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 Trends Tables: Gypsum Products (SIC 3275)
 (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)         2,671   2,383   2,418   2,390   2,026   2,100   2,290   2,954   3,476   3,826   4,390      _   -1.2 -15.2   3.7   9.1  29.0  17.7  10.1  14.7    _    7.7
Value of shipments (1992$)      1,951   1,989   2,097   2,209   2,020   2,100   2,069   2,161   2,249   2,481   2,567      _    5.3  -8.5   4.0  -1.5   4.4   4.1  10.3   3.5    _    2.6
Total employment (000)           12.1    11.3    11.2    11.4    10.2    10.6    10.4    10.8    11.3    13.2    13.2      _    1.8 -10.5   3.9  -1.9   3.8   4.6  16.8  -0.3    _    2.0
Production workers (000)          9.6     9.1     8.9     9.0     8.0     8.5     8.3     8.6     9.0    10.4    10.7      _    1.1 -11.1   6.3  -2.4   3.6   4.7  15.6   3.1    _    2.4
 Average hourly earnings ($)    10.78   11.07   12.15   12.50   13.11   12.70   13.06   13.42   14.28   14.09   14.50     _     2.8   5.0  -3.2   2.9   2.7   6.4  -1.3   2.9    _    2.2
Capital expenditures             88.1    57.4    54.2    69.3    35.1    43.8    39.8    74.6     154     123     151      _   27.9 -49.4  24.8  -9.1  87.4 106.4 -20.3  22.7    _   13.6

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)         2,563   2,270   2,238   2,258   1,899   1,948   2,133   2,729   3,221   3,712      _       _    0.9 -15.9   2.6   9.5  27.9  18.0  15.3    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)      1,872   1,894   1,941   2,087   1,893   1,948   1,927   1,996   2,083   2,407      _       _    7.5  -9.3   2.9  -1.1   3.6   4.4  15.6    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _     32.2    25.8    12.8    13.2    24.5    50.6    75.2     101     125     155 -19.9 -50.4   3.1  85.6 106.5  48.6  34.3  23.8  24.0  18.5
Value of exports                   _       _     51.5    67.0    65.6    71.2    55.3    50.5    52.9    60.3    65.8    65.7  30.1  -2.1   8.5 -22.3  -8.7   4.8  14.0   9.1  -0.2   3.1
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the gypsum products industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the gypsum products industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.