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 Trends Tables: Ceramic Wall and Floor Tile (SIC 3253)
 (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)           717     758     796     850     757     731     811     847     938     989     859      _    6.8 -10.9  -3.4  10.9   4.5  10.7   5.5 -13.2    _    1.0
Value of shipments (1992$)        773     790     810     851     766     731     806     829     902     949     824      _    5.0 -10.0  -4.5  10.2   2.9   8.7   5.3 -13.3    _    0.2
Total employment (000)            9.5     9.7     9.9     9.7     9.4     8.9     8.7     8.6     9.4     9.2     8.8      _   -2.0  -3.1  -5.3  -2.2  -1.1   9.3  -2.1  -4.3    _   -1.5
Production workers (000)          7.7     8.0     8.3     8.0     7.6     7.3     7.3     7.1     7.8     7.7     7.7      _   -3.6  -5.0  -3.9   0.0  -2.7   9.9  -1.3   0.0    _   -0.9
 Average hourly earnings ($)     8.63    9.57    9.11    9.72    9.16    9.50   10.41    9.92   10.35   10.41   11.38     _     6.7  -5.7   3.6   9.6  -4.7   4.4   0.6   9.3    _    2.8
Capital expenditures             33.2    72.4    32.6    70.0    22.7    48.9    68.0    73.1    61.5    45.6    79.6      _  114.7 -67.6 115.4  39.1   7.5 -15.9 -25.9  74.5    _   11.8

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)           625     675     681     696     683     678     739     735     790     839      _       _    2.2  -1.9  -0.8   9.0  -0.5   7.6   6.2    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)        673     704     694     697     690     678     734     719     760     805      _       _    0.4  -0.9  -1.9   8.3  -2.1   5.7   6.0    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _      431     421     365     419     472     519     562     628     716     860  -2.3 -13.3  14.8  12.6  10.0   8.3  11.7  14.0  20.1   6.6
Value of exports                   _       _     17.9    20.5    21.0    19.3    22.6    23.5    26.1    24.6    28.9    26.6  14.5   2.4  -8.1  17.1   4.0  11.1  -5.7  17.5  -8.0   6.2
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the ceramic wall and floor tile industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the ceramic wall and floor tile industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.