Statistics compiled by Andrew Grabois, Senior Director Publisher Relations & Content Development for RR Bowker 

 

U.S. Book Production Statistics

All Hard and Paper

Category	1992 Final	1997 Final	1998 Final	1999 Final	2000 Final	2001 Final	2002 Prelim
AGRICULTURE	1,037	1,364	1,201	1,037	1,073	1,195	888
ARTS	3,880	5,040	4,934	4,795	4,980	5,324	4,481
BIOGRAPHY	3,741	4,540	3,206	4,051	3,899	4,887	5,049
BUSINESS	3,880	4,966	3,844	3,789	4,068	5,023	4,539
EDUCATION	2,802	3,798	3,391	3,408	3,378	3,914	3,652
FICTION	7,357	9,869	11,016	12,372	14,617	17,349	15,131
GENERAL WORKS	1,662	1,962	1,504	1,456	1,318	1,553	1,468
HISTORY	6,167	10,123	7,346	7,486	7,931	9,028	6,818
HOME ECONOMICS	1,704	2,775	2,518	2,564	2,513	2,430	2,160
JUVENILES	7,955	9,526	9,195	9,438	8,690	9,582	9,540
LANGUAGE	2,778	3,547	2,862	2,565	2,536	2,954	2,419
LAW	3,127	2,909	3,007	3,078	3,070	3,266	2,188
LITERATURE	4,065	3,630	3,784	3,646	3,371	6,009	3,946
MEDICINE	6,119	7,669	6,718	6,153	6,234	7,080	5,933
MUSIC	1,456	2,067	1,398	1,593	1,582	3,098	1,614
PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY	4,405	6,167	5,965	5,861	5,556	6,320	6,006
POETRY, DRAMA	2,617	2,944	3,018	2,455	2,479	2,924	2,812
RELIGION	4,322	6,338	6,347	6,044	6,206	8,015	6,659
SCIENCE	8,035	10,052	8,486	7,862	8,464	8,928	7,032
SOCIOLOGY, ECONOMICS	12,011	15,906	14,645	14,579	14,908	16,555	13,804
SPORTS, RECREATION	2,608	3,669	3,718	3,252	3,483	3,789	3,569
TECHNOLOGY	8,426	10,599	9,103	8,896	8,582	9,359	7,888
TRAVEL	1,989	2,836	3,038	2,977	3,170	3,121	2,327
Totals:	102,143	132,296	120,244	119,357	122,108	141,703	119,923

 

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U.S. Book Production, 1992-2002       
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