ARCHIVE - dated material.

Metal tank (heavy gauge) mfg (NAICS 33242 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 4704 4801 4891 4672 4524 1.9% -4.5% -3.2%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 4704 4724 4748 4488 4303 0.5% -5.5% -4.1%
Total employment (thousands) 33.3 32.6 33.4 30.4 28.5 2.5% -9.0% -6.3%
Production workers (thousands) 24.0 23.6 24.1 22.0 20.6 2.1% -8.7% -6.4%
Capital expenditures 122 126 133 116 93.2 5.6% -12.8% -19.7%
Product Data
Value of shipments 4480 4485 4666 4505 4416 4.0% -3.5% -2.0%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 4480 4414 4530 4328 4200 2.6% -4.5% -3.0%
Trade Data
Value of exports 568 552 480 478 370 333 -13.0% -0.4% -22.6%
Value of imports 309 312 335 327 327 499 7.4% -2.4% 0.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).