CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORT FLAT GLASS - THIRD QUARTER 1996 MQ32A(96)-3 ISSUED DECEMBER 6, 1996 CONTACT: SUSAN SUNDERMANN, 301-457-4613 TABLE 1. SUMMARY OF FLAT GLASS PRODUCTION, SHIPMENTS, AND INVENTORIES: 1994 TO 1996 PRODUCTION TOTAL SHIPMENTS QUANTITY QUANTITY PRODUCED & INVENTORY PRODUCER YEAR AND QUARTER (includes VALUE IN VALUE IN CONSUMED (END OF PRICE TOTAL TOTAL produced and CURRENT CONSTANT W/IN EACH QUARTER) INDEX (SHORT (1000 consumed) DOLLARS DOLLARS(1) COMPANY (1000 (1982= TONS) SQ.FT.) (1000 SQ.FT.) ($1,000) ($1,000) (1000 SQ.FT.) SQ.FT.) 100.0) 1996 Third quarter............... a/1,166,382 a/1,490,000 a/1,513,836 a/518,362 491,338 a/465,970 b/710,106 105.5 Second quarter.............. a/1,035,942 a/1,333,681 a/1,393,770 a/483,258 459,371 a/430,098 a/733,942 105.2 First quarter............... a/1,008,952 a/1,319,926 a/1,309,066 a/470,743 419,557 a/444,047 a/794,031 112.2 1995 Total............ 4,437,545 5,635,303 5,309,957 1,921,143 1,670,179 1,655,565 (X) (X) Fourth quarter............... 1,082,985 1,356,223 1,322,945 467,924 404,779 397,232 783,171 115.6 Third quarter................ 1,121,069 1,440,564 1,323,459 476,672 408,459 388,644 749,893 116.7 Second quarter............... 1,135,495 1,440,675 1,300,923 473,996 405,818 417,602 632,788 116.8 First quarter................ 1,097,996 1,397,841 1,362,630 502,551 451,123 452,087 493,036 111.4 1994 Total............ 4,288,390 5,349,865 5,578,868 1,863,444 1,741,901 1,743,969 (X) (X) Fourth quarter............... 1,119,448 1,377,332 1,399,291 482,768 430,275 436,137 457,825 112.2 Third quarter................ 1,097,391 1,379,567 1,449,596 489,757 445,234 429,268 479,784 110.0 Second quarter............... 1,049,248 1,300,991 1,403,755 461,784 438,541 430,667 549,813 105.3 First quarter................ 1,022,303 1,291,975 1,326,226 429,135 427,851 447,897 652,577 100.3 1/Adjustments for price changes were made to the data using the producer price index for flat glass as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). X Not applicable. Note: The percent estimation of each item is indicated as follows: a/11 to 19 percent of this item is estimated b/20 to 29 percent of this item is estimated. Table 2. SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION, SHIPMENTS, AND INVENTORIES OF FLAT GLASS: THIRD QUARTER 1996 PRODUCTION TOTAL SHIPMENTS QUANTITY QUANTITY PRODUCED & PRODUCT DESCRIPTION (includes VALUE IN CONSUMED INVENTORY NO. TOTAL TOTAL produced and CURRENT W/IN EACH (END OF PRODUCT OF (SHORT (1000 consumed) DOLLARS COMPANY QUARTER)(1) CODE CO'S TONS) SQ.FT.) (1000 SQ.FT.) ($1,000) (1000 SQ.FT.) (1000 SQ.FT.) THIRD QUARTER 1996 32110 00 Flat glass................... 6 a/1,166,382 a/1,490,000 a/1,513,836 a/518,362 a/465,970 b/710,106 By thickness: 32115 12 Sheet, plate, and float glass up to .107 inch.................... 6 b/365,364 b/688,333 b/709,497 (X) 189,510 c/302,129 32115 13 .108 inch through .134 inch..... 6 b/315,002 b/339,975 b/339,444 (X) c/141,902 (D) 32115 14 .135 inch through .199 inch..... 6 a/281,493 325,221 309,435 (X) 121,740 178,516 32115 15 .200 inch and thicker........... 6 a/204,523 a/136,471 155,460 (X) c/12,818 (D) By color: 32110 14 Pyrolytically coated(2)......... 4 (NA) (NA) 68,560 (X) 18,413 (NA) Nonpyrolytically coated: 32110 15 Clear(2)...................... 6 (NA) (NA) b/932,154 (X) c/204,427 (NA) 32110 16 Green(2)...................... 4 (NA) (NA) a/367,714 (X) 194,795 (NA) 32110 17 Bronze(2)..................... 4 (NA) (NA) 23,407 (X) (D) (NA) 32110 18 Other(2)...................... 5 (NA) (NA) 122,001 (X) (D) (NA) 32110 04 Outside customer sales............ 6 (X) (X) a/1,047,866 a/395,361 (X) (X) 32110 21 Glass tempered by primary producers of flat glass(2)...... 5 (NA) (NA) a/120,425 (X) 90,846 (NA) 32110 23 Glass used for high speed tempered residential products(2) 4 (NA) (NA) 91,463 (X) 91,463 (NA) 1/Figures are limited to inventories at manufacturing establishments. For some items, the sum of inventories at the beginning of the quarter, plus production, minus quantity of shipments may not equal inventories at the end of the quarter. This is due to breakage and inventory adjustments. 2/Production figures in short tons and 1000 sq. ft., as well as inventory figures, are published annually in the summary report. D Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. NA Not available X Not applicable. Note: The percent of estimation of each item is as follows: a/11 to 19 percent of this item is estimated. b/20 to 29 percent of this item is estimated. c/30 to 45 percent of this item is estimated. Table 3. SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION, SHIPMENTS, AND INVENTORIES OF FLAT GLASS: SECOND QUARTER 1996 PRODUCTION TOTAL SHIPMENTS QUANTITY QUANTITY PRODUCED & PRODUCT DESCRIPTION (includes VALUE IN CONSUMED INVENTORY NO. TOTAL TOTAL produced and CURRENT W/IN EACH (END OF PRODUCT OF (SHORT (1000 consumed) DOLLARS COMPANY QUARTER/1 CODE CO'S TONS) SQ.FT.) (1000 SQ.FT.) ($1,000) (1000 SQ.FT.) (1000 SQ.FT.) SECOND QUARTER 1996 32110 00 Flat glass................... 6 a/1,035,942 a/1,333,681 a/1,393,770 a/483,258 a/430,098 a/733,942 By thickness: 32115 12 Sheet, plate, and float glass up to .107 inch.................... 6 b/317,196 b/593,190 b/625,167 (X) 165,380 b/323,293 32115 13 .108 inch through .134 inch..... 6 b/275,298 b/298,590 b/319,720 (X) c/126,170 (D) 32115 14 .135 inch through .199 inch..... 6 a/265,961 308,629 308,634 (X) 125,647 162,730 32115 15 .200 inch and thicker........... 6 a/177,487 a/133,272 140,249 (X) c/12,901 (D) By color: 32110 14 Pyrolytically coated(2)......... 4 (NA) (NA) 60,738 (X) 17,999 (NA) Nonpyrolytically coated: 32110 15 Clear(2)...................... 6 (NA) (NA) b/844,458 (X) c/173,880 (NA) 32110 16 Green(2)...................... 4 (NA) (NA) a/363,702 (X) 203,746 (NA) 32110 17 Bronze(2)..................... 4 (NA) (NA) 21,018 (X) (D) (NA) 32110 18 Other(2)...................... 5 (NA) (NA) 103,854 (X) (D) (NA) 32110 04 Outside customer sales............ 6 (X) (X) a/963,672 a/360,202 (X) (X) 32110 21 Glass tempered by primary producers of flat glass(2)...... 5 (NA) (NA) a/110,894 (X) 82,809 (NA) 32110 23 Glass used for high speed tempered residential products(2) 4 (NA) (NA) 83,294 (X) 83,294 (NA) 1/Figures are limited to inventories at manufacturing establishments. For some items, the sum of inventories at the beginning of the quarter, plus production, minus quantity of shipments may not equal inventories at the end of the quarter. This is due to breakage and inventory adjustments. 2/Production figures in short tons and 1000 sq. ft., as well as inventory figures, are published annually in the summary report. D Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. NA Not available. X Not applicable. Note: The percent of estimation of each item is as follows: a/11 to 19 percent of this item is estimated. b/20 to 29 percent of this item is estimated. c/30 to 45 percent of this item is estimated. Table 4. VALUE OF SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, AND IMPORTS OF FLAT GLASS: 1994 TO 1996 (Thousands of dollars) EXPORTS OF PERCENT IMPORTS PERCENT MANUFACTURERS' DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO FOR IMPORTS TO YEAR AND QUARTER SHIPMENTS MERCHANDISE/2/3 MANUFACTURERS' CONSUMPTION/4 APPARENT/5 APPARENT (f.o.b. plant)/1 (value at port) SHIPMENTS (value at port) CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION 1996 Third quarter................ a/518,362 130,133 25.1 39,632 427,861 9.3 Second quarter............... a/483,258 118,817 24.6 36,898 401,339 9.2 First quarter................ a/470,743 110,255 23.4 29,538 390,026 7.6 1995 Total.................. 1,921,143 422,825 22.0 168,748 1,667,066 10.1 Fourth quarter............... 467,924 119,577 25.6 31,250 379,597 8.2 Third quarter................ 476,672 121,733 25.5 42,621 397,560 10.7 Second quarter............... 473,996 90,757 19.1 43,448 426,687 10.2 First quarter................ 502,551 90,758 18.1 51,429 463,222 11.1 1994 Total.................. 1,863,444 363,835 19.5 157,154 1,656,763 9.5 Fourth quarter............... 482,768 92,475 19.2 53,392 443,685 12.0 Third quarter................ 489,757 90,230 18.4 36,098 435,625 8.3 Second quarter............... 461,784 91,618 19.8 33,650 403,816 8.3 First quarter................ 429,135 89,512 20.9 34,014 373,637 9.1 1/The value of manufacturers' shipments is in current dollars. 2/For a comparison of SIC-based product codes with Schedule B export numbers and HTUSA import numbers, see table 5 in the first quarter 1996 report. 3/Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports. 4/Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption. 5/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total of manufacturers' shipments plus imports including duty. Note: The percent estimation of each item is indicated as follows: a/11 to 19 percent of this item is estimated. b/20 to 29 percent of this item is estimated.