Production growth for selected bulk materials and GDP, 1971-2015

Last updated 5 Oct 2018

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Outputs of different industrial sectors are displayed on an indexed basis referred to 1971 levels. Aluminium refers to primary aluminium production only. Steel refers to crude steel production. Plastics includes a subset of the main thermoplastic resins.

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