ARCHIVE - dated material.

Scale & balance (except laboratory) mfg (NAICS 333997 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 682 698 752 765 717 7.7% 1.7% -6.3%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 682 690 736 739 684 6.7% 0.4% -7.4%
Total employment (thousands) 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.3 2.1% -6.1% -6.5%
Production workers (thousands) 2.7 2.6 3.0 2.9 2.6 15.4% -3.3% -10.3%
Capital expenditures 10.8 29.7 20.4 11.0 6.4 -31.3% -46.1% -41.8%
Product Data
Value of shipments 620 616 653 658 629 6.0% 0.8% -4.4%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 620 609 640 636 600 5.1% -0.6% -5.7%
Trade Data
Value of exports 154 147 145 163 175 164 -1.4% 12.4% 7.4%
Value of imports 229 224 266 294 279 294 18.8% 10.5% -5.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).