Breakdown of total Italian production by main product types    ( x 1000 sq.m)  | 
       
      
        Product  | 
        2000  | 
        2001  | 
        2002  | 
        2003  | 
        2004  | 
        2005  | 
        2006  | 
        2007  | 
       
      
        White body 
          single fired tile  | 
        177,939  | 
        152,569  | 
        113,508  | 
        99,087  | 
        82,851  | 
        64,837  | 
        57,623  | 
        47,662  | 
       
      
        Red body 
          single fired tile  | 
        83,942  | 
        83,776  | 
        74,480  | 
        70,135  | 
        67,476  | 
        63,898  | 
        58,950  | 
        53,774  | 
       
      
        Total 
          single fired tile  | 
        261,882  | 
        236,346  | 
        187,989  | 
        169,223  | 
        150,327  | 
        128,736  | 
        116,574  | 
        101,437  | 
       
      
        Double fired tile 
          for glazing  | 
        34,777  | 
        32,970  | 
        29,208  | 
        24,873  | 
        23,618  | 
        19,540  | 
        18,150  | 
        17,561  | 
       
      
        Complete cycle double fired tile  | 
        38,099  | 
        33,797  | 
        31,478  | 
        32,144  | 
        28,135  | 
        30,320  | 
        29,272  | 
        29,272  | 
       
      
        Total 
          double fired tile  | 
        72,877  | 
        66,768  | 
        60,686  | 
        57,018  | 
        51,753  | 
        49,860  | 
        47,423  | 
        46,833  | 
       
      
        Unglazed 
          porcelain tile  | 
        143,337  | 
        147,575  | 
        140,395  | 
        128,726  | 
        122,539  | 
        124,305  | 
        127,642  | 
        135,352  | 
       
      
        Glazed 
          porcelain tile  | 
        125,199  | 
        161,093  | 
        188,808  | 
        220,338  | 
        237,988  | 
        244,630  | 
        255,451  | 
        255,403  | 
       
      
        Total 
          porcelain tile  | 
        268,536  | 
        308,669  | 
        329,204  | 
        349,064  | 
        360,527  | 
        368,935  | 
        383,094  | 
        390,755  | 
       
      
        Other  | 
        30,744,105  | 
        31,531  | 
        28,730  | 
        27,485  | 
        26,597  | 
        22,473  | 
        21,485  | 
        20,077  | 
       
      
        Total production  | 
        631,838  | 
        638,427  | 
        605,476  | 
        603,428  | 
        589,206  | 
        570,006  | 
        568,578  | 
        559,103  | 
       
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