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EU-27: Bicycle Imports 2008

 The low end sector of the European bike industry has been hit hard due to the economic situation. What the situation per EU member country? This overview gives you insight in the number of bicycles imported per country, based on the official Eurostat reports.

Country
2008
2007
2006
2005
Austria
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
234,401
204,654
250,626
207,042
From countries outside EU
193,665
221,102
209,439
221,709
Total
428,066
425,756
460,065
428,751
Belgium
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
687,040
502,582
483,366
511,696
From countries outside EU
823,162
858,049
865,702
1,173,242
Total
1,510,202
1,360,631
1,349,068
1,684,938
Germany
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
1,518,323
1,683,615
1,449,664
1,508,564
From countries outside EU
1,398,381
1,190,994
1,198,915
924,436
Total
2,916,704
2,874,609
2,648,579
2,433,000
Italy
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
252,050
234,001
387,831
308,097
From countries outside EU
449,164
571,164
508,367
512,639
Total
701,214
805,165
896,198
820,736
The Netherlands
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
324,460
315,66
393,876
88,728
From countries outside EU
602,338
693,798
562,447
659,853
Total
926,798
1,009,458
956,323
748,581
United Kingdom
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
221,690
243,157
314,608
172,672
From countries outside EU
2,933,855
3,218,920
2,892,031
3,073,367
Total
3,155,545
3,462,077
3,206,639
3,246,039
France
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
2,547,438
2,213,801
2,780,135
2,694,771
From countries outside EU
241,521
151,36
182,572
231,836
Total
2,788,959
2,365,161
2,962,707
2,926,607 
Spain
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
1,088,812
1,033,851
949,121
1,027,276
From countries outside EU
415,837
438,892
281,067
299,44
Total
1,504,649
1,472,743
1,230,188
1,326,716
Portugal
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
115,103
139,992
120,124
83,098
From countries outside EU
53,391
89,487
59,218
89,165
Total
168,494
229,479
179,342
172,263
Denmark
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
166,264
164,148
187,929
201,384
From countries outside EU
433,546
406,42
380,559
318,066
Total
599,810
570,568
568,488
519,45
Finland
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
174,526
158,013
134,293
117,818
From countries outside EU
193,462
156,137
143,522
153,617
Total
367,988
314,15
277,815
271,435
Sweden
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
114,565
140,507
126,151
118,979
From countries outside EU
419,899
339,136
333,799
344,377
Total
534,464
479,643
459,95
463,356
Greece
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
80,959
n.a.
75,465
7,704
From countries outside EU
177,535
110,152
135,044
158,939
Total
258,494
n.a.
210,509
166,643
Ireland
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
118,502
107,118
162,06
63,436
From countries outside EU
68,847
146,419
158,164
115,18
Total
187,349
253,537
320,224
178,616
Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
20,120
19,98
27,349
16,314
From countries outside EU
104
121
0
5
Total
20,224
20,101
27,349
16,319
Malta
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
7,442
3,472
2,921
3,722
From countries outside EU
206
1,592
2,304
2,355
Total
7,648
5,064
5,225
6,077
Estonia
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
19,509
24,903
17,67
17,446
From countries outside EU
45,681
47,846
32,448
38,463
Total
65,190
72,749
50,118
55,909
Latvia
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
35,849
37,69
43,203
31,686
From countries outside EU
28,447
30,478
21,384
27,985
Total
64,296
68,168
64,587
59,671
Lithuania
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
27,777
20,731
14,51
11,966
From countries outside EU
62,293
45,662
45,813
59,802
Total
87,060
66,393
60,323
71,768
Poland
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
138,312
86,988
84,714
67,532
From countries outside EU
364,352
261,456
223,114
315,49
Total
502,664
348,444
307,828
383,022
Czech Republic
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
158,876
105,229
84,042
74,929
From countries outside EU
200,908
201,062
245,04
227,366
Total
359,784
306,291
329,082
302,295
Slovakia
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
114,967
102,673
54,385
23,401
From countries outside EU
24,638
25,179
23,46
11,836
Total
139,335
127,852
77,845
35,237
Hungary
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
53,871
32,442
38,797
10,572
From countries outside EU
65,554
72,928
90,188
106,718
Total
119,425
105,37
128,985
117,29
Slovenia
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
63,282
48,063
40,89
29,089
From countries outside EU
53,502
50,191
46,613
53,443
Total
116,784
98,254
87,503
82,352
Cyprus
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
13,758
14,434
8,791
4,296
From countries outside EU
16,867
22,592
18,078
16,825
Total
30,625
37,026
26,869
21,121
Romania
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
27,223
23,062
n.a.
n.a.
From countries outside EU
147,050
107,738
n.a.
n.a.
Total
174,273
130,8
 
 
Bulgaria
 
 
 
 
From other EU countries
2,742
907
n.a.
n.a.
From countries outside EU
25,729
24,413
n.a.
n.a.
Total
28,471
25,32
 
 

 Source Eurostat
* 2006 import including imports from outside EU for Romenia 24,089 units and Bulgaria 94,434 units. Imports from other EU countries for Romenia and Bulgaria are not available.
* 2007 imports are excluding Greece

 

04-11-2009
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