AIA Statistics- Economic Indicators

Third Quarter 2006

Though aerospace sales dipped slightly from the second quarter, they increased more that 4.5 billion compared with the third quarter of last year. At nearly $59 billion, orders topped sales meaning that the backlog of unfilled orders continues to grow. Export sales increased slightly, to nearly $21 billion—and employment continues to climb. While some indicators declined slightly, all show signs of industry health.

In Billions of Current Dollars	3Q 2006	2Q 2006	% Change 2Q06 to 3Q06	3Q 2005	2005 Year-End	2004 Year-End
Aerospace Sales	$51.64	$52.16	-1.0%	$47.09	$197.23	$184.42
Profits	$3.79	$2.82	34.4%	$3.37	$12.57	$9.50
Orders	$58.65	$54.58	7.5%	$46.64	$219.41	$143.92
Exports--Total	$20.84	$20.79	0.2%	$15.85	$67.43	$56.82
Exports--Civil	$17.00	$18.06	-5.9%	$13.38	$57.23	$47.33
Exports--Military	$3.84	$2.72	41.3%	$2.47	$10.21	$9.49
Employment (in thousands)	635	631	0.7%	614	627	605

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