Malaysia's Imports of Rubber Products, 1970-2003*

('000 RM)

Year

Tyres

Inner Tubes

Latex Goods

Footwear

IRG

GRG

Total

1970
5,961
467
2,942
2,658
3,990
6,997
23,015

1971

5,122

751

2,612

2,817

4,602

7,782

23,686

1972

4,569

519

2,998

2,079

4,968

8,992

24,125

1973

7,957

799

3,991

2,479

8,169

12,345

35,740

1974

13,568

1,152

4,258

2,508

13,011

15,779

50,276

1975

10,691

1,171

4,174

2,762

10,265

14,967

44,030

1976

11,548

694

3,474

3,219

11,276

13,794

44,005

1977

12,779

1,130

3,847

4,163

13,284

17,139

52,342

1978

13,596

2,206

4,217

7,017

17,492

18,754

63,282

1979

19,554

3,007

4,721

7,622

18,767

25,109

78,780

1980

31,482

3,162

5,889

11,138

28,659

33,930

114,260

1981

37,167

4,094

6,194

16,661

28,836

46,764

139,716

1982

40,047

4,306

6,107

18,376

30,666

61,176

160,678

1983

38,964

4,447

7,451

19,735

34,045

58,567

163,209

1984

41,547

4,331

6,786

25,137

32,381

105,472

215,654

1985

23,418

3,600

6,604

24,419

23,578

71,592

153,211

1986

21,677

3,015

8,100

18,835

21,402

61,192

134,221

1987

30,873

4,980

8,458

25,546

29,815

100,391

200,063

1988

36,735

5,500

19,019

26,299

35,669

59,519

182,741

1989

50,152

6,939

25,253

30,067

45,363

84,073

241,847

1990

31,419

1,399

36,545

18,341

53,925

122,782

264,411

1991

58,280

3,268

49,513

36,065

69,433

167,348

383,907

1992

69,918

4,921

51,208

34,290

79,780

178,137

418,254

1993

68,797

4,465

86,811

48,508

65,718

229,510

503,809

1994

93,518

6,727

72,958

71,861

77,143

257,851

580,058

1995

113,154

8,246

92,760

83,371

76,568

259,383

633,482

1996

92,022

8,391

99,735

102,781

83,067

286,653

672,649

1997

122,517

8,080

76,033

131,695

196,051

395,654

930,030

1998

64,955

5,547

127,794

70,029

185,931

368,771

823,027

1999

115,283

8,248

143,252

104,499

201,270

410,080

982,632

2000
190,461
9,464
171,531
160,640
199,155
460,840
1,192,091
2001
166,948
7,632
261,450
171,211
197,310
434,535
1,239,086
2002
478,127
10,903
162,809
107,443
168,283
442,583
1,470,148

2003*

293,571

6,849

198,243

306,421

224,839

382,884

1,412,807

* Estimates

Source: DOS