Total shipments of metal furniture in 2000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, totaled $2.77 billion. Approximately 420 companies manufactured metal household furniture in the United States, employing some 22,000 people.
Total value of shipments for this industry increased steadily during the late 1990s and early 2000s, rising from $2.33 billion in 1998 to $2.78 billion in 2001.
Total industry shipments were $2.01 billion in 1997
Total industry shipments were $1.69 billion in 1998
Total industry shipments were $2.02 billion in 2000
Total industry shipments in 2000 were valued at $11.76 billion, down from $12.01 billion in 1998.
Total industry shipments declined from $2.906 billion in 1998 to $2.899 billion in 1999 and to $2.782 billion in 2000.
Total shipments for SIC 3669 were valued more than $4.2 billion in 1997
Looking at specific sectors, the top ATM manufacturers in 2002 were Diebold Inc., with a total of 13,560 shipments; Triton, with 9,867 shipments; and NCR Corp., with 8,900 shipments.
Total industry shipments grew from $13.6 billion in 1999 to $14.0 billion in 2000.
Chemical preparations, including essential oils, were the most important category in this industry in 2001. Shipments in this sector were about $6.7 billion, which accounted for 56.5 percent of total shipments.
Nonprescription sunglasses represented 4 percent of the total shipments delivered by the industry.
Total Metal was created in 2004.