This article is aimed at analysing the impact of chemical industries on the Brazilian economy. One of essential tools for doing that in the Sistema de Contas Nacionais (System of National Accounts) -- SCN of the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística -- IBGE, the official federal statistics agency. The Input and Out-Put Tables in this system make it possible to generate information that can support the decision-making processes of companies, governments and universities/research centers, through providing an economic view of products and activities that comprise the country's production system. In this article, RESINS are the subject of analysis. Their impact on the Brazilian economy will be demonstrated, both from a supply and demand viewpoint, using a number of economic indicators, such as production, intermediate consumption and imports.
Resins; chemical industries system; IBGE; production; intermediate consumption; imports
