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 Trends Tables: Paints and Allied Products (SIC 2851)
 (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)        12,702  13,566  13,833  14,337  14,388  14,973  16,030  17,404  17,744  18,257  19,115      _    3.6   0.4   4.1   7.1   8.6   2.0   2.9   4.7    _    4.1
Value of shipments (1992$)     15,643  16,016  15,302  15,172  14,607  14,973  15,840  16,897  16,415  16,345  16,651      _   -0.9  -3.7   2.5   5.8   6.7  -2.9  -0.4   1.9    _    1.1
Total employment (000)           55.2    56.9    55.5    54.0    51.2    51.1    50.3    50.0    52.4    51.1    52.7      _   -2.7  -5.2  -0.2  -1.6  -0.6   4.8  -2.5   3.2    _   -0.6
Production workers (000)         28.3    28.3    27.9    27.2    25.2    25.7    25.9    27.0    27.8    27.9    28.2      _   -2.5  -7.4   2.0   0.8   4.2   3.0   0.4   1.0    _    0.1
 Average hourly earnings ($)    11.16   11.21   11.71   11.90   12.12   12.71   13.00   14.00   14.02   14.61   15.75     _     1.6   1.8   4.9   2.3   7.7   0.1   4.2   7.8    _    3.8
Capital expenditures              275     254     242     275     260     273     256     280     409     404     411      _   13.4  -5.4   5.2  -6.2   9.1  46.4  -1.3   1.8    _    6.8

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)        12,078  12,851  13,185  13,681  13,722  14,283  15,356  16,426  16,726  17,376      _       _    3.8   0.3   4.1   7.5   7.0   1.8   3.9    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)     14,875  15,172  14,585  14,477  13,931  14,283  15,174  15,947  15,472  15,556      _       _   -0.7  -3.8   2.5   6.2   5.1  -3.0   0.5    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _     89.7     116     121     158     172     227     301     341     389     446  29.3   4.3  30.6   8.9  32.0  32.6  13.3  14.1  14.7  20.1
Value of exports                   _       _      334     450     547     650     702     808     872     950   1,142   1,181  34.7  21.6  18.8   8.0  15.1   7.9   8.9  20.2   3.4  16.6
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the paints and allied products industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the paints and allied products industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.