Table 3. GM HT cotton summary of active ingredient usage and associated EIQ changes 1996–2012.

Country	Change in active ingredient use (million kg)	% change in amount of active ingredient used	% change in EIQ indicator
USA	-13.0	-5.3	-7.5
South Africa	+0.01	+1.2	-7.2
Australia	-0.8	-4.4	-4.3
Argentina	-4.5	-32.5	-39.0
Aggregate impact: all countries	-18.31	-6.0	-9.0

Notes: (1) Negative sign, reduction in usage or EIQ; positive sign, increase in usage or EIQ value. (2) Other countries using GM HT cotton: Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, not included due to lack of data