POST SHOW REPORT INTERWOOD TAIPEI 2008 (2008 Taipei International Woodworking Machinery and Supplies Show) July 4-7, 2008 http://www.interwoodtaipei.com.tw   Organizers: Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) <http://www.taitra.org.tw> Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) <http://www.tami.org.tw> Taiwan Woodworking Machinery Association (TWMA) <http://www.tama.org.tw>   Venue: Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhibition Hall 5 Hsin-yi Road, Sec. 5, Taipei 11011, TAIWAN, (Area A, B & D)   Show Dates: July 4-6, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. July 7, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Foreign Buyers & Local Trade are welcome.   Opening Ceremony: July 4, 2008 10:00 a.m.   Products Profile: machinery, tooling, supplies and services for the cabinet manufacturing, woodworking, furniture, millwork, industrial wood product and panel processing industries. sawing machines, molding and planning machines, boring machines, drilling machines, turning machines, sanding machines, jointing machines, forming machines, gluing machines, coating machines, portable tools, cutters, parts, accessories, raw materials, and related items   Exhibit Space: 17,850 sq.m   Net Exhibit Space: 9,630 sq.m   Exhibit Profile: Number of Exhibitors & Booths by Category Category No. of Exhibitors No. of Booths Woodworking Machinery 150 1,017 Woodworking Materials & Furniture Accessories 14 28 Trade Media & Association 18 25 Total 182 1,070   Number of Exhibitors & Booths 2008/2005 Description 2008 2005 Growth Rate Exhibitors 182 170 7.06% Booths 1,070 965 10.88%   Visitors Profile: Number of Visitors Visitors 2008 2005 Growth Rate Foreign 806 831 -3.01% Local 4,062 2,995 35.63% Total 4,8 68 3,826 27.23%   Number of Overseas Buyers by Region Region Number of Buyers Ratio Growth Rate ASIA 555 68.86% 12.35% EUROPE 120 14.89% 2.56% NORTH AMERRICA 41 5.09% -45.33% LATIN AMERICA 25 3.10% -59.68% AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 24 2.98% -7.69% MIDDLE EAST 18 2.23% -50.00% AFRICA 11 1.36% -47.62% OTHER 12 1.49% N.A Total 806 100.00% -3.01%   Top Ten Countries of Overseas Buyers Rank Country Number of Buyers Ratio Growth Rate 1 Malaysia 103 12.78% 33.77% 2 Japan 76 9.43% -22.45% 3 Mainland China 60 7.44% 7.14% 4 Thailand 58 7.20% -29.27% 5 Indonesia 53 6.58% 17.78% 6 United States 44 5.46% -25.42% 7 India 38 4.71% 2.70% 8 Philippines 36 4.47% 56.52% 9 South Korea 26 3.23% 100.00% 10 Vietnam 23 2.85% 64.29%   Other 289 35.86% -11.62%   Total 806 100.00% -3.01%