| European Union Customs statistics show that a | | | | 2009 from January to April, the Japanese |
| quarter of the European Union (27 abroad, the | | | | imported ceramics for daily use 071 million U.S. |
| Ministry of Trade) ceramics for daily use 287 | | | | dollars, down 12.35 percent and imports |
| million U.S. dollars of imports, down 23.22%; of | | | | accelerating the downward trend (13.88% year on |
| these imports from China 213 million U.S. dollars, | | | | year in January; -2.87% year on year from |
| accounting for 74.1% share, down 21.74%. EU | | | | January to February; 1-3 on-year -7.25%; |
| imports showed a downward trend (in | | | | January-April year -12.35%). January-April imports |
| January-year -19.48%; -19.92% year on year | | | | from China Ceramics 042 million U.S. dollars, |
| from January to February; January-March year | | | | accounting for 58.68 percent share, down 3.01%. |
| -23.22%). China accounted for the proportion of | | | | For three consecutive months from the recent |
| EU imports of household ceramics market has | | | | statistical data, although the contraction of imports |
| always been maintained at about 75% of imports | | | | in Japan, but China has occupied the Japanese |
| falling under the impact of European Union imports | | | | import market share rise, not fall (in February |
| from China declined month by month the amount | | | | accounted for accounting for 48.44%; March |
| of money, which in March over the month were | | | | 59.77%; April 62.59%). |
| down 39.4%, than the EU average, the chain in | | | | Under the impact of the financial crisis, |
| March month decline 28.2% more than 10 | | | | economies in Europe and the United States on |
| percentage points. | | | | imported ceramics for daily use dwindling, yet do |
| U.S. Customs statistics show that in 2009 | | | | not see any signs of stabilizing. |
| from January to April, the U.S. imported ceramics | | | | Although foreign imports of some |
| for daily use 232 million U.S. dollars, down 28.23%; | | | | developed economies continue to shrink, but |
| of these imports from China Ceramics 161 million | | | | because of China's exports of household ceramics |
| U.S. dollars, accounting for 69.28 percent share, | | | | to middle and low end products with foreign |
| down 18.81%. First four months of 2009, the | | | | consumer's daily lives, consumers in the importing |
| United States Ceramics showing the depth of | | | | country in the compression of high-end consumer |
| total imports have been a downward trend (in | | | | circumstances, China's exports the ceramics for |
| January-year -24.73%; -31.65% year on year | | | | daily use or a larger demand for space, this point |
| from January to February total; -30.03% year on | | | | can be occupied Europe and the United States |
| year from January to March total; from January | | | | from China's import market share of Japanese |
| to April total year -28.23%). Is worth noting that, | | | | high as evident. Therefore, daily-use ceramics |
| from the cumulative import of data, although the | | | | export enterprises in China, the weak external |
| United States imported ceramics for daily use | | | | demand in the current circumstances, every |
| dwindling, but the Chinese in the U.S. import | | | | effort to stabilize the traditional market |
| market share has remained at 69% or more, and | | | | development in emerging markets, adjusting |
| the rate of imports from China fell consistently | | | | business strategies, strengthen internal |
| below the United States imported an average of | | | | management and reduce costs, open up the |
| decline. | | | | domestic market, and so are the response to the |
| Japanese Customs statistics show that in | | | | current round of crisis-line The effective strategy. |