Global Demand for Ceramic Sanitary Ware Trend from 2010 to 2012
The total import value of global ceramic sanitary ware from 2010 to 2012 showed an inverted "V" trend. And the total import value of the three years amounted to 4.549 billion US dollars, 4.789 billion US dollars and 4.777 billion US dollars respectively, among of which, the import value of 2012 decreased slightly by 0.25% year on year, but increased by 5.01% compared to 2010.
Global 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 | USA | 843,637 | 812,584 | 897,461 | 6.38% |
| 2 | France | 264,814 | 311,938 | 286,447 | 8.17% |
| 3 | Germany | 265,301 | 313,268 | 285,514 | 7.62% |
| 4 | UK | 260,857 | 285,453 | 274,818 | 5.35% |
| 5 | Canada | 218,427 | 190,564 | 220,116 | 0.77% |
| 6 | The Russian Federation | 98,629 | 125,231 | 146,843 | 48.88% |
| 7 | Spain | 222,113 | 158,832 | 125,084 | -43.68% |
| 8 | Italy | 124,529 | 137,454 | 110,379 | -11.36% |
| 9 | Belgium | 120,361 | 119,040 | 106,147 | -11.81% |
| 10 | Japan | 75,968 | 102,217 | 101,797 | 34.00% |
| 11 | Australia | 80,760 | 92,089 | 94,383 | 16.87% |
| 12 | Netherlands | 88,280 | 108,655 | 91,594 | 3.75% |
| 13 | South Korea | 85,048 | 97,170 | 88,222 | 3.73% |
| 14 | Switzerland | 59,091 | 75,124 | 70,506 | 19.32% |
| 15 | Denmark | 65,322 | 59,262 | 69,928 | 7.05% |
| 16 | Austria | 56,348 | 67,124 | 66,786 | 18.52% |
| 17 | India | 36,697 | 54,487 | 65,690 | 79.01% |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 48,950 | 59,755 | 60,245 | 23.07% |
| 19 | Sweden | 40,001 | 68,538 | 59,005 | 47.51% |
| 20 | Libya | 38,615 | 8,110 | 53,380 | 38.24% |
The United States, France and Germany are the world's three largest ceramic sanitary ware import countries from 2010 to 2012. Among the global top twenty ceramic sanitary ware import markets in 2012, India's import value of ceramic sanitary ware increased by 79.01% compared to that of 2010, which was the largest increase. Only the import value of Spain, Italy and Belgium decreased compared to 2010, with a decrease of 43.68%, 11.36% and 11.81%.
Global 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 | USA | 18.55% | 16.97% | 18.79% |
| 2 | France | 5.82% | 6.51% | 6.00% |
| 3 | Germany | 5.83% | 6.54% | 5.98% |
| 4 | UK | 5.73% | 5.96% | 5.75% |
| 5 | Canada | 4.80% | 3.98% | 4.61% |
| 6 | The Russian Federation↑ | 2.17% | 2.62% | 3.07% |
| 7 | Spain↓ | 4.88% | 3.32% | 2.62% |
| 8 | Italy | 2.74% | 2.87% | 2.31% |
| 9 | Belgium↓ | 2.65% | 2.49% | 2.22% |
| 10 | Japan | 1.67% | 2.13% | 2.13% |
| 11 | Australia↑ | 1.78% | 1.92% | 1.98% |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1.94% | 2.27% | 1.92% |
| 13 | South Korea | 1.87% | 2.03% | 1.85% |
| 14 | Switzerland | 1.30% | 1.57% | 1.48% |
| 15 | Denmark | 1.44% | 1.24% | 1.46% |
| 16 | Austria | 1.24% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
| 17 | India↑ | 0.81% | 1.14% | 1.38% |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia↑ | 1.08% | 1.25% | 1.26% |
| 19 | Sweden | 0.88% | 1.43% | 1.24% |
| 20 | Libya | 0.85% | 0.17% | 1.12% |
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 the Russian Federation, Australia, India and Saudi Arabia continued to rise, while that of Spain and Belgium continued to decline from 2010 to 2012.
Global Ceramic Sanitary Ware Major Demanding Countries from Jan. to August in 2013
| Major Import Countries/Regions | Import Value of Jan.-August 2013 (100 million US dollars) | Year-on-Year |
| USA | 677,142 | 14.57% |
| Germany | 211,169 | 10.85% |
| France | 188,094 | -9.24% |
| UK | 181,059 | -5.81% |
| Canada | 145,147 | -1.99% |
| The Russian Federation | 96,677 | 1.84% |
| Spain | 83,404 | -0.86% |
| Japan | 71,386 | 10.69% |
| Italy | 64,217 | -12.40% |
| Belgium | 64,054 | -10.70% |
From Jan. to August in 2013, global ceramic sanitary ware major import countries and regions were the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Russian Federation, Spain, Japan, Italy, and Belgium. the United States is the largest import country of global ceramic sanitary ware, from Jan. to August in 2013, the United States' import value of ceramic sanitary ware amounted to 677 million US dollars, with an increase of 14.57%.
Source: UN COMTRADE
