In line with consumption and production the import of bicycles into the European Union’s 27 member states also dropped significantly last year (see Table).
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Bicycle Imports Per Country (in units) for EU-27
|
Country
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
|
Austria
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
230,394
|
234,401
|
204,654
|
250,626
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
172,558
|
193,665
|
221,102
|
209,439
|
|
Total
|
402,952
|
428,066
|
425,756
|
460,065
|
|
Belgium
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
514,115
|
687,040
|
502,582
|
483,366
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
618,828
|
823,162
|
858,049
|
865,702
|
|
Total
|
1,132,943
|
1,510,202
|
1,360,631
|
1,349,068
|
|
Germany
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
1,431,063
|
1,518,323
|
1,683,615
|
1,449,664
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
1,212,470
|
1,398,381
|
1,190,994
|
1,198,915
|
|
Total
|
1,212,470
|
2,916,704
|
2,874,609
|
2,648,579
|
|
Italy
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
218,190
|
252,050
|
234,001
|
387,831
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
361,447
|
449,164
|
571,164
|
508,367
|
|
Total
|
579,637
|
701,214
|
805,165
|
896,198
|
|
The Netherlands
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
378,174
|
324,460
|
315,66
|
393,876
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
749,917
|
602,338
|
693,798
|
562,447
|
|
Total
|
1,128,091
|
926,798
|
1,009,458
|
956,323
|
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
255,165
|
221,690
|
243,157
|
314,608
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
3,012,563
|
2,933,855
|
3,218,920
|
2,892,031
|
|
Total
|
3,267,728
|
3,155,545
|
3,462,077
|
3,206,639
|
|
France
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
2,283,819
|
2,547,438
|
2,213,801
|
2,780,135
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
167,993
|
241,521
|
151,36
|
182,572
|
|
Total
|
2,451,812
|
2,788,959
|
2,365,161
|
2,962,707
|
|
Spain
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
1,293,706
|
1,088,812
|
1,033,851
|
949,121
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
359,882
|
415,837
|
438,892
|
281,067
|
|
Total
|
1,653,588
|
1,504,649
|
1,472,743
|
1,230,188
|
|
Portugal
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
88,481
|
115,103
|
139,992
|
120,124
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
49,496
|
53,391
|
89,487
|
59,218
|
|
Total
|
137,977
|
168,494
|
229,479
|
179,342
|
|
Denmark
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
176,608
|
166,264
|
164,148
|
187,929
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
313,302
|
433,546
|
406,42
|
380,559
|
|
Total
|
489,810
|
599,810
|
570,568
|
568,488
|
|
Finland
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
115,476
|
174,526
|
158,013
|
134,293
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
201,623
|
193,462
|
156,137
|
143,522
|
|
Total
|
317,099
|
367,988
|
314,15
|
277,815
|
|
Sweden
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
74,087
|
114,565
|
140,507
|
126,151
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
337,948
|
419,899
|
339,136
|
333,799
|
|
Total
|
412,035
|
534,464
|
479,643
|
459,95
|
|
Greece
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
47,907
|
80,959
|
n.a.
|
75,465
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
129,650
|
177,535
|
110,152
|
135,044
|
|
Total
|
177,557
|
258,494
|
n.a.
|
210,509
|
|
Ireland
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
128,285
|
118,502
|
107,118
|
162,06
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
113,009
|
68,847
|
146,419
|
158,164
|
|
Total
|
241,294
|
187,349
|
253,537
|
320,224
|
|
Luxembourg
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
18,296
|
20,120
|
19,98
|
27,349
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
2
|
104
|
121
|
0
|
|
Total
|
18,928
|
20,224
|
20,101
|
27,349
|
|
Malta
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
4,992
|
7,442
|
3,472
|
2,921
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
1,650
|
206
|
1,592
|
2,304
|
|
Total
|
6,642
|
7,648
|
5,064
|
5,225
|
|
Estonia
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
8,346
|
19,509
|
24,903
|
17,67
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
19,190
|
45,681
|
47,846
|
32,448
|
|
Total
|
27,546
|
65,190
|
72,749
|
50,118
|
|
Latvia
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
15,294
|
35,849
|
37,69
|
43,203
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
15,004
|
28,447
|
30,478
|
21,384
|
|
Total
|
30,298
|
64,296
|
68,168
|
64,587
|
|
Lithuania
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
17,513
|
27,777
|
20,731
|
14,51
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
27,253
|
62,293
|
45,662
|
45,813
|
|
Total
|
44,766
|
87,060
|
66,393
|
60,323
|
|
Poland
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
105,773
|
138,312
|
86,988
|
84,714
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
232,498
|
364,352
|
261,456
|
223,114
|
|
Total
|
338,271
|
502,664
|
348,444
|
307,828
|
|
Czech Republic
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
63,681
|
158,876
|
105,229
|
84,042
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
155,771
|
200,908
|
201,062
|
245,04
|
|
Total
|
219,452
|
359,784
|
306,291
|
329,082
|
|
Slovakia
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
89,370
|
114,967
|
102,673
|
54,385
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
16,718
|
24,638
|
25,179
|
23,46
|
|
Total
|
106,088
|
139,335
|
127,852
|
77,845
|
|
Hungary
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
32,605
|
53,871
|
32,442
|
38,797
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
21,467
|
65,554
|
72,928
|
90,188
|
|
Total
|
54,072
|
119,425
|
105,37
|
128,985
|
|
Slovenia
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
48,771
|
63,282
|
48,063
|
40,89
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
52,416
|
53,502
|
50,191
|
46,613
|
|
Total
|
101,187
|
116,784
|
98,254
|
87,503
|
|
Cyprus
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
10,241
|
13,758
|
14,434
|
8,791
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
18,663
|
16,867
|
22,592
|
18,078
|
|
Total
|
28,904
|
30,625
|
37,026
|
26,869
|
|
Romania
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
33,029
|
27,223
|
23,062
|
n.a.
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
101,714
|
147,050
|
107,738
|
n.a.
|
|
Total
|
134,743
|
174,273
|
130,8
|
|
|
Bulgaria
|
|
|
|
|
|
From other EU countries
|
3,005
|
2,742
|
907
|
n.a.
|
|
From countries outside EU
|
42,318
|
25,729
|
24,413
|
n.a.
|
|
Total
|
45,323
|
28,471
|
25,32
|
|
|
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
|
Total import from other EU countries
|
7,687,016
|
8,244,951
|
7,927,631
|
|
Total import from outside EU
|
8,505,295
|
9,439,924
|
9,470,574
|
|
Total import (intra + extra)
|
16,192,311
|
17,684,875
|
17,398,205
|
Source: Eurostat
* 2007 imports excluding Greece
* 2007 imports excluding Greece

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