Rubber is a major product of the Indonesian economy. In 1980 it
contributcd 5 per cent to national revenue from exports, coming
third in valuc to oil products and timber (Table 1) and comprising
19 per cent of non oil items. Its total output of 1.02 million tonnes
was second only in international comparison to the 1.55 million
tonnes from Malaysia. Somewhat over one million families are
engaged full time in the Indonesian rubber industry, meaning that
6 to I million persons are dependent on it for their main
livelihood.