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Table 5c. Economic and Physical Indicators for the Aluminum Industry (NAICS 3313), 1998, 2002, and 2006
Indicators
MECS Survey Years
1998 2002 2006
Physical (Thousand Metric Tons)
Primary Aluminum Production 3,713 2,707 2,284
Secondary Aluminum Production 3,440 2,930 3,560
Aluminum Imports 3,550 4,060 5,180
Aluminum Exports 1,590 1,590 2,820
Nominal Economic Indicators (Current Billion Dollars)
Value of Shipments 57 48 42
Value Added 24 19 12
Real Economic Indicators (Billion 2000 Dollars)
Value of Shipments 1 57 49 29
Value Added 2 23 20 8

Notes: 1. Deflated using BEA's chain-type price indices for value of shipments.
2. Deflated using BEA's chain-type price indices for value added.
Sources:U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Annual Survey of Manufacturers, Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries, 2004 and 2008, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), "Value of Shipments and Price Indexes by Detailed Industry 1998-2007," December 2009, "Gross Output and Price Indexes by Detailed Industry 1998-2007," December 2009; "Price Indexes for Value Added by Detailed Industry," December 2009; U.S. Geological Survey, Aluminum Statistics by David A. Buckingham, Patricia A. Plunkert, and E.L. Bray October 2008.