ARCHIVE - dated material.

Women's/girls' cut & sew suit/coat/skirt mfg (NAICS 315234 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 3759 3447 2167 1789 1856 -37.1% -17.4% 3.7%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 3759 3405 2113 1747 1811 -37.9% -17.3% 3.7%
Total employment (thousands) 20.3 18.1 12.9 10.7 9.5 -28.7% -17.1% -11.2%
Production workers (thousands) 12.9 11.8 8.6 7.5 6.8 -27.1% -12.8% -9.3%
Capital expenditures 22.2 29.5 13.0 10.6 7.5 -55.9% -18.5% -29.2%
Product Data
Value of shipments 3423 2950 2674 2595 2117 -9.4% -3.0% -18.4%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 3423 2914 2607 2534 2065 -10.5% -2.8% -18.5%
Trade Data
Value of exports 281 298 227 230 201 148 -23.8% 1.3% -12.6%
Value of imports 3102 3263 3048 3491 3478 3343 -6.6% 14.5% -0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).