Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/1286 of 30 July 2019 imposing a d... (32019R1286) - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/1286 of 30 July 2019 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and the Council - Seite 51

(150) The employment of the Union industry decreased by 7 % during the period considered.

(151) Due to the increase in production (increase of 15 %) and the decrease in employment, the productivity increased by 24 % over the same period.

(e)

Magnitude of the subsidy margin and recovery from past subsidisation

(152) The subsidy margins established with regard to imports of PET into the Union from India during the review investigation period were above the

de minimis

level. At the same time, the level of imports from India increased nearly five times over the period considered to reach 4,2 % of Union consumption in the review investigation period. Therefore, the impact of the magnitude of the actual subsidy margin from India on the Union industry cannot be considered to be negligible.

4.4.3. Microeconomic indicators

(a)

Prices and factors affecting prices

(153) The average sales prices of the Union industry to unrelated customers in the Union developed as follows over the period considered:

Table 9

Average sales prices in the Union and unit cost

	2014	2015	2016	2017	RIP
Average unit selling price in the Union (EUR/tonne)	1 037	926	841	964	963
Index (2014 = 100)	100	89	81	93	93
Unit cost of production (EUR/tonne)	1 087	932	839	936	943
Index (2014 = 100)	100	86	77	86	87
Source: verified questionnaire replies of the sampled Union producers.