|
GLOBAL
IMPORT OF COTTON
Fig in '000' Metric Tons |
| Countries |
1994-95
|
1995-96
|
1996-97
|
1997-98
|
1998-99
|
1999-00
|
2000-01
|
2001-02
|
2002-03
|
2003-04
|
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
%
Growth |
| N.
AMERICA |
| Canada |
51
|
55
|
57
|
66
|
72
|
65
|
77
|
60
|
69
|
70
|
60
|
42
|
33 |
-3.3 |
| Cuba |
6
|
8
|
12
|
15
|
18
|
20
|
8
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9 |
3.2 |
| Dom
rep |
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2 |
5.5 |
| Mexico |
128
|
151
|
207
|
335
|
308
|
436
|
410
|
450
|
507
|
68
|
401
|
325
|
321 |
7.3 |
| USA |
4
|
89
|
88
|
3
|
97
|
22
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
7
|
4 |
0.0 |
| TOTAL
N. AMERICA : |
189
|
304
|
356
|
421
|
496
|
545
|
500
|
55
|
602
|
149
|
478
|
385
|
369 |
5.3 |
|
| C.
AMERICA |
| Costa
Rica |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| El
Salvador |
16
|
25
|
27
|
28
|
27
|
33
|
28
|
28
|
23
|
22
|
21
|
20
|
27 |
4.1 |
| Guatemala |
18
|
22
|
27
|
31
|
32
|
33
|
32
|
32
|
22
|
22
|
22
|
24
|
24 |
2.2 |
| Honduras |
2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
44
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| TOTAL
C. AMERICA : |
37
|
49
|
57
|
64
|
64
|
71
|
63
|
63
|
48
|
47
|
46
|
44
|
51. |
2.5 |
|
| S.AMERICA |
| Argentina |
9
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
10
|
10
|
2
|
5
|
53
|
47
|
23
|
34
|
40 |
12.2 |
| Brazil |
351
|
384
|
519
|
410
|
296
|
259
|
131
|
55
|
123
|
113
|
46
|
55
|
13 |
21.8 |
| Colombia |
25
|
25
|
25
|
24
|
15
|
43
|
16
|
15
|
17
|
14
|
31
|
55
|
112 |
-8.4 |
| Chile |
33
|
26
|
30
|
40
|
40
|
37
|
61
|
57
|
60
|
64
|
14
|
55
|
14 |
-4.4 |
| Ecuador |
15
|
10
|
7
|
20
|
12
|
23
|
13
|
15
|
13
|
14
|
20
|
16
|
14 |
-0.5 |
| Paraguay |
1
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| Uruguay |
15
|
16
|
18
|
40
|
40
|
4
|
35
|
40
|
47
|
32
|
4
|
4
|
32 |
6.0 |
| Peru |
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
40
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
48
|
22
|
3 |
2.2 |
| Venezuela |
19
|
38
|
19
|
29
|
26
|
38
|
32
|
19
|
4
|
8
|
18
|
18
|
16 |
-1.3 |
| TOTAL
S. AMERICA |
471
|
514
|
626
|
573
|
444
|
455
|
300
|
216
|
328
|
303
|
212
|
227
|
309 |
-3.2 |
|
| N.AFRICA |
| Algeria |
18
|
19
|
19
|
19
|
20
|
20
|
22
|
22
|
20
|
20
|
22
|
22
|
15 |
-1.4 |
| Egypt |
41
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
27
|
6
|
6
|
50
|
90
|
101
|
109 |
7.8 |
| Morocco |
42
|
46
|
45
|
46
|
46
|
58
|
42
|
44
|
43
|
43
|
31
|
32
|
33 |
-1.8 |
| Tunisia |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
19
|
16
|
17
|
16
|
16
|
12 |
21.1 |
| TOTAL
N. AFRICA |
132
|
119
|
95
|
95
|
91
|
95
|
111
|
91
|
85
|
130
|
159
|
171
|
169 |
1.9 |
|
|
S. AFRICA
|
| Ethiopia |
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| Ghana |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2 |
0.0 |
| Kenya |
4
|
2
|
6
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
20
|
16
|
11
|
15
|
15
|
17
|
19 |
12.7 |
| Mozambique |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| Nigeria |
41
|
10
|
20
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
10
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15 |
-7.4 |
| S.Africa |
46
|
42
|
32
|
55
|
32
|
25
|
33
|
40
|
54
|
35
|
27
|
28
|
40 |
-1.1 |
| Congo,Dr. |
4
|
5
|
5
|
7
|
6
|
8
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
5 |
1.7 |
| Zambia |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| Zimbabwe |
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| TOTAL
S. AFRICA : |
112
|
76
|
75
|
105
|
77
|
57
|
90
|
94
|
102
|
94
|
63
|
66
|
81 |
-2.5 |
|
|
| C.
EUROPE |
| Bulgaria |
23
|
15
|
14
|
17
|
14
|
19
|
20
|
20
|
19
|
18
|
17
|
17
|
16 |
-2.75 |
| Czech.
Rep |
55
|
55
|
48
|
50
|
48
|
52
|
64
|
54
|
50
|
48
|
51
|
36
|
33 |
-3.85 |
| Slovak
Rep. |
11
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
12
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
6
|
2 |
-12.29 |
| Hungary |
19
|
18
|
14
|
21
|
17
|
18
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
9 |
-5.59 |
| Poland |
87
|
81
|
77
|
78
|
62
|
54
|
61
|
57
|
53
|
50
|
49
|
37
|
18 |
-11.41 |
| Romania |
50
|
65
|
58
|
51
|
43
|
40
|
26
|
28
|
23
|
20
|
18
|
15
|
13 |
-9.84 |
| Former
Yugoslavia |
25
|
31
|
31
|
31
|
31
|
20
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
14
|
13
|
12 |
-5.49 |
| Norway |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1 |
0.0 |
| Switzerland |
40
|
32
|
30
|
33
|
27
|
27
|
26
|
21
|
21
|
19
|
10
|
10
|
5 |
-14.78 |
| E
U |
| Austria |
26
|
24
|
32
|
34
|
34
|
34
|
34
|
31
|
29
|
26
|
22
|
21
|
16 |
-3.67 |
| Belgium |
39
|
47
|
47
|
49
|
57
|
54
|
68
|
60
|
54
|
38
|
45
|
36
|
23 |
-3.98 |
| Denmark |
5
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| Finland |
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| France |
119
|
116
|
130
|
120
|
109
|
111
|
90
|
90
|
75
|
56
|
53
|
43
|
31 |
-9.83 |
| Germany |
148
|
150
|
158
|
155
|
129
|
127
|
146
|
128
|
104
|
82
|
81
|
75
|
61 |
-6.59 |
| Greece |
10
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
6
|
5 |
-5.19 |
| Ireland |
16
|
14
|
14
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1 |
-19.21 |
| Italy |
346
|
348
|
349
|
342
|
284
|
307
|
300
|
276
|
261
|
205
|
210
|
141
|
117 |
-8.00 |
| Netherland |
3
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3 |
0.00 |
| Portugal |
173
|
168
|
168
|
168
|
161
|
141
|
135
|
119
|
105
|
85
|
70
|
65
|
54 |
-8.57 |
| Spain |
91
|
99
|
75
|
77
|
49
|
36
|
31
|
28
|
26
|
17
|
16
|
8
|
5 |
-20.00 |
| Sweden |
7
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| U.K |
18
|
13
|
14
|
12
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| TOTAL
E.U : |
1003
|
1004
|
1014
|
981
|
858
|
836
|
824
|
747
|
670
|
524
|
504
|
399
|
316 |
-8.50 |
|
| Amenia |
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| Azerbaijan |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| Belarus |
12
|
12
|
10
|
20
|
25
|
21
|
17
|
14
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
11 |
-0.67 |
| Estonia |
14
|
25
|
27
|
26
|
26
|
25
|
25
|
28
|
25
|
22
|
20
|
15
|
15 |
0.53 |
| Georgia |
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| Kazakhstan |
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
6
|
9 |
18.41 |
| Kirghistan |
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
0 |
0.0 |
| Latvia |
55
|
35
|
6
|
18
|
18
|
16
|
19
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16 |
9.06 |
| Lithuania |
23
|
19
|
15
|
17
|
13
|
13
|
11
|
9
|
9
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
4 |
-12.59 |
| Molodova |
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3 |
3.17 |
| Russia |
336
|
175
|
173
|
223
|
189
|
279
|
373
|
292
|
314
|
275
|
307
|
300
|
276 |
-1.50 |
| Ukraine |
74
|
30
|
15
|
13
|
19
|
10
|
15
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16 |
-11.11 |
| Uzbekistan |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1 |
0.00 |
| TOTAL
CIS FORMER USSR |
520
|
302
|
252
|
324
|
300
|
369
|
467
|
292
|
398
|
354
|
388
|
375
|
354 |
-2.91 |
|
|
| China
(Mainland) |
884
|
663
|
787
|
402
|
78
|
30
|
52
|
98
|
682
|
1929
|
1394
|
4200
|
3488 |
11.1 |
| China
(Taiwan) |
242
|
301
|
283
|
262
|
299
|
313
|
226
|
333
|
265
|
221
|
291
|
236
|
231 |
-0.4 |
| China
(Hong Kong) |
193
|
168
|
132
|
124
|
135
|
112
|
114
|
107
|
101
|
45
|
69
|
100
|
46 |
-10.4 |
|
| TOTAL
: |
1320
|
1131
|
1202
|
789
|
512
|
455
|
393
|
538
|
1049
|
2196
|
1754
|
4536
|
3765 |
8.4 |
|
|
| E.
ASIA |
| Indonesia |
452
|
466
|
467
|
419
|
507
|
450
|
570
|
460
|
500
|
450
|
502
|
400
|
478 |
0.4 |
| Japan |
375
|
330
|
285
|
287
|
270
|
276
|
240
|
227
|
215
|
165
|
172
|
140
|
113 |
-8.8 |
| Korea,
D.R. |
4
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
5 |
1.7 |
| Korea,
Rep. |
380
|
362
|
331
|
288
|
321
|
332
|
304
|
352
|
330
|
277
|
293
|
225
|
215 |
-4.3 |
| Malaysia |
69
|
64
|
67
|
55
|
63
|
65
|
60
|
68
|
55
|
45
|
55
|
55
|
33 |
-5.5 |
| Philippines |
59
|
65
|
76
|
40
|
50
|
50
|
45
|
50
|
37
|
31
|
34
|
21
|
18 |
-8.7 |
| Singapore |
11
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3 |
-9.5 |
| thailand |
313
|
336
|
308
|
269
|
264
|
371
|
342
|
443
|
424
|
365
|
497
|
404
|
380 |
1.5 |
| Vietnam |
36
|
35
|
38
|
38
|
67
|
74
|
84
|
94
|
91
|
113
|
154
|
155
|
200 |
14.1 |
|
| TOTAL
E. ASIA : |
1699
|
1669
|
1581
|
1405
|
1551
|
1626
|
1655
|
1703
|
1661
|
1456
|
1715
|
1408
|
1445 |
-1.2 |
|
| S.
ASIA |
| Bangladesh |
90
|
105
|
113
|
130
|
145
|
160
|
192
|
240
|
350
|
335
|
403
|
401
|
533 |
14.7 |
| India |
108
|
9
|
5
|
32
|
94
|
348
|
350
|
520
|
265
|
171
|
185
|
99
|
95 |
-1.0 |
| Myanmar(Burma) |
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
-100.0 |
| Pakistan |
151
|
27
|
61
|
62
|
192
|
103
|
0
|
191
|
186
|
393
|
383
|
450
|
311 |
5.7 |
| Sri
Lanka |
17
|
18
|
21
|
23
|
26
|
28
|
27
|
27
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
17
|
17 |
0.0 |
|
| TOTAL
S. ASIA |
369
|
162
|
202
|
248
|
458
|
641
|
569
|
980
|
831
|
929
|
999
|
967
|
956 |
7.6 |
|
| MIDDLE
EAST |
| Iran |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
110
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
20
|
19
|
10
|
44 |
14.0 |
| Iraq |
18
|
20
|
21
|
16
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
12
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
6 |
-8.1 |
| Israel |
15
|
15
|
10
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
3 |
-11.6 |
| Turkey |
236
|
112
|
332
|
399
|
250
|
575
|
383
|
624
|
516
|
516
|
743
|
730
|
847 |
10.3 |
|
|
| WORLD
TOTAL : |
6458
|
5805
|
6134
|
5737
|
5390
|
6034
|
5734
|
6229
|
6538
|
7292
|
7316
|
9516
|
8875 |
2.5 |
|
NOTE:
% Growth represent 13 Years Average
Source : ICAC
|
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