ARCHIVE - dated material.

Apparel mfg (NAICS 315 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 68,018 64,932 62,305 60,339 54,598 -4.0% -3.2% -9.5%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 68,018 64,649 61,816 59,615 54,121 -4.4% -3.6% -9.2%
Total employment (thousands) 711 649 578 520 456 -10.9% -10.0% -12.3%
Production workers (thousands) 592 542 471 420 369 -13.1% -10.8% -12.1%
Capital expenditures 941 935 986 962 751 5.5% -2.4% -21.9%
Product Data
Value of shipments 63,743 59,808 57,642 53,727 45,320 -3.6% -6.8% -15.6%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 63,743 59,535 57,223 53,149 44,958 -3.9% -7.1% -15.4%
Trade Data
Value of exports 8274 8412 7876 8104 6469 5462 -6.4% 2.9% -20.2%
Value of imports 47,084 52,298 55,104 62,928 62,429 62,313 5.4% 14.2% -0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).