This statistic depicts the United States' chemical industry research and development (R&D) spending from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, the spending on chemical R&D in the United States came to some 9.6 billion U.S. dollars.
Chemical industry research and development spending in the United States from 2014 to 2018
(in billion U.S. dollars)
According to the American Chemistry Council the U.S. chemical industry includes: basic chemicals, specialty chemicals, agriculture chemicals, and consumer products.
Figures have been restated in the 2019 edition of the report due to the fact that pharmaceutical data is no longer included in the figures.
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American Chemistry Council. (August 20, 2019). Chemical industry research and development spending in the United States from 2014 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258899/us-chemical-research-and-development-spending-since-2001/
American Chemistry Council. "Chemical industry research and development spending in the United States from 2014 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258899/us-chemical-research-and-development-spending-since-2001/
American Chemistry Council. (2019). Chemical industry research and development spending in the United States from 2014 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258899/us-chemical-research-and-development-spending-since-2001/
American Chemistry Council. "Chemical Industry Research and Development Spending in The United States from 2014 to 2018 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258899/us-chemical-research-and-development-spending-since-2001/
American Chemistry Council, Chemical industry research and development spending in the United States from 2014 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258899/us-chemical-research-and-development-spending-since-2001/ (last visited July 05, 2020)
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