CD1405-EC

Chemical Processing Economic Snapshot Ending February 2014

April 24, 2014
Shipments slipped slightly while capacity utilization and the CAB edged up.

Shipments slipped slightly while capacity utilization and the CAB edged up. Source: American Chemistry Council.

The Chemical Activity Barometer, a metric developed by the American Chemistry Council, takes into account that chemical industry activity occurs early in the supply chain and so offers a leading economic indicator for the overall U.S. economy.

Because of the time needed to collect and generate the data, results presented lag the date they are posted by several months.