ARCHIVE - dated material. Trends Tables: Man-Made Fibers (SIC 2823 2824) (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) 11,323 12,313 13,438 12,973 12,698 12,861 13,293 13,366 14,035 14,179 13,009 _ -3.5 -2.1 1.3 3.4 0.5 5.0 1.0 -8.2 _ -0.4 Value of shipments (1992$) 12,957 13,483 13,962 13,226 12,702 12,861 13,289 13,217 13,421 13,425 12,678 _ -5.3 -4.0 1.3 3.3 -0.5 1.5 0.0 -5.6 _ -1.2 Total employment (000) 55.9 56.0 58.6 57.9 57.5 55.4 51.6 46.9 44.7 44.5 41.9 _ -1.2 -0.7 -3.7 -6.9 -9.1 -4.7 -0.4 -5.9 _ -4.1 Production workers (000) 42.1 42.3 44.2 43.3 42.7 41.7 39.8 36.6 35.0 35.1 33.0 _ -2.0 -1.4 -2.3 -4.6 -8.0 -4.4 0.3 -6.1 _ -3.6 Average hourly earnings ($) 12.36 12.84 13.47 13.65 14.50 14.22 14.63 14.23 14.87 15.28 15.55 _ 1.3 6.2 -1.9 2.9 -2.7 4.5 2.8 1.8 _ 1.8 Capital expenditures 483 750 800 898 931 814 1,129 701 795 669 641 _ 12.1 3.7 -12.5 38.7 -37.9 13.3 -15.9 -4.1 _ -2.7 Product Data Value of shipments (2) 10,096 10,858 11,687 11,191 10,930 10,924 11,092 11,779 12,529 12,383 _ _ -4.2 -2.3 -0.1 1.5 6.2 6.4 -1.2 _ _ _ Value of shipments (1992$) 11,556 11,901 12,146 11,407 10,928 10,924 11,092 11,709 12,023 11,768 _ _ -6.1 -4.2 -0.0 1.5 5.6 2.7 -2.1 _ _ _ Trade Data Value of imports _ _ 578 699 779 898 1,125 1,299 1,381 1,398 1,552 1,573 20.9 11.4 15.3 25.3 15.5 6.3 1.2 11.0 1.4 13.1 Value of exports _ _ 1,419 1,570 1,608 1,433 1,385 1,572 2,052 2,093 2,146 1,961 10.6 2.4 -10.9 -3.3 13.5 30.5 2.0 2.5 -8.6 5.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the man-made fibers industry. (2) Value of products classified in the man-made fibers industry produced by all industries. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.