ARCHIVE - dated material.

Spring (heavy gauge) mfg (NAICS 332611 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 845 1006 954 938 954 -5.2% -1.7% 1.7%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 845 1004 959 945 955 -4.5% -1.5% 1.1%
Total employment (thousands) 5.6 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.5 -6.6% 3.5% -6.8%
Production workers (thousands) 4.3 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.0 -10.4% 0.0% -7.0%
Capital expenditures 49.8 43.5 36.9 31.2 36.1 -15.2% -15.4% 15.7%
Product Data
Value of shipments 873 909 774 805 694 -14.9% 4.0% -13.8%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 873 907 778 811 695 -14.2% 4.2% -14.3%
Trade Data
Value of exports 354 315 281 295 232 225 -10.8% 5.0% -21.4%
Value of imports 577 704 829 857 707 759 17.8% 3.4% -17.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).