Plastics material & resin mfg (NAICS 325211 )
(Millions of dollars)
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
1998-1999 |
1999-2000 |
2000-2001 |
| Industry Data |
| Value of shipments |
45,226 |
45,029 |
46,529 |
52,215 |
45,467 |
|
3.3% |
12.2% |
-12.9% |
| Value of shipments (1997 $) |
45,226 |
49,176 |
50,546 |
50,458 |
46,392 |
|
2.8% |
-0.2% |
-8.1% |
| Total employment (thousands) |
61.6 |
62.8 |
62.3 |
63.3 |
58.6 |
|
-0.8% |
1.6% |
-7.4% |
| Production workers (thousands) |
38.1 |
37.4 |
38.5 |
39.8 |
37.0 |
|
2.9% |
3.4% |
-7.0% |
| Capital expenditures |
2924 |
3431 |
3742 |
2244 |
1755 |
|
9.1% |
-40.0% |
-21.8% |
| Product Data |
| Value of shipments |
45,833 |
44,836 |
46,199 |
51,399 |
44,678 |
|
3.0% |
11.3% |
-13.1% |
| Value of shipments (1997 $) |
45,833 |
48,965 |
50,187 |
49,670 |
45,586 |
|
2.5% |
-1.0% |
-8.2% |
| Trade Data |
| Value of exports |
10,859 |
10,275 |
10,438 |
12,392 |
11,878 |
12,194 |
1.6% |
18.7% |
-4.1% |
| Value of imports |
4394 |
4518 |
4826 |
5764 |
5611 |
5642 |
6.8% |
19.4% |
-2.7% |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA). |