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 Trends Tables: Farm Machinery and Equipment (SIC 3523)
 (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)         6,880   8,773  10,508  11,682  10,522   9,620  11,190  12,759  13,757  14,469      _       _   11.2  -9.9  -8.6  16.3  14.0   7.8   5.2    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)      8,084  10,154  11,637  12,480  10,870   9,620  10,938  12,163  12,773  13,070      _       _    7.2 -12.9 -11.5  13.7  11.2   5.0   2.3    _     _     _ 
Total employment (000)           57.0    62.4    67.8    69.6    65.1    61.5    63.5    66.5    65.7    66.6      _       _    2.7  -6.5  -5.5   3.3   4.7  -1.2   1.4    _     _     _ 
Production workers (000)         39.1    43.6    48.9    49.9    45.4    42.6    45.8    47.7    48.3    48.5      _       _    2.0  -9.0  -6.2   7.5   4.1   1.3   0.4    _     _     _ 
 Average hourly earnings ($)    11.20   11.42   11.98   12.41   12.80   13.18   13.18   13.60   14.37   14.24     _       _     3.6   3.1   3.0  -0.0   3.2   5.6  -0.9    _     _     _ 
Capital expenditures              200     183     190     222     220     196     229     260     290     294      _       _   17.2  -0.9 -10.9  16.5  13.6  11.6   1.5    _     _     _ 

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)         6,385   7,902   9,578  10,871   9,724   8,940  10,340  11,911  12,599  13,191      _       _   13.5 -10.6  -8.1  15.7  15.2   5.8   4.7    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)      7,503   9,146  10,606  11,615  10,045   8,940  10,108  11,355  11,698  11,916      _       _    9.5 -13.5 -11.0  13.1  12.3   3.0   1.9    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _    2,176   2,398   1,885   1,935   2,057   2,745   2,837   2,798   3,146   3,352  10.2 -21.4   2.7   6.3  33.4   3.4  -1.4  12.4   6.5   4.7
Value of exports                   _       _    2,276   2,367   2,194   2,241   2,525   2,723   3,174   3,696   4,510   4,198   4.0  -7.3   2.1  12.7   7.8  16.6  16.4  22.0  -6.9   8.9
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the farm machinery and equipment industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the farm machinery and equipment industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.