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TOKYO, April 30 (Reuters) – Japan’s crude rubber inventories
totalled 9,955 tones as of April 10, down 6 percent from figures
for March 31, industry data showed on Thursday.
This is down about 21 percent from a year earlier, data from
the Rubber Trade Association of Japan showed.
Demand for rubber has slumped due to the economic crisis,
which has forced automakers to cut production.
Following are details of the association’s latest data:
Apr 10 Mar 31 Mar 20 Mar 10 Feb 28
Crude rubber 9,955 10,585 10,434 10,086 10,862
Natural Latex 397 418 442 454 447
Synthetic
(solid) 1,427 1,605 1,606 1,911 2,071
Synthetic Latices
(D.R.C.) 23 23 23 23 23
Source: Reuters