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Table 1.4.2. Projected production volumes (mt) and APRs (in %) of ten major producing countries.

APR

APR

APR

APR

COUNTRY

1984

1989

1995

2000

84/89

90/95

84-95

95-2000

China

3,826,026

7,293,728

17,581,642

22,500,000

13.8

18.5

14.9

5.1

India

510,000

1,004,500

1,608,938

2,400,000

14.5

9.7

11.0

8.0

Japan

1,198,692

1,359,345

1,381,082

1,400,000

2.5

0.3

1.3

0.0

Korea Rep.

667,685

821,778

990,498

1,220,000

4.2

5.5

3.7

4.0

Philippines

478,345

629,323

812,325

1,000,000

5.6

3.9

4.9

4.0

Indonesia

330,764

521,075

719,410

875,000

9.5

3.7

7.3

4.0

Thailand

111,930

260,185

464,173

680,000

18.4

9.7

13.8

8.0

USA

326,453

369,052

413,431

500,000

2.5

5.6

2.2

4.0

Bangladesh

117,025

162,630

321,506

475,000

6.8

13.6

9.6

8.0

Taiwan (PC)

244,806

243,996

283,540

300,000

-0.1

-3.8

1.3

0.0

TOTAL (less China)

3,985,700

5,371,884

6,994,903

8,850,000

6.2

4.8

5.2

4.8

TOTAL

7,811,726

12,665,612

24,576,545

31,350,000

10.1

13.5

11.0

5.0

Other countries

2,311,903

2,463,398

3,138,943

3,640,000

1.2

2.8

2.7

3.0

GRAND TOTAL

10,123,629

15,129,010

27,715,488

34,990,000

8.4

12.1

9.6

4.8