CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS FOOTWEAR PRODUCTION - FOURTH QUARTER 1996 MQ31A(96)-04 ISSUED FEBRUARY 24, 1997 CONTACT: 301-457-4647 Table 1. NONRUBBER FOOTWEAR AND SLIPPERS -- SHIPMENTS AND PRODUCTION 1994 - 1996 (Footwear with rubber or plastic soles/fabric upper and rubber/plastic protective footwear are detailed in tab (Value in thousands of dollars; quantity in thousands of pairs) Shipments Production Quarter and Year Value Quantity Total Men's Women's Juvenile Athletic All other Slipper Year to date: 1996. . . . . . . . . .2,727,013 136,217 143,758 36,661 49,889 9,562 (D) (D) 40,696 1995. . . . . . . . . . 3,219,469 149,465 147,550 38,729 41,272 11,567 5,558 2,181 48,243 1996 Total. . . . . . . 2,727,013 136,217 143,758 36,661 49,889 9,562 (D) (D) 40,696 Fourth quarter . . . . . 774,235 41,711 36,170 9,455 12,252 2,457 1,005 424 10,577 Third quarter . . . . . 705,712 35,205 33,688 8,269 11,758 2,555 948 502 9,656 Second quarter . . . . . 594,373 28,816 36,092 8,999 13,079 2,156 1,452 485 9,921 First quarter\1 . . . . 652,693 30,485 37,808 9,938 12,800 2,394 (D) (D) 10,542 1995\1 Total. . . . . . . 3,219,469 149,465 147,550 38,729 41,272 11,567 5,558 2,181 48,243 Fourth quarter . . . . . 777,245 39,801 36,853 9,116 10,065 2,814 1,397 461 13,000 Third quarter . . . . . 763,211 33,591 35,024 8,840 8,901 2,845 1,236 460 12,742 Second quarter . . . . . 842,587 35,974 38,347 10,609 11,315 2,980 1,520 650 11,273 First quarter\1. . . . . 836,426 40,099 37,326 10,164 10,991 2,928 1,405 610 11,228 1994\1 Total. . . . . . . 3,824,745 164,728 163,005 46,419 49,263 13,866 6,138 2,754 44,565 Fourth quarter . . . . .1,001,503 44,636 39,543 10,940 11,531 3,623 1,395 625 11,429 Third quarter . . . . . 951,791 44,298 40,141 10,585 11,489 3,234 1,697 648 12,488 Second quarter. . . . . 889,793 37,696 40,812 12,001 12,820 3,402 1,594 736 10,259 First quarter . . . . . 981,658 38,098 42,509 12,893 13,423 3,607 1,452 745 10,389 D\Data withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r\Data revised 5 percent or more from previously published data. 1\Data are revised based on the 1995 annual MA31A(95) Footwear Production, issued July 31, 1996. Table 2. NONRUBBER FOOTWEAR PRODUCTION BY TYPE: (Footwear with rubber or plastic soles/fabric upper and rubber or plastic protective footwear are detailed in table 3.) (Thousands of pairs) Fourth Third Type of Footwear quarter quarter 1996 1996 Shoes and slippers (except shoes with rubber or plastic soles/fabric upper and rubber and plastic protective footwear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,170 33,688 Shoes (including athletic). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,593 24,032 Men's shoes (except athletic). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,455 8,269 Work shoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \b4,097 \b2,990 Shoes and boots (except work and athletic). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \b5,358 \b5,279 Youths' and boys' shoes (except athletic). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \b155 \b167 Women's shoes and boots (except athletic). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \b12,252 \b11,758 Misses' shoes (except athletic). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \b144 \a172 Children's shoes, all types (except athletic). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \b541 \b792 Infants' and babies' shoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \b1,617 \b1,424 Athletic shoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,005 948 All other shoes (ballet, theatrical, etc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 502 Slippers (including foldables and packables). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,577 9,656 r\Data revised 5 percent more than previously published data. Note: The percent of estimation of each item is indicated as follows: a\25 to 35 percent of this item is estimated. b\35 percent or more of this item is estimated. Table 3. RUBBER FOOTWEAR AND SLIPPERS PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS OR PLASTIC SOLES/FABRIC UPPER AND RUBBER AND PLASTIC PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR: 1996 TO 1994 (Quantity in thousands of pairs. Value in thousands of dollars) Rubber or plastic Rubber or plastic Quarter and Year soled/fabric upper protective footwear Shipments Shipments Production Quantity Value Production Quantity Value Year-to-date: 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,780 60,757 404,081 15,901 14,866 212,601 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,177 63,505 521,866 17,381 16,876 253,792 1996 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,780 60,757 404,081 15,901 14,866 212,601 Fourth quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,906 14,570 110,735 4,138 4,249 61,192 Third quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,046 10,164 78,589 3,388 3,745 55,855 Second quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,085 18,978 113,123 4,200 2,983 43,248 First quarter\1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,743 17,045 101,634 4,175 3,889 52,306 1995\1 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,177 63,505 521,866 17,381 16,876 253,792 Fourth quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,617 16,307 107,207 3,922 4,048 62,654 Third quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,651 12,677 109,234 4,096 4,021 66,010 Second quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,370 16,583 147,680 4,456 4,379 59,923 First quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,539 17,938 157,745 4,907 4,427 65,206 1994\1 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,303 61,280 599,154 20,245 18,796 276,956 Fourth quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,576 13,146 150,808 4,727 4,778 68,710 Third quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,682 13,533 143,304 4,391 5,452 84,155 Second quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,066 16,680 148,157 5,822 4,395 63,013 First quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,979 17,921 156,884 5,305 4,171 61,078 r\Data revised 5 percent more than previously published data. 1\Data are revised based on the 1995 annual MA31A(95) Footwear Production, issued July 31, 1996. Table 4. SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF FOOTWEAR: 1995 TO 1994 (Quantity in millions of pairs. Value in millions of dollars) Manufacturers' Exports of Percent exports Imports for Apparent Percent imports shipments domestic to domestic consumption\2 consumption\4 to apparent Quarter and Year merchandise shipments consumption Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value\3 Quantity Value Quantity Value 1996 Fourth quarter . . 60.5 946.2 7.0 115.4 11.6 12.2 232.8 2,764.5 286.3 3,595.3 81.3 76.9 Third quarter . . 49.1 840.2 7.5 110.4 15.3 13.1 257.0 2,986.5 298.6 3,716.3 86.1 80.4 Second quarter . 50.8 750.7 7.6 115.4 15.0 15.4 234.1 2,504.5 277.3 3,139.8 84.4 79.8 First quarter . . 51.4 806.6 7.4 107.9 14.4 13.4 255.6 2,487.1 299.6 3,185.8 85.3 78.1 1995 Fourth quarter . . 60.2 947.1 8.4 122.5 14.0 12.9 214.5 2,659.9 266.3 3,484.5 80.5 76.3 Third quarter . . 50.3 938.5 9.0 115.4 17.9 12.3 270.0 3271.0 311.3 4,094.1 86.7 79.9 Second quarter . 56.9 1,050.2 8.8 119.9 15.5 11.4 268.4 2855.4 316.5 3,785.7 84.8 75.4 First quarter . . 62.5 1,059.4 8.0 120.6 12.8 11.4 287.5 2809.0 342.0 3,747.8 84.1 75.0 1994 Fourth quarter . . 62.6 1,221.0 8.6 132.1 13.7 10.8 299.3 2,698.9 353.3 3,787.8 84.7 71.3 Third quarter . . 63.2 1,179.3 7.2 117.1 11.4 9.9 362.9 3,288.1 418.9 4,350.3 86.6 75.6 Second quarter . 58.8 1,101.0 6.9 107.0 11.7 9.7 370.2 2,906.4 422.1 3,900.4 87.7 74.5 First quarter . . 60.2 1,199.6 7.3 107.2 12.1 8.9 375.8 2,755.9 428.7 3,848.3 87.7 71.6 NA Not available. 1\Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports. 2\Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption. 3\This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at first port of entry in the United States. 4\Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from total shipments plus imports. Note: For comparison of SIC codes (domestic output), Schedule B export numbers, and HTSUSA import numbers, see appendix B in the Current Industrial Report, MANUFACTURING PROFILES, 1993, MP-1(93), issued August 1995.