ARCHIVE - dated material.

 Trends Tables: Adhesives and Sealants (SIC 2891)
 (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)         4,678   4,872   5,354   5,523   5,615   5,657   5,859   5,859   5,991   6,466   7,378      _    3.2   1.7   0.7   3.6  -0.0   2.3   7.9  14.1    _    4.1
Value of shipments (1992$)      5,698   5,486   5,612   5,789   5,655   5,657   5,711   5,537   5,345   5,667   6,312      _    3.2  -2.3   0.0   0.9  -3.0  -3.5   6.0  11.4    _    1.5
Total employment (000)           20.9    21.2    22.1    21.4    20.9    21.1    20.9    19.2    19.0    17.3    21.9      _   -3.2  -2.3   1.0  -0.9  -8.1  -1.0  -8.9  26.9    _   -0.1
Production workers (000)         11.8    11.8    12.4    11.9    11.7    11.7    11.5    11.3    11.4    11.1    12.7      _   -4.0  -1.7   0.0  -1.7  -1.7   0.9  -2.6  14.8    _    0.3
 Average hourly earnings ($)    10.59   11.06   11.03   11.53   11.48   12.36   12.57   13.37   13.39   14.04   14.54     _     4.5  -0.4   7.7   1.7   6.3   0.2   4.8   3.5    _    3.5
Capital expenditures              112     119     137     129     142     188     183     204     198     188     241      _   -6.1  10.1  32.9  -2.9  11.7  -3.3  -4.7  27.9    _    7.3

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)         4,550   4,845   5,134   5,403   5,382   5,415   5,807   5,427   5,594   6,141      _       _    5.2  -0.4   0.6   7.2  -6.6   3.1   9.8    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)      5,543   5,456   5,382   5,663   5,420   5,415   5,660   5,129   4,990   5,382      _       _    5.2  -4.3  -0.1   4.5  -9.4  -2.7   7.9    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _     88.4     110     113     136     143     167     179     194     201     208  24.4   2.7  20.4   5.1  16.8   7.2   8.4   3.6   3.5  10.8
Value of exports                   _       _      211     279     307     306     350     411     452     510     608     618  32.2  10.0  -0.3  14.4  17.4  10.0  12.8  19.2   1.6  14.1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the adhesives and sealants industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the adhesives and sealants industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.