ARCHIVE - dated material.

Metal valve mfg (NAICS 33291 )
(Millions of dollars)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
Industry Data
Value of shipments 21,983 23,278 21,752 22,365 21,752 -6.6% 2.8% -2.7%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 21,983 22,796 20,986 21,245 20,428 -7.9% 1.2% -3.8%
Total employment (thousands) 126 128 123 121 115 -3.9% -1.6% -5.0%
Production workers (thousands) 86.5 87.8 84.3 84.2 79.0 -4.0% -0.1% -6.2%
Capital expenditures 756 759 673 672 639 -11.3% -0.1% -4.9%
Product Data
Value of shipments 20,580 21,328 20,613 20,799 19,801 -3.4% 0.9% -4.8%
Value of shipments (1997 $) 20,580 20,889 19,898 19,764 18,606 -4.7% -0.7% -5.9%
Trade Data
Value of exports 3554 3702 3709 4180 4176 3957 0.2% 12.7% -0.1%
Value of imports 4221 4688 5067 5915 5692 6040 8.1% 16.7% -3.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration (ITA).