ACC：2015年美国化学品产量将增长3音响线.2%音响线

据美国化工委员会（ACC）年中经济展望报告称，尽管宏观经济存在一些问题，但是2015年全年美国化学品产量过滤装置同比将增长3.2%。而且2016年美国化学品产量将在2015年的基础上进一步增长3%。不过这些数据与ACC去年预测的数据相比已经下调，主要是因为一季度经济疲软以及美元强势。如果不包括药品，2015年美国化学品产量同比将增长4.1%，2016年将增长3.5%。

ACC表示：“美国化学品产量将继续获得增长动力，因为竞争力的恢复正刺激新一轮投资和产能扩张。从长远来看，美国化学工业的增速将快于美国整体经济增速。”

ACC称，2015年美国经济增速预计为2.5%，2016年为2.9%。今年一季度美国GDP估计下降0.7%，主要是受到极端的冬季气候和美国西海岸港口运营中断的影响。

唐绍红摘译自《Chemical Week》2015-6-2

原文如下：

ACC: US chemicals volumes to rise 3.2% in 2015

10:24 AM MDT | June 2, 2015 | V拉钉incent Valk

Despite some macroeconomic issues, US chemicals volumes are expected to rise 3.2% year-on-year (YOY) for all of 2015, according to ACC’s mid-year economic outlook report. US chemicals volumes are expected to rise a further 3.0% YOY in 2016. These numbers, however, are down from ACC’s forecast last year, due to economic softness in the first quarter and the strong US dollar. Excluding pharmaceuticals, volumes are expected to rise 4.1% YOY in 2015, and 3.5% in 2016.

“Production will continue to gather steam as renewed competitiveness fosters a wave of new investment and new capacity,” ACC says. “In the long-term, the US chemical industry will grow faster than the overall US economy.”

US economic growth骑马订 is expected total 2.5% in 2015 and 2.9% in 2016, ACC says. US gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by an estimated 0.7% during the first quarter of this year. Extreme winter weather and disruptions at ports on the West Coast hampered growth in the first quarter, according to ACC.