Helped by higher exports, aerospace sales increased 15%. Most notably, military export sales jumped 30%. Higher sales, however, didn't increase profits or employment. Both were virtually unchanged. New orders declined again--reflecting both a natural decline from last year's record and the broader economy's recession.

In Billions of Current Dollars	2Q 2001	1Q 2001	% Change 1Q01 to 2Q01	2Q 2000	2000 Year-End	1999 Year-End
Aerospace Sales	$43.94	$38.23	14.9%	$40.45	$154.88	$157.09
Profits	$2.34	$2.37	-0.9%	$2.51	$7.26	$10.21
Orders	$38.43	$41.65	-7.7%	$50.73	$184.34	$138.88
Exports--Total	$16.08	$14.94	7.6%	$15.36	$54.68	$62.44
Exports--Civil	$13.61	$13.04	4.4%	$13.27	$45.57	$50.62
Exports--Military	$2.47	$1.90	29.9%	$2.09	$9.11	$11.82
Employment (in thousands)	794	793	0.2%	798	799	815

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