2025 Economic Outlook

As the new U.S. administration faces big economic and geopolitical challenges, what will be the economic factors to watch and what are the strengths of the chemical industry segments? American Chemistry Council Chief Economist Martha Moore will share the latest ACC Year-End 2024 Situation & Outlook report and her expert insights on the major trends that will shape the array of business of chemistry which is the building block supporting almost 25 percent of the US GDP.

Martha Gilchrist Moore is the Chief Economist and Managing Director for Economics and Statistics at the American Chemistry Council. Ms. Moore analyzes the impact of various policy initiatives and energy trends on the chemical industry. In addition, she produces forecasts for the economy and chemical industry.

She also directs the Council’s research on the direct and indirect economic contributions of the business of chemistry and the benefits to consumers. Ms. Moore has worked on chemical industry issues for more than 25 years and is an authority on the market dynamics for the chemical industry and its end-use customer industries. Ms. Moore holds a master’s degree in economics from Indiana University and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

She is a member of the National Association for Business Economics and the US Association for Energy Economics (USAEE) and serves on the board of the National Capital Area Chapter of USAEE.