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 Trends Tables: Electronic Components and Accessories (SIC 367)
 (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)        50,258  57,578  61,686  62,579  67,547  73,642  81,236  97,131 120,129 127,996 141,998      _    1.4   7.9   9.0  10.3  19.6  23.7   6.5  10.9    _   11.0
Value of shipments (1992$)     50,818  56,853  60,035  61,640  66,557  73,642  81,129  97,838 126,734 144,213 116,954      _    2.7   8.0  10.6  10.2  20.6  29.5  13.8 -18.9    _    8.7
Total employment (000)            546     556     564     549     537     530     531     551     584     588     612      _   -2.7  -2.2  -1.2   0.3   3.7   6.0   0.6   4.0    _    1.0
Production workers (000)          329     338     347     330     320     317     321     340     364     368     386      _   -4.8  -3.0  -0.9   1.2   5.7   7.2   1.1   4.9    _    1.4
 Average hourly earnings ($)     9.32    9.78    9.92   10.22   10.33   10.83   10.98   11.14   11.41   11.70   13.01     _     3.0   1.1   4.8   1.4   1.5   2.4   2.5  11.2    _    3.4
Capital expenditures            3,101   4,004   4,730   4,953   4,328   4,483   5,521   7,743  11,213  14,345  13,182      _    4.7 -12.6   3.6  23.2  40.2  44.8  27.9  -8.1    _   13.7

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)        46,719  52,688  57,009  59,307  62,766  71,372  77,840  92,719 115,202 126,997      _       _    4.0   5.8  13.7   9.1  19.1  24.2  10.2    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)     47,305  52,148  55,649  58,549  61,920  71,372  77,739  93,343 121,272 142,543      _       _    5.2   5.8  15.3   8.9  20.1  29.9  17.5    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _   25,163  26,404  27,959  31,567  38,767  47,066  66,825  63,032  65,145  65,309   4.9   5.9  12.9  22.8  21.4  42.0  -5.7   3.4   0.3  12.6
Value of exports                   _       _   12,879  15,604  15,526  16,216  18,844  24,524  31,095  32,826  39,767  39,870  21.2  -0.5   4.4  16.2  30.1  26.8   5.6  21.1   0.3  15.1
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the electronic components and accessories industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the electronic components and accessories industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.