Here's the latest numbers, and they aren't pretty. The figures below  
are from the top three source nations, and represent the total first  
quarter imports. As a comparison, the next number is the same period  
for 2009, and the next number is the same period for 2008. The top  
three producing nations are all Asian. The European makers are not  
even a blip on the radar.

TAIWAN	2,947 (2010, -38.88%)	4,822 (2009, -45.17%)	8,795 (2008)
CHINA	7,061 (2010, -22.59%)	9,122 (2009, -21.63%)	11,639 (2008)
JAPAN	   960 (2010, -36.80)		1,159 (2009, -20.89%)	  1,920 (2008)

	

Steve Goodson
Saxophone Designer to the Stars
www.nationofmusic.com

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