The World Market for Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures: A 2016 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for numbers, letters, symbols, sign, name, address, and similar plates made of base metal excluding articles and parts for lighting fixtures. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for numbers, letters, symbols, sign, name, address, and similar plates made of base metal excluding articles and parts for lighting fixtures for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying numbers, letters, symbols, sign, name, address, and similar plates made of base metal excluding articles and parts for lighting fixtures? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of numbers, letters, symbols, sign, name, address, and similar plates made of base metal excluding articles and parts for lighting fixtures vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of numbers, letters, symbols, sign, name, address, and similar plates made of base metal excluding articles and parts for lighting fixtures? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 10 1.1 Our Approach 10 2 THE WORLD MARKET 17 2.1 Exports 17 2.1.1 The World Market: Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures Export Supplies in 2016 17 2.2 Imports 20 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures in 2016 20 3 EXPORTS 24 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures 24 3.1.1 Executive Summary 24 3.1.2 Algeria 27 3.1.3 Morocco 28 3.1.4 South Africa 28 3.1.5 Tunisia 29 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures 29 3.2.1 Executive Summary 29 3.2.2 China 34 3.2.3 Hong Kong 35 3.2.4 India 36 3.2.5 Indonesia 37 3.2.6 Japan 38 3.2.7 Malaysia 39 3.2.8 Mongolia 40 3.2.9 Philippines 40 3.2.10 Singapore 41 3.2.11 South Korea 42 3.2.12 Taiwan 43 3.2.13 Thailand 44 3.2.14 Vietnam 45 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures 45 3.3.1 Executive Summary 45 3.3.2 Austria 50 3.3.3 Belarus 50 3.3.4 Belgium 51 3.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52 3.3.6 Bulgaria 52 3.3.7 Croatia 52 3.3.8 Czech Republic 53 3.3.9 Denmark 54 3.3.10 Finland 55 3.3.11 France 56 3.3.12 Germany 57 3.3.13 Greece 58 3.3.14 Hungary 58 3.3.15 Ireland 59 3.3.16 Italy 60 3.3.17 Latvia 61 3.3.18 Lithuania 61 3.3.19 Luxembourg 61 3.3.20 Norway 62 3.3.21 Poland 63 3.3.22 Portugal 64 3.3.23 Romania 64 3.3.24 Russia 65 3.3.25 Slovakia 65 3.3.26 Slovenia 66 3.3.27 Spain 67 3.3.28 Sweden 68 3.3.29 the Netherlands 69 3.3.30 Ukraine 70 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures 70 3.4.1 Executive Summary 70 3.4.2 Argentina 74 3.4.3 Brazil 74 3.4.4 Colombia 75 3.4.5 Costa Rica 75 3.4.6 El Salvador 76 3.4.7 Guatemala 76 3.4.8 Mexico 77 3.4.9 Panama 77 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures 78 3.5.1 Executive Summary 78 3.5.2 Canada 82 3.5.3 the United States 83 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures 84 3.6.1 Executive Summary 84 3.6.2 Australia 88 3.6.3 New Zealand 88 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures 89 3.7.1 Executive Summary 89 3.7.2 Bahrain 92 3.7.3 Israel 93 3.7.4 Lebanon 93 3.7.5 Pakistan 93 3.7.6 Saudi Arabia 94 3.7.7 Turkey 95 4 IMPORTS 96 4.1 Africa: Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures Imports in 2016 96 4.1.1 Executive Summary 96 4.1.2 Algeria 101 4.1.3 Botswana 101 4.1.4 Burundi 102 4.1.5 Cameroon 102 4.1.6 Cape Verde 103 4.1.7 Cote d'Ivoire 103 4.1.8 Egypt 104 4.1.9 Ethiopia 104 4.1.10 Ghana 105 4.1.11 Madagascar 105 4.1.12 Mali 106 4.1.13 Mauritius 106 4.1.14 Morocco 107 4.1.15 Mozambique 107 4.1.16 Namibia 108 4.1.17 Niger 108 4.1.18 Nigeria 109 4.1.19 Rwanda 109 4.1.20 Senegal 110 4.1.21 South Africa 110 4.1.22 Uganda 111 4.1.23 Zimbabwe 111 4.2 Asia: Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures Imports in 2016 111 4.2.1 Executive Summary 111 4.2.2 Brunei 115 4.2.3 Cambodia 116 4.2.4 China 117 4.2.5 Hong Kong 118 4.2.6 India 119 4.2.7 Indonesia 120 4.2.8 Japan 121 4.2.9 Malaysia 122 4.2.10 Papua New Guinea 123 4.2.11 Philippines 123 4.2.12 Singapore 124 4.2.13 South Korea 125 4.2.14 Sri Lanka 125 4.2.15 Taiwan 126 4.2.16 Thailand 127 4.2.17 Vietnam 128 4.3 Europe: Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures Imports in 2016 128 4.3.1 Executive Summary 128 4.3.2 Albania 133 4.3.3 Austria 134 4.3.4 Belarus 135 4.3.5 Belgium 136 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 137 4.3.7 Bulgaria 137 4.3.8 Croatia 138 4.3.9 Cyprus 138 4.3.10 Czech Republic 139 4.3.11 Denmark 140 4.3.12 Estonia 141 4.3.13 Finland 141 4.3.14 France 142 4.3.15 Georgia 143 4.3.16 Germany 144 4.3.17 Greece 145 4.3.18 Hungary 146 4.3.19 Iceland 147 4.3.20 Ireland 147 4.3.21 Italy 148 4.3.22 Kazakhstan 149 4.3.23 Latvia 149 4.3.24 Lithuania 150 4.3.25 Luxembourg 150 4.3.26 Macedonia 151 4.3.27 Malta 151 4.3.28 Moldova 151 4.3.29 Norway 152 4.3.30 Poland 153 4.3.31 Portugal 154 4.3.32 Romania 155 4.3.33 Russia 156 4.3.34 Slovakia 157 4.3.35 Slovenia 157 4.3.36 Spain 158 4.3.37 Sweden 159 4.3.38 the Netherlands 160 4.3.39 Ukraine 161 4.4 Latin America: Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures Imports in 2016 161 4.4.1 Executive Summary 161 4.4.2 Argentina 166 4.4.3 Belize 166 4.4.4 Bolivia 167 4.4.5 Brazil 167 4.4.6 Chile 168 4.4.7 Colombia 168 4.4.8 Costa Rica 169 4.4.9 Ecuador 169 4.4.10 El Salvador 170 4.4.11 Guatemala 170 4.4.12 Honduras 171 4.4.13 Mexico 172 4.4.14 Nicaragua 173 4.4.15 Paraguay 173 4.4.16 Peru 174 4.4.17 Uruguay 174 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures Imports in 2016 175 4.5.1 Executive Summary 175 4.5.2 Aruba 179 4.5.3 Barbados 179 4.5.4 Bermuda 179 4.5.5 Canada 180 4.5.6 Dominican Republic 181 4.5.7 Greenland 181 4.5.8 Jamaica 182 4.5.9 the Bahamas 182 4.5.10 the United States 183 4.6 Oceana: Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures Imports in 2016 184 4.6.1 Executive Summary 184 4.6.2 Australia 188 4.6.3 Fiji 189 4.6.4 New Caledonia 189 4.6.5 New Zealand 190 4.6.6 Solomon Islands 190 4.7 the Middle East: Numbers, Letters, Symbols, Sign, Name, Address, and Similar Plates Made of Base Metal Excluding Articles and Parts for Lighting Fixtures Imports in 2016 191 4.7.1 Executive Summary 191 4.7.2 Armenia 195 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 195 4.7.4 Israel 196 4.7.5 Jordan 196 4.7.6 Lebanon 197 4.7.7 Oman 197 4.7.8 Pakistan 198 4.7.9 Qatar 198 4.7.10 Turkey 199 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 200 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 200 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 201