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To: Louis V. Lambrecht who wrote (6093)	11/8/2002 3:06:34 PM
From: goldsheet	Respond to of 8010

Page 57, figures 51 and 52 in the report support your point. Figure 51 Sales of film at 3.4 billion rolls are flat at 1997 levels, and may decline in the future (IMHO) Figure 52 Meanwhile, photographic paper sales have gone from 1 billion square meters in 1992, to 1.5 B m^2 in 1997, and have continued up to 1.76 B m^2 in 2001 It seems less silver used in film is getting offset by more silver used in making prints. Yes, "silverless" digital photography is shifting silver use from film to prints, but not eliminating it (like your great paperless office analogy)