Second Quarter 2000

The aerospace industry booked a record $52 billion in new orders during the second quarter of 2000. Profits and sales rose 15% each. Exports increased 19% despite sharply lower military exports, as civil exports surged 31% higher. Employment remained fairly steady -- down less than 1%.

In Billions of Current Dollars	2Q 2000	1Q 2000	% Change 1Q00 to 2Q00	2Q 1999	1999 Year-End	1998 Year-End
Aerospace Sales	$40.52	$35.16	15.2%	$39.86	$157.09	$154.61
Profits	$2.44	$2.12	14.8%	$3.13	$10.21	$7.70
Orders	$52.01	$33.77	54.0%	$25.57	$128.17	$124.11
Exports--Total	$15.36	$12.87	19.3%	$15.72	$62.44	$64.07
Exports--Civil	$13.27	$10.12	31.1%	$12.66
Exports--Military	$2.09	$2.75	-24.0%	$3.60	$11.82	$12.07
Employment (in thousands)	798	802	-0.5%	855	815	889

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