Shipments of leather gloves and mittens were $101.6 million in 1998
The value of industry shipments was $628.5 million in 1998
Total industry shipments were $1.69 billion in 1998
The value of setup paperboard box product shipments in 1998 was $644 million
Shipments of basic inorganic chemicals dipped from a peak of $15.7 billion in 1998 to $12.7 billion in 2001.
Total industry shipments in 2000 were valued at $11.76 billion, down from $12.01 billion in 1998.
1998
United States Leather had 1998 sales of over $250 million
Shipments fell to $5.2 billion in 1998, to $4.6 billion in 1999, and to $4.4 billion in 2000.
Total industry shipments declined from $2.906 billion in 1998 to $2.899 billion in 1999 and to $2.782 billion in 2000.
In 2000 shipments of neckwear from these businesses were $457 million, compared to $607 million in 1998 and $500 million in 1990.
Black Shining Leather was created in 1998-04.
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.