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| Year | GDP, chemicals industries | Imports from all countries2 | Exports to all countries2 | Total inventory at end of year | Shipments | |||
| Organic chemicals | Other chemicals | Plastic and synthetic rubber | Chemicals | Synthetic rubbers and plastics | ||||
| 41881278 | 173576 | 173578 | (173577 + 173571) | (173935 + ...55 + ...56) | 173958 | 802447 | 800171 | |
| 1986 | .. | 1,616 | 2,497 | 1,966 | 3,072 | 1,354 | .. | .. |
| 1987 | .. | 1,680 | 2,613 | 2,166 | 3,274 | 1,669 | .. | .. |
| 1988 | .. | 1,919 | 3,287 | 2,687 | 4,141 | 2,083 | .. | .. |
| 1989 | .. | 1,943 | 3,708 | 2,843 | 3,893 | 1,913 | .. | .. |
| 1990 | .. | 2,074 | 3,683 | 2,881 | 4,150 | 2,090 | .. | .. |
| 1991 | .. | 1,997 | 3,743 | 2,920 | 3,850 | 2,192 | .. | .. |
| 1992 | .. | 2,199 | 4,159 | 3,370 | 4,226 | 2,548 | 1,364 | 23,579 |
| 1993 | .. | 2,636 | 4,912 | 4,074 | 4,548 | 2,955 | 1,425 | 24,787 |
| 1994 | .. | 3,318 | 5,872 | 5,291 | 5,673 | 3,828 | 1,534 | 27,822 |
| 1995 | .. | 4,001 | 6,659 | 6,381 | 7,109 | 5,417 | 1,582 | 30,074 |
| 1996 | .. | 4,235 | 7,015 | 6,872 | 7,181 | 5,726 | 1,633 | 30,253 |
| 1997 | 12,095 | 4,808 | 7,713 | 7,991 | 7,571 | 6,754 | 1,644 | 32,486 |
| 1998 | 12,209 | 5,027 | 8,680 | 8,876 | 7,314 | 7,103 | 1,589 | 31,374 |
| 1999 | 12,691 | 5,278 | 8,891 | 9,677 | 7,280 | 7,888 | 1,806 | 34,195 |
| 2000 | 14,063 | 5,408 | 9,755 | 10,503 | 8,740 | 9,242 | 2,114 | 37,206 |
| 2001 | 14,422 | 6,063 | 9,968 | 10,351 | 9,294 | 9,571 | 2,183 | 38,391 |
| 2002 | 15,124 | 6,073 | 9,987 | 10,980 | 9,334 | 9,776 | 2,260 | 40,469 |
| 2003 | 15,657 | 6,025 | 9,689 | 10,523 | 9,111 | 9,684 | 2,451 | 43,088 |
| 2004 | 15,730 | 7,092 | 9,807 | 11,150 | 11,400 | 10,782 | 2,818 | 47,267 |
| 2005 | 15,924 | 7,401 | 10,552 | 11,870 | 13,000 | 11,727 | 2,750 | 51,432 |
| 2006 | 16,454 | 7,895 | 11,031 | 11,969 | 13,688 | 12,080 | 2,821 | 53,046 |
| 2007 | 15,880 | 8,593 | 11,285 | 11,442 | 16,058 | 11,400 | 2,840 | 51,226 |
| 2008 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |