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Value of U.S. chemical shipments 2001-2017
Value of United States chemical shipments from 2001 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
by M. Garside,
last edited
Aug 14, 2019
This statistic depicts the value of all United States chemical shipments from 2001 to 2017. In 2017, chemical shipments from the United States were worth some 765 billion U.S. dollars.
U.S. chemical shipments
Chemical shipments must be regulated in order to ensure the safe transportation of potentially hazardous materials. In the United States, chemical shipments are regulated by the Department of Transportation, the International Air Transport Association, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Through the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration regulates the movement of chemicals to industries and consumers through any mode of transportation. They have developed standards for classifying, handling, and packaging many shipments within the nation. Shipping chemicals internationally may often require specific regulations such as permits and is regulated by the International Air Transportation Association.
Much of the global chemical output is produced by a handful of nations. The United States is the largest national producer of chemical products in the world. However, chemical shipments in the Asia-Pacific region totaled 2.79 trillion U.S. dollars in 2016, up from 2.3 trillion U.S. dollars in 2011. This region accumulated the greatest value of global chemical shipments. In 2016, chemical shipments in the United States totaled more than 767 billion U.S. dollars. The chemical manufacturing industry in the U.S. garnered a gross operating surplus of 260.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2015.
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by M. Garside,
last edited
Aug 14, 2019
This statistic depicts the value of all United States chemical shipments from 2001 to 2017. In 2017, chemical shipments from the United States were worth some 765 billion U.S. dollars.
U.S. chemical shipments
Chemical shipments must be regulated in order to ensure the safe transportation of potentially hazardous materials. In the United States, chemical shipments are regulated by the Department of Transportation, the International Air Transport Association, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Through the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration regulates the movement of chemicals to industries and consumers through any mode of transportation. They have developed standards for classifying, handling, and packaging many shipments within the nation. Shipping chemicals internationally may often require specific regulations such as permits and is regulated by the International Air Transportation Association.
Much of the global chemical output is produced by a handful of nations. The United States is the largest national producer of chemical products in the world. However, chemical shipments in the Asia-Pacific region totaled 2.79 trillion U.S. dollars in 2016, up from 2.3 trillion U.S. dollars in 2011. This region accumulated the greatest value of global chemical shipments. In 2016, chemical shipments in the United States totaled more than 767 billion U.S. dollars. The chemical manufacturing industry in the U.S. garnered a gross operating surplus of 260.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2015.
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- 2001 to 2017
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- According to the American Chemistry Council the U.S. chemical industry includes: pharmaceuticals, basic chemicals, specialty chemicals, agriculture chemicals, and consumer products.
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- Revenue of the United States chemical industry from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. chemical industry revenue 2002-2017
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- Top destinations for United States chemical exports in 2017, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)Major countries for U.S. chemical exports 2017
- Value of chemical imports into the United States from 2013 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. chemical imports value 2013-2017
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- Average hourly wage of a chemical production worker in the United States from 2001 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)Average hourly wage of a chemical production worker in the U.S. 2001-2017
- Average workweek hours for a chemical production worker in the United States from 2000 to 2017Average workweek for a U.S. chemical production worker from 2000-2017
- Unit labor costs index for the United States chemical industry from 2000 to 2017*Unit labor costs index for the U.S. chemical industry 2000-2017
- Labor productivity index for the United States chemical industry from 2000 to 2017*Labor productivity index for the U.S. chemical industry 2000-2017
- Revenue per employee of the United States chemical industry from 2002 to 2017 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)*U.S. chemical industry revenue per employee 2002-2017
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- Value of United States chemical exports worldwide in 2017, by business sector (in million U.S. dollars)
- Value of United States chemical exports in 2017, by state (in million U.S. dollars)*
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- Value of chemical imports into the United States from 2013 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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- Number of U.S. chemical industry jobs at risk due to China's retaliatory tariffs as of 2018
- Capital expenditure of the United States chemical industry from 2004 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
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- Projection of annual production growth in the United States chemical industry from 2019 to 2023
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