ARCHIVE - dated material.

Paint, coating & adhesive mfg (NAICS 3255 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 26,370 26,805 27,179 27,702 27,720 1.4% 1.9% 0.1%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 26,370 26,344 26,439 26,505 25,947 0.4% 0.2% -2.1%
Total employment (thousands) 74.5 75.9 73.7 75.8 73.2 -2.9% 2.8% -3.4%
Production workers (thousands) 40.9 41.4 41.1 41.8 40.3 -0.7% 1.7% -3.6%
Capital expenditures 654 721 768 697 554 6.5% -9.2% -20.5%
Product Data
Value of shipments 25,332 25,706 26,302 26,415 26,016 2.3% 0.4% -1.5%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 25,332 25,264 25,591 25,278 24,353 1.3% -1.2% -3.7%
Trade Data
Value of exports 1821 1892 2046 2298 2214 2234 8.1% 12.3% -3.7%
Value of imports 622 685 930 1006 985 880 35.8% 8.2% -2.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).