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TOKYO, May 13 (Reuters) – Japan’s crude rubber inventories
totalled 9,484 tonnes as of April 30, up 0.9 percent from a 6-½
month low marked 10 days earlier, industry data showed on
Wednesday.
This is down about 20 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 30 Apr 20 Apr 10 Mar 31 Mar 20
Crude rubber 9,848 9,401 9,955 10,585 10,434
Natural Latex 422 354 397 418 442
Synthetic
(solid) 1,474 1,269 1,427 1,605 1,606
Synthetic Latices
(D.R.C.) 23 23 23 23 23
Source: Reuters