Economic Statistics
Plastics Data Source is SPI's suite of statistical programs on the U.S. plastics industry. Plastics Data Source reports include:
Size and Impact of the Plastics Industry on the U.S. Economy
Global Business Trends: A Detailed Survey of Plastic Trade Flows in 2007
Committee on Equipment Statistics Annual & Quarterly Reports
Plastics' Contributions to the U.S. Economy
Plastics play an indispensable role in a wide variety of markets, ranging from packaging and building/construction to transportation; consumer and institutional products; furniture and furnishings; electronics and more.
A Few Facts on the Plastics Industry
- The plastics industry is the third largest manufacturing industry in the United States
- The U.S. plastics industry employs more than 1.1 million workers
- The U.S. plastics industry creates $374 billion in annual shipments
- There are more than 17,600 plastics facilities in the United States
- The U.S. plastics industry had a $10.9 billion trade surplus in 2007
- The plastics industry has a presence in every state
- Since 1980, U.S. plastics industry shipments have grown 3.1 percent per year
- Over the past 27 years, productivity in plastics manufacturing has grown 2.2 percent per year, which is faster than productivity growth for manufacturing as a whole
Plastics Industry Facts & Figures | Plastics Industry Facts Brochure | State Fact Sheets
