('000 tonnes contained Si)
	2006	2006	2007	2007	2007	2007	2007	2008
	Q4	Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year	Q1
W. World App. Consumption	370	1361	320	351	359	384	1414	364
European Union	133	494	123	130	133	129	515	129
-USA	72	289	70	73	69	76	288	84
-Japan	76	237	47	58	66	78	250	55
-Other Asia	42	151	33	41	41	51	166	47
-Other Western World	48	190	47	49	49	50	195	49
Western World Supply	377	1365	309	366	375	408	1458	333
-Western World Production	207	801	184	215	208	218	825	178
-Net Chinese Exports	164	541	119	145	161	184	610	148
-Net CIS/East Europe Exports	7	23	6	6	6	5	23	7
Balance	7	4	-11	15	16	24	44	-30
-Data Errors	5	20	5	5	5	5	20	5
Implied Stock Change	2	-16	-16	10	11	19	24	-35
World App. Consumption	432	1601	386	421	435	466	1709	448
World Production	410	1604	394	442	449	452	1737	399
Data: CRU     Notes: Western world includes former Yugoslavia but excludes China, North Korea, Cuba and former USSR