ARCHIVE - dated material.

Plastics bottle mfg (NAICS 32616 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 6335 6939 7218 7982 8257 4.0% 10.6% 3.4%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 6335 7020 7271 7729 7940 3.6% 6.3% 2.7%
Total employment (thousands) 33.9 35.2 36.8 37.3 36.5 4.5% 1.4% -2.1%
Production workers (thousands) 28.9 30.0 31.9 31.3 30.9 6.3% -1.9% -1.3%
Capital expenditures 447 573 779 462 465 36.0% -40.7% 0.6%
Product Data
Value of shipments 6452 7004 7183 8412 8082 2.6% 17.1% -3.9%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 6452 7085 7236 8146 7771 2.1% 12.6% -4.6%
Trade Data
Value of exports 238 242 248 307 323 356 2.5% 23.8% 5.2%
Value of imports 196 217 232 276 311 342 6.9% 19.0% 12.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).