International comparison of dry cleaning industry in 196816
| Country | Dry cleaned clothes (kg/person) | % self-service of total amount of clothes | % clothes cleaned in shops cleaning <50 000 kg | Solvents used, % of total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetrachloro-ethylene | Trichloro-ethylene | White spirit | Chlorofluoro-carbons | Water based cleaning | ||||
| The analysis was based on questionnaires made by the English Research Institute for Dry Cleaning (DCRO) and the International Dry Cleaning Association (CITEN) in 1968. | ||||||||
| USA | 7.65 | 2 | – | 50 | – | 50 | <1 | – |
| UK | 3.5 | 0.5 | 11 | 84 | – | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Denmark | 4 | 40 | 70 | 75 | 4 | 20 | 1 | – |
| Finland | 1 | 27 | 49 | 85 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| Sweden | 1.25 | 45 | 75 | 71.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 8.5 | 15 |