ARCHIVE - dated material.

Surgical & medical instrument mfg (NAICS 339112 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 18,293 19,941 20,624 21,778 23,559 3.4% 5.6% 8.2%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 18,293 20,152 20,947 22,210 23,753 3.9% 6.0% 6.9%
Total employment (thousands) 105 109 106 104 102 -2.8% -1.9% -1.9%
Production workers (thousands) 63.4 65.2 62.0 58.3 58.6 -4.9% -6.0% 0.5%
Capital expenditures 722 712 832 919 1066 16.9% 10.5% 16.0%
Product Data
Value of shipments 17,368 18,591 19,847 20,831 22,462 6.8% 5.0% 7.8%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 17,368 18,788 20,158 21,245 22,646 7.3% 5.4% 6.6%
Trade Data
Value of exports 4109 4394 4649 4825 5507 5451 5.8% 3.8% 14.1%
Value of imports 1959 2247 2721 3015 3522 4144 21.1% 10.8% 16.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).