ARCHIVE - dated material.

Household laundry equipment mfg (NAICS 335224 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 3847 4421 4163 4253 4381 -5.8% 2.2% 3.0%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 3847 4466 4179 4315 4536 -6.4% 3.3% 5.1%
Total employment (thousands) 14.8 16.7 15.9 15.5 14.9 -4.8% -2.5% -3.9%
Production workers (thousands) 12.9 14.3 14.0 13.3 12.8 -2.1% -5.0% -3.8%
Capital expenditures 37.4 84.6 99.8 78.7 97.0 18.0% -21.1% 23.3%
Product Data
Value of shipments 3710 4249 4365 4420 4549 2.7% 1.3% 2.9%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 3710 4291 4381 4484 4710 2.1% 2.4% 5.0%
Trade Data
Value of exports 643 605 586 629 643 624 -3.1% 7.3% 2.2%
Value of imports 307 336 396 403 369 513 17.9% 1.8% -8.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).