World Sales of Compact Flourscent Lamps
(Millions of Units)
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
North-America
pin-base
integral
subtotal

12.5
5.5
18.0

18.0
12.5
30.5

19.0
17.5
36.5

28.0
21.5
49.5

33.0
22.0
55.0

35.5
26.0
61.5

37.0
28.0
65.0

38.0
32.0
70.0
Latin America incl. Mexico
pin-base
integral
subtotal

0.8
0.1
0.9

1.2
0.2
1.4

1.7
0.4
2.1

2.0
1.0
3.0

3.0
2.5
5.5

5.0
3.5
8.5

5.5
4.5
10.0

6.0
6.0
12.0
Western Europe
pin-base
integral
subtotal

22.0
16.8
38.8

26.0
22.7
48.7

31.0
28.2
59.2

35.0
33.0
68.0

38.5
38.0
76.5

43.0
42.0
85.0

47.0
48.0
95.0

54.0
56.0
110.0
Eastern Europe
pin-base
integral
subtotal

0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
1.0
1.0

0.0
3.0
3.0

1.0
4.5
5.5

1.5
6.0
7.5

2.0
8.0
10.0
Japan
pin-base
integral
subtotal

8.0
3.8
11.8

10.0
3.9
13.9

12.0
6.0
18.0

15.5
8.0
23.5

16.0
9.0
25.0

18.0
12.0
30.0

20.0
15.0
35.0

22.0
18.0
40.0
China
pin-base
integral
subtotal

0.5
2.5
3.0

1.0
3.0
4.0

1.5
3.5
5.0

1.5
4.0
5.5

2.0
5.0
7.0

2.0
7.0
9.0

2.0
13.0
15.0

2.0
35.0
37.0
Asia Pacific excl. Japan and China
pin-base
integral
subtotal

4.6
4.8
9.4

6.0
6.2
12.2

7.0
8.4
15.4

11.0
10.5
21.5

13.0
14.5
27.5

15.0
22.0
37.0

20.0
30.0
50.0

27.0
38.0
65.0
Rest of the world
pin-base
integral
subtotal

0.4
1.0
1.4

0.6
1.1
1.7

0.3
1.5
1.8

2.0
5.0
7.0

1.0
5.0
6.0

2.0
5.5
7.5

2.5
6.5
9.0

3.5
8.5
12.0
Total
pin-base
integral
total

48.8
34.5
83.3

62.8
49.6
112.4

72.5
65.5
138.0

95.0
84.0
179.0

106.5
99.0
205.5

121.5
122.5
244.0

135.5
151.0
286.5

154.5
210.5
356.0

Global market estimates based on interviews with various lighting industry sources.

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