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 Trends Tables: Printing Trades Machinery (SIC 3555)
 (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)         2,858   3,345   3,758   3,631   3,665   2,635   2,727   3,079   3,498   3,654      _       _   -3.4   0.9 -28.1   3.5  12.9  13.6   4.4    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)      3,207   3,589   3,918   3,724   3,688   2,635   2,668   2,972   3,300   3,371      _       _   -4.9  -1.0 -28.5   1.3  11.4  11.1   2.1    _     _     _ 
Total employment (000)           25.0    25.7    26.7    25.5    24.6    19.2    18.9    21.4    21.6    21.8      _       _   -4.5  -3.5 -22.0  -1.6  13.2   0.9   0.9    _     _     _ 
Production workers (000)         12.1    13.1    13.6    12.9    12.1    10.7    10.3    11.7    12.1    11.0      _       _   -5.1  -6.2 -11.6  -3.7  13.6   3.4  -9.1    _     _     _ 
 Average hourly earnings ($)    12.10   12.78   12.67   12.95   13.09   13.65   14.59   14.48   14.80   15.90     _       _     2.2   1.1   4.3   6.8  -0.7   2.2   7.5    _     _     _ 
Capital expenditures              114    88.8     104    95.4    82.1    62.7    52.9    74.0     101     106      _       _   -7.9 -13.9 -23.6 -15.6  39.9  36.8   4.9    _     _     _ 

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)         2,554   2,783   3,303   3,141   3,171   2,342   2,345   2,814   3,213   3,019      _       _   -4.9   1.0 -26.2   0.1  20.0  14.2  -6.1    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)      2,867   2,986   3,444   3,222   3,190   2,342   2,294   2,716   3,031   2,785      _       _   -6.4  -1.0 -26.6  -2.0  18.4  11.6  -8.1    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _    1,181   1,138   1,148   1,219   1,348   1,555   1,991   1,778   2,022   2,199  -3.6   0.9   6.2  10.6  15.4  28.0 -10.7  13.7   8.8   7.0
Value of exports                   _       _      863   1,110   1,105   1,087   1,102   1,069   1,261   1,385   1,456   1,423  28.6  -0.5  -1.6   1.4  -3.0  18.0   9.8   5.1  -2.3   6.8
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the printing trades machinery industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the printing trades machinery industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.