Preliminary note:
The following values of goods are not the values actually realized when sold to the end-consumers, but the values when sold to the wholesale.
Candle consumption increased significantly to approx. 855.000 tons in 2024 (+11,5 %, +87.000 tons), but the value of the consumed candles increased only slightly to 1.948 million EUR (+2,7 %, +51 million EUR) in the same period. Each citizen of the European Union consumed an average of 1,88 kg of candles (+11,1 %) in 2024, corresponding to a wholesale price of 4,34 EUR (+2,3 %).
The domestic production increased by 7,0 % or 50.000 tons to a total of 756.000 tons. Approx. 89.000 tons were exported which is an increase of 1,2 % or 1.000 tons compared to the previous year. The imports increased significantly to approx. 179.000 tons (+27 %, +38.000 tons).
