Japan’s Natural Rubber Import Volume Hits Fifth Straight Month of Decline in July

Japan’s import volume of natural rubber for July 2016 decreased by 1.2 percent year-on-year, with import value plunging 24.3 percent, according to statistics gathered by the Rubber Trade Association of Japan. It represents the fifth consecutive month of year-on-year decline for import volume, and the 10th such consecutive month for import value. The average import price plummeted by 23.4 percent…