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 Trends Tables: Food and Kindred Products (SIC 20)
 (in millions of dollars except as noted)
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                                                                                                                                             Percent Change (1989-1998)              Compound
               ITEM                                                                                                             -----------------------------------------------------  Rate,
                                 1987    1988    1989    1990    1991    1992    1993    1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 89-97
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     Industry Data

Value of shipments  (1)       329,725 354,085 380,161 391,728 397,892 406,963 422,220 430,963 446,869 461,324 480,840      _    3.0   1.6   2.3   3.7   2.1   3.7   3.2   4.2    _    3.0
Value of shipments (1992$)    373,544 383,831 392,185 390,883 398,551 406,963 415,099 419,135 430,949 422,920 437,038      _   -0.3   2.0   2.1   2.0   1.0   2.8  -1.9   3.3    _    1.4
Total employment (000)          1,449   1,474   1,519   1,497   1,511   1,503   1,520   1,511   1,520   1,517   1,561      _   -1.5   1.0  -0.5   1.2  -0.6   0.6  -0.2   2.9    _    0.3
Production workers (000)        1,029   1,053   1,085   1,084   1,101   1,100   1,118   1,112   1,120   1,113      _       _   -0.1   1.6  -0.0   1.6  -0.6   0.8  -0.7    _     _     _ 
 Average hourly earnings ($)     9.36    9.54    9.74    9.87   10.15   10.41   10.58   10.74   10.96   11.17     _       _     1.3   2.8   2.6   1.6   1.5   2.1   1.9    _     _     _ 
Capital expenditures            7,198   7,651   8,710   9,332   9,994   9,898   9,389  10,093  11,812  11,717      _       _    7.1   7.1  -1.0  -5.1   7.5  17.0  -0.8    _     _     _ 

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)       305,761 326,728 340,733 359,713 363,943 382,889 397,633 405,490 421,507 435,009      _       _    5.6   1.2   5.2   3.9   2.0   3.9   3.2    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)    345,808 353,634 351,198 358,841 364,419 382,889 391,076 394,419 406,235 398,663      _       _    2.2   1.6   5.1   2.1   0.9   3.0  -1.9    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _   14,313  15,413  14,984  15,968  15,782  17,103  18,111  20,637  22,420  23,566   7.7  -2.8   6.6  -1.2   8.4   5.9  14.0   8.6   5.1   5.8
Value of exports                   _       _   14,657  15,423  16,900  19,135  19,955  22,419  25,144  26,011  27,625  26,456   5.2   9.6  13.2   4.3  12.4  12.2   3.5   6.2  -4.2   8.2
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the food and kindred products industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the food and kindred products industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.