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Profile of the Malaysian Rubber
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Manufacturing Industry |
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Year |
Number Of Companies |
Employment |
Rubber Consumption (Tonnes) |
Output (Million RM) |
Export (Million RM) |
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1996 |
299 |
54,109 |
407,452 |
5,036.34 |
4,188.02 |
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1997 |
309 |
53,145 |
409,045 |
5,346.76 |
4,611.58 |
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1998 |
310 |
58,322 |
376,619 |
6,366.96 |
6,491.12 |
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1999 |
304 |
59,270 |
402,034 |
6,531.28 |
6,026.53 |
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2000 |
319 |
63,125 |
419,323 |
7,089.53 |
5,685.55 |
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2001 |
330 |
61,920 |
458,287 |
6,857.45 |
5,711.25 |
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2002 |
333 |
59,202 |
471,034 |
7,051.25 |
5,525.17 |
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2003 |
344 |
60,975 |
488,233 |
8,149.17 |
6,064.56 |
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2004 |
348 |
62,108 |
487,005 |
10,332.76 |
7,876.61 |
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2005 |
357 |
63,112 |
482,889 |
10,093.80 |
8,031.00 |
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2006 |
369 |
63,633 |
495,709 |
11,330.40 |
8,951.83 |
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2007 |
362 |
64,286 |
579,248 |
11,813.47 |
10,093.29 |
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2008* |
357 |
63,920 |
153,485 |
2,946.00 |
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Note: * January - March
Source: Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA); Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB);
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