Global Confectionery Market

These charts are reprinted from the World Confectionery Report & Export Handbook, which was prepared by
the National Confectioners Association (NCA) of the United States. The full report includes detailed information on the confectionery market in 20 selected countries as well as tariff rates on U.S. confectionery products.
The full report was distributed to members of the NCA as a benefit of membership. Data for 2004 is based on
partial-year estimates and is provisional.

Global Confectionery Market Value

Total
Confectionery
Chocolate
Nonchocolate
Gum

Millions of Dollars
2004 Inc/Dec 2003
2002
2001
2000
$118,824 10.03% $107,991 $96,780 $93,556 $94,192
$64,283 10.49%
$38,970 8.82%
$15,572 11.20%

$58,177 $51,526 $49,665 $50,056

$35,810 $32,683 $31,817 $32,326
$14,004 $12,572 $12,073 $11,811

Total Confectionery by Region

World
$118,824 10.03% $107,991 $96,780 $93,556 $94,192
Western Europe
$46,064 15.14% $40,006 $33,539 $31,199 $31,800
Eastern Europe
$9,802 8.81%
$9,009 $8,110 $7,524 $6,946
North America
$28,624 2.49% $27,927 $26,741 $26,275 $25,718
Latin America
$9,697 11.61%
$8,689 $8,373 $9,259 $9,843
Asia Pacific
$17,975 8.40% $16,583 $15,219 $14,688 $15,093
Australasia
$2,735 26.05%
$2,169 $1,682 $1,482 $1,540
Africa & ME
$3,928 8.87%
$3,608 $3,117 $3,128 $3,253

Millions of Euros
2004 Inc/Dec 2003
2002
2001
2000
93,018 -2.44% 95,349 102,297 104,379 102,051
50,312 -2.10% 51,394 54,513 55,428 54,239
30,513 -3.44% 31,600 34,511 35,485 35,017
12,193 -1.32% 12,356 13,273 13,465 12,795
93,018 -2.44%
36,118 1.94%
7,663 -3.50%
22,319 -9.51%
7,606 0.34%
14,077 -3.84%
2,135 11.33%
3,102 -2.44%

95,349
35,429
7,941
24,663
7,580
14,638
1,918
3,179

102,297
35,616
8,553
28,263
8,698
16,092
1,784
3,290

104,379
34,856
8,396
29,327
10,285
16,375
1,655
3,486

102,051
34,509
7,509
27,835
10,643
16,370
1,672
3,514

Global Confectionery Market in Metric Tons

Amounts in metric tons (000)

Confectionery by Region
2004 Inc/Dec 2003
2002
2001 2000
World
12,785 2.57% 12,464 12,238 11,965 11,729
Western Europe
3,820 1.35%
3,769 3,747 3,682 3,658
Eastern Europe
1,759 3.85%
1,694 1,613 1,527 1,431
North America
3,096 1.60%
3,047 3,055 3,052 3,037
Latin America
1,199 3.29%
1,160 1,143 1,154 1,177
Asia Pacific
2,234 4.47%
2,139 2,043 1,934 1,829
Australasia
208 3.54%
201
193
186
179
Africa & ME
470 3.32%
455
445
429
418

Confectionery by Segment Chocolate

2004 Inc/Dec 2003 2002
World
6,321 2.44% 6,171 6,084
Western Europe 2,412 0.95% 2,390 2,397
Eastern Europe
960 5.32%
911 860
North America
1,798 2.28% 1,758 1,746
Latin America
378 2.97%
367 363
Asia Pacific
470 4.05%
452 433
Australasia
133 3.52%
128 123
Africa & ME
171 3.27%
165 161

Confectionery by Segment Nonchocolate

World
5,619 2.64%
5,474 5,358
Western Europe
1,237 1.64%
1,217 1,195
Eastern Europe
754 1.99%
740
711
North America
1,095 0.62%
1,088 1,108
Latin America
661 4.08%
635
621
Asia Pacific
1,565 4.51%
1,498 1,434
Australasia
67 2.74%
66
63
Africa & ME
239 3.29%
231
226

Confectionery by Segment Gum

World
845 3.16%
Western Europe
171 4.98%
Eastern Europe
45 4.67%
North America
203 1.05%
Latin America
160 0.82%
Asia Pacific
198 5.20%
Australasia
8 8.33%
Africa & ME
61 3.40%

5,241
1,161
684
1,124
633
1,359
61
219

5,143
1,147
654
1,119
658
1,291
60
214

819
163
43
201
158
189
7
59

796
155
41
201
160
176
6
58

2001
5,956
2,375
805
1,719
373
411
119
155

2000
5,843
2,370
742
1,707
377
383
114
150

768
147
38
209
148
164
6
55

743
142
34
211
142
155
5
54

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