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Table 2.65. Natural rubber, actual and projected consumption

ACTUAL

ESTIMATED

PROJECTED

GROWTH RATES
             

1988-1990

1998-2000

2001

2010

1988-90 to

1998-2000

Average

Average

1998-2000

to 2010








000 tonnes

Percent per year







WORLD

5 157

6 847

7 000

7 909

2.9

1.3







Developing

2 149

3 262

3 574

4 258

4.3

2.5







Asia

1 846

2 861

3 179

3 875

4.5

2.8

China

645

924

1 215

1 593

3.7

5.1

India

334

612

631

732

6.2

1.6

Indonesia

105

117

136

169

1.1

3.4

Korea

240

315

330

390

2.7

2.0

Malaysia

136

341

330

343

9.6

0.1

Thailand

78

218

211

275

10.8

2.1

Other Asia and Oceania

307

334

326

373

0.8

1.0







Latin America

303

401

395

383

2.8

-0.4

Brazil

124

180

198

194

3.8

0.7

Others

179

221

197

189

2.1

-1.4







Developed

2 898

3 460

3 265

3 489

1.8

0.1







North America

928

1 302

1 104

1 229

3.4

-0.5

United States

844

1 156

972

1 086

3.2

-0.6

Canada

84

146

132

143

5.7

-0.2







Europe

1 274

1 377

1 401

1 562

0.8

1.2

Germany

241

240

244

232

0.0

-0.3

France

181

261

251

232

3.7

-1.1

United Kingdom

136

134

114

110

-0.1

-1.8

Italy

138

140

138

108

0.1

-2.3

Other Western Europe

364

443

468

512

2.0

1.3

Eastern Europe + CIS

215

159

186

368

-3.0

7.9







Other developed

696

781

760

698

1.2

-1.0

Japan

652

731

724

664

1.1

-0.9

Oceania

43

50

36

33

1.4

-3.7

Source: IRSG, own calculations

Table 2.66. Natural rubber, actual and projected exports of producing countries

ACTUAL

ESTIMATED

PROJECTED

GROWTH RATES








1988-1990

1998-2000

2001

2010

1988-90 to

1998-2000

Average

Average

1998-2000

to 2010








000 tonnes

Percent per year







WORLD

4 067

4 773

5 020

5 488

1.6

1.3







Asia

3 727

4 161

4 046

4 609

1.1

0.9

Thailand

1 053

1 964

2 059

1 965

6.4

0.0

Indonesia

1 120

1 505

1 420

1 885

3.0

2.1

Malaysia

1 372

352

162

117

-12.7

-9.5

Sri Lanka

91

39

32

-8.1

-

Vietnam

33

230

293

541

21.6

8.1

Other Asia

59

70

80

100

1.8

3.3







Africa

300

338

335

375

1.2

0.9

Liberia

84

93

109

125

1.1

2.7

Nigeria

96

49

30

50

-6.4

0.1

Other Africa

120

196

196

200

5.0

0.2







Latin America

8

9

10

25

1.2

9.7

Source: IRSG, own calculations

Table 2.67. Natural rubber, actual and projected imports

ACTUAL

ESTIMATED

PROJECTED

GROWTH RATES
             

1988-1990

1998-2000

2001

2010

1988-90 to

1998-2000

Average

Average

1998-2000

to 2010








000 tonnes

Percent per year







WORLD

4 022

4 701

4 788

5 307

1.6

1.1







Developing

1 124

1 241

1 523

1 819

1.0

3.5







Asia

881

970

1 272

1 672

1.0

5.1

China

396

472

766

1 101

1.8

8.0

India

45

- 1

14

12


Korea

240

315

330

390

2.7

2.0

Other Asia and Oceania

200

185

162

168

-0.8

-0.9







Latin America

243

271

251

147

1.1

-5.4

Brazil

93

109

119

79

1.6

-2.9

Others

150

162

132

68

0.8

-7.6







Developed

2 898

3 460

3 265

3 489

1.8

0.1







North America

928

1 302

1 104

1 229

3.4

-0.5

United States

844

1 156

972

1 086

3.2

-0.6

Canada

84

146

132

143

5.7

-0.2







Europe

1 274

1 377

1 401

1 562

0.8

1.2

Germany

241

240

244

232

0.0

-0.3

France

181

261

251

232

3.7

-1.1

United Kingdom

136

134

114

110

-0.1

-1.8

Italy

138

140

138

108

0.1

-2.3

Other Western Europe

364

443

468

512

2.0

1.3

Eastern Europe and CIS

215

159

186

368

-3.0

7.9







Other developed

696

781

760

698

1.2

-1.0

Japan

652

731

724

664

1.1

-0.9

Oceania

43

50

36

33

1.4

-3.7

Source: IRSG, own calculations.

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