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been supplied to us by the Rubber Grower's Association. It is 
possible that these figures, except as regards the United States, 
slightly underestimate the quantities of crude rubber actually used 
‘n ihcse industries in 1928, as many manufacturers allowed their 
normal stocks to be depleted in that year, expecting to replenish 
them more cheaply in 1929, when it was anticipated that the 
aceuraalations inside the *¢ restriction area >> would come to market. 
The estimate is as follows :— 
Absorption of Crude Rubber by the Industries of 
different countries. 
Country. 
1925. 
1928. | 
1997. | 
1928. 
Percentage 
1929. | off-take, 
in 1929. 
Jnited States ... 
United Kingdom 
France ... oe 
Jermany ... ee 
Janada ... ~~ ... | 
Japan  ... yor 
{taly — es 
Australia... Vie 
Russia... cs 
Belgium ... er 
Austria and Hun- 
gary. 
Spain -_ I. 
Scandinavia ee 
Netherlands a 
Yther countries ... 
300,000 
30,100 
37,500 
33,900 | 
19,800 | 
11,700 | 
11,400, 
5,000 | 
7,500 . 
2.900 
2.500! 
365,000 
39,700 
36,900 
22,800 
20,200 
17,100. 
2,800 
3,000 
3,800 
2,500 | 
3 000 
375,000 
14,800 
36,000 
38,900 
26,400 | 
18,700 
11,300 
9,500, 
19,500 , 
6,500 | 
2300 
£40,000 
48,500 
38,000 
37,900 
30,900 | 
25,000 
12,400 
3.400 
3,000 
7,900 
3.500 
170,000 
72,000 
31,800 
19,100 
35,500 
34,000 
16,200 
16,000 
12,700 
9,400 
4.500 
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1,500 
2,900 
900 
3,000 
2,200 
3,300 | 
2,700 
4.000 
2,100! 3,000 
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6001 2,200 
5.000] 8,000 
3,000 
5,400 
3 200 
0-37 
0-67 
0-39 
1-55 
2.000 
Total ... 
=60.000 | 545.000 | 
594.000 | 677.000 
QF “NHI 
100-00 
The *‘ other countries *’ in 1928 included Czecho-Slovakia and 
Poland (each 3,000 tons), Finland (800 tons), Latvia and Esthonia 
(700 tons), Denmark (600 tons), South Africa and Algeria (400 
sons each), China (300 tons), Argentina and Yugo-Slavia (200 tons 
sach) and Greece, Portugal, Rumania and Switzerland (50 tons 
sach). 
* The figures for the United States are based on returns from manufacturers 
sollected by the Rubber Association of America ; those for the United Kingdom 
sn net imports, adjusted for the variation of stocks in the public warehouses in 
London and Liverpool ; those for other countries on net imports. 
The figure of 8,000 tons for Russia is much less than the Russian official figures 
for the year ending 30th September, 1928, would indicate, but it is all that can be 
sraced as going to that country during 1928. It is possible, however, that some of 
she rubber imported into the adjacent countries (e.g. Poland) was re-exported to 
Russia, but the re-exports from these countries are not published. It is unlikely 
that the rubber manufacturers in Poland used 3,000 tons in 1928. 
This total for 1928 is greater than the amount shown in paragraph 17 to be the 
total world production in that year, as it includes withdrawals from stocks 
wccumulated in previous years.