ARCHIVE - dated material.

Resin & synthetic rubber mfg (NAICS 32521 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 51,380 50,372 52,100 58,051 51,192 3.4% 11.4% -11.8%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 51,380 54,612 56,383 56,304 51,948 3.2% -0.1% -7.7%
Total employment (thousands) 73.8 73.7 73.5 74.0 69.0 -0.3% 0.7% -6.8%
Production workers (thousands) 45.9 44.5 45.9 47.0 43.9 3.1% 2.4% -6.6%
Capital expenditures 3312 3780 4037 2588 1964 6.8% -35.9% -24.1%
Product Data
Value of shipments 52,083 50,551 52,310 57,745 50,460 3.5% 10.4% -12.6%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 52,083 54,780 56,590 56,025 51,199 3.3% -1.0% -8.6%
Trade Data
Value of exports 12,414 11,752 11,980 14,273 13,729 14,085 1.9% 19.1% -3.8%
Value of imports 5221 5387 5763 6837 6712 6752 7.0% 18.6% -1.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).