ARCHIVE - dated material.

Ceramic wall & floor tile mfg (NAICS 327122 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 851 809 973 989 1051 20.3% 1.6% 6.3%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 851 833 998 1041 1195 19.8% 4.3% 14.8%
Total employment (thousands) 8.8 8.3 8.7 9.2 8.4 4.8% 5.7% -8.7%
Production workers (thousands) 7.4 7.1 6.6 7.6 6.8 -7.0% 15.2% -10.5%
Capital expenditures 58.8 41.8 58.8 86.0 53.4 40.7% 46.3% -37.9%
Product Data
Value of shipments 805 763 912 913 947 19.5% 0.1% 3.7%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 805 786 936 961 1077 19.1% 2.7% 12.1%
Trade Data
Value of exports 28.9 26.6 23.9 25.9 26.5 27.9 -10.2% 8.4% 2.3%
Value of imports 716 860 1019 1118 1112 1290 18.5% 9.7% -0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).