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
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