ARCHIVE - dated material.

Plastics, foil, & coated paper bag mfg (NAICS 322223 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 494 509 462 422 417 -9.2% -8.7% -1.2%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 494 514 463 410 400 -9.9% -11.4% -2.4%
Total employment (thousands) 3.0 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.3 -16.1% -7.7% -4.2%
Production workers (thousands) 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.7 -17.4% -10.5% 0.0%
Capital expenditures 17.0 18.5 8.7 5.6 5.6 -53.0% -35.6% 0.0%
Product Data
Value of shipments 562 526 545 499 483 3.6% -8.4% -3.2%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 562 530 547 485 464 3.2% -11.3% -4.3%
Trade Data
Value of exports 366 406 445 471 493 505 9.6% 5.8% 4.7%
Value of imports 655 747 842 1040 1149 1258 12.7% 23.5% 10.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).