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 Trends Tables: Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus (SIC 3661)
 (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)        17,583  17,918  15,646  17,344  17,488  20,510  21,540  23,243  26,183  31,727  39,674      _   10.9   0.8  17.3   5.0   7.9  12.6  21.2  25.0    _   12.3
Value of shipments (1992$)     17,021  17,723  15,599  17,378  17,401  20,510  21,411  23,081  26,052  31,412  39,793      _   11.4   0.1  17.9   4.4   7.8  12.9  20.6  26.7    _   12.4
Total employment (000)            112     112    97.6    92.6    94.0    91.1    84.9    86.5    89.3    93.6     110      _   -5.1   1.5  -3.1  -6.8   1.9   3.2   4.8  18.0    _    1.6
Production workers (000)         58.6    56.9    49.1    45.9    46.0    44.8    38.5    41.3    40.8    38.1      _       _   -6.5   0.2  -2.6 -14.1   7.3  -1.2  -6.6    _     _     _ 
 Average hourly earnings ($)    12.82   13.40   14.49   14.58   14.61   14.90   15.34   15.35   16.65   16.57     _       _     0.6   0.2   2.0   2.9   0.1   8.5  -0.5    _     _     _ 
Capital expenditures              552     629     618     602     471     615     595     662     742     731      _       _   -2.5 -21.7  30.4  -3.2  11.3  12.0  -1.5    _     _     _ 

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)        16,529  16,668  14,679  16,037  15,284  18,328  19,589  21,661  24,816  30,516      _       _    9.3  -4.7  19.9   6.9  10.6  14.6  23.0    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)     16,000  16,487  14,635  16,069  15,208  18,328  19,472  21,510  24,692  30,214      _       _    9.8  -5.4  20.5   6.2  10.5  14.8  22.4    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _    4,296   4,110   4,551   5,172   5,633   5,942   5,898   6,277   7,169   7,824  -4.3  10.7  13.6   8.9   5.5  -0.7   6.4  14.2   9.1   6.6
Value of exports                   _       _    2,084   2,372   2,542   3,278   4,010   4,799   5,783   6,576   7,326   7,883  13.8   7.2  29.0  22.3  19.7  20.5  13.7  11.4   7.6  17.0
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the telephone and telegraph apparatus industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the telephone and telegraph apparatus industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.