Japan’s export value of rubber products for 2016 decreased 16.1 percent year-on-year, falling to 819.4 billion yen ($7.18 billion), while import value fell 8.5 percent to hit 392.6 billion yen, according to data compiled by the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association from the Trade Statistics of Japan. It was the third consecutive year of decline in value for exports and the...
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Japan’s Import Volume of Natural Rubber Drops 3.3% for 2016
Japan’s import volume of natural rubber (NR) for 2016 decreased 3.3 percent year-on-year, falling to 655,312 tons, according to data compiled by the Rubber Trade Association of Japan from the Trade Statistics of Japan. Import value decreased 23.6 percent, dropping to 99.59045 billion yen ($875.59 million). The average import price fell 20.9 percent to hit 152 yen per kilogram, dropping...
Rubber Goods Exports and Imports Down for April
Both export and import value for rubber products declined year-on-year for the month of April, according to records collated by the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association. Sourced from Trade Statistics of Japan, the records show that the value of exported rubber products for April was 76.59 billion yen ($760 million), which makes for a year-on-year decline of 10.8 percent. It was...