Results of the BALTIC TEXTILE + LEATHER in 2003

 Participants 291 companies from 22 countries  Net exhibition area 10 000 sq meters.  Visitors 19 280 buyers from 32 countries  Participants of the BALTIJOS MADA 13 companies

Participants by countries : Lithuania - 162 Italy - 20 Latvia - 16 Poland - 13 Germany - 10 Portugal 9 France 9 Estonia -8 Russia 7 Others 37

Participants and visitors of BALTIC TEXTILE+LEATHER, interested in these product categories, (%)

No Categories Participants Visitors 1 Raw materials, textile 42 42 2 Household and home textile 14 27 3 Clothes 32 54 4 Leather goods, fur, footwear 9 23 5 Equipment and machinery 13 30 6 Accessories 16 30 7 Others 10 11

The results of visitor’s questionnaire  65 percent of visitors were looking for new business contacts: 64 percent have responded that they have achieved their goals and 18 percent only partially.  70 percent of visitors were looking for new products/firms: 77 percent have responded that they have achieved their goals.  54 percent of visitors were acquiring general understanding on the latest trends: 82 percent have responded that they have achieved their goals.  55 percent of visitors were maintaining and developing the existing business contacts: 52 percent have responded that they have achieved their goals. The results of participant’s questionnaire:  35 percent of paricipants answered that they satisfied with the overall result of the fair and 54 percent - partly.  46 percent intend to take part in the next fair in 2004 and 51 percent not jet decided