ARCHIVE - dated material.

Rope, cordage & twine mills (NAICS 314991 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 777 766 804 821 809 5.0% 2.1% -1.5%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 777 784 847 864 861 8.0% 2.0% -0.3%
Total employment (thousands) 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.2 5.8 4.8% -6.1% -6.5%
Production workers (thousands) 4.9 4.7 5.0 4.6 4.2 6.4% -8.0% -8.7%
Capital expenditures 25.0 16.2 20.7 15.7 15.0 27.8% -24.2% -4.5%
Product Data
Value of shipments 696 671 696 698 661 3.7% 0.3% -5.3%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 696 687 734 735 703 6.8% 0.1% -4.4%
Trade Data
Value of exports 63.5 74.5 68.7 77.9 81.4 85.7 -7.8% 13.4% 4.5%
Value of imports 223 229 220 249 259 270 -3.9% 13.2% 4.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).