U.S. Trade Book Production
(All
Hardback and Paperback)

 

Statistics compiled by Andrew Grabois, consultant for Bowker

 
Category
1993
Final
1995
Final
1999
Final
2000
Final
2001
Final
2002
Final
2003
Final
2004
Final
2005
Preliminary
 
Agriculture
115
93
85
100
74
63
42
42
33
Arts
365
365
346
325
280
280
237
247
309
Biography
519
601
799
769
823
765
775
812
811
Business
510
602
640
671
1,032
1,139
897
1,116
1,000
Education
220
232
367
339
310
534
455
429
415
Fiction
4,093
4,307
4,898
4,724
6,046
4,848
4,952
5,125
5,479
General Works
157
140
152
134
113
100
114
142
97
History
403
481
557
601
659
571
718
666
623
Home Economics
520
618
590
594
539
464
486
487
533
Juveniles
4,554
4,507
5,033
4,857
5,040
5,135
5,294
6,660
5,267
Language
271
276
319
315
331
501
693
500
340
Law
214
209
110
98
98
86
95
125
87
Literature
576
579
890
689
540
517
664
488
450
Medicine
458
488
703
597
634
550
568
593
700
Music
85
96
120
124
94
95
131
90
77
Philosophy, Psychology
594
713
858
821
879
827
838
910
842
Poetry, Drama
226
276
373
290
237
230
256
225
232
Religion
455
686
684
875
753
767
956
829
825
Science
896
1,021
1,224
1,130
1,066
1,073
1,144
1,047
1,141
Sociology, Economics
1,217
1,254
1,519
1,633
1,661
1,466
1,522
1,609
1,585
Sports, Recreation
420
444
541
528
480
467
571
524
641
Technology
831
1,274
964
971
958
1,203
1,041
965
1,029
Travel
371
472
408
528
618
695
465
528
501
 
Totals:
18,070
19,734
22,180
21,713
23,265
22,376
22,914
24,159
23,017
 
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