Natural rubber consumption fell by 8% in September

14 Oct 2011 Evaluate

Country’s natural rubber consumption has fallen by 8 per cent in September 2011, while production rose 3 per cent on year on year basis. The total consumption for the month stood at 74,000 tonnes as compared to 80,500 tonnes in September 2010, whereas the production was reported at 80,200 tonnes compared to 77,500 tonnes in the same period

As per the Rubber Board data, rubber production in the first half of the current fiscal rose 4.3 per cent to 3,91,400 tonnes from 3,75,250 tonnes in the same period of the previous fiscal, while consumption rose about 2 per cent to 4,76,215 tonnes in April-September 2011-12 fiscal from 4,69,050 tonnes in the year-ago period.

Natural rubber imports fell 73 per cent to 9,099 tonnes last month from 33,477 tonnes in the year-ago period. Imports fell to 88,760 tonnes from 1,18,535 tonnes, while exports jumped to 16,503 tonnes from 4,558 tonnes. The board expects imports of natural rubber to total 1.2 lakh tonnes and exports of 50,000 tonnes in 2011-12. The closing stock of rubber in 2011-12 is projected at 2,79,477 tonnes.

According to the Rubber Board, domestic production in 2011-12 is estimated at 9,02,000 tonnes, while consumption has been projected at 9,77,000 tonnes.

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