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Acknowledgments
This report was prepared in the Manufacturing and Construction Division (formerly
Industry Division) under the general direction of John P. Govoni, Acting Chief. David
W. Cartwright, Assistant Chief for Census and Related Programs, was responsible for
the overall planning, management, and coordination of this project. Planning and the
compilation of data were underthe direction of Judy Dodds, Chief, Food, Textiles, and
Apparel Branch, assisted by Robert Reinard, Nat Shelton, Maria Dixon, Keith
Featherstone, Rhonda Geddings, Dave Gromos, Kay Hanks, Karen Harshbarger,
Andy Kraynak, John Miller, and Steve Pope; Michael Zampogna, Chief, Wood and
Chemical Products Branch, assisted by Allen Foreman, Ted McGrath, Kim Ciurca,
Lissene Hafenrichter, Walter Hunter, James Jamski, Brenda Lukenich, Robert
Miller, Suzanne Pasdar, Joyce Pomeroy, and Sue Sunderman; Kenneth I. Hansen,
Chief, Metals and Industrial Machinery Branch, assisted by Mike Brown, Mendel
Gayle, Brenda Campbell, Mary Ellickson, Mary Jane Gwynn, JoAnna Nguyen,
Annette Ralston, Renee Reda, Jerome Roth, Ann Truffa, Richard Wiesler, and
Mike Yamaner; and Bruce Goldhirsch, Chief, Electrical and Transportation Branch,
assisted by Raphael Corrado, Milbren Thomas, Carol Beasley, Indrek Grabbi, Rick
Keach, Belva Kirk, Keith McKenzie, Jack Matthews, Michael Narod, Wanda Sledd,
and Ric Williamson.
Coordination of the publication process was under the direction of A. William
Visnansky, Chief, Special Reports Branch. Lillie M. Skinner implemented various
phases of the publication process, assisted by Betty Panned, Kelly Taylor, and Enid
Winters.
The staff of Administrative and Publications Services Division, Walter C. Odom,
Chief, provided publication planning, design, composition, editorial review, and printing
planning and procurement. Nena Flynn coordinated and edited the publication. David
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MP-1(93)
Current
Industrial
Reports
Manufacturing
1993
Profiles:
Issued August 1995
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U.S. Department of Commerce
Ronald H. Brown, Secretary
David J. Barram, Deputy Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration
EverettM.Ehrlich,UnderSecretary
forEconomicAffairs
BUREAUOFTHECENSUS
MarthaFnrnsworthRiche,Director
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Economics and Statistics BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Administration Martha Farnsworth Riche, Director
Everett M. Ehrlich, Under Secretary Harry A. Scarr, Deputy Director
for Economic Affairs
Paula J. Schneider, Principal Associate
Director for Programs
Frederick T. Knickerbocker, Associate
Director for Economic Programs
Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Assistant Director
for Economic Programs
MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION
DIVISION
David W. Cartwright, Chief
SUGGESTED CITATION
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Contents
Page
INTRODUCTION
1-1
CHAPTER FOOD PRODUCTS
1.
Flour Milling Products 1-1
Confectionery 1-8
Fats and Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption, and Stocks 1-12
CHAPTER 2. TEXTILES, APPAREL, AND FOOTWEAR
General Information 2-1
Explanation of Terms 2-1
Textile Machinery in Place 2-4
Staple Fiber Consumption 2-6
Consumption on the Cotton System 2-7
Consumption on the Woolen System and Worsted Combing 2-17
Yarn Production (Textured and Spun) 2-21
Fabric Production 2-30
Broadwoven Fabrics 2-30
Knit Fabric Production 2-46
Apparel 2-51
Gloves and Mittens 2-80
Sheets, Pillowcases, and Towels 2-82
Carpet and Rugs 2-94
Footwear 2-96
CHAPTER 3. BUILDING MATERIALS
Lumber Production and Mill Stocks 3-1
Refractories 3-8
Clay Construction Products 3-15
Plumbing Fixtures 3-28
CHAPTER CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
4.
General Information 4-1
Inorganic Chemicals and Fertilizer Materials and Related Products 4-1
Industrial Gases 4-25
Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer 4-34
Pharmaceutical Preparations, Except Biologicals 4-40
CHAPTER GLASS PRODUCTS
5.
Flat Glass 5-1
Consumer, Scientific, Technical, and Industrial Glassware 5-6
Glass Containers 5-12
IV
CHAPTER PRIMARY METALS
6.
Iron and Steel Castings 6-1
Steel Mill Products 6-5
Aluminum Ingot and Mill Products 6-16
Nonferrous Castings 6-29
Inventories of Steel Producing Mills 6-32
Insulated Wire and Cable 6-35
CHAPTER ELECTRONICS
7.
Computers and Office and Accounting Machines 7-1
Switchgear, Switchboard Apparatus, Relays, and Industrial Controls 7-11
Electric Lamps 7-23
Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts 7-37
Wiring Devices and Supplies 7-40
Electric Lighting Fixtures 7-46
Communication Equipment 7-51
Semiconductors, Printed Circuit Boards, and Related Equipment 7-58
Selected Instruments and Related Products 7-70
Electromedical Equipment and Irradiation Equipment (Including X-ray) 7-90
CHAPTER CONSUMER DURABLES
8.
Electric Housewares and Fans 8-1
Major Household Appliances 8-4
Consumer Electronics 8-11
CHAPTER INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
9.
Steel Shipping Drums and Pails 9-1
Selected Industrial Air Pollution Control Equipment 9-4
Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment 9-7
Fluid Power Products, Including Aerospace 9-17
Pumps and Compressors 9-25
Antifriction Bearings 9-32
Vending Machines (Coin-Operated) 9-37
Motors and Generators 9-40
CHAPTER HEAVY MACHINERY
10.
Farm Machinery and Lawn and Garden Equipment 10-1
Construction Machinery .10-11
Mining Machinery and Mineral Processing Equipment .10-18
Internal Combustion Engines .10-22
Metalworking Machinery 0-27
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Truck Trailers .10-37
CHAPTER AEROSPACE
11.
Aerospace Orders 11-1
Civil Aircraft and Engines 11-7
APPENDIXES
A. Survey Scope and Methodology A-1
B. Instructions for Current Industrial Report Data Users, for Accessing the CENSUS-BEA
Electronic Forum to Get Current Data on U.S. Industrial Activity B-1
1-1
INTRODUCTION
GENERAL sampling. Where a small number of producers exist, CIR
surveys cover all known producers of a product. However,
This publication presents all the data compiled in the when the number of producers is too large, cutoff and
Current Industrial Reports (CIR) program for data year random sampling techniques are used. Surveys are con-
1993. These data were originally released electronically tinually reviewed and modified to provide the most up-to-
from March through December 1994. This publication date information on products produced. The CIR program
replaces all of the individual reports issued in the CIR includes a group of mandatory and voluntary surveys.
series for 1993. Typicallythe monthly and quarterly surveys are conducted
Current data are released electronicallyforall individual on a voluntary basis. Those companies that choose not to
surveys as they become available. See appendix B for respond to the voluntary surveys are required to submit a
instructionsforaccessing the data electronically. A printed mandatory annual counterpart corresponding to the more
"compendium" publication, including data from all of the frequent survey.
individual surveys, will be produced at the end of the data FUNDING
year.
The CIR program has been providing monthly, quarterly, The Census Bureau funds most of the surveys. How-
and annual measures of industrial activity for many years. ever, a number of surveys are paid for either fully or
Since 1904, with its cotton and fats and oils surveys, the partially by other Federal Government agencies or private
CIR program has formed an essential part of an integrated trade associations. Afewsurveys are mandated, but all are
statistical system involving the quinquennial census of authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code.
manufactures and the annual surveyof manufactures. The
CIR surveys, however, provide current statistics at a more RELIABILITY OF DATA
detailed product level than either of the other two statisti-
cal programs. Survey error may result from several sources including
The primary objective of the CIR program is to produce the inability to obtain information about all cases in the
timely, accurate data on production and shipments of survey, response errors, definitional difficulties, differences
selected products. The data are used to satisfy economic in the interpretation of questions, mistakes in recording or
policy needs and for market analysis, forecasting, and coding the reported data, and other errors of collection,
decision-making in the private sector. The product-level response, coverage, and estimation. These nonsampling
data generated by these surveys are used extensively by errors also occur in complete censuses. Although no direct
individual firms, trade associations, and market analysts in measurement of the biases due to these nonsampling
planning or recommending marketing and legislative strat- errors has been obtained, precautionary steps were taken
egies, particularlyiftheirindustryis significantlyaffected by in all phases of the collection, processing, and tabulation
foreign trade. Although production and shipments informa- of the data in an effort to minimize their influence.
tion are the two most common data items collected, the A major source of bias in the published estimates is the
CIR program collects other measures also, such as inven- imputing of data for nonrespondents, for late reporters,
tories, orders, and consumption. These surveys measure and for data which fail logic edits. Missing figures are
manufacturing activity in important commodity areas such imputed based on period-to-period movements shown by
as textiles and apparel, chemicals, primary metals, com- reporting firms. A figure is considered to be an impute if the
puter and electronic components, industrial equipment, value was not directly reported on the questionnaire,
aerospace equipment, and consumer goods. directly derived from other reported items, directly avail-
The CIR program uses a unified data collection, pro- able from supplemental sources, or obtained from the
cessing, and publication system. The Census Bureau respondent during the analytical review phase. Imputation
updates the survey panels for most reports annually and generally is limited to a maximum of 10 percent foranyone
reconciles the estimates to the results of the broader- data cell. Figures with imputation rates greater than 10
based annual survey of manufactures and the census of percent are suppressed or footnoted. The imputation rate
manufactures. The census of manufactures provides a is not an explicit indicatorof the potential error in published
complete list of all producers of the products covered by figures due to nonresponse, because the actual yearly
the CIR program and serves as the primary source for CIR movements for nonrespondents may or may not closery
1-2 Introduction Manufacturing Profiles - 1993
agree with the imputed movements. The range of differ- Inventories. The quantityorvalue of finished goods, work
ence between the actual and imputed figures is assumed in progress, and materials on hand.
to be small. The degree of uncertainty regarding the
accuracy of the published data increases as the percent- Machinery in Place. The number of machines of a par-
age of imputation increases. Figures with imputation rates ticular type in place as of a particular date whether the
above 10 percent should be used with caution. machinery was used for production, prototype, or sam-
DATA REVISIONS pling, or was idle. Machinery in place includes all machin-
ery set up in operating positions.
Statisticsforpreviousyears maybe revised asthe result
Net Receipts. Derived bysubtracting the materials held at
of corrected figures from respondents, late reports for the end of the previous month from the sum of materials
which imputations were originally made, or other correc-
used during the current month.
tions. Figures which have been revised by more than 5
percent from previously published figures are indicated by
Production.Thetotalvolumeofproductsproduced, includ-
footnotes.
ing: products sold; products transferred oradded to inven-
DISCLOSURE tory after adjustments for breakage, shrinkage, and obso-
lescence plusanyotherinventoryadjustment;andproducts
,
The Bureauofthe Censusoperates underTitle 13ofthe that undergo further manufacture at the same establish-
United States Code, which prohibits the Bureau from ment.
making "anypublicationwherebythedatafurnished byany
particularestablishment orindividual underthistitlecan be Quantities Produced and Consumed. Quantities of each
identified." This rule prohibits the Bureau from publishing type of product produced by a company for internal
datathatenablesadata userto derivedetailed information consumption within that same company.
about an individual respondent. Therefore, in the publica-
tion, a "D" appears in place of the sensitive data value. Quantity and Value of New Orders. The sales value of
orders received during the current reporting period for
products and services to be delivered immediately or at
EXPLANATION OF GENERAL TERMS
some future date. Also represents the net sales value of
contract change documents that increase ordecrease the
Capacity. The maximum quantityof a product that can be sales value of the orders to which they are related, when
produced in a plant in 1 day if operating for 24 hours. the parties concerned are in substantial agreement as to
Includes the capacity of idle plants until the plant is the amount involved. Included as orders are only those
reported to be destroyed, dismantled, or abandoned. that are supported by binding legal documents, such as
signed contracts or letter contracts.
Consumption. Materials used in producing or processing
a product or otherwise removing the product from the Quantity and Value of Shipments. The figures on quan-
inventory. tity and value of shipments represent physical shipments
of all products sold, transferred to otherestablishments of
Exports. Includes all types of products shipped to foreign the same company, or shipped on consignment, whether
countries, or to agents or exporters for reshipment to for domestic or export sale. The value represents the net
foreign countries. sales price, f.o.b. plant, tothe customerorbranch towhich
f the products are shipped, net of discounts, allowances,
Gross Shipments. The quantity or value of physical freight charges, and returns. Shipments to a company's
shipments from domestic establishments of all products own branches are assignedthesamevalueascomparable
sold, transferred to other establishments of the same appropriate allocation of company overhead and profit.
company, orshipped on consignment, whetherfordomes- Products bought and resold without further manufacture
tic orexport sale oruse. Shipments of products purchased are excluded.
for resale are omitted. Shipments of products made under
toll arrangements are included. Stocks. Total quantity of ending finished inventory.
Interplant Transfers. Shipments to otherdomestic plants Unfilled Orders (Backlog). Calculated byadding net new
within a company for further assembly, fabrication, or orders and subtracting net sales from the backlog at the
manufacture. end of the preceding year.
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1-1
Chapter Food Products
1.
FLOUR MILLING PRODUCTS
1.1
INTRODUCTION Rye Ground for Flour. Represents the purchased weight
of rye ground, including the weight of foreign materials
(dockage). Measured in bushels of 56 pounds.
The dataon flourmilling products arefrom asurveythat
covers all firms in the United States operating wheat and Millfeed. Includes bran, middlings, shorts, and other mill-
rye flour mills. Some very small specialty mills are only ing by-products intended principally for use as feed mate-
rials.
canvassed annually.
Cwt. Sacks. Represents 100 pound sacks of flour. The
actual average weight of the "100-pound sacks" is pub-
lished below.
EXPLANATION OF TERMS
Capacity. Represents maximum quantity of flour that can
be produced in a mill in 1 day if operating for 24 hours.
Wheat Ground for Flour. Represents the purchased Includes the capacity of idle mills until the mills are
reported to be destroyed, dismantled, or abandoned.
weight of wheat ground, including the weight of foreign
material (dockage). Includesthe milling of Canadian wheat Stocks of Flour. Represents mill stocks in all positions,
in bond. Measured in bushels of 60 pounds. sold and unsold.
Table 1. SUMMARY OF COMMERCIAL WHEAT MILLING PRODUCTION: 1983 TO 1993
Wheat flour Wheat Average pounds
production ground for Millfeed percwt. sacks of flour
Year
(1,000 cwt. flour (1,000 production
sacks) bushels) (1,000 tons) Wheat M •eec
1993 387,419 871,408 6,963 135.0 35.9
1992 370,829 833,339 6,707 134.8 ;-r
1991 362,311 808,966 6,436 134.0 35.5
1990 354,348 788,186 6.109 133.5 345
1989 342,762 761,021 6,072 133.2 SB i
1988 344,154 769,699 6,163 134.2 ;-5 ?
1987 341,565 767,507 6,260 134.8
1986 326,316 737,537 5,799 135.6 355
1985 313,815 700,151 5,556 133.9 36 -
M
1984 299,832 675,271 5,426 135.1
1983 311,587 698,951 5,655 134.6 ;-e ;•
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Table 2. COMMERCIAL WHEAT MILLING PRODUCTION, BY MONTH: 1993 AND 1992
Wheatflour Wheat Daily(24-hour) Average pounds per
Month production ground for Millfeed capacityin Wheatflour cwt. sackofflour
(1,000 cwt. flour(1,000 production wheatflour mill stocks1
sacks) bushels) (1,000 tons) (1,000cwt.) (1,000 cwt.) Wheat Millfeed
1993
Total. 387,419 871,408 6,963,400 (X) (X) 135.0 35.9
December. 33,838 76,347 617,115 1,370 5,611 135.4 36.5
November 34,002 76,987 618,526 (NA) (NA) 135.9 36.4
.
October 33,525 75,790 603,199 (NA) (NA) 135.6 36.0
September . 32,873 74,142 594,086 1,360 5,882 135.3 36.1
August 33,333 75,231 606,634 (NA) (NA) 135.4 36.4
July 30,670 69,217 558,509 (NA) (NA) 135.4 36.4
June 30,286 67,872 543,755 1,348 6,197 134.5 35.9
May 30,954 69,596 551,593 (NA) (NA) 134.9 35.6
April 31,999 71,964 570,943 (NA) (NA) 134.9 35.5
March. 34,099 76,240 607,238 1,332 4,863 134.2 35.3
.
February 31,268 69,956 555,033 (NA) (NA) 134.2 35.1
January 30,572 68,066 536,769 (NA) (NA) 133.6 35.1
1992
Total. 370,829 833,339 6,706,962 (X) (X) 134.8 36.2
December.. 29,189 65,495 527,799 1,294 5,487 134.6 36.2
November 32,172 71,900 576,108 (NA) (NA) 134.1 35.8
.
October 34,584 77,908 617,416 (NA) • (NA) 135.2 35.7
September 31,861 71,872 575,614 1,284 5,864 135.3 36.1
August 34,237 77,309 620,564 (NA) (NA) 135.5 36.3
July 31,109 70,013 569,086 (NA) (NA) 135.0 36.6
June 29,851 67,161 539,934 1,282 5,841 135.0 36.2
May 29,795 67,032 538,932 (NA) (NA) 135.0 36.2
April 29,994 67,292 543,658 (NA) (NA) 134.6 36.3
March. 29,382 65,606 530,215 1,282 5,210 134.0 36.1
.
February 29,336 65,978 532,371 (NA) (NA) 134.9 36.3
January 29,319 65,773 535,265 (NA) (NA) 134.6 36.5
(NA) Notavailable. (X) Not applicable.
1Collected quarterly.