Computer Industry Indicators: 1997 - 2004
From Govit
Computer Industry Indicators: 1997 - 2004 (historical)
Prepared by: U.S. Department of Commerce,
Office of Technology and Electronic Commerce
Listed below are statistics on computer industry indicators, including shipments, orders, inventories, employment, earnings, and business and consumer investment from 1997-2004.
| Indicator
| 1997
| 1998
| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004
|
| Shipments ($B) * | 109.7
| 114.4
| 113.9
| 109.7
| 87.6
| 81.7
| 93.1
| 104.5
|
| Unfilled Orders ($B) * | 103.9
| 93.5
| 106.9
| 101.4
| 89.3
| 86.4
| 101.4
| 100.5
|
| New Orders ($B) * | 107.2
| 115.7
| 115.2
| 107.1
| 87.0
| 82.7
| 93.7
| 104.8
|
| Inventories ($B) * | 128.0
| 119.2
| 105.0
| 103.9
| 102.0
| 79.3
| 74.4
| 73.7
|
| Inventory/Shipments Ratio | 1.17
| 1.04
| 0.92
| 0.95
| 1.16
| 0.97
| 0.80
| 0.71
|
| Total Employment (000) (r) | 316.7
| 322.1
| 310.1
| 301.9
| 286.2
| 250.0
| 224.0
| 212.0
|
| Production Workers (000) | 118.1
| 126.1
| 125.4
| 116.0
| 103.8
| 97.7
| 86.0
| 88.3
|
| Avg. Hourly Earnings ($) | 15.10
| 16.15
| 17.32
| 18.39
| 18.96
| 19.64
| 20.18
| 20.55
|
| Business Investment ($B) (r) | 81.4
| 87.2
| 96.0
| 101.4
| 85.4
| 81.4
| 95.3
| 110.8
|
| Consumer Investment ($B) | 26.0
| 28.6
| 31.1
| 33.5
| 32.1
| 33.8
| 35.3
| 38.0
|
Notes:
* Includes parts
(R) Revised. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) replaced the Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC). As a result, SIC-based labor and investment statistics are no longer available. Historical time series were reconstructed as part of the NAICS conversion process.
Sources: M3 Survey (Bureau of the Census), Labstat Series Report (Bureau of Labor Statistics), and National Economic Accounts (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
