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NDM PRODUCTION

SELECTED COUNTRIES

(1,000 METRIC TONS)

             
  1992 1993 1994 1995 (p1996) (f) 1997
NORTH AMERICA            
Canada 55 52 59 71 64 60
Mexico 12 18 20 30 30 30
United States 396 433 558 559 482 455
Sub Total 463 503 637 660 576 545
             
SOUTH AMERICA            
Argentina 25 22 27 37 42 55
Brazil 55 50 45 60 64 73
Chile 4 5 6 6 6 6
Peru 0 0 0 0 0 0
Venezuela 3 3 3 3 3 4
Sub Total 87 80 81 106 115 138
             
EUROPEAN UNION            
Austria 28 25 23 20 18 17

Belgium-Luxembourg

54 52 50 52 50 48
Denmark 13 20 21 18 28 24
Finland 15 14 15 13 11 10
France 359 346 347 367 364 365
Germany 395 427 374 399 390 380
Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland 131 139 135 119 127 128
Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 50 58 38 32 28 28
Portugal 12 10 10 12 13 14
Spain 23 15 13 20 18 16
Sweden 30 37 34 25 29 29
United Kingdom 102 125 128 116 108 105
Sub Total 1,212 1,268 1,188 1,193 1,184 1,164
             
WESTERN EUROPE            
Switzerland 26 25 28 29 30 29
Sub Total 26 25 28 29 30 29
             
EASTERN EUROPE            
Poland 139 156 112 128 121 125
Sub Total 139 156 112 128 121 125
             
FORMER SOVIET UNION            
Russia 247 230 210 190 180 180
Ukraine 59 53 40 35 30 30
Sub-Total 306 283 250 225 210 210
             
NORTH AFRICA            
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sub Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
             
SOUTH ASIA            
India 1/ 65 75 95 100 105 110
Sub Total 65 75 95 100 105 110
             
ASIA            
China 34 30 34 35 37 40
Japan 206 222 184 190 200 205
Sub Total 240 252 218 225 237 245
             
OCEANIA            
Australia 2/ 160 179 221 210 229 240
New Zealand 3/ 162 150 168 178 202 211
Sub Total 322 329 389 388 431 451
             
TOTAL 2,860 2,971 2,998 3,054 3,009 3,017
(p) - preliminary (f) - forecast
1/Year beginning April 1 of the year shown.
2/Year ending June 30 of the year shown.
3/Year ending May 31 of the year shown.
Source: FAS/CMP/DLP

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