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 Trends Tables: Power-driven Handtools (SIC 3546)
 (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)         2,162   2,482   2,573   2,736   2,489   2,873   3,480   3,608   3,791   3,744   3,610      _    6.3  -9.0  15.4  21.2   3.7   5.1  -1.2  -3.6    _    4.3
Value of shipments (1992$)      2,537   2,843   2,825   2,895   2,556   2,873   3,405   3,450   3,566   3,470   3,321      _    2.5 -11.7  12.4  18.5   1.3   3.4  -2.7  -4.3    _    2.0
Total employment (000)           16.8    16.9    17.1    17.8    16.8    16.1    17.0    16.1    17.0    16.3    16.8      _    4.1  -5.6  -4.2   5.6  -5.3   5.6  -4.1   3.2    _   -0.2
Production workers (000)         11.7    11.8    12.0    12.2    10.9    10.6    11.7    11.2    11.9    11.3    12.2      _    1.7 -10.7  -2.8  10.4  -4.3   6.3  -5.0   7.7    _    0.2
 Average hourly earnings ($)     9.97    9.75   10.12   10.32   11.08   11.08   10.98   11.27   12.13   12.17   12.95     _     2.0   7.4   0.0  -1.0   2.7   7.6   0.3   6.4    _    3.1
Capital expenditures             46.2    59.0    66.2    98.4    74.8    72.3     112     106     118     118     119      _   48.6 -24.0  -3.3  55.2  -5.3  10.9   0.3   0.7    _    7.6

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)         1,887   2,155   2,281   2,365   2,239   2,415   3,074   3,281   3,368   3,426      _       _    3.7  -5.4   7.9  27.3   6.7   2.6   1.7    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)      2,215   2,469   2,504   2,503   2,298   2,415   3,008   3,137   3,168   3,175      _       _   -0.0  -8.2   5.1  24.6   4.3   1.0   0.2    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _      746     697     671     742     792     923   1,050   1,175   1,343   1,423  -6.6  -3.7  10.6   6.7  16.5  13.8  11.9  14.3   6.0   7.6
Value of exports                   _       _      461     507     533     548     580     675     722     701     897     794  10.0   5.1   2.8   5.8  16.4   7.0  -2.9  28.0 -11.5   8.7
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the power-driven handtools industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the power-driven handtools industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.