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STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF WORLD RUBBER SITUATION
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('000 tonnes)
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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Year
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Year
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Year
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Year
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NATURAL RUBBER PRODUCTION
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Latin America
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202
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59
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65
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50
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54
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228
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64
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69
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52
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56
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241
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Africa
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423
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108
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108
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113
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115
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445
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110
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104
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115
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114
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443
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Asia
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9331
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2249
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1951
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2520
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2666
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9386
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2292
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2063
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2667
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2384
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9406
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TOTAL (1)
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9698
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2327
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2041
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2607
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2731
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9707
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2387
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2171
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2794
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2524
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9876
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NATURAL RUBBER CONSUMPTION
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North America
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1148
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290
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298
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284
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284
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1157
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273
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317
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324
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266
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1179
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Latin America
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528
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134
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142
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146
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142
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565
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145
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144
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134
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139
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562
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European Union
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1302
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373
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358
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320
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327
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1377
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323
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321
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294
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252
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1189
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Other Europe
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252
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67
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68
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68
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70
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273
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68
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66
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66
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54
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255
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Africa
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120
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30
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30
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30
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28
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118
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30
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30
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28
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24
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112
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Asia/Oceania
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5961
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1500
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1552
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1688
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1651
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6391
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1662
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1591
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1686
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1514
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6453
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TOTAL (1)
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9329
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2395
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2447
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2536
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2504
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9884
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2478
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2469
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2531
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2248
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9726
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WORLD SUPPLY-DEMAND SURPLUS/DEFICIT
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369
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-68
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-406
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71
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227
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-177
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-91
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-298
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263
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276
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150
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WORLD STOCKS (2)
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2330
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2262
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1856
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1927
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2154
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2154
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2326
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2460
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2968
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2172
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2172
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SYNTHETIC RUBBER PRODUCTION
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North America
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2685
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690
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700
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705
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695
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2790
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675
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655
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595
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485
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2410
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Latin America
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660
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173
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172
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168
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171
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684
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183
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189
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177
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143
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691
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European Union
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2733
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658
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680
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675
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670
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2684
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688
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674
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602
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538
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2502
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Other Europe
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1307
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345
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326
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299
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327
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1297
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365
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340
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296
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213
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1213
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Africa
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67
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18
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18
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18
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17
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71
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21
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22
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19
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17
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78
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Asia/Oceania
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5328
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1427
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1503
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1452
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1535
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5916
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1454
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1577
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1493
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1403
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5926
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TOTAL (1)
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12690
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3311
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3400
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3317
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3415
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13442
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3385
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3455
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3181
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2798
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12819
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SYNTHETIC RUBBER CONSUMPTION
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North America
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2217
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517
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543
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545
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524
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2129
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492
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494
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482
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429
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1897
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Latin America
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807
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210
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207
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222
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225
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864
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222
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228
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233
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207
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890
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European Union
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2523
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623
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645
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609
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638
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2514
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692
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678
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543
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459
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2372
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Other Europe
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967
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237
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269
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269
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269
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1044
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251
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258
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234
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175
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919
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Africa
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99
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29
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28
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25
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24
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105
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29
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27
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26
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23
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105
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Asia/Oceania
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5756
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1507
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1645
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1626
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1597
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6375
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1612
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1710
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1634
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1298
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6255
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TOTAL (1)
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12481
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3152
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3383
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3325
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3304
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13161
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3321
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3418
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3184
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2650
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12573
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WORLD SUPPLY-DEMAND SURPLUS/DEFICIT
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209
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159
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17
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-8
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111
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281
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64
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37
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-3
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148
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246
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WORLD STOCKS (2)
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3676
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3835
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3852
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3844
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3955
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3955
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4019
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4056
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4053
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4201
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4201
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% SR IN TOTAL RUBBER CONSUMPTION
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57.2
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56.8
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58.0
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56.7
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56.9
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57.1
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57.3
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58.1
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55.7
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54.1
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56.4
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RUBBER PRICE AND RELATED INDICATORS
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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Year
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Year
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Year
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Year
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NATURAL RUBBER PRICES
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Europe, TSR20 €/tonne
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1646
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1612
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1614
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1559
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1690
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1619
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1830
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1944
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2044
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1272
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1772
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1072
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SICOM, RSS3, S$/tonne
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3344
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3400
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3560
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3249
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3568
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3444
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3889
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4187
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4228
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2434
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3685
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2238
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New York, TSR20, US$/tonne
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2113
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2205
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2314
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2235
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2529
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2321
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2821
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3120
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3159
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1817
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2729
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1516
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SYNTHETIC RUBBER PRICES
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USA SBR Export Values US$/tonne
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1710
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1969
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1873
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2256
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1948
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2012
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2018
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2374
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2879
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2774
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2511
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1996
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Japan SBR Export Value '000Yen/tonne
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205
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216
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221
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228
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225
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222
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231
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243
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287
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278
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260
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188
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France, SBR Export Value €/tonne
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1382
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1464
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1486
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1468
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1513
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1483
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1493
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1566
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1798
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1951
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1702
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1571
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RELATIVE NR/SR PRICE RATIO
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New York, TSR20 / USA SBR
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123.6
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111.9
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123.6
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99.0
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129.8
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115.4
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139.8
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131.4
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109.7
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65.5
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108.7
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75.9
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RELATED INDICATORS
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Crude oil, West Texas basis, US$ per barrel
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66.2
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58.2
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65.0
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73.1
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91.0
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71.8
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97.7
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124.3
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118.5
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58.1
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99.7
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43.1
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Butadiene, US cents per lb (3)
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51.2
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53.7
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57.3
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56.0
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56.0
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55.8
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61.3
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77.3
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108.7
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89.7
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84.3
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28.7
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A much greater level of statistical detail is available for all the above categories.
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Please contact the IRSG for further details: statistics@rubberstudy.com
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Notes:
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(1) May include balancing adjustments.
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(2) Stocks refer to end of period volumes.
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(3) Butadiene contract price - major feedstock used in production of volume elastomers,
SBR and BR.
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Source: All data taken from Rubber
Statistical Bulletin, April-June 2009 edition
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©International Rubber Study Group
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