U.S. RESIN TRADE ANALYZED WITH AN INPUT-OUTPUT MODEL Probe starts with data on U.S. domestic export value on an FAS basis and the value of U.S. imports for consumption on a CIF basis, for approximately 470 product categories, defined by 6-digit NAICS code. The model computes the normal "per se" trade balance of the U.S. in each resin category individually with 234 trading-partner countries. (Per se means trade in the resin "as is," not including trade that is contained in other products.) Probe then uses a 454-sector input-output model to determine how much of each resin was used to make, package or ship every product. This tells the user, for instance, that the cars or TV sets that are being shipped to the U.S. contain so much HDPE, so much polypropylene and so much PVC, etc. A simplified depiction of the Probe model and sample output can be seen in the following diagrams: DATABASE 454 Products and Services 10 Resin Categories 234 U.S. Trading Partner Countries Annual Dollar Values 1997-2015 MODEL Proprietary Input-Output Model User Selects the Countries and Products Output Data on Excel™ Spreadsheets Click here to download a brochure for this study (requires Adobe Acrobat) Back To Publications For more information, E-Mail us at fred@probeeconomics.com Copyright © 2023 Probe Economics LLC All rights reserved.