ARCHIVE - dated material.

Primary smelting & refining of copper (NAICS 331411 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 6128 5608 4710 3378 2787 -16.0% -28.3% -17.5%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 6128 7631 6628 4119 3596 -13.1% -37.9% -12.7%
Total employment (thousands) 7.4 6.5 4.7 3.6 3.4 -27.7% -23.4% -5.6%
Production workers (thousands) 5.7 5.0 3.6 2.7 2.6 -28.0% -25.0% -3.7%
Capital expenditures 185 178 140 55.7 52.7 -21.3% -60.2% -5.4%
Product Data
Value of shipments 5387 4850 4068 2773 2202 -16.1% -31.8% -20.6%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 5387 6599 5725 3381 2841 -13.2% -40.9% -16.0%
Trade Data
Value of exports 425 276 202 343 206 200 -26.8% 69.8% -39.9%
Value of imports 1917 1638 1843 2396 2261 1849 12.5% 30.0% -5.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).