| Production | % annual change | ||||||||||||
| Millions of units | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1996-97 | 1987-97 |
| Personal products | 964 | 1,100 | 1,015 | 1,050 | 905 | 990 | 930 | 973 | 1,007 | 1,017 | 919 | -1% | 0% |
| Household products | 640 | 650 | 680 | 680 | 690 | 695 | 738 | 751 | 725 | 852 | 784 | -8 | 2 |
| Automotive & industrial products | 379 | 440 | 475 | 415 | 450 | 455 | 420 | 438 | 420 | 417 | 450 | 8 | 2 |
| Paints & finishes | 307 | 331 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 380 | 390 | 410 | 374 | 454 | 465 | 2 | 4 |
| Insecticides | 190 | 190 | 197 | 190 | 200 | 200 | 207 | 200 | 184 | 205 | 187 | -9 | 0 |
| Food products | 140 | 157 | 175 | 175 | 192 | 190 | 205 | 215 | 252 | 228 | 256 | 12 | 6 |
| Animal products | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -11 |
| Miscellaneous | 80 | 31 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 71 | 44 | 79 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 0 | -8 |
| TOTAL | 2,722 | 2,907 | 2,912 | 2,883 | 2,814 | 2,989 | 2,940 | 3,073 | 3,003 | 3,212 | 3,100 | -3% | 2% |