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TABLE OF DATA TO CUT-AND-PASTE
YEAR
| Total PCTs
| PCT N.America
| PCT Asia
| PCT EU+Aus
|
| 1980
| 3696
| 1689
| 285
| 1702
|
| 1981
| 4066
| 1792
| 420
| 1849
|
| 1982
| 4429
| 1792
| 445
| 2118
|
| 1983
| 4792
| 2037
| 447
| 2122
|
| 1984
| 5639
| 2152
| 641
| 2716
|
| 1985
| 7281
| 2616
| 769
| 3873
|
| 1986
| 8085
| 2852
| 700
| 4501
|
| 1987
| 9526
| 3521
| 1057
| 4936
|
| 1988
| 12497
| 4746
| 1378
| 6355
|
| 1989
| 14840
| 5936
| 1372
| 7501
|
| 1990
| 19806
| 8221
| 1787
| 9759
|
| 1991
| 22883
| 10348
| 1882
| 10599
|
| 1992
| 25397
| 11973
| 1882
| 11466
|
| 1993
| 29120
| 13285
| 2181
| 13414
|
| 1994
| 34198
| 15737
| 2740
| 15418
|
| 1995
| 40005
| 17945
| 3338
| 18390
|
| 1996
| 48215
| 21850
| 4778
| 21138
|
| 1997
| 57062
| 25419
| 6138
| 24946
|
| 1998
| 67061
| 29391
| 7927
| 29043
|
| 1999
| 76357
| 32772
| 9808
| 32848
|
| 2000
| 93238
| 39811
| 13465
| 38727
|
| 2001
| 108229
| 45169
| 18055
| 43594
|
| 2002
| 110394
| 43577
| 19851
| 45468
|
| 2003
| 115204
| 43318
| 24111
| 46138
|
| 2004
| 122631
| 45511
| 28218
| 46999
|
| 2005
| 136749
| 49198
| 35036
| 50645
|
| 2006
| 149643
| 53856
| 40402
| 53409
|
| 2007
| 159927
| 56922
| 44139
| 56522
|
| 2008
| 163240
| 54619
| 47171
| 59296
|
| 2009
| 155405
| 48155
| 49735
| 55683
|
| 2010
| 164336
| 47725
| 58710
| 56136
|
| 2011
| 182354
| 51980
| 70382
| 57994
|
| 2012
| 195000
| 54000
| 80000
| 56000
|