ARCHIVE - dated material.

 Trends Tables: Lawn and Garden Equipment (SIC 3524)
 (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)         4,594   4,851   4,617   4,968   4,901   5,164   5,828   6,836   6,971   6,823      _       _    7.6  -1.3   5.4  12.9  17.3   2.0  -2.1    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)      5,239   5,439   4,911   5,121   4,946   5,164   5,788   6,682   6,723   6,480      _       _    4.3  -3.4   4.4  12.1  15.5   0.6  -3.6    _     _     _ 
Total employment (000)           24.9    26.1    25.7    24.5    24.4    24.9    25.7    28.0    27.7    27.0      _       _   -4.7  -0.4   2.0   3.2   8.9  -1.1  -2.5    _     _     _ 
Production workers (000)         19.1    19.9    19.4    18.3    18.9    19.9    20.5    22.4    22.3    21.5      _       _   -5.7   3.3   5.3   3.0   9.3  -0.4  -3.6    _     _     _ 
 Average hourly earnings ($)     9.69    9.59    8.91    9.91    9.99   10.73   10.88   10.56   10.26   11.05     _       _    11.2   0.8   7.4   1.3  -2.9  -2.9   7.7    _     _     _ 
Capital expenditures              111    99.3     132    86.9    98.2     125    92.1     129     126     120      _       _  -34.0  13.0  27.3 -26.3  40.3  -2.7  -4.3    _     _     _ 

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)         4,061   4,175   4,044   4,343   4,267   4,344   4,884   5,730   6,061   5,908      _       _    7.4  -1.7   1.8  12.4  17.3   5.8  -2.5    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)      4,631   4,680   4,302   4,477   4,306   4,344   4,850   5,601   5,845   5,611      _       _    4.1  -3.8   0.9  11.6  15.5   4.4  -4.0    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _      174     177     118     134     162     175     172     225     264     260   1.7 -33.3  13.6  20.9   8.0  -1.7  30.8  17.3  -1.5   5.3
Value of exports                   _       _      443     483     545     599     671     725     749     705     771     757   9.0  12.8   9.9  12.0   8.0   3.3  -5.9   9.4  -1.8   7.2
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the lawn and garden equipment industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the lawn and garden equipment industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.