ARCHIVE - dated material.

Optical instrument & lens mfg (NAICS 333314 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 3140 3195 3596 3463 2891 12.6% -3.7% -16.5%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 3140 3174 3593 3443 2849 13.2% -4.2% -17.3%
Total employment (thousands) 20.4 20.4 23.4 20.3 21.4 14.7% -13.2% 5.4%
Production workers (thousands) 12.1 12.3 12.4 10.9 11.2 0.8% -12.1% 2.8%
Capital expenditures 172 173 214 313 475 23.7% 46.3% 51.8%
Product Data
Value of shipments 2960 3037 3089 3279 3022 1.7% 6.2% -7.8%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 2960 3017 3087 3261 2978 2.3% 5.6% -8.7%
Trade Data
Value of exports 2193 2399 2508 4617 3906 3451 4.5% 84.1% -15.4%
Value of imports 1839 2059 2627 4226 3244 2207 27.6% 60.9% -23.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).