THE SIZE AND IMPACT OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY ON THE U.S. ECONOMY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Summary

Industry Size · S-2
Comparisons with Other Industries · S-3
Rate of Growth · S-4
Location · S-6
Upstream (Supplier) Impacts · S-7
Downstream (User) Impacts · S-8

Main Text

1. What is Included in the Plastics Industry and How it is Measured · 1
2. The Size of the U.S. Plastics Industry · 4
3. How the Plastics Industry Compares with Other Industries · 8
   1. Plastics Industry Shipments Compared with Other Manufacturing Industries · 8
   2. Growth of the Plastics Industry Compared to Other Manufacturing Industries · 10
4. Where is the Plastics Industry Located? · 14
5. Upstream (Supplier) Impacts · 23
6. Where Plastics End Up: How Downstream (Using) Industries are Affected · 27

Appendix A: Detailed Data by State
Glossary

List of Figures

• S-1 Plastics Manufacturing Growth Rates

1. Plastics-Related Goods and Services Flows: The Full Impact of Plastics on the Economy
2. Plastics Industry Employment, 2006 Breakdown by Industry Sector
3. Employment
4. Real Value of Shipments
5. Real Value Added
6. Plastics Industry Employment, 2006, Breakdown by State
7. Plastics Materials & Resins (325211) Breakdown of Number of Employees by State, 2006
8. Plastics Products (325991 & 3261) Breakdown of Number of Employees by State, 2006
9. Plastics Machinery (3332201) Breakdown of Number of Employees by State, 2006
10. Molds for Plastics (33351105) Breakdown of Number of Employees by State, 2006
11. Plastics Wholesale Trade (424610) Breakdown of Number of Employees by State, 2006
12. Captive Plastics Products Breakdown of Number of Employees by State, 2006
13. Plastics Employees per 1,000 Non-Agricultural Employees, 2006 (map
14. Plastics-Related Goods and Services: Impacts of Plastics Quantified
15. Final Disposition of Plastics Products, by NIPA Category, 2005

List of Tables

• S-1 Plastics Industry Impacts, 2006
• S-2 Comparative Growth Rates, 1980-2006
• S-3 Top States for Plastics Employment (Plastics Industry, 2006)
• S-4 Top States for Plastics Concentration (Plastics Industry, 2006)

1. Plastics Industry Definitions Used in this Study
2. Selected Data on the Plastics Industry, 2006
3. Plastics Industry Sectors (Annualized Rates of Growth)
4. Top 25 Industries Ranked by Shipments (Current Dollars, 4-Digit NAICS Basis)
5. Growth in the Plastics Industry (Not Including Captives)
6. Plastics Industry Employment Ranked by State, NAICS 325211, 325911, 3261, 333220, 33351105, 424610, Plus Captives (Thousands of Employees, 2006)
7. Plastics Employment Concentration: Plastics Industry Employees Per Thousand Nonagricultural Employees Ranked by State, 2006
8. Domestic Jobs Related, Directly or Indirectly, to the U.S. Plastics Industry (Thousands of Jobs, 2006)
9. Domestic Shipments Related, Directly or Indirectly, to the U.S. Plastics Industry (Millions of Dollars, 2006)
10. Plastics Products Content of Final Demand by Industry, 2005 (Ranked by Value of Plastics Products Content)

• A-1 Plastics Industry Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-2 Government Documented Plastics Industry Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-3 Plastics Manufacturing Industry with Captives Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-4 Plastics Manufacturing Industry Selected Statistics in 2006,by State
• A-5 Captive Plastics Industry Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-6 Plastics Materials and Resins Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-7 Plastics Products Manufacturing Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-8 Custom Compounding of Purchased Resin Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-9 Unsupported Plastics Bag Manufacturing Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-10 Unsupported Plastics Packaging Film & Sheet Manufacturing Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-11 Unsupported Plastics Film and Sheet (Except Packaging) Manufacturing Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-12 Unsupported Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-13 Plastics Pipe & Pipe Fitting Manufacturing Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-14 Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet, & Shape Manufacturing Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-15 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-16 Urethane and Other Foam Product (Except Polystyrene) Manufacturing Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-17 Plastics Bottle Manufacturing Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-18 Other Plastics Product Manufacturing Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-19 Plastics Working Machinery and Equipment, Excluding Patterns & Molds Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-20 Industrial Injection-Type Molds Made of Metals for Plastics Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-21 Wholesale Trade For Plastics Materials & Basic Forms & Shapes Selected Statistics in 2006, by State
• A-22 Number of Employees in Plastics Industry Versus Overall Economy, by State, 2006 (Thousands of Employees)

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