ARCHIVE - dated material.

Luggage mfg (NAICS 316991 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 1426 1464 1347 1288 1159 -8.0% -4.4% -10.0%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 1426 1444 1324 1264 1141 -8.3% -4.5% -9.7%
Total employment (thousands) 9.6 9.3 8.9 8.2 7.0 -4.3% -7.9% -14.6%
Production workers (thousands) 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.5 5.4 4.5% -7.1% -16.9%
Capital expenditures 18.9 16.5 33.6 39.2 6.6 104% 16.7% -83.2%
Product Data
Value of shipments 1096 1101 964 972 853 -12.4% 0.8% -12.2%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 1096 1086 947 955 840 -12.8% 0.8% -12.0%
Trade Data
Value of exports 250 228 245 243 217 186 7.5% -0.8% -10.7%
Value of imports 2292 2422 2569 2674 2605 2519 6.1% 4.1% -2.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).