Brief analysis of the development of American rubber and plastic machinery trade
Brief analysis of the development of American rubber and plastic machinery trade
The us rubber and plastics machinery trade rebounded in 2011, and figures from the first three months of 2012 showed that the trend towards exports and imports was roughly the same as last year.
U.S. exports of rubber and plastic machinery exceeded $1.5 billion in 2011. Such machinery exports have been growing modestly in recent years, after reaching $1.2 billion in 2009. In 2008, the United States exported about $1.4 billion worth of rubber and plastic machinery. As of April, the United States had exported more than $522 million worth of rubber and plastic machinery. The value of American imports of rubber and plastic machinery reached $2 billion for the first time since 2008. Imports fell to $1.3 billion in 2009, up from $2.16 billion last year. In the first four months of 2012, U.S. imports were $7334 million.
Since 2008, the single-screw extruder trade has returned to a peak of $24.6 million, worth $29.6 million. Exports tumbled to $16.6 million in 2009, rebounding to more than $25 million in 2010 and jumping to $36.3 million last year. At the same time, the import of single-screw extruders fell continuously in 2009 and 2010, and declined to $4.3 million in 2010. Imports rose to $14.8 million in 2011, almost half the 2008 figure.
In terms of the injection molding machine trade, its import value increased sharply to $550 million in 2011, compared with 36.5 million yuan in 2010. Exports of goods rose to $134.7 million last year, even though they were still below the $156 million of shipments in 2009.
