USDA report confirms role of bio based economy as a pillar of the US rural economy

摘要

ALTHOUGH several studies have been published on the contributions of the bio based products industry to the European and global economies, little was shown about the impacts in the U.S. A new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) yesterday has remedied that particular problem; called the Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry, it meticulously examines and quantifies the effects of the U.S. bio-based products industry on each state and the District of Columbia. Its findings are heartening: According to this report, the bio-based products industry contributed $393 billion and 4.2 million jobs to America's recovering economy. The report also indicates that the sector grew from 2013 to 2014, creating or supporting an additional 220,000 jobs and $24 billion over that period.