ARCHIVE - dated material.

Nonclay refractory mfg (NAICS 327125 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 1618 1489 1548 1432 1302 4.0% -7.5% -9.1%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 1618 1465 1511 1376 1205 3.1% -8.9% -12.4%
Total employment (thousands) 8.3 7.9 8.3 7.6 7.2 5.1% -8.4% -5.3%
Production workers (thousands) 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.3 5.0 5.4% -10.2% -5.7%
Capital expenditures 94.8 102 102 99.7 55.2 0.0% -2.3% -44.6%
Product Data
Value of shipments 1480 1367 1467 1373 1281 7.3% -6.4% -6.7%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 1480 1346 1432 1320 1185 6.4% -7.8% -10.2%
Trade Data
Value of exports 308 294 311 298 284 254 5.8% -4.2% -4.7%
Value of imports 248 234 231 221 189 202 -1.3% -4.3% -14.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).