Table 24 - Closing Stocks and Mill Consumption of Jute, Kenaf and Allied fibres in the major producing countries
	1992/93	1993/94	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99	1999/00	2000/01
	( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thousand tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
Stocks of fibre
end of season
Bangladesh	221.4	161.5	223.8	66.5	174.7	367.4	317.5	175.5	61.6
India	347.4	171.0	162.0	82.8	322.0	474.7	390.2	257.6	212.6
Myanmar	22.9	10.1	9.1	18.4	28.3	27.5	27.0	19.5	12.6
Nepal	14.9	10.9	5.3	4.3	2.3	2.8	3.0	3.2	4.4
Thailand	44.9	39.3	58.7	55.7	86.7	149.1	151.5	169.3	174.2
TOTAL	651.5	392.8	458.9	227.7	614.0	1 021.5	889.2	625.1	465.3
Mill Consumption
Bangladesh	553.1	535.1	582.7	525.5	534.2	553.0	521.1	512.5	490.1
India	1 429.2	1 467.5	1 436.9	1 460.7	1 523.0	1 737.4	1 614.4	1 626.7	1 647.0
Myanmar	35.0	35.0	26.7	27.3	21.6	22.9	23.0	23.0	23.0
Nepal	18.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	14.0
Thailand	158.2	163.0	125.0	120.0	77.0	43.7	44.0	44.0	44.0
TOTAL	2 193.5	2 215.6	2 186.3	2 148.5	2 170.8	2 372.0	2 217.5	2 221.2	2 218.1
Percent of stocks to mill consumption	29.7	17.7	21.0	10.6	28.3	43.1	40.1	28.1	21.0

Table 25 - Prices of Polypropylene, its base chemical, chemical feedstock and raw material, in Western Europe and United States
	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000			2001
								1st	2nd	3rd	4th
WESTERN EUROPE :
Crude Oil - f.o.b. Dubai	16.1	18.6	18.2	12.1	17.1	26.3		23.4	25.0	23.8	18.5
US $/BBL
Naphtha - Spot price range
US $/Ton	165	195	193	132	170	264.2		252	257	203	166
Propylene - Contract prices
US $/Ton	524	383	465	330	327	519		496	421	372	371
DM /Ton	748	578	809	582	470	. . .		. . .	. . .	. . .	. . .
Euro/Ton	. . .	. . .	. . .	. . .	311	595		525	475	440	405
Polypropylene- Raffia grade
US $/Ton	1 066	832	837	656	651	778		777	753	702	637
DM / kg	1.53	1.26	1.45	1.15	1.20	1.64		1.65	1.68	1.55	1.39
UNITED STATES :
Contract price Propylene - Polymer
US $/Ton	497	417	456	329	321	526		509	485	365	411
cents/pounds	22.54	18.90	20.66	14.92	14.81	24.08		23.00	23.70	16.75	18.45
RAW JUTE - F.o.b Mongla
Calendar Year
BWD - US$/tonne	366	454	302	259	277	279		293	344	356	334
BWC - US$/tonne	355	464	324	326	305	295		313	360	376	340

Table 26 - Comparative price position of jute fibre and polypropylene polymer in Western Europe 1/
	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
	. . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent . . . . . . . . . . . .
Quarter:
First	21	70	42	33	45	39	38
Second	25	57	38	41	47	35	46
Third	40	47	36	44	42	33	51
Fourth	64	46	29	43	39	36	52
Average	38	55	36	40	43	36	47

Table 27 - Comparative price position of jute and polypropylene yarn in United Kingdom 1/
	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Quarter:
First	51	58	53	46	44	39	37
Second	46	51	51	44	43	40	39
Third	49	55	48	44	42	37	40
Fourth	55	53	48	44	40	36	40
Average	50	54	50	44	42	38	39

Table 28 - Comparative price position of jute and polypropylene sacks in United Kingdom 1/
	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Quarter:
First	217	215	215	242	247	188	203
Second	208	215	215	242	243	215	245
Third	215	215	215	246	244	189	243
Fourth	221	215	215	246	214	188	246
Average	215	215	215	244	237	195	234

Table 29 - Exchange rates
		Bangladesh	India	Thailand	Myanmar	Nepal
		Taka/US$	Rupees/US$	Baht/US$	Kyats/US$	Rupees/US$
1995/96	Season	40.860	34.294	25.159	5.804	54.978
1996/97	Season	42.712	35.770	25.644	6.063	56.994
1997/98	Season	45.396	38.394	40.280	6.344	61.475
1998/99	Season	48.086	42.592	38.064	6.292	67.916
1999/2000	Season	50.335	43.640	38.349	6.348	68.680
1999	July	48.935	43.286	37.109	6.427	68.415
	August	49.500	43.461	37.983	6.300	68.665
	September	49.500	43.538	39.883	6.279	68.725
	October	49.500	43.454	39.474	6.186	68.725
	November	49.590	43.398	38.768	6.239	68.714
	December	51.000	43.485	38.180	6.259	65.565
2000	January	51.000	43.552	37.349	6.267	68.565
	February	51.000	43.613	37.707	6.384	68.815
	March	51.000	43.589	37.901	6.402	68.975
	April	51.000	43.639	37.920	6.412	68.975
	May	51.000	43.970	38.890	6.562	69.329
	June	51.000	44.691	39.021	6.463	70.695
2000/2001	Season	53.140	45.899	41.931	6.613	72.718
2000	July	51.000	44.778	40.160	6.482	70.831
	August	52.700	45.692	40.828	6.563	72.218
	September	54.000	45.889	41.826	6.641	72.798
	October	54.000	46.354	43.157	6.677	73.444
	November	54.000	46.782	43.686	6.700	74.300
	December	54.000	46.751	43.061	6.649	74.180
2001	January	54.000	46.540	43.078	6.597	74.300
	February	54.000	46.519	42.589	6.638	74.030
	March	54.000	46.621	43.844	6.711	74.000
	April	54.000	46.786	45.413	6.780	74.180
	May	54.680	46.917	45.436	6.807	74.720
	June	57.000	47.005	45.202	6.868	74.750
2001/2002	Season	57.000	47.655	44.689	6.760	75.592
2001	July	57.000	47.142	45.569	6.872	74.086
	August	57.000	47.126	44.866	6.745	75.025
	September	57.000	47.646	44.284	6.680	75.100
	October	57.000	48.020	44.673	6.722	76.392
	November	57.000	47.997	44.372	6.771	76.475
	December	57.000	47.997	44.372	6.771	76.475
1998	Calendar Year	46.916	41.259	41.359	6.343	65.975
1999	Calendar Year	49.085	43.055	37.844	6.288	67.989
2000	Calendar Year	52.142	44.942	40.126	6.517	71.094
2001	Calendar Year	55.807	47.193	44.475	6.747	74.961