Recent Trends in Soap, Cleaners, and Toilet Goods (SIC 284)

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Recent Trends in Soap, Cleaners, and Toilet Goods (SIC 284)¹
Industry Data	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Total Employment	1000	/1												29.0
	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Total Employment	1000	Total		31.7	33.3	35.1	36.3	36.7	32.8	31.2	31.3	31.6	30.3		(NA)⁵
	2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Total Employment	1000	/1												22.0
	2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Total Employment	1000	Total		20.6	20.5	21.4	19.6	19.6	22.0	22.8	21.4	23.1	24.2		(NA)⁵
	2843 Surface Active Agents	Total Employment	1000	/1												9.5
	2843 Surface Active Agents	Total Employment	1000	Total		9.1	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.3	8.2	8.6	8.1	7.9	8.8		(NA)⁵
	2844 Toilet Preparations	Total Employment	1000	/1												66.0
	2844 Toilet Preparations	Total Employment	1000	Total		57.9	64.9	64.4	61.2	57.5	59.8	61.7	58.1	60.2	62.9		(NA)⁵
	Capital Expenditures	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	/1												448
		2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Total		339	371	398	482	641	571	514	494	356	427		(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	/1												154
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Total		118	72	142	96	139	121	130	124	154	173		(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	/1												289
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Total		103	193	130	167	160	92	203	225	120	161		(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	/1												594
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Total		226	294	316	284	304	506	473	491	411	543		(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	/1													1,484
		Mil. Dol	Total			785	930	986	1,029	1,245	1,290	1,320	1,334	1,041	1,304		(NA)⁵
	Production Workers	1000	/1													77.8
		1000	Total			72.3	79.7	80.0	77.8	75.7	74.5	74.6	71.1	73.8	74.6		(NA)⁵
		2841 Soap And Other Detergents	1000	/1												16.8
		2841 Soap And Other Detergents	1000	Total		19.3	21.0	22.2	22.8	23.1	19.9	17.9	18.6	18.0	16.8		(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	1000	/1												14.1
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	1000	Total		13.2	13.4	13.5	12.3	12.2	13.4	13.8	13.1	14.0	14.2		(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	1000	/1												5.0
		2843 Surface Active Agents	1000	Total		4.7	4.8	4.6	4.6	4.8	4.2	4.3	3.9	3.9	4.5		(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	1000	/1												41.9
		2844 Toilet Preparations	1000	Total		35.1	40.5	39.7	38.1	35.6	37.0	38.6	35.5	37.9	39.1		(NA)⁵
		Average Hourly Earnings	2841 Soap And Oth Detergents	Dollars	/1											17.03
			2841 Soap And Oth Detergents	Dollars	Total	13.81	13.90	14.39	14.69	14.70	14.86	15.06	14.89	15.40	15.68		(NA)⁵
			2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Dollars	/1											12.54
			2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Dollars	Total	9.89	10.10	10.25	10.66	11.13	11.84	11.94	11.12	11.49	11.49		(NA)⁵
			2843 Surface Active Agents	Dollars	/1											18.39
			2843 Surface Active Agents	Dollars	Total	13.37	13.71	13.44	13.75	14.33	15.09	15.95	16.80	16.20	16.55		(NA)⁵
			2844 Toilet Preparations	Dollars	/1											12.92
			2844 Toilet Preparations	Dollars	Total	9.22	9.09	9.70	10.15	10.83	10.80	10.59	10.93	11.44	11.89		(NA)⁵
			Dollars	/1												14.16
			Dollars	Total		10.86	10.83	11.28	11.75	12.28	12.32	12.26	12.36	12.75	13.02		(NA)⁵
	Total Employment	1000	/1													126.4
	Total Employment	1000	Total			119.3	127.7	129.9	126.2	123.1	122.8	124.3	118.9	122.8	126.2		(NA)⁵
	Value Of Shipments²	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	/1												16,776
		2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Total		11,559	12,337	13,453	15,480	15,442	14,729	15,458	14,603	15,735	15,779		(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	/1												8,370
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Total		5,594	5,872	6,065	5,888	6,229	6,659	8,079	8,405	8,679	8,602		(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	/1												6,992
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Total		3,002	3,407	2,998	3,190	3,330	2,859	3,661	3,721	4,860	4,741		(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	/1												25,369
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Total		14,593	16,334	16,857	17,166	17,245	18,629	19,706	19,820	20,522	22,688		(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	/1													57,507
		Mil. Dol	Total			34,748	37,951	39,373	41,725	42,245	42,875	46,903	46,548	49,795	51,809		(NA)⁵
	Value Of Shipments (1992 Dollars)	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	/1												16,023
		2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Total		12,632	12,905	13,575	15,860	15,854	14,729	15,259	14,530	15,487	15,230		(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	/1												7,994
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Total		6,581	6,613	6,459	6,108	6,324	6,659	8,014	8,264	8,353	8,239		(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	/1												6,155
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Total		3,879	3,994	3,248	3,316	3,346	2,859	3,599	3,609	4,529	4,248		(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	/1												24,607
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Total		16,433	17,989	18,068	17,994	17,579	18,629	19,301	19,469	20,100	22,048		(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	/1													54,779
		Mil. Dol	Total			39,526	41,501	41,349	43,279	43,103	42,875	46,174	45,873	48,469	49,766		(NA)⁵
Product Data	Value Of Shipments³	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	/1												(NA)⁵
		2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Total		9,527	9,961	10,916	11,860	11,785	11,022	11,594	11,089	12,205	12,467		(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	/1												(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Total		5,113	5,191	5,306	5,531	5,546	6,477	7,492	7,601	7,755	7,327		(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	/1												(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Total		2,885	3,193	3,671	3,877	3,975	3,776	4,032	3,648	4,703	4,836		(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	/1												(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Total		14,871	16,409	16,872	17,366	17,390	18,724	20,175	20,284	21,112	23,168		(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	/1													(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	Total			32,395	34,753	36,764	38,634	38,695	39,999	43,293	42,622	45,775	47,797		(NA)⁵
	Value Of Shipments (1992 Dollars)	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	/1												(NA)⁵
		2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Total		10,412	10,419	11,015	12,152	12,099	11,022	11,445	11,033	12,013	12,033		(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	/1												(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Total		6,015	5,845	5,650	5,737	5,630	6,477	7,433	7,474	7,464	7,018		(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	/1												(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Total		3,727	3,743	3,977	4,030	3,995	3,776	3,965	3,538	4,383	4,333		(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	/1												(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Total		16,747	18,072	18,083	18,203	17,726	18,724	19,760	19,926	20,678	22,515		(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	/1													(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	Total			36,901	38,079	38,726	40,123	39,450	39,999	42,603	41,971	44,538	45,900		(NA)⁵
Trade Data	Merchandise Trade Balance	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	/1												520
		2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Total		(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	118	202	360	399	422	415	439	467		491
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	/1												123
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Total		(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	47	75	97	98	120	118	143	143		114
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	/1												635
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Total		(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	259	331	325	390	400	471	494	538		656
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	/1												1,218
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Total		(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	100	252	406	362	481	698	731	938		968
		Mil. Dol	/1													2,496
		Mil. Dol	Total			(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	524	860	1,188	1,249	1,423	1,702	1,807	2,086		2,229
	Value Of Exports	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	/1												999
		2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Total		(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	264	394	539	612	676	750	861	921		967
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	/1												216
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Total		(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	77	112	130	144	170	174	205	212		218
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	/1												940
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Total		(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	379	465	477	548	604	734	790	826		968
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	/1												2,628
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Total		(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	694	886	1,118	1,254	1,437	1,733	1,887	2,195		2,586
		Mil. Dol	/1													4,783
		Mil. Dol	Total			(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	1,414	1,857	2,264	2,558	2,887	3,391	3,743	4,154		4,739
	Value Of Imports	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	/1												479
		2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Total		(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	146	192	179	213	254	335	422	454		476
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	/1												93
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Total		(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	31	37	34	46	50	56	62	69		104
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	/1												305
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Total		(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	120	134	152	158	204	263	296	288		312
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	/1												1,410
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Total		(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	594	634	712	892	956	1,035	1,156	1,257		1,618
		Mil. Dol	/1													2,287
		Mil. Dol	Total			(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	891	997	1,077	1,309	1,464	1,689	1,936	2,068		2,510
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Industry Data	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Total Employment	1000	Percent Change			5.0	5.4	3.4	1.1	-10.6	-4.9	0.3	1.0	-4.1	-4.2	(NA)⁵
	2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Total Employment	1000	Percent Change			-0.5	4.4	-8.4	0	12.2	3.6	-6.1	7.9	4.8	-9.1	(NA)⁵
	2843 Surface Active Agents	Total Employment	1000	Percent Change			-1.1	0	1.1	2.2	-11.8	4.9	-5.8	-2.5	11.4	7.6	(NA)⁵
	2844 Toilet Preparations	Total Employment	1000	Percent Change			12.1	-0.8	-5.0	-6.0	4.0	3.2	-5.8	3.6	4.5	4.9	(NA)⁵
	Capital Expenditures	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			9.4	7.5	21.0	33.1	-11.0	-10.0	-3.8	-28.0	19.9	4.9	(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			-38.7	96.8	-32.2	44.9	-12.9	7.4	-5.0	24.4	12.1	-11.1	(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			86.6	-32.6	28.4	-4.2	-42.4	120.6	10.4	-46.8	34.8	79.3	(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			30.6	7.2	-10.0	7.2	66.2	-6.6	3.9	-16.2	31.9	9.5	(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	Percent Change				18.4	6.0	4.4	21.0	3.6	2.3	1.0	-22.0	25.2	13.9	(NA)⁵
	Production Workers	1000	Percent Change				10.2	0.4	-2.7	-2.7	-1.6	0.1	-4.7	3.8	1.1	4.2	(NA)⁵
		2841 Soap And Other Detergents	1000	Percent Change			8.8	5.7	2.7	1.3	-13.9	-10.1	3.9	-3.2	-6.7	-0.3	(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	1000	Percent Change			1.5	0.7	-8.9	-0.8	9.8	3.0	-5.1	6.9	1.4	-0.5	(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	1000	Percent Change			2.1	-4.2	0	4.3	-12.5	2.4	-9.3	0	15.4	11.1	(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	1000	Percent Change			15.4	-2.0	-4.0	-6.6	3.9	4.3	-8.0	6.8	3.2	7.1	(NA)⁵
		Average Hourly Earnings	2841 Soap And Oth Detergents	Dollars	Percent Change		0.6	3.5	2.1	0	1.1	1.3	-1.1	3.4	1.8	8.6	(NA)⁵
			2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Dollars	Percent Change		2.2	1.5	4.0	4.4	6.4	0.9	-6.9	3.4	0	9.2	(NA)⁵
			2843 Surface Active Agents	Dollars	Percent Change		2.5	-2.0	2.3	4.2	5.3	5.7	5.4	-3.6	2.2	11.2	(NA)⁵
			2844 Toilet Preparations	Dollars	Percent Change		-1.4	6.8	4.6	6.7	-0.3	-2.0	3.2	4.7	4.0	8.7	(NA)⁵
			Dollars	Percent Change			-0.3	4.1	4.2	4.4	0.4	-0.6	0.9	3.1	2.1	8.8	(NA)⁵
	Total Employment	1000	Percent Change				7.0	1.7	-2.8	-2.5	-0.2	1.2	-4.3	3.3	2.8	0.2	(NA)⁵
	Value Of Shipments²	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			6.7	9.0	15.1	-0.2	-4.6	4.9	-5.5	7.7	0.3	6.3	(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			5.0	3.3	-2.9	5.8	6.9	21.3	4.0	3.3	-0.9	-2.7	(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			13.5	-12.0	6.4	4.4	-14.1	28.0	1.6	30.6	-2.4	47.5	(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			11.9	3.2	1.8	0.5	8.0	5.8	0.6	3.5	10.6	11.8	(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	Percent Change				9.2	3.7	6.0	1.2	1.5	9.4	-0.8	7.0	4.0	11.0	(NA)⁵
	Value Of Shipments (1992 Dollars)	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			2.2	5.2	16.8	0	-7.1	3.6	-4.8	6.6	-1.7	5.2	(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			0.5	-2.3	-5.4	3.5	5.3	20.4	3.1	1.1	-1.4	-3.0	(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			3.0	-18.7	2.1	0.9	-14.6	25.9	0.3	25.5	-6.2	44.9	(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			9.5	0.4	-0.4	-2.3	6.0	3.6	0.9	3.2	9.7	11.6	(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	Percent Change				5.0	-0.4	4.7	-0.4	-0.5	7.7	-0.7	5.7	2.7	10.1	(NA)⁵
Product Data	Percent Change															(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵
	Value Of Shipments³	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			4.6	9.6	8.6	-0.6	-6.5	5.2	-4.4	10.1	2.1	(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			1.5	2.2	4.2	0.3	16.8	15.7	1.5	2.0	-5.5	(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			10.7	15.0	5.6	2.5	-5.0	6.8	-9.5	28.9	2.8	(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			10.3	2.8	2.9	0.1	7.7	7.7	0.5	4.1	9.7	(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	Percent Change				7.3	5.8	5.1	0.2	3.4	8.2	-1.6	7.4	4.4	(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵
	Value Of Shipments (1992 Dollars)	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			0.1	5.7	10.3	-0.4	-8.9	3.8	-3.6	8.9	0.2	(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			-2.8	-3.3	1.5	-1.9	15.0	14.8	0.6	-0.1	-6.0	(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			0.4	6.3	1.3	-0.9	-5.5	5.0	-10.8	23.9	-1.1	(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			7.9	0.1	0.7	-2.6	5.6	5.5	0.8	3.8	8.9	(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	Percent Change				3.2	1.7	3.6	-1.7	1.4	6.5	-1.5	6.1	3.1	(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵
Trade Data	Merchandise Trade Balance	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴
		Mil. Dol	Percent Change				(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴	(X)⁴
	Value Of Exports	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	49.2	36.8	13.5	10.5	10.9	14.8	7.0	8.5	-3.2
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	44.7	16.1	10.8	18.1	2.4	17.8	3.4	1.9	0.9
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	22.7	2.6	14.9	10.2	21.5	7.6	4.6	13.8	3.0
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	27.7	26.2	12.2	14.6	20.6	8.9	16.3	19.7	-1.6
		Mil. Dol	Percent Change				(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	31.3	21.9	13.0	12.9	17.5	10.4	11.0	15.1	-0.9
	Value Of Imports	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	31.5	-6.8	19.0	19.2	31.9	26.0	7.6	5.5	-0.6
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	18.4	-8.5	37.3	8.3	13.1	9.4	12.7	33.6	12.2
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	11.7	13.4	3.9	29.1	28.9	12.5	-2.7	5.9	2.3
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Percent Change			(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	6.7	12.3	25.3	7.2	8.3	11.7	8.7	12.2	14.8
		Mil. Dol	Percent Change				(NA)⁵	(NA)⁵	11.9	8.0	21.6	11.8	15.4	14.6	6.9	10.6	9.8
						1979-1987	1980-1988	1981-1989	1982-1990	1983-1991	1984-1992	1985-1993	1986-1994	1987-1995	1988-1996	1989-1997	1990-1998

Industry Data	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Total Employment	1000	Compound Rate												-2.3
	2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Total Employment	1000	Compound Rate												0.3
	2843 Surface Active Agents	Total Employment	1000	Compound Rate												0.6
	2844 Toilet Preparations	Total Employment	1000	Compound Rate												0.3
	Capital Expenditures	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												1.5
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												1.0
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												10.5
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												8.2
		Mil. Dol	Compound Rate													5.2
	Production Workers	1000	Compound Rate													-0.4
		2841 Soap And Other Detergents	1000	Compound Rate												-3.5
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	1000	Compound Rate												0.6
		2843 Surface Active Agents	1000	Compound Rate												1.0
		2844 Toilet Preparations	1000	Compound Rate												0.7
		Average Hourly Earnings	2841 Soap And Oth Detergents	Dollars	Compound Rate											2.1
			2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Dollars	Compound Rate											2.5
			2843 Surface Active Agents	Dollars	Compound Rate											4.0
			2844 Toilet Preparations	Dollars	Compound Rate											3.7
			Dollars	Compound Rate												2.9
	Total Employment	1000	Compound Rate													-0.3
	Value Of Shipments²	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												2.8
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												4.1
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												11.2
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												5.2
		Mil. Dol	Compound Rate													4.8
	Value Of Shipments (1992 Dollars)	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												2.1
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												2.7
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												8.3
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												3.9
		Mil. Dol	Compound Rate													3.6
Product Data	Compound Rate															(NA)⁵
	Value Of Shipments³	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	Compound Rate													(NA)⁵
	Value Of Shipments (1992 Dollars)	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												(NA)⁵
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												(NA)⁵
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												(NA)⁵
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												(NA)⁵
		Mil. Dol	Compound Rate													(NA)⁵
Trade Data	Merchandise Trade Balance	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												(X)⁴
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												(X)⁴
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												(X)⁴
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												(X)⁴
		Mil. Dol	Compound Rate													(X)⁴
	Value Of Exports	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												18.1
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												13.7
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												12.0
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												18.1
		Mil. Dol	Compound Rate													16.5
	Value Of Imports	2841 Soap And Other Detergents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												16.0
		2842 Polishes/sanitation Gds	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												14.7
		2843 Surface Active Agents	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												12.4
		2844 Toilet Preparations	Mil. Dol	Compound Rate												11.4
		Mil. Dol	Compound Rate													12.5

Footnotes

¹ (X) - Not applicable.

² Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the soap, cleaners, and toilet goods industry.

³ Value of products classified in the soap, cleaners, and toilet goods industry by all industries.

⁴ Not applicable.

⁵ Not available.

Source

U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade Administration (ITA), data from U.S. Industry Trade & Outlook 2000 and estimates by ITA.

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