ARCHIVE - dated material.

Magnetic & optical recording media mfg (NAICS 334613 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 4679 4359 3764 3402 2448 -13.6% -9.6% -28.0%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 4679 4380 3816 3579 2641 -12.9% -6.2% -26.2%
Total employment (thousands) 20.9 19.2 17.2 15.0 11.2 -10.4% -12.8% -25.3%
Production workers (thousands) 14.3 12.8 11.4 9.6 6.7 -10.9% -15.8% -30.2%
Capital expenditures 440 311 304 261 140 -2.3% -14.1% -46.4%
Product Data
Value of shipments 5914 4939 4440 3652 2535 -10.1% -17.7% -30.6%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 5914 4963 4502 3843 2736 -9.3% -14.6% -28.8%
Trade Data
Value of exports 2596 2024 1680 1401 994 948 -17.0% -16.6% -29.1%
Value of imports 2089 2097 2217 2411 2409 2729 5.7% 8.8% -0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).