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 Trends Tables: Instruments to Measure Electricity (SIC 3825)
 (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)         7,703   8,057   8,003   8,600   8,508   8,826   8,746  10,124  12,418  13,371  13,877      _    7.5  -1.1   3.7  -0.9  15.8  22.7   7.7   3.8    _    7.1
Value of shipments (1992$)      9,106   9,390   8,982   9,119   8,726   8,826   8,608   9,800  11,649  12,543  12,897      _    1.5  -4.3   1.1  -2.5  13.8  18.9   7.7   2.8    _    4.6
Total employment (000)           85.2    83.5    81.0    80.2    71.5    68.5    64.9    63.0    62.3    63.2    63.5      _   -1.0 -10.8  -4.2  -5.3  -2.9  -1.1   1.4   0.5    _   -3.0
Production workers (000)         43.9    42.3    40.9    39.5    35.0    32.2    30.5    32.0    31.0    33.0      _       _   -3.4 -11.4  -8.0  -5.3   4.9  -3.1   6.5    _     _     _ 
 Average hourly earnings ($)    11.00   11.71   12.14   12.89   12.49   14.20   14.56   14.84   15.07   15.53     _       _     6.2  -3.1  13.7   2.5   1.9   1.6   3.0    _     _     _ 
Capital expenditures              308     214     309     290     255     324     402     334     398     469      _       _   -6.0 -12.2  27.3  23.8 -16.8  18.9  17.9    _     _     _ 

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)         7,612   7,683   7,623   7,943   7,804   7,985   8,180   9,020  10,882  11,964      _       _    4.2  -1.8   2.3   2.4  10.3  20.6  10.0    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)      8,998   8,954   8,556   8,423   8,004   7,985   8,051   8,731  10,208  11,224      _       _   -1.5  -5.0  -0.2   0.8   8.5  16.9  10.0    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _    1,152   1,133   1,225   1,184   1,323   1,474   1,834   2,063   2,442   2,487  -1.6   8.1  -3.3  11.7  11.4  24.4  12.5  18.4   1.8   9.8
Value of exports                   _       _    2,604   2,610   2,739   2,934   3,000   3,228   3,932   4,438   5,151   5,052   0.2   4.9   7.1   2.2   7.6  21.8  12.9  16.1  -1.9   8.9
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the instruments to measure electricity industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the instruments to measure electricity industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.