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Other basic inorganic chemical mfg (NAICS 32518 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 20,731 26,287 20,553 19,251 19,294 -21.8% -6.3% 0.2%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 20,731 26,756 22,858 20,055 19,171 -14.6% -12.3% -4.4%
Total employment (thousands) 60.1 62.8 60.0 56.9 54.0 -4.5% -5.2% -5.1%
Production workers (thousands) 31.7 33.5 32.4 32.3 30.9 -3.3% -0.3% -4.3%
Capital expenditures 1211 1661 1492 1161 980 -10.2% -22.2% -15.6%
Product Data
Value of shipments 19,431 19,708 17,660 17,870 16,999 -10.4% 1.2% -4.9%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 19,431 20,047 20,057 18,800 17,075 0.0% -6.3% -9.2%
Trade Data
Value of exports 5684 5069 4967 5836 6134 6022 -2.0% 17.5% 5.1%
Value of imports 4324 4465 4618 5458 5595 5480 3.4% 18.2% 2.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).