5. Outlook for Plastics Processing
| C. Equipment Manufacturers |
| | 1. Overview |
| | 2. How Big is the Plastic Machinery Industry? |
| | 3. How Fast is the U.S. Machinery and Auxiliaries Industry Growing? |
| | 4. Where is the Plastics Machinery and Auxiliaries Industry Located? |
| D. Mold Makers |
| | 1. Overview |
| | 2. How Big is the U.S. Mold Industry? |
| | 3. How Fast is the U.S. Mold Industry Growing? |
| | 4. Where is the Mold Industry Located? |
| E. Wholesalers |
| | 1. Overview |
| | 2. How Big is the Plastics Wholesaling Industry? |
| | 3. How Fast is the U.S. Plastics Wholesaling Industry Growing? |
| | 4. Where is the Plastics Wholesaling Industry Located? |
| Footnotes to Chapter III |
| IV. PLASTICS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY PRODUCTIVITY |
| A. How is Productivity Measured? |
| B. Plastics Industry Productivity by Sector and State |
| C. Growth in Productivity: Differing Measures |
| D. Comparisons with Other Industries |
| Footnotes to Chapter IV |
| V. THE INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS INDUSTRY AND ITS
RELATIONSHIP TO THE UNITED STATES |
| A. The Driving Forces Behind World Plastics Consumption |
| B. Thermoplastics Consumption Patterns, by Country |
| C. U.S. Trade in Plastics Resins, Products, Machines and Molds |
| D. Employment Impact of U.S. Plastics Trade |
| E. Direct Foreign Investment in the Plastics Industry |
| Footnotes to Chapter V |
| APPENDIX A: METHODOLOGY |
| I. DEFINING THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY
WITH GOVERNMENT DATA |
| | A. Activities that are Included in the Plastics Industry |
| | B. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Definition
of the Industry, as Used in Previous Editions |
| | C. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Definition of the Industry, as Used in the Current
Edition of this Report |
| | D. Use of NAICS and SIC Codes in Government Reports |
| II. DEVELOPING DETAILED DATA BY STATE |
| | A. 1997 State Detail for Plastics Resins, Most Plastics
Products and Wholesale Trade in Plastics Materials and Basic Forms And Shapes |
| | B. 1997 State Detail for Plastics Pipe, Resilient Floor Covering
and All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing |
| | C. 1997 State Detail for Molds |
| | D. 1997 State Detail for Machinery |
| | E. 1999 Estimates for the Entire United States |
| | F. 1999 Estimates by State |
| | G. Estimates of Captive Plastics Operations by State |
| | | 1. Captive Purchases of Plastics Materials and Resins
(SIC 2821), by State, in 1992 |
| | | 2. Captive Plastics Operations, by State, in 1999 |
| III. USING INPUT-OUTPUT MODELS TO MEASURE
UPSTREAM, DOWNSTREAM AND CAPTIVE EFFECTS |
| | A. Introduction |
| | B. Input-Output Models |
| | | 1. Input-Output Concepts |
| | | 2. Use of Input-Output Models in this Report |
| | | 3. The INFORUM Input-Output Model |
| | C. Captives |
| | D. Impact on Supplying Industries (Upstream) |
| | | 1. Expendable Goods and Services Required for
Plastics Products Production |
| | | 2. Plant and Equipment Requirements for Plastics
Product and Plastics Resins Production |
| | | 3. Plant and Equipment Requirements for Supporting Industries |
| | E. Total Shipments and Jobs Impacts of the Plastics Industry |
| APPENDIX B: DETAILED DATA BY STATE |
| APPENDIX C: DETAILED INPUT-OUTPUT DATA |
| APPENDIX D: U.S. TRADE POSITION, IN DETAIL |
| GLOSSARY |
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