CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS GLASS CONTAINERS -- OCTOBER 1996 M32G(96)-10 Issued December 4, 1996 Contact: Brenda Lukenich 301-457-4747 Table 1. SUMMARY OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND STOCKS OF GLASS CONTAINERS [Quantity in thousand gross] Shipments Production Stocks, end of month Narrow Wide Narrow Wide Narrow Wide Month and Year neck mouth neck mouth neck mouth Total containers container Total containers containers Total containers containers Year-to-date 1996............. 221,332 154,991 66,341 221,199 156,685 64,514 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1995............. 232,946 158,751 74,195 233,795 158,802 74,993 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1996 October.......... 21,668 14,738 6,930 20,992 14,711 6,281 39,840 26,513 13,327 September........ 20,170 13,887 r/6,283 19,852 14,235 5,617 40,695 26,948 13,747 August........... 22,866 16,274 6,592 22,168 16,452 5,716 41,287 26,699 14,588 July............. 23,491 17,563 5,928 22,177 15,741 6,436 41,947 26,405 15,542 June............. 22,089 14,688 7,401 21,576 14,775 6,801 43,590 26,485 17,105 May.............. 25,557 18,291 7,266 24,532 17,249 7,283 44,714 26,721 17,993 April............ 22,913 16,660 6,253 22,169 15,764 6,405 46,513 28,456 18,057 March............ 22,601 15,566 7,035 22,817 16,169 6,648 47,842 30,553 17,289 February......... 19,710 13,422 6,288 22,604 15,792 6,812 47,370 29,798 17,572 January.......... 20,267 13,902 6,365 22,312 15,797 6,515 45,746 28,584 17,162 1995 Total....... 269,289 184,254 85,035 270,623 184,942 85,681 (1) (1) (1) December......... 17,034 12,056 4,978 16,868 11,909 4,959 45,469 28,384 17,085 November......... 19,309 13,447 5,862 19,960 14,231 5,729 45,633 28,333 17,300 October.......... 22,415 15,129 7,286 23,526 16,299 7,227 45,163 27,915 17,248 September........ 22,382 14,958 7,424 20,376 14,055 6,321 44,167 26,879 17,288 August........... 25,110 17,126 7,984 23,976 16,601 7,375 46,203 27,801 18,402 July............. 22,697 15,762 6,935 23,721 16,308 7,413 47,488 28,335 19,153 June............. 25,161 17,456 7,705 24,406 16,034 8,372 46,621 27,901 18,720 May.............. 25,472 17,423 8,049 24,610 16,547 8,063 47,380 29,194 18,186 April............ 22,217 15,197 7,020 23,335 15,656 7,679 48,404 30,262 18,142 March............ 25,491 17,254 8,237 25,358 17,003 8,355 47,583 29,942 17,641 February......... 20,654 13,905 6,749 22,259 15,163 7,096 47,765 30,101 17,664 January.......... 21,347 14,541 6,806 22,228 15,136 7,092 46,221 29,343 16,878 1994 Total....... 284,667 196,466 88,201 288,570 199,541 89,029 (1) (1) (1) December......... 19,689 14,246 5,443 18,868 13,516 5,352 45,261 28,483 16,778 November......... 20,395 14,401 5,994 22,771 15,511 7,260 46,312 29,276 17,036 October.......... 23,201 15,570 7,631 25,910 17,490 8,420 44,199 28,343 15,856 1/Total inventories are those shown for December. NA Not available. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures. Note: Data for 1996 and 1995 have been revised based on the 1995 M32G Summary. Table 2. SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND STOCKS OF GLASS CONTAINERS [Net packed weight in thousand of pounds. Quantity in thousand gross] NET PACKED PRODUCT PRODUCT DESCRIPTION # OF WEIGHT STOCKS,END CODE COMP PRODUCED SHIPMENTS PRODUCTION OF MONTH/1 OCTOBER, 1996 Total/2...................................... (NA) 1,639,340 21,668 20,992 39,840 Detail by type: Narrow neck containers/3........... (NA) 1,143,146 14,738 14,711 26,513 Wide mouth containers.............. (NA) 496,194 6,930 6,281 13,327 Detail by end use: Food: 32210 11 Narrow neck................... 5 70,016 950 823 2,521 32210 31 Wide mouth (inc. dairy)....... 6 496,194 6,930 6,281 13,327 32210 37 32210 19 Beverages (refill & non-refill).... 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 32210 50 32210 23 Beer (refill & non-refill)......... 5 699,394 9,887 10,194 12,526 32210 60 32210 27 Liquor............................. 6 118,838 861 798 2,344 32210 29 Wine............................... 5 185,767 1,007 1,099 2,625 32210 13 Other (narrow neck & wide mouth)/4. 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 32210 15 32210 17 32210 32 32210 33 32210 34 SEPTEMBER, 1996 Total/2...................................... (NA) 1,530,044 20,170 19,852 40,695 Detail by type: Narrow neck containers/3........... (NA) 1,080,832 13,887 14,235 26,948 Wide mouth containers.............. (NA) 449,212 r/6,283 5,617 13,747 Detail by end use: Food: 32210 11 Narrow neck................... 5 74,392 r/1,068 885 r/2,891 32210 31 Wide mouth (inc. dairy)....... 6 449,212 r/6,283 5,617 13,747 32210 37 32210 19 Beverages (refill & non-refill).... 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 32210 50 32210 23 Beer (refill & non-refill)......... 5 665,503 9,223 9,835 12,351 32210 60 32210 27 Liquor............................. 6 120,053 758 818 2,393 32210 29 Wine............................... 5 158,657 932 942 2,583 32210 13 Other (narrow neck & wide mouth)/4. 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 32210 15 32210 17 32210 32 32210 33 32210 34 1/Figures are limited to inventories at manufacturing establishments. The sum of the inventories at the beginning of the month does not equal inventories at the end of the month due to breakage and inventory adjustment. 2/Includes exports. 3/Includes some narrow neck and wide mouth combined categories to avoid disclosure of individual company data. 4/Includes medicinal and health supplies; chemical, household, and industrial; and toiletries and cosmetics D Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. NA Not available. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures. Table 3. SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF GLASS CONTAINERS [Quantity in thousand gross] Percent Percent Manu- Exports of exports to imports Month and Year facturers' domestic manufacturers' Imports for Apparent to apparent shipments merchandise/1,2 shipments consumption/3 consumption/4 consumption 1996 October............. 21,668 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) September........... 20,170 516 2.6 1,715 21,369 8.0 August.............. 22,866 657 2.9 1,729 23,938 7.2 July................ 23,491 760 3.2 1,898 24,629 7.7 June................ 22,089 609 2.8 1,606 23,086 7.0 May................. 25,557 746 2.9 1,826 26,637 6.9 April............... 22,913 770 3.4 1,892 24,035 7.9 March............... 22,601 647 2.9 1,750 23,704 7.4 February............ 19,710 585 3.0 1,758 20,883 8.4 January............. 20,267 544 2.7 1,640 21,363 7.7 1995 Total......... 269,289 8,594 3.2 19,441 280,136 6.9 December............ 17,034 529 3.1 1,394 17,899 7.8 November............ 19,309 902 4.7 1,401 19,808 7.1 October............. 22,415 818 3.6 1,731 23,328 7.4 September........... 22,382 690 3.1 1,926 23,618 8.2 August.............. 25,110 618 2.5 1,829 26,321 6.9 July................ 22,697 642 2.8 1,765 23,820 7.4 June................ 25,161 741 2.9 1,800 26,220 6.9 May................. 25,472 958 3.8 1,602 26,116 6.1 April............... 22,217 788 3.5 1,713 23,142 7.4 March............... 25,491 774 3.0 1,434 26,151 5.5 February............ 20,654 564 2.7 1,206 21,296 5.7 January............. 21,347 570 2.7 1,640 22,417 7.3 1994 Total.......... 284,667 7,951 2.8 17,826 294,542 6.1 December............ 19,689 587 3.0 1,391 20,493 6.8 November............ 20,395 712 3.5 1,350 21,033 6.4 October............. 23,201 606 2.6 1,615 24,210 6.7 1/For comparison of Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)-based product codes with Schedule B export numbers and HTSUSA import numbers, see Table 6 in the 1995 M32G Summary. 2/Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports. 3/Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 146, U.S. Imports for Consumption. 4/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the manufacturers' shipments plus imports. NA Not available.