MA36P--Communications Equipment: 1991 (Contact person: Indrek Grabbi, 301-763-5434) Table 2. QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT, BY CLASS OF PRODUCT: 1991 AND 1990 (Quantity in number of units; value in thousands of dollars) Product No. of 1991 1990 code Product description com- Quan- Value Quan- Value panies tity tity 3661 Telephone and telegraph apparatus.................................(NA) (X) 14,611,771 (X) 15,731,305 36611 -- Telephone switching and switchboard equipment........................... 66 (X) 7,447,684 (X) 7,537,071 Private branch exchange equipment(1)..................................(NA) (X) 1,200,857 (X) r/1,273,083 Common carrier: 36611 21 Manual............................................................ - (X) - (X) - Automatic(1)...................................................... 2 (X) (1) (X) (1) 36611 24 Electromechanical............................................... - (X) - (X) - 36611 27 Electronic(1)................................................... 2 (X) (1) (X) (1) Private carrier: 36611 31 Manual(1)......................................................... 1 (X) (1) (1) Automatic(1)...................................................... 13 (X) (1) (X) (1) 36611 34 Electromechanical(1)............................................ 2 (X) (1) (X) (1) 36611 37 Electronic(1)................................................... 12 (X) (1) (X) (1) Telephone central office switching equipment..........................(NA) (X) 3,972,592 (X) 4,635,362 Local switching: 36611 61 Manual(2)......................................................... 2 (X) (2) (X) (2) 36611 63 Electromechanical(2).............................................. 1 (X) (2) (X) (2) 36611 65 Electronic(2)..................................................... 8 (X) 3,373,938 (X) 3,950,910 36611 67 Specialized switching, including video, digital, and computer controlled(2).................................................... 8 (X) (2) (x) (2) Toll switching: 36611 71 Manual............................................................ - - - - - 36611 73 Electromechanical(3a)(3b)......................................... 1 (X) (3a) (X) (3b) 36611 75 Electronic(3a)(3b)................................................ 4 (X) 598,654 (X) 498,838 36611 77 Specialized switching, including video, digital, and computer controlled(3a)................................................... 3 (X) (3a) (X) 185,614 36611 78 Other telephone switching and switchboard equipment n.e.c............. 39 (X) 2,165,449 (X) r/1,518,573 36611 89 Parts, components, and subassemblies for telephone switching and switchboard equipment (shipped separately)........................... 16 (X) 108,786 (X) r/110,053 36613 -- Carrier line equipment and modems(4).................................... 78 (X) 4,291,389 (X) r/5,013,760 Carrier line equipment (office and line repeaters and line terminating carrier equipment)...................................................(NA) (X) 3,135,870 (X) r/3,728,936 Analog: 36613 21 High-capacity(5).................................................. 1 (X) (5) (X) (5) 36613 22 Low-capacity(5)................................................... 3 (X) 8,090 (X) 6,367 Digital: 36613 23 High-capacity..................................................... 11 (X) 494,564 (X) r/598,990 36613 24 Low-capacity...................................................... 10 (X) 193,443 (X) r/212,897 Subscriber loop carrier (terminal and line equipment): 36613 25 Digital........................................................... 12 (X) 487,238 (X) 566,303 36613 26 Analog............................................................ 4 (X) 55,706 (X) 60,123 Multiplex equipment: 36613 30 Analog............................................................ 8 (X) 166,845 (X) 247,999 36613 32 Digital........................................................... 31 (X) 1,729,984 (X) 2,036,257 Modems (data sets), including auxiliary sets(4).......................(NA) 2,183,383 1,155,519 r/2,314,918 1,284,824 36613 72 Up to 300 b/s....................................................... 7 b/2,138 491 4,180 2,599 36613 74 301 to 2000 b/s..................................................... 21 201,133 70,508 a r/242,907 67,462 36613 76 2001 to 4800 b/s.................................................... 30 1,139,081 a/277,106 1,278,447 310,319 36613 78 Over 4800 b/s....................................................... 30 841,031 807,414 r/789,384 904,444 36614 -- Other telephone and telegraph equipment and components............... 169 (X) 2,872,698 (X) r/3,180,474 Telephone set.........................................................(NA) (X) 158,301 (X) 224,153 36614 33 Pushbutton type (1,000 sets)(6)..................................... 11 17,958 60,362 (D) (6) 36614 35 Dial type (1,000 sets)(6)........................................... 5 126 3,888 (D) r/89,543 36614 36 Cordless handset (1,000 sets)(7).................................... 1 (7) (7) (7) (7) 36614 39 Other (call directors, key sets, and special purpose) (1,000 sets)(7 14 2,111 94,051 r/6,329 r/134,610 Number of pay stations included in codes 36612 33, 36612 36, and 36612 39....................................................... 3 (D) (X) (D) (X) Number of video sets included in codes 36612 33, 36612 36, and 36612 39....................................................... 1 (D) (X) (D) (X) Voice frequency equipment.............................................(NA) (X) 113,246 (X) r/136,728 36614 82 VF carrier telegraph................................................ 4 (X) 3,375 (X) 3,270 36614 84 Signaling........................................................... 9 (X) 18,595 (X) b r/25,070 36614 86 Facility equipment, including subscriber loop and repeaters......... 11 (X) 91,276 (X) r/108,388 36614 89 Telephone answering devices........................................... 8 (X) b/25,300 (X) 30,923 36614 88 Telephone key systems................................................. 7 (X) 295,889 (X) 313,532 36614 91 Facsimile communication equipment..................................... 10 (X) 191,686 (X) 196,586 36614 96 Other telephone and telegraph equipment............................... 76 (X) 1,713,011 (X) r/1,743,564 36614 98 Parts, components, and subassemblies for other telephone and telephone and telegraph (wire) apparatus (shipped separately).................. 24 (X) 375,265 (X) 534,988 3663 Communication equipment...........................................(NA) (X) 16,822,571 (X) 16,624,348 36631 -- Communication systems and equipment, except broadcast...................325 (X) 15,110,701 (X) 14,767,967 Transmitters, receivers, RF power amplifiers, and radio communications (point-to-point), except amateur and citizens radio, including all components whether shipped as a complete package or shipped separately...........................................................(NA) (X) 2,020,751 (X) 2,153,303 36631 01 VLF and LF (below 300 kHz).......................................... 14 (X) 79,588 (X) r/133,123 36631 02 Medium and high frequency (300 kHz to 30 MHz)....................... 30 (X) 261,820 (X) 262,652 36631 03 VHF and UHF (to 890 MHz)............................................ 48 (X) 1,111,253 (X) 1,180,612 36631 04 Microwave 890 to 1849 MHz........................................... 20 (X) 79,259 (X) 53,999 36631 05 Microwave 1850 to 3699 MHz.......................................... 11 (X) 33,649 (X) 29,070 36631 06 Microwave 3700 to 6424 MHz.......................................... 10 (X) 166,955 (X) 179,490 36631 07 Microwave 6425 to 7899 MHz.......................................... 8 (X) a/20,008 (X) r/18,349 36631 08 Microwave 7900 MHz to 12.20 GHz..................................... 13 (X) 74,971 (X) 54,459 36631 09 Microwave 13.25 to 19.59 GHz........................................ 11 (X) 147,363 (X) 198,905 36631 11 Microwave 19.60 to 56.00 GHz........................................ 8 (X) 45,885 (X) 42,644 Light communications systems and equipment electronic.................(NA) (X) 1,011,552 (X) r/892,234 36631 13 Fiber optic systems and equipment(8)................................ 33 (X) (8) (X) (8) 36631 14 Other light communication systems and equipment, including laser communication systems and equipment and infrared equipment(8)...... 9 (X) 1,011,552 (X) r/892,234 Carrier equipment, not elsewhere classified: 36631 36 Voice channel multiplex for radio systems(9)........................ 12 (X) (9) (X) (9) 36631 37 Power line carrier equipment(9)..................................... 3 (X) 69,639 (X) r/74,827 36631 38 Space satellite communication systems................................. 40 (X) 2,267,462 (X) r/2,407,780 36631 39 Telemetering systems and equipment n.e.c., sold separately............ 23 (X) 207,684 (X) 206,860 Mobile radio systems, sold as complete package, including transceivers power amplifiers, antennae, repeaters, transmitters, receivers, etc., except amateur and citizens radio equipment: 36631 49 Airborne and marine................................................. 6 36,631 66,573 r/32,050 r/51,046 36631 51 Ground.............................................................. 15 1,799,623 1,328,589 1,639,226 1,218,601 Mobile base stations, transmit/receive, except amateur and citizens radio equipment: 36631 52 Air(10)............................................................. 2 (X) (10) (X) (10) 36631 54 Marine.............................................................. - - - - - 36631 56 Ground(10).......................................................... 11 (X) 777,363 (X) 863,771 Mobile vehicular, transmit/receive package, except amateur and citizen radio equipment: 36631 62 Airborne(11)........................................................ 5 (X) (11) (X) (11) 36631 64 Marine(11).......................................................... 2 (X) 6,468 (X) b r/6,719 Ground: 36631 65 300 KHz to 30 MHz(12)............................................. 4 (X) (12) (X) (12) 36631 67 30.00 to 72.98 MHz(12)............................................ 4 (X) 242,021 (X) r/267,815 36631 66 72.99 to 150.7 MHz(12)............................................ 3 (X) (12) (X) (12) 36631 68 150.8 to 174.0 MHz(12)............................................ 8 (X) (12) (X) (12) 36631 71 406.0 to 512.0 MHz(13)............................................ 4 (X) (13) (X) (13) 36631 72 806 MHz and higher frequencies(13)................................ 7 (X) 736,400 (X) 772,544 Portable receivers, transceivers, and transmitter/receivers, except amateur and citizens band: 36631 82 Portable,including pocket size...................................... 15 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36631 84 Pager (one way)..................................................... 6 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36631 85 Parts and subassemblies for mobile, portable, and base station radios............................................................. 19 (X) 44,813 (X) r/64,957 Transmitters and RF power amplifiers, receivers, transceivers, transmitter/receivers, etc.: 36631 87 CB transceivers, hand-held, and other(14)........................... 2 (X) (14) (X) (14) 36631 86 Amateur radio communications equipment, fixed, mobile(14)............. 12 (X) (14) (X) (14) 36631 88 Amateur equipment kits (including receivers, transceivers, trans- mitter-receivers, transmitters, RF power amplifiers, modulators, and citizens radios)(14)................................................. 2 (X) 25,321 (X) r/26,215 36631 91 Electronic checkout, monitoring, evaluation, and other electronic support equipment for communication systems.......................... 35 (X) 205,115 (X) r/197,725 Antenna systems, excluding structural towers, sold separately: 36631 92 Communications antennae, below 890 MHz (quantity in thousands)...... 42 10,262 203,777 10,291 193,425 36631 94 Microwave, 890 MHz and above (horns, parabolas, etc.) sold separately......................................................... 32 273,080 341,877 253,784 r/325,626 36631 98 Other communication equipment, sold separately, including earphones and headsets (monaural), modulators (AM, FM, pulse), keying equipment n.e.c., electronic megaphones, communication security and crypto- graphic devices, remote transmitter and receiver control equipment, space and time diversity terminal equipment, and other...............119 (X) 3,308,786 (X) 3,038,856 36632 -- Broadcast, studio, and related electronic equipment.....................148 (X) 1,711,870 (X) 1,856,381 Audio equipment (excluding consumer and PA types): 36632 12 Amplifiers and preamplifiers........................................ 26 463,886 210,434 386,482 r/177,885 36632 13 Control consoles and switchers...................................... 20 25,553 61,517 r/18,626 63,354 36632 17 Other audio equipment, including power supplies, terminal equipment, broadcast recorders, etc........................................... 28 (X) 116,597 (X) r/126,002 Video equipment (excluding consumer and PA types): 36632 22 Amplifiers(15)...................................................... 9 (15) (15) (15) (15) 36632 24 Television cameras(15).............................................. 2 11,722 14,217 r/11,909 r/13,685 36632 29 Other (power supplies, synchronization equipment, terminal equipment monitors, video tape recorders, and parts and accessories thereof, telecine chains, control consoles and switchers, film equipment, TV outside vans....................................................... 30 (X) 409,321 (X) r/451,792 Transmitters, translators, RF power amplifiers, and related equipment: 36632 31 AM and FM transmitters.............................................. 7 (X) 22,280 (X) 27,540 36632 34 TV transmitters..................................................... 6 (X) a/54,765 (X) 55,891 36632 37 Other, including broadcast transmission line equipment, phasing equipment, TV boosters and repeaters, etc.......................... 15 (X) 34,399 (X) 40,062 36632 39 Studio transmission links and remote pickup equipment................. 5 (X) b/24,657 (X) 24,989 Cable TV (master antennae and CATV equipment): 36632 41 Head-end equipment (antenna baluns, carrier generators, head-end control units, single and broadband preamplifiers and strip amplifiers, converters, modulators and demodulators, splitting and mixing networks, FM processing equipment, filters and traps, power supplies, switches, etc.).................................... 19 (X) 105,404 (X) 106,840 36632 42 Subscriber equipment (decoders, converters and switchers, wall outlet taps, distribution amplifiers, power supplies, directional couplers, splitters, alternators, and equalizers).................. 11 (X) 316,825 (X) 447,189 36632 43 Broadcasting transmitting antennae and community antennae systems... 7 (X) 22,435 (X) r/18,889 36632 44 Closed circuit television systems and equipment, excluding broadcast and consumer products, including specially designed cameras, monitors video recorders, receivers, scan converters, and control consoles.... 21 (X) 181,688 (X) 165,311 36632 45 Other broadcast, studio, theatre, and commercial sound equipment, sold separately, excluding studio lighting equipment and radiating and supporting towers.................................................... 27 (X) 137,331 (X) r/136,952 3669 Communications equipment n.e.c..........................................(NA) (X) 1,832,685 (X) 1,843,899 36691 -- Alarm systems...........................................................100 (X) 1,055,093 (X) 1,027,168 Intrusion detection: 36691 48 Local............................................................... 41 (X) a/171,168 (X) 165,158 36691 49 Central station..................................................... 26 (X) 255,344 (X) 249,564 36691 50 Direct connect...................................................... 18 (X) b/63,758 (X) a/68,462 36691 51 Holdup systems (commercial and industrial).......................... 10 (X) 63,528 (X) 62,715 36691 52 Automotive.......................................................... 6 (X) 52,330 (X) 56,866 Fire detection and prevention: Smoke and heat detection alarms: 36691 53 Ionization chamber type........................................... 16 (X) 156,618 (X) 157,982 36691 54 Other, including photocell type................................... 20 (X) 143,370 (X) r/134,580 36691 56 Central station..................................................... 20 (X) 65,034 (X) 59,098 36691 57 Direct connect...................................................... 15 (X) 72,068 (X) 64,623 36691 59 Other intercommunication and alarm systems, including electric sirens, and horns (vehicle, marine, industrial and air raid) security locking systems)............................................................. 9 (X) 11,875 (X) 8,120 36692 -- Vehicular and pedestrian traffic control equipment.................... 37 (X) 476,708 (X) 470,594 36692 42 Signal heads, including parts and accessories....................... 9 (X) 34,729 (X) r/34,388 36692 43 Electronic and electromechanical controllers, detectors and sensors, parts, and accessories.................................... 25 (X) 136,685 (X) 142,582 36692 45 Railway signals and attachments, electric railway highway grade crossing signals, exclusive of relays and other central apparatus(1 5 (X) 305,294 (X) 293,624 36692 46 Other railway signal systems and safety control equipment(16)....... 9 (X) (16) (X) (16) 36693 -- Intercommunications systems, including inductive paging systems (selective calling)....................................................(NA) (X) 300,884 (X) 346,137 36693 12 Wired................................................................. 41 (X) a/249,106 (X) 286,020 36693 13 Nonwired(17).......................................................... 9 (X) (17) (X) (17) 36693 14 AM/FM home radio intercom systems(17)................................. 5 (X) a/51,778 (X) r/60,117 36991 -- Electronic teaching machines, teaching aids, trainers and simulators.. 46 (X) 1,402,933 (X) r/1,208,829 36991 78 Electronic teaching machines and teaching aids........................ 11 (X) 52,142 (X) r/51,162 36991 79 Educational electronic kits to be assembled by purchaser.............. - (X) - (X) - 36991 81 Electronic trainers and simulators*................................... 37 (X) 1,350,791 (X) r/1,157,667 36992 -- Laser systems and equipment, except communication..................... 53 (X) 972,401 (X) r/984,591 36992 83 Laser designator/ranging equipment(18).............................. 4 (X) (18) (X) (18) 36992 84 Laser instrumentation (laboratory alignment devices, surveying equipment, etc.)(18)............................................... 17 (X) 376,567 (X) r/411,830 36992 85 Industrial laser equipment (welding, drilling, cutting, printing, wirephoto, etc.)................................................... 17 (X) 186,365 (X) 171,088 36992 87 Medical laser equipment............................................. 10 (X) 265,140 (X) 265,603 36992 88 Laser generator, power supplies, and other laser equipment and components sold separately......................................... 20 (X) 144,329 (X) r/136,070 36995 -- Ultrasonic equipment, (except medical)................................ 13 (X) 113,677 (X) r/108,772 36995 23 Cleaners, drills, welders, and solderers............................ 9 (X) 104,023 (X) 97,285 36995 26 Other ultrasonic equipment.......................................... 6 (X) a/9,654 (X) r/11,487 36997 -- Other electronic systems and equipment n.e.c..........................152 (X) 1,446,412 (X) 1,473,049 Amplifiers, except audio, RF power, and video, sold separately: 36997 62 Magnetic and pulse(19).............................................. 2 (X) (19) (X) (19) 36997 63 Maser............................................................... - - - - - 36997 67 DC(19).............................................................. 7 (X) a/16,055 (X) r/16,646 36997 69 Other (differential, facsimile, etc.)............................... 4 (X) 27,299 (X) 14,587 36997 77 Particle accelerator electronics equipment and subassemblies for betatrons, cyclotrons, synchrotrons, etc.; linear accelerators; dynamotrons vandergraff, traveling wave, etc......................... 6 (X) c/11,040 (X) (D) 36997 81 Electronic kits to be assembled by purchaser.......................... 1 (X) (D) (X) (D) 36997 82 Consumer electronic equipment n.e.c.*................................. 15 (X) 288,609 (X) 313,724 36997 84 Scientific electronic equipment n.e.c.*............................... 25 (X) 107,500 (X) r/101,902 36997 86 Power supply portion of integrated TWT amplifier package.............. 4 (X) (D) (X) 34,718 36997 88 Other electronic systems, equipment, and subassemblies n.e.c..........102 (X) 963,492 (X) 969,653 36998 04 Automatic garage door openers, electronic............................. 14 (X) a/266,857 (X) 257,269 Electronic games: 39992 22 Arcade and amusement center types (except coin-operated)(20)........ 13 (X) (20) (X) (20) Home electronic games: 39447 12 For attachment to television receiver(20)........................... 1 (X) (20) (X) (20) 39447 14 Other(20)........................................................... 1 (X) 373,316 (X) r/323,475 Electronic research, development, test, and evaluation (receipts or billings, not reported as shipments of specific products): 99980 42 Systems............................................................. 19 (X) 414,120 (X) 598,909 99980 43 Equipment and subassemblies(21)..................................... 25 (X) (21) (X) (21) 99980 44 Component parts(21)................................................. 12 (X) 620,563 (X) 670,970 99980 46 Basic scientific electronic research................................ 16 (X) 55,333 (X) r/59,566 Note: The percent of estimation of each item is indicated as follows (see "Description of Survey" for a discussion of estimation of missin reports): a/10 to 25 percent of this item is estimated. b26 to 50 percent of this item is estimated. c/Over 50 percent of this item is estimated. *Similar products are collected on other Current Industrial Reports. - Represents zero. (D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. (NA) Not available. n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures. (X) Not applicable. 1/Data included in private branch exchange equipment. 2/Data included in product code 36611 65. 3a/Data included in product code 36611 75 for 1991. 3b/Data included in product code 36611 75 for 1990. 4/Product class code 36613 includes data for communication interface equipment including modems which was previously collected on the MA35R Computers and Office and Accounting Machines, under product class code 35732. 5/Data included in product code 36613 22. 6/Data included in product code 36614 35 for 1990. 7/Data included in product code 36614 39. 8/Data included in product code 36631 14. 9/Data included in product code 36631 37. 10/Data included in product code 36631 56. 11/Data included in product code 36631 64. 12/Data included in product code 36631 67. 13/Data included in product code 36631 72 14/Data included in product code 36631 88. 15/Data included in product code 36632 24. 16/Data included in product code 36692 45. 17/Data included in product code 36693 14. 18/Data included in product code 36992 84. 19/Data included in product code 36997 67. 20/Data included in product code 39447 14. 21/Data included in product code 99980 44. a/9,654 (X) r/11,487 36997 -- Other electronic syst