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 Trends Tables: Paper and Allied Products (SIC 26)
 (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)       108,989 122,883 131,895 132,424 130,131 133,201 133,262 143,649 173,716 160,661      _       _    0.4  -1.7   2.4   0.0   7.8  20.9  -7.5    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)    123,396 127,433 128,777 129,035 129,289 133,201 135,059 141,192 141,915 140,102      _       _    0.2   0.2   3.0   1.4   4.5   0.5  -1.3    _     _     _ 
Total employment (000)            611     620     633     631     625     627     626     622     629     631      _       _   -0.3  -1.0   0.3  -0.0  -0.6   1.1   0.2    _     _     _ 
Production workers (000)          466     476     486     480     477     479     479     480     487     488      _       _   -1.2  -0.7   0.4   0.1   0.1   1.6   0.0    _     _     _ 
 Average hourly earnings ($)    12.12   12.35   12.66   12.97   13.39   13.81   14.09   14.52   14.73   15.02     _       _     2.4   3.3   3.1   2.1   3.1   1.4   1.9    _     _     _ 
Capital expenditures            5,752   7,260   9,579  10,957   9,206   7,963   7,370   7,731   8,369   9,302      _       _   14.4 -16.0 -13.5  -7.4   4.9   8.2  11.1    _     _     _ 

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)       105,399 118,725 127,266 127,528 124,658 128,941 128,695 138,560 168,137 155,319      _       _    0.2  -2.3   3.4  -0.2   7.7  21.3  -7.6    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)    119,235 122,813 123,880 124,080 123,908 128,941 130,523 136,231 137,048 135,455      _       _    0.2  -0.1   4.1   1.2   4.4   0.6  -1.2    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _   11,696  11,624  10,417  10,362  10,793  11,677  16,625  14,609  14,668  15,621  -0.6 -10.4  -0.5   4.2   8.2  42.4 -12.1   0.4   6.5   2.9
Value of exports                   _       _    8,069   8,573   9,157   9,919   9,363  10,891  14,838  13,895  14,417  13,632   6.2   6.8   8.3  -5.6  16.3  36.2  -6.4   3.8  -5.4   7.5
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the paper and allied products industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the paper and allied products industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.