German dairy industry figures
(€ billion) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Turnover
By the German dairy industry *) 20.14 20.51 19.25 19.98 21.05 19.32 20.6 20.3 20.5 20.97 22.80 22.29 18.23
Share of sales exported (Euro) 3.32 3.5 3.28 3.68 3.54 3.16 3.68 3.83 4.17 4.40 4.90 4.75 3.67
Share of sales exported (%) 16.5 17.1 17.3 18.4 16.8 16.4 17.9 18.9 20.3 20.98 22.00 21.32 20.12
Exports overall
Total 454.34 488.37 510.01 597.48 638.27 651.32 664.45 733.46 786.27 893.04 965.24 984.14 808.16
Agricultural and food goods 21.42 24.2 24.11 27.26 30.38 31.11 32.04 33.81 37.06 40.62 45.99 51.89 47.29
Milk and dairy products 4.55 3.82 3.71 4.14 5.30 4.51 4.41 5.65 5.75 5.92 7.23 7.32 6.11
Imports overall
Total 394.79 423.45 444.8 538.34 542.77 518.53 534.53 577.38 628.09 733.99 769.89 805,84 673.96
Agricultural and food goods 36.56 39.69 38.84 40.54 43.41 43.81 44.61 45.21 47.17 51.59 56.93 61.76 56.17
Milk and dairy products 2.71 2.87 2.64 2.96 3.63 3.82 4.24 4.09 3.98 4.53 5.33 5.34 4.29
* without icecream

Source: Federal Statistical Office, Association of Dairy Producers, Central Market & Price Reports Office