ARCHIVE - dated material.

Hardware mfg (NAICS 33251 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 11,062 11,058 11,409 11,994 10,942 3.2% 5.1% -8.8%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 11,062 10,962 11,192 11,547 10,343 2.1% 3.2% -10.4%
Total employment (thousands) 75.4 73.1 70.8 71.7 65.4 -3.1% 1.3% -8.8%
Production workers (thousands) 58.1 56.6 54.0 55.0 49.2 -4.6% 1.9% -10.5%
Capital expenditures 383 353 351 392 291 -0.6% 11.7% -25.8%
Product Data
Value of shipments 10,741 10,835 11,052 11,298 10,174 2.0% 2.2% -9.9%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 10,741 10,741 10,842 10,877 9617 0.9% 0.3% -11.6%
Trade Data
Value of exports 1539 1615 1804 2190 2019 1987 11.7% 21.4% -7.8%
Value of imports 2321 2582 2885 3231 3103 3405 11.7% 12.0% -4.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).