Table 1 Total Sales and Jobs by Industry Created by the U.S. Space Program in 1987 (selected industries) Industry Title Sales (mi 11 ions) Jobs (number) Other agricultural products $88.9 2,098 Crude petroleum & natural gas 700.6 1,643 New construction 240.7 3,431 Maintenance & repair construction 508.9 6,604 Ordnance & accessories 1,793.4 16,749 Food & kindred products 93.4 504 Lumber & wood products, exc. containers 86.2 1,010 Paper & allied products 109.8 689 Printing & publishing 185.1 2,731 Chemicals & selected chemical products 279.8 1,521 Plastics & synthetic materials 89.7 469 Petroleum refining & related industries 781.0 815 Rubber & miscellaneous plastics products 210.3 2,502 Stone & clay products 87.8 1,010 Primary iron & steel manufacturing 410.4 2,828 Primary nonferrous metals manufacturing 465.5 3,269 Heating, fabricated metal products 146.0 2,114 Screw machine products & stampings 113.7 1,335 Other fabricated metal products 176.6 2,172 Engines & turbines 120.4 1,065 Metalworking machinery 84.9 1,243 General industrial machinery 126.1 1,379 Miscellaneous machinery, except electrical 140.6 2,489 Office, computing, & accounting machines 158.4 1,961 Electrical transmission equipment 151.8 2,324 Radio, TV & communication equipment 1,073.0 12,197 Electronic components 503.3 7,906 Motor vehicles & equipment 250.1 1,233 Ai rcraft & parts 2,827.1 27,217 Other transportation equipment 375.3 5,002 Professional & scientific supplies 103.4 1,829 Optical & photographic equipment 101.4 1,046 Transportation & warehousing 785.4 10,832 Communications, except radio & TV 206.6 2,181 Electric, gas, & sanitary services 612.3 2,108 Wholesale & retail trade 668.6 20,705 F i nance & i nsurance 210.3 2,664 Real estate & rental 321.7 769 Hotels & personal services 142.9 6,113 Business services 923.6 19,013 Eating & drinking places 187.6 6,215 Health & educational & nonprofit 60.4 1,900 All other industries 1,095.6 16,026 Total $17,798.8 208,914 Source: Management Information Services, Inc.
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