Spain secures major growth in exports in 2001
In 2001, sector performance in Spain was more than positive, with an increase of 2% in production and 9% in exports, reaching 339 million square metres; in other words 53% of total sales. Today, Spain concentrates 29% of total exports in ceramic tiles and 16% of production worldwide.
Spanish exports, as Riaza explained, comprise 40% in the European Union and 15% in the NAFTA area, followed by the markets of the Middle East (13%), Eastern Europe (10%) and Latin America, excluding Mexico (8%). The United States, where the Spanish manufacturers cover 15% of imports, represent 11.5% of the country's tile exports.

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