ARCHIVE - dated material.

Explosives mfg (NAICS 32592 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 1447 1248 1012 1135 1086 -18.9% 12.2% -4.3%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 1447 1262 1042 1235 1132 -17.4% 18.5% -8.3%
Total employment (thousands) 9.0 8.4 8.7 8.0 6.5 3.6% -8.0% -18.8%
Production workers (thousands) 6.6 6.0 5.9 5.4 4.6 -1.7% -8.5% -14.8%
Capital expenditures 44.2 59.9 40.3 24.2 24.1 -32.7% -40.0% -0.4%
Product Data
Value of shipments 1242 1066 860 1027 1007 -19.3% 19.4% -1.9%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 1242 1078 885 1118 1050 -17.9% 26.3% -6.1%
Trade Data
Value of exports 264 271 224 263 210 251 -17.3% 17.4% -20.2%
Value of imports 146 143 142 155 160 167 -0.7% 9.2% 3.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).