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 Trends Tables: Telecommunications Equipment (SIC 3661  3663)
 (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)        31,811  33,626  33,133  36,153  35,719  40,031  42,190  49,371  54,915  63,807  76,716      _    9.1  -1.2  12.1   5.4  17.0  11.2  16.2  20.2    _   11.1
Value of shipments (1992$)     32,158  34,275  33,739  37,033  36,196  40,031  41,736  48,498  54,166  62,619  75,376      _    9.8  -2.3  10.6   4.3  16.2  11.7  15.6  20.4    _   10.6
Total employment (000)            238     241     235     228     217     216     208     220     216     234     259      _   -2.8  -4.7  -0.6  -3.9   5.9  -1.5   7.9  10.7    _    1.2
Production workers (000)          117     115     111     108    98.7     103    94.5     100     103     107      _       _   -3.4  -8.2   4.8  -8.6   6.1   2.2   4.4    _     _     _ 
 Average hourly earnings ($)    11.97   12.46   13.12   13.08   13.52   14.28   14.35   14.25   15.69   16.33     _       _    -0.3   3.3   5.7   0.4  -0.7  10.1   4.0    _     _     _ 
Capital expenditures            1,175   1,337   1,370   1,366   1,080   1,317   1,445   1,518   1,899   2,088      _       _   -0.3 -20.9  21.9   9.7   5.0  25.1  10.0    _     _     _ 

     Product Data

Value of shipments  (2)        29,784  32,130  31,014  33,772  32,531  36,106  38,151  45,495  52,481  60,706      _       _    8.9  -3.7  11.0   5.7  19.3  15.4  15.7    _     _     _ 
Value of shipments (1992$)     30,103  32,779  31,580  34,601  32,988  36,106  37,742  44,695  51,762  59,582      _       _    9.6  -4.7   9.5   4.5  18.4  15.8  15.1    _     _     _ 

     Trade Data

Value of imports                   _       _    6,714   6,773   6,917   7,924   8,802  10,048  10,537  11,283  12,730  15,118   0.9   2.1  14.6  11.1  14.2   4.9   7.1  12.8  18.8   8.3
Value of exports                   _       _    4,846   6,050   6,331   7,364   9,184  11,559  14,681  14,971  18,562  17,976  24.8   4.6  16.3  24.7  25.9  27.0   2.0  24.0  -3.2  18.3
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 (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the telecommunications equipment industry.
 (2) Value of products classified in the telecommunications equipment industry produced by all industries.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.