There were 477 establishments made products in this classification in the late 1990s. They shipped $1.8 billion worth of merchandise in 2000, compared to $1.71 billion in 1999 and $1.5 billion in 1990.
During the late 1990s manufacturers invested in high-technology machinery such as computerized embroidery machines.
More than 500 companies manufactured fans and blowers at roughly 600 locations in the late 1990s.
In the late 1990s, low interest rates and a booming American economy fueled residential, public, and commercial construction in the United States, which in turn boosted demand for construction machinery and equipment.
In the late 1990s, Michigan had the highest number of establishments involved in this industry
In the late 1990s, according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, 427 companies were engaged in the manufacture and distribution of industrial valves in the United States
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 66 establishments operated in this category in the late 1990s.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 53 establishments operated in this category in the late 1990s.
In 1993, for example, 3,500 companies comprised this industry segment, but as of the late 1990s, a mere 750 remained.
In the late 1990s the trend in the industry was a continued shift from the small, "family-run" mining operations toward consolidation of industry activities among a few large companies.
A total of 33 U.S. steel companies declared bankruptcy between 1998 and 2002.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were at least 500 companies engaged in the manufacturing of optical instruments and lenses in the late 1990s.
In the late 1990s, 4,201 companies were involved in the U.S. sheet metal work industry.