ARCHIVE - dated material.

Primary battery mfg (NAICS 335912 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 2388 2634 2739 2925 2754 4.0% 6.8% -5.8%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 2388 2539 2621 2733 2450 3.2% 4.3% -10.4%
Total employment (thousands) 9.2 8.8 8.7 10.2 9.5 -1.1% 17.2% -6.9%
Production workers (thousands) 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.9 7.3 4.5% 12.9% -7.6%
Capital expenditures 130 116 143 158 124 23.3% 10.5% -21.5%
Product Data
Value of shipments 2495 2658 2793 2904 2746 5.1% 4.0% -5.4%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 2495 2561 2673 2714 2444 4.4% 1.5% -9.9%
Trade Data
Value of exports 632 555 692 616 586 499 24.7% -11.0% -4.9%
Value of imports 343 343 451 462 415 428 31.5% 2.4% -10.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).