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 Trends Tables: Automotive Parts & Accessories (SIC 3465  3592  3647  3691  3694  3714)
 (in millions of dollars except as noted)
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                                                                                                                                             Percent Change (1989-1998)              Compound
               ITEM                                                                                                             -----------------------------------------------------  Rate,
                                 1987    1988    1989    1990    1991    1992    1993    1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 89-97
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     Industry Data

Value of shipments  (1)        92,369 101,475  99,945  93,379  91,215 105,841 119,678 138,982 147,773 152,134 164,164      _   -6.6  -2.3  16.0  13.1  16.1   6.3   3.0   7.9    _    6.4
Value of shipments (1992$)     97,766 106,055 102,600  94,488  91,624 105,841 119,264 137,842 145,124 148,775 161,422      _   -7.9  -3.0  15.5  12.7  15.6   5.3   2.5   8.5    _    5.8
Total employment (000)            638     650     650     614     580     609     633     679     706     691     727      _   -5.6  -5.5   5.0   3.9   7.3   4.0  -2.1   5.2    _    1.4
Production workers (000)          509     523     521     488     457     482     506     548     566     558     586      _   -6.2  -6.4   5.5   5.0   8.2   3.4  -1.4   5.0    _    1.5
 Average hourly earnings ($)    13.97   14.71   15.00   15.29   15.61   15.84   16.22   16.57   17.05   17.05   17.75     _     1.9   2.1   1.5   2.4   2.1   2.9  -0.0   4.1    _    2.1
Capital expenditures            4,120   3,435   4,404   4,986   4,690   4,585   5,308   6,010   7,824   7,572   8,946      _   13.2  -5.9  -2.2  15.8  13.2  30.2  -3.2  18.2    _    9.3

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)        88,714  96,630  94,379  89,444  88,768 104,109 118,293 134,462 143,859 148,201      _       _   -5.2  -0.8  17.3  13.6  13.7   7.0   3.0    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)     93,847 100,874  96,802  90,472  89,150 104,109 117,882 133,371 141,294 144,954      _       _   -6.5  -1.5  16.8  13.2  13.1   5.9   2.6    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _   19,739  19,405  17,911  20,408  22,657  26,465  27,948  29,893  32,042  34,487  -1.7  -7.7  13.9  11.0  16.8   5.6   7.0   7.2   7.6   6.2
Value of exports                   _       _   14,163  18,523  18,916  22,262  25,890  27,724  29,471  30,410  35,214  35,362  30.8   2.1  17.7  16.3   7.1   6.3   3.2  15.8   0.4  12.1
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the automotive parts & accessories industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the automotive parts & accessories industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.