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, Partners, Hot Products

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 $379 billion in annual shipments
• There are over 18,500 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 3.4 percent per year
• Over the past 26 years, productivity in plastics manufacturing has grown 2.3 percent per year, which is faster than productivity growth for manufacturing as a whole

Plastics Industry Facts & Figures | Plastics Industry Facts Brochure | USA Fact Sheet | State Fact Sheets

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