ARCHIVE - dated material.

Other metal valve & pipe fitting mfg (NAICS 332919 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 2807 2650 2511 2508 2575 -5.2% -0.1% 2.7%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 2807 2600 2434 2408 2377 -6.4% -1.1% -1.3%
Total employment (thousands) 18.5 17.1 16.3 16.1 16.1 -4.7% -1.2% 0.0%
Production workers (thousands) 13.7 12.4 12.1 12.0 11.8 -2.4% -0.8% -1.7%
Capital expenditures 109 103 97.0 94.2 93.4 -5.8% -2.9% -0.8%
Product Data
Value of shipments 2619 2761 2403 2378 2282 -13.0% -1.0% -4.0%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 2619 2709 2329 2282 2107 -14.0% -2.0% -7.7%
Trade Data
Value of exports 795 856 734 876 800 733 -14.3% 19.3% -8.7%
Value of imports 600 659 670 826 807 790 1.7% 23.3% -2.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).