JAPAN PACK '99 VISITORS

Visitors were requested to register at each gate in the past.Howeve, from this time, a new method of " User Invitation System " (pre-registration) has been adopted. In consequence, the number of visitors to some degree decreased to approximately 140,000 compared to the previous Show. Many of the exhibitors responded to the Executive Office, " We could reconstruct the customers data though we had some complications to systematize the data " " We could have business discussions rich in content." , " We request to continue this invitation system in the future with some improvements. " , etc.

1. Number of visiors per day

Day(week)	Weather	Visitors		Subtotal	Total
		Domestic	Overseas
Oct. 5 (Tue.)	Cloudy	17,583	461	---	18,044
Oct. 6 (Wed.)	Cloudy and clear	26,799	343	27,142	45,186
Oct. 7 (Thu.)	Cloudy	29,270	306	29,576	74,762
Oct. 8 (Fri.)	Cloudy and Rain	34,681	221	34,902	109,664
Oct. 9 (Sat.)	Clear	30,621	98	30,719	140,383
Total		138,954	1,429	---	140,383

2. Numbers of pre-registration and the daily registration

(1) Number of pre-registration	72,299 (51.5%)
(2) Number of the daily registration	63,271 (45.1%)
(3) Number of paying visitors	4,813 ( 3.4%)

3. Number of visitors per industrial category

(1) Food	45,063 (32.1%)
(2) Chemical, Medical and Cosmetics	22,602 (16.1%)
(3) Steel, Automobile and Electric	3,790 ( 2.7%)
(4) Textile, Sundries and Stationary	2,948 ( 2.1%)
(5) Distribution and Services	16,424 (11.7%)
(6) Packaging Material, Printing and Processing	22,883 (16.3%)
(7) Machinery and Equipment	20,636 (14.7%)
(8) Public Agencies, Institutional and Schools	1,685 ( 1.2%)
(9) General, Individual and Unknown	4,352 ( 3.1%)