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Annual Shipments of Photovoltaic Cells and Modules                                          
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Table 3.1 Annual Shipments of Photovoltaic Cells and Modules, 1998 - 2007
Year Number of Companies Photovoltaic Cell and Modules Shipments
Total Imports Exports
1998 21 50,562 1,931 35,493
1999 19 76,787 4,784 55,585
2000 21 88,221 8,821 68,382
2001 19 97,666 10,204 61,356
2002 19 112,090 7,297 66,778
2003 20 109,357 9,731 60,693
2004 19 181,116 47,703 102,770
2005 29 226,916 90,981 92,451
2006 41 337,268 173,977 130,757
2007 46 517,684 238,018 237,209
Note: Total shipments as reported by respondents include all domestic and export shipments and may include imported cells and modules that subsequently were shipped to domestic or foreign customers.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-63B, "Annual Photovoltaic Module/Cell Manufacturers Survey."