ARCHIVE - dated material. Trends Tables: Synthetic Rubber (SIC 2822) (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) 3,283 4,006 4,060 4,239 4,127 4,235 4,739 4,964 5,475 5,291 6,152 _ 4.4 -2.7 2.6 11.9 4.8 10.3 -3.4 16.3 _ 5.3 Value of shipments (1992$) 3,534 3,896 3,961 4,007 4,098 4,235 4,623 4,755 4,543 4,537 5,406 _ 1.2 2.3 3.4 9.2 2.8 -4.4 -0.1 19.1 _ 4.0 Total employment (000) 10.4 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.9 12.2 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.1 _ 0.9 0.9 3.5 2.5 -2.5 0.8 0.0 1.2 _ 0.9 Production workers (000) 6.7 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.9 7.7 _ 1.4 2.8 2.7 1.3 0.0 3.9 -1.2 -2.9 _ 1.0 Average hourly earnings ($) 15.88 16.38 16.83 17.97 17.85 18.73 19.27 19.52 20.61 20.68 21.96 _ 6.8 -0.6 4.9 2.9 1.3 5.6 0.3 6.2 _ 3.4 Capital expenditures 171 218 267 383 366 321 256 266 268 279 391 _ 43.5 -4.6 -12.3 -20.3 3.9 1.0 4.1 40.0 _ 4.9 Product Data Value of shipments (2) 3,467 3,916 4,070 4,219 3,939 4,318 4,643 4,983 5,430 5,139 _ _ 3.7 -6.6 9.6 7.5 7.3 9.0 -5.4 _ _ _ Value of shipments (1992$) 3,732 3,809 3,970 3,988 3,912 4,318 4,530 4,773 4,507 4,407 _ _ 0.4 -1.9 10.4 4.9 5.4 -5.6 -2.2 _ _ _ Trade Data Value of imports _ _ 485 476 426 475 493 554 608 576 616 664 -1.9 -10.5 11.5 3.8 12.4 9.7 -5.3 6.9 7.8 3.0 Value of exports _ _ 770 848 862 950 872 1,003 1,165 1,249 1,191 1,085 10.1 1.7 10.2 -8.2 15.0 16.2 7.2 -4.6 -8.9 5.6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the synthetic rubber industry. (2) Value of products classified in the synthetic rubber industry produced by all industries. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.