Processed plastics import value in Brazil

In 2019, imports of processed plastics in Brazil amounted to nearly 14 billion Brazilian reals (around 3.54 billion U.S. dollars), up from 12.3 billion reals a year earlier. Imports of processed plastics in Brazil reached nearly 771 thousand metric tons that year.

Imports of processed plastics in Brazil from 2008 to 2019 (in billion Brazilian reals and U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Brazilian reals	U.S. dollars
2019	13.98	3.54
2018	12.3	3.37
2017	9.58	3
2016	9.37	2.71
2015	10.78	3.23
2014	9.15	3.89
2013	8.31	3.84
2012	7.02	3.59
2011	5.67	3.39
2010	4.98	2.83
2009	4.21	2.11
2008	4.37	2.39

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

Brazil

Survey time period

2008 to 2019

Special properties

Based on nominal prices

Supplementary notes

The source provides the following additional information: "For foreign trade of plastic, Chapter 39 of the MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM) must be considered. Some plastic goods may be classified under other specific categories such as plastic auto-parts, synthetic fabrics, etc. The proportion of plastic goods classified under Chapter 39 is 80 percent; the remaining 20 percent is distributed among other classifications."
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures have been rounded.

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