ARCHIVE - dated material.

Gasket, packing & sealing device mfg (NAICS 339991 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 5243 5419 5377 6673 5878 -0.8% 24.1% -11.9%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 5243 5336 5236 6405 5496 -1.9% 22.3% -14.2%
Total employment (thousands) 42.0 42.6 42.7 43.7 41.2 0.2% 2.3% -5.7%
Production workers (thousands) 30.0 30.5 31.0 32.1 29.9 1.6% 3.5% -6.9%
Capital expenditures 204 244 228 253 215 -6.6% 11.0% -15.0%
Product Data
Value of shipments 4868 4928 5226 6061 5308 6.0% 16.0% -12.4%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 4868 4853 5089 5818 4963 4.9% 14.3% -14.7%
Trade Data
Value of exports 788 834 923 1078 1062 1070 10.7% 16.8% -1.5%
Value of imports 1033 1099 1161 1290 1277 1455 5.6% 11.1% -1.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).