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Trends Tables: Women's and Children's Undergarments (SIC 234) (in millions of dollars except as noted) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent Change (1989-1998) Compound ITEM ----------------------------------------------------- Rate, 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 89-97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry Data Value of shipments (1) 3,738 3,928 3,444 3,542 3,850 3,943 3,943 4,245 4,577 4,244 _ _ 2.9 8.7 2.4 0.0 7.7 7.8 -7.3 _ _ _ 2341 Women/child's underwear 2,658 2,651 2,355 2,418 2,494 2,368 2,155 2,438 2,494 2,330 _ _ 2.7 3.2 -5.1 -9.0 13.1 2.3 -6.6 _ _ _ 2342 Bras & allied garments 1,080 1,277 1,089 1,124 1,356 1,575 1,789 1,807 2,083 1,914 2,089 _ 3.2 20.6 16.2 13.6 1.0 15.3 -8.1 9.1 _ 8.5 Value of shipments (1992$) 4,163 4,241 3,639 3,686 3,947 3,943 3,884 4,129 4,418 4,071 _ _ 1.3 7.1 -0.1 -1.5 6.3 7.0 -7.9 _ _ _ 2341 Women/child's underwear 2,964 2,866 2,500 2,514 2,561 2,368 2,135 2,390 2,431 2,264 _ _ 0.5 1.9 -7.5 -9.8 11.9 1.7 -6.8 _ _ _ 2342 Bras & allied garments 1,200 1,374 1,139 1,172 1,386 1,575 1,748 1,739 1,988 1,807 1,947 _ 2.9 18.2 13.6 11.0 -0.5 14.3 -9.1 7.7 _ 6.9 Total employment (000) 67.5 67.0 61.8 61.2 58.7 53.7 52.1 47.1 45.9 38.1 _ _ -1.0 -4.1 -8.5 -3.0 -9.6 -2.5 -17.0 _ _ _ 2341 Women/child's underwear 53.7 54.1 49.9 49.5 47.9 41.6 38.0 33.5 30.2 25.5 _ _ -0.8 -3.2 -13.2 -8.7 -11.8 -9.9 -15.6 _ _ _ 2342 Bras & allied garments 13.8 12.9 11.9 11.7 10.8 12.1 14.1 13.6 15.7 12.6 9.8 _ -1.7 -7.7 12.0 16.5 -3.5 15.4 -19.7 -22.4 _ -2.4 Production workers (000) 56.2 56.2 52.0 51.5 49.4 45.4 43.7 39.4 38.0 32.0 _ _ -1.0 -4.1 -8.1 -3.7 -9.8 -3.6 -15.8 _ _ _ 2341 Women/child's underwear 46.5 46.9 43.6 42.9 41.5 35.8 33.0 29.0 26.3 22.6 _ _ -1.6 -3.3 -13.7 -7.8 -12.1 -9.3 -14.1 _ _ _ 2342 Bras & allied garments 9.7 9.3 8.4 8.6 7.9 9.6 10.7 10.4 11.7 9.4 _ _ 2.4 -8.1 21.5 11.5 -2.8 12.5 -19.7 _ _ _ Average hourly earnings ($) 5.70 5.92 5.84 6.17 6.43 6.74 6.89 6.70 7.01 7.31 _ _ 5.5 4.2 4.8 2.3 -2.7 4.5 4.3 _ _ _ 2341 Women/child's underwear 5.72 5.89 5.77 6.10 6.28 6.46 6.54 6.51 6.96 7.21 _ _ 5.7 3.1 2.8 1.2 -0.5 7.0 3.5 _ _ _ 2342 Bras & allied garments 5.63 6.09 6.27 6.52 7.22 7.80 7.93 7.22 7.09 7.53 _ _ 3.9 10.7 8.0 1.8 -9.0 -1.7 6.1 _ _ _ Capital expenditures 51.6 50.5 30.7 35.5 30.8 42.1 40.9 26.2 29.2 29.0 _ _ 15.6 -13.2 36.7 -2.9 -35.9 11.5 -0.7 _ _ _ 2341 Women/child's underwear 44.9 37.0 19.1 27.4 22.3 29.2 21.0 12.7 13.1 17.7 _ _ 43.5 -18.6 30.9 -28.1 -39.5 3.1 35.1 _ _ _ 2342 Bras & allied garments 6.7 13.5 11.6 8.1 8.5 12.9 19.9 13.5 16.1 11.3 _ _ -30.2 4.9 51.8 54.3 -32.2 19.3 -29.8 _ _ _ Product Data Value of shipments (2) 3,575 3,644 3,365 3,322 3,660 3,821 3,587 3,917 4,180 3,922 _ _ -1.3 10.2 4.4 -6.1 9.2 6.7 -6.2 _ _ _ 2341 Women/child's underwear 2,591 2,513 2,303 2,119 2,260 2,237 1,928 2,128 2,135 1,980 _ _ -8.0 6.7 -1.0 -13.8 10.4 0.3 -7.3 _ _ _ 2342 Bras & allied garments 983 1,131 1,062 1,203 1,400 1,584 1,659 1,789 2,045 1,941 _ _ 13.3 16.4 13.1 4.7 7.9 14.3 -5.0 _ _ _ Value of shipments (1992$) 3,981 3,934 3,555 3,457 3,752 3,821 3,532 3,808 4,032 3,758 _ _ -2.8 8.5 1.8 -7.5 7.8 5.9 -6.8 _ _ _ 2341 Women/child's underwear 2,889 2,717 2,445 2,202 2,320 2,237 1,911 2,086 2,081 1,924 _ _ -9.9 5.4 -3.6 -14.6 9.2 -0.2 -7.5 _ _ _ 2342 Bras & allied garments 1,092 1,217 1,111 1,254 1,431 1,584 1,621 1,722 1,951 1,833 _ _ 12.9 14.1 10.6 2.4 6.2 13.3 -6.0 _ _ _ Trade Data Value of imports _ _ 928 1,079 1,256 1,519 1,787 2,067 2,442 2,491 2,884 3,285 16.3 16.4 20.9 17.6 15.7 18.1 2.0 15.8 13.9 15.2 2341 Women/child's underwear _ _ 601 727 829 985 1,168 1,342 1,540 1,646 1,938 2,200 21.0 14.0 18.8 18.6 14.9 14.8 6.9 17.7 13.5 15.8 2342 Bras & allied garments _ _ 327 352 427 534 619 725 902 845 946 1,085 7.6 21.3 25.1 15.9 17.1 24.4 -6.3 12.0 14.7 14.2 Value of exports _ _ 253 266 355 407 466 521 654 649 815 771 4.9 33.5 14.6 14.5 11.8 25.5 -0.8 25.6 -5.4 15.7 2341 Women/child's underwear _ _ 88.4 95.9 136 155 186 222 267 273 347 306 8.5 41.8 14.0 20.0 19.4 20.3 2.2 27.1 -11.8 18.6 2342 Bras & allied garments _ _ 165 170 219 252 280 299 387 376 468 465 3.0 28.8 15.1 11.1 6.8 29.4 -2.8 24.5 -0.6 13.9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the women's and children's undergarments industry. (2) Value of products classified in the women's and children's undergarments industry produced by all industries. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.