From outside Europe (mostly the Far East) close to 1 million fewer bikes were imported last year compared to 2008; a drop of 9.9%.
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Top Ten EU Bike Suppliers (in units and euro)
|
Country
|
2009
|
2008
|
+/-
|
Unit Value 2009
|
Unit Value 2008
|
+/-
|
|
1. Taiwan
|
2,853,808
|
3,343,560
|
-14.6%
|
164.28
|
134.91
|
+21.8%
|
|
2. Thailand
|
1,354,234
|
1,476,416
|
-8.3%
|
93.70
|
79.76
|
+17.5%
|
|
3. Sri Lanka
|
972,886
|
701,111
|
+38.8%
|
45.03
|
40.31
|
+11.7%
|
|
4. Tunisia
|
528,737
|
523,475
|
+1.0%
|
54.01
|
44.15
|
+22.3%
|
|
5. China
|
481,607
|
735,593
|
-34.5%
|
71.44
|
65.74
|
+8.7%
|
|
6. Philippines
|
448,481
|
414,497
|
+8.2%
|
36.88
|
49.97
|
-26.2%
|
|
7. Cambodia
|
438,161
|
478,048
|
-8.3%
|
108.49
|
90.35
|
+20.1%
|
|
8. Indonesia
|
436,418
|
626,167
|
-30.3%
|
87.37
|
36.64
|
+138.5%
|
|
9. Bangladesh
|
419,973
|
371,753
|
+13.0%
|
68.15
|
59.61
|
+14.3%
|
|
10. Malaysia
|
179,758
|
337,948
|
-46.8%
|
38.06
|
34.31
|
+10.9%
|
Source Eurostat
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