ARCHIVE - dated material.

Aluminum sheet, plate & foil mfg (NAICS 331315 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 13,708 13,054 12,814 12,817 11,525 -1.8% 0.0% -10.1%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 13,708 13,622 13,914 12,957 11,821 2.1% -6.9% -8.8%
Total employment (thousands) 24.7 23.4 22.3 21.6 20.2 -4.7% -3.1% -6.5%
Production workers (thousands) 19.0 17.8 17.2 16.6 15.4 -3.4% -3.5% -7.2%
Capital expenditures 331 318 326 347 576 2.5% 6.4% 66.0%
Product Data
Value of shipments 12,483 11,700 11,569 11,689 10,476 -1.1% 1.0% -10.4%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 12,483 12,208 12,561 11,817 10,745 2.9% -5.9% -9.1%
Trade Data
Value of exports 2438 2322 2228 2298 2038 1808 -4.0% 3.1% -11.3%
Value of imports 1280 1391 1440 1620 1442 1573 3.5% 12.5% -11.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).