Employment fell sharply in the fourth quarter--down 28,000 ending the year at 767,000. Profits also plummeted--off 29% despite rising sales and exports. Largely reflecting DoD's JSF contract award in October, orders jumped 51%.

In Billions of Current Dollars	4Q 2001	3Q 2001	% Change 3Q01 to 4Q01	4Q 2000	2001 Year-End	2000 Year-End
Aerospace Sales	$45.25	$44.60	6.2%	$42.80	$169.36	$154.88
Profits	$0.85	$1.18	-28.5%	$1.44	$6.57	$7.26
Orders	$43.31	$28.62	51.3%	$53.53	$152.01	$184.34
Exports--Total	$13.94	$13.56	2.8%	$14.31	$58.51	$54.68
Exports--Civil	$11.67	$11.06	5.6%	$11.90	$49.37	$45.57
Exports--Military	$2.26	$2.50	-9.5%	$2.41	$9.14	$9.11
Employment (in thousands)	779	795	-2.1%	796	767	799

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