582 Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics
Since 2004, the value (in current prices) of exports of plastic plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (SITC group 582) increased on average by 13 percent
each year and neared to US$83 bln in 2008 (table 2). Graph 1 shows that in 2008, its exports increased by 8.9 percent, compared to 14.1 percent
for world exports of chemicals and related products, nes (SITC section 5) and 15.3 percent for total world exports. It accounted for 5 percent of
world exports of chemicals and related products, nes (SITC section 5) and 0.5 percent of total world exports (table 1).
In 2008, top exporting countries were Germany, Japan and USA (table 2). They accounted respectively for 16, 10.9 and 9.5 percent of world exports.
Top destinations were China, Germany and USA (table 3). By MDG regions (graph 2), Developed Europe accounted for a large share of trade in
plastic plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (SITC group 582). In 2008, its exports neared US$44 bln while imports amounted to US$37 bln, resulting
in a trade surplus of US$7 bln. Major surpluses were also recorded by Developed Asia-Pacific (US$+6.3 bln) and Developed North America (US$
+1.9 bln). Top trade deficits were recorded by Latin America and the Caribbean (US$-3.5 bln), Eastern Asia (US$-3 bln) and Commonwealth of
Independent States (US$-2.3 bln).
Table 1: Imports (Imp.) and exports (Exp.), 1994-2008, in current prices
1994
1995
23.5
23.3
5.8
6.1
0.5
0.5
Values in Bln US$ Imp.
Exp.
As a percentage of Imp.
SITC section (%) Exp.
As a percentage of Imp.
world trade (%) Exp.
1996
29.1
29.4
5.7
6.2
0.6
0.6
1997
29.2
29.2
5.7
6.1
0.5
0.6
1998
30.2
30.4
5.7
6.0
0.5
0.6
1999
30.7
30.2
5.7
5.9
0.6
0.6
31.5
31.0
5.6
5.9
0.6
0.6
Graph 1: Annual growth rates of exports, 1994−2008
(In percentage by year)
SITC code 582
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SITC, Section 5
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2000
2001
33.2
33.3
5.4
5.9
0.5
0.5
32.3
32.4
5.1
5.5
0.5
0.5
2002
35.6
35.5
5.1
5.4
0.5
0.6
2003
42.0
42.1
5.0
5.4
0.6
0.6
Country or area
25%
20%
15%
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10%
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Imports
Exports
Developed N. America
South−eastern Europe
CIS
Northern Africa
Sub−Saharan Africa
Latin Am, Caribbean
Eastern Asia
Southern Asia
South−eastern Asia
Western Asia
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
−1
−2
0
Oceania
0
2007
73.8
76.2
4.9
5.3
0.5
0.6
2008
80.4
83.0
4.7
5.0
0.5
0.5
Avg.
Growth Growth World share %
(%)
(%)
(million US$) 04-08 07-08
Cum.
82 962.7
13 287.8
9 013.9
7 856.4
6 110.0
3 986.0
3 976.0
2 993.2
2 837.8
2 792.9
2 688.5
2 593.5
2 015.4
1 992.6
1 664.4
1 467.6
13.0
14.0
15.7
7.9
10.0
32.5
10.4
9.8
11.9
14.0
7.1
6.3
16.7
6.0
11.8
11.2
8.9 100.0
9.9 16.0
14.3 10.9
8.8
9.5
3.5
7.4
13.9
4.8
5.9
4.8
1.1
3.6
13.2
3.4
7.3
3.4
4.0
3.2
2.7
3.1
12.1
2.4
5.6
2.4
-6.4
2.0
8.1
1.8
16.0
26.9
36.4
43.7
48.5
53.3
56.9
60.3
63.7
66.9
70.1
72.5
74.9
76.9
78.7
08
Country or area
World....................................
China.....................................
Germany................................
USA.......................................
France...................................
United Kingdom....................
Rep. of Korea........................
Mexico..................................
Italy.......................................
Belgium.................................
Other Asia, nes.....................
Spain.....................................
Canada..................................
Poland...................................
Netherlands..........................
China, Hong Kong SAR.........
−3
64.3
65.9
5.0
5.4
0.5
0.5
Avg.
Growth Growth World share %
(%)
(%)
(million US$) 04-08 07-08
Cum.
Value
Developed Europe
0
World....................................
Germany................................
Japan....................................
USA.......................................
Italy.......................................
China.....................................
Belgium.................................
France...................................
Rep. of Korea........................
Other Asia, nes.....................
Netherlands..........................
United Kingdom....................
Austria..................................
Canada..................................
Spain.....................................
Switzerland...........................
Trade balance
Developed Asia−Pacific
−4
2006
Table 3: Top importing countries or areas in 2008
Graph 2: Trade Balance by MDG regions 2008
(Bln US$)
57.2
57.4
5.0
5.3
0.5
0.6
20
06
07
20
20
20
20
00
01
20
20
98
99
19
19
96
97
19
19
94
95
19
19
04
05
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−5%
02
03
0%
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20
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20
5%
2005
Value
30%
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50.5
50.8
5.0
5.3
0.5
0.6
Table 2: Top exporting countries or areas in 2008
Total
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2004
Source: UN Comtrade
80 391.1
6 554.8
5 820.5
5 670.6
4 683.4
3 591.7
3 035.3
2 760.3
2 757.6
2 722.4
2 500.4
2 425.9
2 300.0
2 159.6
2 104.5
1 793.1
12.3
16.4
14.7
5.6
9.6
5.2
17.7
6.8
9.2
13.1
15.6
11.1
5.1
17.2
11.9
5.5
9.0 100.0
7.5
8.2
12.4
7.2
0.1
7.1
6.7
5.8
-5.6
4.5
13.4
3.8
-0.3
3.4
3.8
3.4
10.7
3.4
3.4
3.1
4.6
3.0
4.3
2.9
17.5
2.7
10.8
2.6
0.1
2.2
8.2
15.4
22.4
28.3
32.7
36.5
40.0
43.4
46.8
49.9
52.9
55.8
58.4
61.1
63.3