A Steep Drop in Plastics Production in 2008-2009 Can Be

question 13

Multiple Choice

A steep drop in plastics production in 2008-2009 can be attributed to the ____.

• A) World Trade Center bombing
• B) financial crisis that started in 2008
• C) wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
• D) demand for crude oil

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