2020年塑料行业总出货量3947亿美元

　　中国石化新闻网讯 据安迅思9月21日消息称，塑料工业协会 (PLASTICS) 周二表示，2020 年塑料行业占总出货量的 3947 亿美元，使塑料生产成为美国第 8 大行业。

　　该行业组织在其《2021年规模与影响报告》中指出，疫情导致塑料制造业实际下降0.9%。按名义价值计算，由于疫情，占行业供应商的塑料制造出货量下降了2.4%。

　　2020年，美国塑料行业对美国经济的影响(按出货量计算)至少为5416亿美元。

　　PLASTICS 首席经济学家 Perc Pineda 表示：“如果我们根据通货膨胀调整增加值，我们会看到塑料制造业的增加值增长高于所有其他制造业。”

　　去年，美国塑料制造业增加值超过1440亿美元，塑料行业资本支出为136亿美元。相比之下，2019年的资本支出估计为147亿美元。

　　从2010年到2020年，塑料制造业的就业每年增长1.2%。

　　朱佳妮 摘译自 安迅思

　　原文如下：

　　Plastic industry worth $394.7bn of total shipments in 2020

　　he plastics industry accounted for $394.7bn of total shipments in 2020, making plastic production the 8th largest industry in the US, the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) said on Tuesday.

　　In its 2021 Size & Impact Report, the trade group indicated the COVID-19 pandemic caused a 0.9% decline in plastic manufacturing in real terms. In nominal terms, there was a 2.4% decline in plastic manufacturing shipments, accounting for industry suppliers, due to the pandemic.

　　In 2020, the US plastics industry impact on the US economy in terms of shipments was at least $541.6bn.

　　“If we adjust value added for inflation, we see the plastic manufacturing industries value added has been growing above all other manufacturing industries,” said Perc Pineda, Chief Economist, PLASTICS.

　　Last year, total plastics manufacturing value added was over $144bn and capital expenditures of the US plastics industry was $13.6bn. In comparison, in 2019 capital expenditures were estimated at $14.7bn.

　　Plastics manufacturing employment grew 1.2% per year from 2010 to 2020.​