ARCHIVE - dated material.

Rubber & plastics hoses & belting mfg (NAICS 326220 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 4025 4191 4484 4243 3907 7.0% -5.4% -7.9%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 4025 4143 4389 4125 3690 5.9% -6.0% -10.5%
Total employment (thousands) 24.2 24.2 26.0 25.1 23.8 7.4% -3.5% -5.2%
Production workers (thousands) 18.8 19.1 20.3 19.3 18.3 6.3% -4.9% -5.2%
Capital expenditures 145 157 146 142 111 -7.0% -2.7% -21.8%
Product Data
Value of shipments 3894 4022 4165 4007 3696 3.6% -3.8% -7.8%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 3894 3976 4076 3895 3492 2.5% -4.4% -10.3%
Trade Data
Value of exports 1120 1190 1124 1311 1194 1036 -5.5% 16.6% -8.9%
Value of imports 843 896 957 1068 1038 1063 6.8% 11.6% -2.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).