Table C.—Commodities with the Slowest Growing Output, Selected Years

Commodity number Description 1992–96 1987–92
Commodity output Exports Commodity output
Change in level (millions of dollars) Average annual rate of growth (percent) Rank by average annual rate of growth Change in level (millions of dollars) Export change/ commodity output change (percent) Average annual rate of growth (percent) Rank by average annual rate of growth
All commodities2,932,1056.8190,4736.65.8
13Ordnance and accessories–3,915–4.793–2496.4–4.693
07Coal mining–4,009–4.092–58814.71.188
60Aircraft and parts–11,524–2.991–4,50339.13.958
33+34Footwear, leather, and leather products–531–1.490222(/1/)1.783
15Tobacco products–365–.289361(/1/)8.810
39Metal containers60.188–39(/1/)2.472
18Apparel2,518.9872,922116.21.387
63Ophthalmic and photographic equipment1,0381.18673470.64.057
65CWater transportation2,4731.88578031.77.317
01Livestock and livestock products6,6901.884–4(/1/)1.386

1. The ratio is not meaningful, because the change in exports and the change in output move in opposite directions.