ARCHIVE - dated material.

Lead pencil & art good mfg (NAICS 339942 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 1279 1251 1311 1195 1183 4.8% -8.8% -1.0%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 1279 1244 1294 1172 1137 4.0% -9.4% -3.0%
Total employment (thousands) 8.3 7.3 6.8 6.4 6.2 -6.8% -5.9% -3.1%
Production workers (thousands) 6.3 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.0 -3.6% -3.8% -2.0%
Capital expenditures 30.5 45.4 31.4 23.2 25.7 -30.8% -26.1% 10.8%
Product Data
Value of shipments 1105 1085 1092 1024 978 0.6% -6.2% -4.5%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 1105 1079 1077 1004 940 -0.2% -6.8% -6.4%
Trade Data
Value of exports 99.5 89.3 78.4 87.7 72.4 66.2 -12.2% 11.9% -17.4%
Value of imports 213 248 232 282 293 321 -6.5% 21.6% 3.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).