More than 206 000 trade visitors came to Munich for the Bau building trade fair from 15 to 20 January, attracted by the range of products offered there by 2 046 exhibitors from 44 countries. Over 36 000 trade visitors arrived from abroad, from 143 different countries. This reveals a 20 per cent increase in the proportion of international trade visitors. There was particularly strong growth among the countries of eastern and south-eastern Europe.