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 Trends Tables: Household Consumer Durables (SIC 251  3524  363  3651)
 (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)        39,651  41,159  42,880  42,485  41,472  44,305  48,169  53,268  53,206  54,406      _       _   -0.9  -2.4   6.8   8.7  10.6  -0.1   2.3    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)     43,904  44,501  44,985  43,595  41,889  44,305  47,339  51,557  50,783  51,206      _       _   -3.1  -3.9   5.8   6.8   8.9  -1.5   0.8    _     _     _ 
Total employment (000)            426     425     422     404     380     381     385     405     409     408      _       _   -4.1  -6.0   0.2   1.1   5.2   1.0  -0.2    _     _     _ 
Production workers (000)          352     352     348     333     313     316     322     342     341     341      _       _   -4.4  -6.0   1.1   1.8   6.0  -0.1  -0.1    _     _     _ 
 Average hourly earnings ($)     8.11    8.42    8.50    8.63    8.97    9.29    9.70    9.72    9.84   10.25     _       _     1.6   3.9   3.6   4.4   0.3   1.2   4.2    _     _     _ 
Capital expenditures              919     938   1,018     815     880   1,027     967   1,083   1,284   1,322      _       _  -19.9   8.0  16.7  -5.9  12.0  18.6   3.0    _     _     _ 

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)        37,376  38,756  39,940  40,075  39,198  40,650  43,736  48,261  49,686  51,059      _       _    0.3  -2.2   3.7   7.6  10.3   3.0   2.8    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)     41,370  41,891  41,830  41,087  39,578  40,650  42,970  46,667  47,418  48,041      _       _   -1.8  -3.7   2.7   5.7   8.6   1.6   1.3    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _    6,415   6,347   6,564   7,497   8,148   9,087   9,793  10,718  11,950  13,728  -1.1   3.4  14.2   8.7  11.5   7.8   9.4  11.5  14.9   8.1
Value of exports                   _       _    2,409   3,022   3,575   4,025   4,343   4,608   4,698   4,834   5,280   5,311  25.4  18.3  12.6   7.9   6.1   1.9   2.9   9.2   0.6  10.3
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the household consumer durables industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the household consumer durables industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.