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 Trends Tables: Periodicals (SIC 2721)
 (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)        17,329  18,728  20,044  20,746  20,811  22,104  22,653  21,892  23,743  24,930  29,973      _    3.5   0.3   6.2   2.5  -3.4   8.5   5.0  20.2    _    5.2
Value of shipments (1992$)     23,706  24,134  24,149  23,415  21,999  22,104  22,014  20,849  21,903  22,379  25,772      _   -3.0  -6.1   0.5  -0.4  -5.3   5.1   2.2  15.2    _    0.8
Total employment (000)            110     112     117     117     113     115     117     117     122     121     138      _   -0.1  -3.5   2.0   1.7   0.1   4.1  -1.2  14.4    _    2.1
Production workers (000)         18.3    19.2    20.9    21.9    21.1    20.2    19.7    18.2    17.8    16.4    25.4      _    4.8  -3.7  -4.3  -2.5  -7.6  -2.2  -7.9  55.2    _    2.5
 Average hourly earnings ($)    11.06   12.04   12.50   13.17   13.28   13.40   12.51   12.78   13.58   14.85   16.34     _     5.4   0.8   0.9  -6.6   2.2   6.3   9.3  10.0    _    3.4
Capital expenditures              246     251     282     289     241     235     290     308     332     311     472      _    2.6 -16.7  -2.7  23.5   6.3   8.0  -6.4  51.8    _    6.7

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)        16,492  17,664  18,748  19,256  19,424  20,942  21,692  21,642  22,951  24,352      _       _    2.7   0.9   7.8   3.6  -0.2   6.1   6.1    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)     22,561  22,762  22,588  21,733  20,533  20,942  21,080  20,611  21,173  21,860      _       _   -3.8  -5.5   2.0   0.7  -2.2   2.7   3.2    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _      140     122     121     134     194     209     222     217     204     217 -12.9  -0.8  10.7  44.8   7.7   6.2  -2.3  -6.0   6.4   4.8
Value of exports                   _       _      448     666     705     731     737     788     825     819     864     864  48.7   5.9   3.7   0.8   6.9   4.7  -0.7   5.5   0.0   8.6
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the periodicals industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the periodicals industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.