ARCHIVE - dated material.

Resin, syn rubber, artf & syn fibers/fil mfg (NAICS 3252 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 64,418 63,186 63,487 68,438 60,638 0.5% 7.8% -11.4%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 64,418 67,609 68,689 67,089 61,704 1.6% -2.3% -8.0%
Total employment (thousands) 116 114 109 107 97.6 -4.4% -1.8% -8.8%
Production workers (thousands) 78.9 76.7 74.0 73.7 67.3 -3.5% -0.4% -8.7%
Capital expenditures 3954 4395 4575 3116 2426 4.1% -31.9% -22.1%
Product Data
Value of shipments 64,153 62,398 63,247 68,388 60,107 1.4% 8.1% -12.1%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 64,153 66,815 68,394 67,060 61,143 2.4% -2.0% -8.8%
Trade Data
Value of exports 14,560 13,713 13,755 16,227 15,340 15,774 0.3% 18.0% -5.5%
Value of imports 6773 6959 7315 8500 8258 8379 5.1% 16.2% -2.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).