date:Oct 18, 2013
tal global sales. Within that market, China has had an average volume growth of 40% since 2012.
The North American market, which returned to volume growth for the first time since 2008, accounted for 25% of global sales in 2012. The European market, the only region to experience a drop in market value in 2012, also accounted for 25% of global sales.
Latin America, with a 12% growth rate in 2012, now accounts for 14% of global sales. The Middle East had 3% of global sales, and Africa had 1%.
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