This statistic depicts the United States chemical trade balance in 2018, sorted by business sector. In that year, the pharmaceuticals sector had the worst trade balance. This sector generated a trade deficit of approximately 81.7 billion U.S. dollars.
United States chemical industry trade balance in 2018, by business sector
(in million U.S. dollars)
* Including: inorganics, bulk petrochemicals and intermediates, plastic resins, synthetic rubber, and manufactured fibers.
** Including: coatings and other specialties.
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American Chemistry Council. (August 20, 2019). United States chemical industry trade balance in 2018, by business sector (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 09, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258930/us-chemical-trade-balance-by-business-sector/
American Chemistry Council. "United States chemical industry trade balance in 2018, by business sector (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258930/us-chemical-trade-balance-by-business-sector/
American Chemistry Council. (2019). United States chemical industry trade balance in 2018, by business sector (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258930/us-chemical-trade-balance-by-business-sector/
American Chemistry Council. "United States Chemical Industry Trade Balance in 2018, by Business Sector (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258930/us-chemical-trade-balance-by-business-sector/
American Chemistry Council, United States chemical industry trade balance in 2018, by business sector (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258930/us-chemical-trade-balance-by-business-sector/ (last visited April 09, 2020)
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