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 Trends Tables: CHemicals and Allied Products (SIC 28)
 (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)       229,546 261,238 283,196 292,803 298,544 305,420 314,907 333,905 361,161 367,442 400,085      _    3.4   2.0   2.3   3.1   6.0   8.2   1.7   8.9    _    4.4
Value of shipments (1992$)    277,408 291,155 298,895 305,250 302,044 305,420 307,625 317,588 323,024 325,552 349,155      _    2.1  -1.1   1.1   0.7   3.2   1.7   0.8   7.3    _    2.0
Total employment (000)            814     835     867     869     867     849     838     823     839     825     820      _    0.2  -0.2  -2.1  -1.2  -1.8   1.9  -1.7  -0.5    _   -0.7
Production workers (000)          463     477     493     489     484     479     474     472     487     477      _       _   -0.8  -1.0  -1.0  -1.2  -0.4   3.2  -2.1    _     _     _ 
 Average hourly earnings ($)    13.04   13.21   13.80   14.37   14.94   15.27   15.62   16.25   16.56   17.22     _       _     4.2   3.9   2.2   2.3   4.0   1.9   4.0    _     _     _ 
Capital expenditures            8,711  11,006  13,775  15,645  16,599  16,381  15,690  15,411  17,557  20,041      _       _   13.6   6.1  -1.3  -4.2  -1.8  13.9  14.2    _     _     _ 

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)       214,618 244,515 260,649 268,505 268,935 282,242 292,416 309,592 337,103 343,338      _       _    3.0   0.2   4.9   3.6   5.9   8.9   1.8    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)    257,801 270,155 272,967 278,311 271,320 282,242 285,763 294,588 300,900 304,212      _       _    2.0  -2.5   4.0   1.2   3.1   2.1   1.1    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _   20,588  22,247  23,459  26,363  27,751  32,387  39,247  44,706  50,893  54,625   8.1   5.4  12.4   5.3  16.7  21.2  13.9  13.8   7.3  12.0
Value of exports                   _       _   36,461  38,567  42,288  42,786  43,303  49,521  58,584  59,263  66,019  64,724   5.8   9.6   1.2   1.2  14.4  18.3   1.2  11.4  -2.0   7.7
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the chemicals and allied products industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the chemicals and allied products industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.