ARCHIVE - dated material.

Men's/boys' cut & sew apparel mfg (NAICS 31522 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 21,299 20,156 18,700 17,195 15,116 -7.2% -8.0% -12.1%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 21,299 20,109 18,596 17,030 15,121 -7.5% -8.4% -11.2%
Total employment (thousands) 178 165 148 126 111 -10.3% -14.9% -11.9%
Production workers (thousands) 152 141 125 104 90.7 -11.3% -16.8% -12.8%
Capital expenditures 209 193 193 190 193 0.0% -1.6% 1.6%
Product Data
Value of shipments 19,545 18,338 17,485 15,591 12,628 -4.7% -10.8% -19.0%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 19,545 18,276 17,438 15,519 12,678 -4.6% -11.0% -18.3%
Trade Data
Value of exports 3536 3306 3414 3597 2701 2171 3.3% 5.4% -24.9%
Value of imports 18,020 20,276 21,170 23,512 22,500 22,133 4.4% 11.1% -4.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).