Deliveries: Boeing aims to deliver more than 585 jets in 2012. Its total as of Dec. 21 includes 43 Dreamliners.
Only two airplanes rolled out in South Carolina, the rest in Everett and Renton.
The previous highest delivery total from the Puget Sound-area assembly plants was 561 jets in 1999.
Sales: Boeing booked firm orders for 1,121 jets as of Dec. 21, second only to the 2007 all-time-high order total of 1,413.
Employment: Boeing added almost 5,000 jobs in Washington state, raising employment here to nearly 87,000, the highest total since 1999.
Source: Boeing
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