ARCHIVE - dated material.

Unsupported plastics packaging film/sheet mfg (NAICS 326112 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 3639 3999 4813 4823 4783 20.4% 0.2% -0.8%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 3639 3906 4659 4476 4406 19.3% -3.9% -1.6%
Total employment (thousands) 15.4 15.3 16.4 17.3 16.9 7.2% 5.5% -2.3%
Production workers (thousands) 12.0 12.1 13.4 14.1 13.6 10.7% 5.2% -3.5%
Capital expenditures 215 178 191 144 179 7.3% -24.6% 24.3%
Product Data
Value of shipments 3459 3835 4285 4634 4500 11.7% 8.1% -2.9%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 3459 3746 4147 4300 4146 10.7% 3.7% -3.6%
Trade Data
Value of exports
Value of imports 8.1 22.6 36.1 37.6 23.0 29.3 59.7% 4.2% -38.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).