Chemical markets great recession performance decline recovery

The non-durable materials market took almost three and a half years to recover its performance levels from the effects caused by the great recession (between 2007 and 2009). Other industries, such as construction, and metals and mining, have still not returned to their pre-recession peak performances (as of May 2020).

Number of days for chemicals and specialty materials markets worldwide to recover from the great recession*

Characteristic	Number of days
Auto	1,643
Non-durables	1,362
Pharmaceutical	1,214
Food	750
Oil and gas	720
Agriculture	513
Paints and coatings	413
Construction**	-
Metals and mining**	-

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May 2020

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2007 to 2009

Supplementary notes

* Peak-to-trough decline is defined as the lowest market capitalization of the index within 365 trading days of the peak, composed of indices compiled by S&P Global and Dow Jones. This statistic shows the number of days it took for selected chemicals and specialty materials end markets to recover to their peak.
** These markets have not returned to their pre-recession peaks as of May 2020.

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