Description

World trade of clothes washers and driers is a new research that is part of a series of six reports on world trade of major household appliances (white goods).

This survey provides an overview of the world trade of clothes washers and driers, with data and forecast at world-wide level and data on the evolution of appliances trade in 60 countries (selected according to their contribution to international trade of clothes washers and driers).

The growth of clothes washers and driers imports and the role of clothes washers and driers exporting countries in the world marketplace are considered.

The world imports and exports of clothes washers and driers are broken down by geographical area (European Union, Eastern Europe and Russia, Asia and Pacific, Middle East and Africa, North America, South America) and by developed / emerging countries.

The analysis of the opening of clothes washers and driers markets covers six years, 1999-2004.

Trade data are also available in a country format: historical series on clothes washers and driers exports and imports, origin of imports and destination of exports, consumption growth forecast for household appliances 2005-2006, country rankings to place all statistics in a broad worldwide context.

The report provides a picture of opportunities for clothes washers and driers exporters arising from the increasing openness of markets and a rich collection of key country-data, allowing comparisons among specific interest areas.Countries considered in the report: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela.

Abstract of Table of Contents

PART I: OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK

-World Trade of Clothes washers and driers

International trade of clothes washers and driers:

- by geographical area

- by developed / emerging countries

Breakdown of clothes washers and driers exports, 1999 and 2004

Imports of clothes washers and driers: ten major importing countries, 1999-2004 trends

Exports of clothes washers and driers: ten major exporting countries, 1999-2004 trends

World trade matrix of clothes washers and driers:

- by destination of Exports

- by origin of Imports

Outlook of world trade of clothes washers and driers, 2000-2004 performance 2005-2006 forecast

PART II: CLOTHES WASHERS AND DRIERS. WORLD TRADE INDICATORS

World tables

Overview of international trade of clothes washers and driers:

- by developed / emerging countries

- by geographical regions

Clothes washers and driers: 60 Countries (alphabetical, ranking)

- Exports, population, per capita GNP, total GNP

- Imports, population, per capita GNP, total GNP

The opening of the major markets of clothes washers and driers

- 20 major exporting countries: growth of exports 1999-2004, percentage share, percentage annual change

- 20 major importing countries: growth of imports 1999-2004, percentage share, percentage annual change

Trade of clothes washers and driers:

- Exports by destination country

- Imports by origin country

Country tables

60 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela

for each country: clothes washers and driers exports and imports, economic indicators (population, area, total GNP, per capita GNP, household consumption expenditure, data at purchasing power parity), consumption growth forecast for household appliances, exchange rates

Appendix:

Notes, presentation conventions, classification of countries