Trends in World Demand for Jute Manufactures

At the request of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London, undertook a study of the trends in world demand for jute manufactures outside the principal raw jute producing countries. An attempt is made here to bring out the main findings of this study which analyses the relative importance of end-uses of jute manufactures, e.g., for floor coverings, packaging, etc., and also examines the prospects for demand in the major consuming countries over the period 1965-70.