.68% | 3.88% |
| 10 | Romania | 2.15% | 3.77% | 3.28% |
| 11 | Hungary | 4.37% | 5.24% | 3.06% |
| 12 | Egypt | 2.81% | 1.74% | 1.92% |
| 13 | Belgium↓ | 1.99% | 1.88% | 1.52% |
| 14 | India↑ | 0.25% | 0.63% | 1.12% |
| 15 | UK | 1.44% | 1.46% | 1.05% |
| 16 | Czech | 1.02% | 1.16% | 0.99% |
| 17 | Sweden↓ | 1.30% | 1.06% | 0.49% |
| 18 | Thailand | 0.49% | 0.31% | 0.47% |
| 19 | Mexico | / | / | 0.43% |
| 20 | UAE | 0.52% | 0.37% | 0.42% |
Note: “↑”represents that the indicators listed continued to increase from 2010 to 2012, “↓”represents that the indicators listed continued to decrease from 2010 to 2012.Judging from the market share, the import value in proportion of Spain, Turkey, Poland, Morocco and India continued to rise, while that of Belgium and Sweden continued to decline from 2010 to 2012.
France Ceramic Sanitary Ware Major Import Countries/Regions from Jan. to August in 2013
| Countries/Regions | Import Value of Jan.-August 2013 (thousand US dollars) | Year-on-Year | Percentage |
| Total | 188,094 | -9.24% | 100.00% |
| Germany | 26,024 | 2.76% | 13.84% |
| China | 23,078 | 43.15% | 12.27% |
| Spain | 21,447 | -13.68% | 11.40% |
| Portugal | 18,374 | -20.40% | 9.77% |
| Turkey | 17,276 | 1.32% | 9.18% |
| Poland | 16,929 | 18.70% | 9.00% |
| Belgium | 15,807 | 3.69% | 8.40% |
| Italy | 14,361 | -23.96% | 7.64% |
| Morocco | 9,032 | 17.59% | 4.80% |
| Hungary | 6,830 | -4.27% | 3.63% |
From Jan. to August in 2013, France's import value of ceramic sanitary ware amounted to 188 million US dollars, with a year-on-year decrease of 9.24%, and the import value of Germany ceramic sanitary ware accounted for 13.84% of the total import value, followed by China, accounting for 12.27%.
