ARCHIVE - dated material. Trends Tables: Weft, Lace, & Warp Knit Fabric Mills (SIC 2257 2258) (in millions of dollars except as noted) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry Data Value of shipments (1) 5,570 5,219 6,518 5,798 6,274 7,270 7,526 8,110 7,858 7,537 8,081 _ -11.1 8.2 15.9 3.5 7.8 -3.1 -4.1 7.2 _ 2.7 Value of shipments (1992$) 6,029 5,459 6,668 5,822 6,289 7,270 7,544 8,182 7,752 7,414 7,925 _ -12.7 8.0 15.6 3.8 8.5 -5.3 -4.4 6.9 _ 2.2 Total employment (000) 55.4 53.4 56.1 52.4 52.5 63.9 60.6 61.2 57.7 54.8 57.3 _ -6.6 0.2 21.7 -5.2 1.0 -5.7 -5.0 4.6 _ 0.3 Production workers (000) 46.0 44.6 47.8 44.1 43.9 53.9 50.6 51.5 48.5 46.3 47.4 _ -7.7 -0.5 22.8 -6.1 1.8 -5.8 -4.5 2.4 _ -0.1 Average hourly earnings ($) 7.66 7.88 8.27 8.16 8.17 8.54 8.90 9.43 9.47 9.58 10.03 _ -1.4 0.1 4.6 4.2 6.0 0.4 1.1 4.6 _ 2.4 Capital expenditures 163 175 261 200 212 236 267 286 260 302 424 _ -23.3 6.2 11.3 12.8 7.4 -9.2 16.3 40.3 _ 6.3 Product Data Value of shipments (2) 5,646 5,492 6,575 5,923 6,542 7,436 7,478 8,102 7,841 7,580 _ _ -9.9 10.5 13.7 0.6 8.4 -3.2 -3.3 _ _ _ Value of shipments (1992$) 6,118 5,754 6,730 5,949 6,558 7,436 7,492 8,172 7,736 7,459 _ _ -11.6 10.2 13.4 0.8 9.1 -5.3 -3.6 _ _ _ Trade Data Value of imports _ _ 139 164 200 233 302 354 354 540 804 810 18.0 21.8 16.8 29.6 17.2 -0.0 52.6 48.9 0.7 24.5 Value of exports _ _ 154 253 334 377 374 401 495 547 676 668 64.5 32.1 12.8 -0.7 7.0 23.6 10.5 23.5 -1.1 20.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the weft, lace, & warp knit fabric mills industry. (2) Value of products classified in the weft, lace, & warp knit fabric mills industry produced by all industries. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.