In the first nine months of 2009 Italy exported 2.041.000 tons of marble and granite, stone and travertine, including raw materials and finished products, for a value of one billion and thirteen million Euros, thereby recording a -14,5% drop in quantity and a -21,3% drop in value compared to the same period in 2008. These figures are published by the Internazionale Marmi e Macchine Carrara that has processed the Istat statistics, comparing them to its records and drawing up tables for the individual items.