Production of natural rubber (NR) in India increased by 4.3 % during the financial year 2011-12, according to the Rubber Board data. Production and consumption of NR for the year 2011-12 stood at 8,99,400 tonnes and 966,750 tonnes respectively. NR consumption in the tyre sector increased by 6.3 % whereas consumption in the non-tyre sector declined by 5.4 % over the same period. Import and export of NR during 2011-12 was 2,05,433 tonnes and 27,145 tonnes respectively.
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