Worldwide, the paint and coating industry generated $70.7 billion in 2001, similar to revenues of $70.6 billion in 2000.
$13.5 billion worth of goods in 2000
Whirlpool Corporation, General Electric Appliances, and Maytag Corporation led the industry in 2000
The US sports industry brought in approximately seventy billion dollars in 2000. Sales revenue comes from merchandise, ticket sales, and sports equipment.
The U.S. pump industry is considered mature, and the bulk of growth is expected to be tied to replacement purchases. The value of shipments in 2000 totaled $7.83 billion.
The Census Bureau estimated that 17,727 people were employed in the manufacturing of household cooking appliances in 2000. This included 15,004 production workers who earned an average hourly wage of $11.
companies that manufactured pumps and pumping equipment employed about 33,543 people in 2000, including 18,805 production workers who earned an average hourly wage of $16.48.
In 2000, the industry had $626 million in shipments, compared to $636 million in 1999.
The number of employees fell from 4,204 in 1999 to 3,781 in 2000. Production workers in 2000 numbered 2,735, and they earned an average hourly wage of $14.29.
Industry shipment values, which totaled $31.9 billion in 2001, represented an increase over 2000 levels of $29.9 billion
After peaking at $3.96 billion in 1998, the value of industry shipments dropped to $3.60 billion in 1999; this recovered somewhat to $3.82 billion in 2000.
Eaton Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio, employed 48,000 and brought in $7.2 billion in revenues in 2002, down from $8.3 billion in 2000.