Upon tabulation of the global NR stocks (as at end 2013) as reported by IRSG in its 3 Bulletins in 2014, it is noticeable that the stocks were revised as follows :
- In IRSG’s Rubber Statistical Bulletin (January – March 2014), it was reported that the global NR stocks as at end 2013 was 2.915 million tones.
- The global NR stocks was adjusted slightly to 2.904 million tonnes (a decrease of 11,000 tonnes) in IRSG’s Rubber Statistical Bulletin (April – June 2014).
- However in its latest Bulletin (July – September 2014), the global stocks as at end 2013 was revised upward to 3.006 million tonnes (an increase of 102,000 tonnes).