ARCHIVE - dated material. Trends Tables: Nitrogenous Fertilizers (SIC 2873) (in millions of dollars except as noted) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry Data Value of shipments (1) 2,447 2,768 2,903 3,135 3,268 3,177 3,467 4,246 4,446 4,376 3,770 _ 8.0 4.3 -2.8 9.1 22.5 4.7 -1.6 -13.8 _ 3.3 Value of shipments (1992$) 2,924 2,827 2,915 3,192 3,146 3,177 3,340 3,617 3,267 3,196 2,722 _ 9.5 -1.5 1.0 5.1 8.3 -9.7 -2.2 -14.8 _ -0.9 Total employment (000) 7.4 7.2 7.0 7.5 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.5 5.5 _ 7.1 -2.7 -4.1 0.0 14.3 -8.8 2.7 -26.8 _ -3.0 Production workers (000) 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.4 5.1 5.1 3.5 _ 9.1 -2.1 0.0 -0.0 14.9 -5.6 0.0 -31.6 _ -2.9 Average hourly earnings ($) 13.04 12.97 14.15 13.84 14.82 15.66 16.11 16.69 16.37 16.95 20.84 _ -2.2 7.1 5.7 2.8 3.7 -2.0 3.5 23.0 _ 5.0 Capital expenditures 36.9 48.4 123 101 224 209 186 175 176 305 574 _ -18.5 122.4 -6.7 -10.9 -6.1 0.7 73.3 88.5 _ 21.2 Product Data Value of shipments (2) 2,759 3,281 3,147 3,357 3,438 3,589 3,737 4,428 4,761 4,864 _ _ 6.7 2.4 4.4 4.1 18.5 7.5 2.1 _ _ _ Value of shipments (1992$) 3,296 3,351 3,160 3,418 3,309 3,589 3,600 3,772 3,498 3,553 _ _ 8.2 -3.2 8.5 0.3 4.8 -7.2 1.6 _ _ _ Trade Data Value of imports _ _ 726 633 616 598 838 1,170 1,442 1,412 1,297 1,180 -12.8 -2.7 -2.9 40.1 39.6 23.2 -2.1 -8.1 -9.0 7.5 Value of exports _ _ 2,842 2,581 2,987 2,379 1,806 2,708 3,232 3,082 3,077 3,286 -9.2 15.7 -20.4 -24.1 49.9 19.4 -4.6 -0.2 6.8 1.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the nitrogenous fertilizers industry. (2) Value of products classified in the nitrogenous fertilizers industry produced by all industries. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.