CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS - FOURTH QUARTER 1996 MQ32D(96)-4 Issued February 21, 1997 Contact: Robert Miller, 301-457-4787 TABLE 1. SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS OF PRINCIPAL TYPES OF CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS: 1994 TO 1996 Brick (building or common and face) Clay floor and wall tile, Vitrified clay sewer including quarry tile pipe and fittings Quarter and year Shipments Shipments Shipments Production Quantity Production Quantity Production Quantity (1000 (1000 Value (1000 (1000 Value (short (short Value bricks) bricks) ($1000) sq. ft.) sq. ft.) ($1000) tons) tons) ($1000) 1996.................. 7,221,879 7,448,195 1,219,336 620,814 629,849 771,184 110,916 140,483 39,432 1995.................. 7,006,935 6,664,543 1,053,932 604,270 605,982 719,431 152,332 137,891 36,083 1996 Fourth Quarter........... 1,882,597 1,828,845 302,199 171,989 170,719 212,812 32,968 32,335 7,662 Third Quarter............ 1,978,917 2,145,256 353,804 161,205 164,820 197,673 31,835 46,321 12,175 Second Quarter........... 1,863,567 2,085,053 344,009 151,777 156,344 192,874 26,968 40,484 13,443 First Quarter............ 1,496,798 1,389,041 219,324 135,843 137,966 167,825 19,145 21,343 6,152 1995 Total.................. 7,006,935 6,664,543 1,053,932 604,270 605,982 719,431 152,332 137,891 36,083 Fourth Quarter........... 1,586,484 1,558,495 248,206 138,244 136,478 164,484 32,067 30,714 7,991 Third Quarter............ 1,770,466 1,812,149 289,668 141,635 151,428 177,707 34,671 41,982 11,183 Second Quarter........... 1,849,733 1,785,497 283,298 164,696 165,629 192,997 46,140 35,969 9,598 First Quarter............ 1,800,252 1,508,402 232,760 159,695 152,447 184,243 39,454 29,226 7,311 1994 Total.................. 7,200,574 7,237,982 1,102,269 604,454 604,408 755,712 159,112 134,913 33,270 Fourth Quarter........... 1,827,721 1,746,610 265,615 147,800 147,211 181,902 41,996 33,158 8,156 Third Quarter............ 1,933,009 2,030,029 311,237 150,206 155,655 193,559 45,687 40,645 10,582 Second Quarter........... 1,838,662 2,029,619 313,064 158,594 154,781 193,763 40,635 37,031 9,059 First Quarter............ 1,601,182 1,431,724 212,353 147,854 146,761 186,488 30,794 24,079 5,473 Note: Data for 1994 and 1995 are based on the 1995 MQ32D Summary, issued July 1996. TABLE 2. PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS OF BRICK (BUILDING OR COMMON AND FACE), BY DIVISION AND STATE: (Quantities in thousands of brick: 2 1/4 inch x 3 5/8 inch brick equivalent. Value in thousands of dollars) Fourth Quarter 1996 Third Quarter 1996 Geographic description Value of Value of Quantity Quantity product Quantity Quantity product produced shipped shipped produced shipped shipped United States.......................... a/ 1,882,597 a/1,828,845 a/302,199 a/1,978,917 a/ 2,145,256 a/ 353,804 New England/1............................... b/ 14,393 b/ 19,447 b/ 4,211 b/ 18,990 b/ 21,055 b/ 4,858 Middle Atlantic/2........................... a/ 84,241 a/ 93,645 a/ 18,767 107,690 114,787 23,004 East North Central.......................... a/ 173,819 a/ 169,058 a/ 30,229 a/ 186,803 a/ 216,904 39,100 Ohio................................... a/ 108,474 a/ 106,926 a/ 20,035 a/ 115,193 a/ 136,489 25,933 Other (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin)......................... a/ 65,345 a/ 62,132 a/ 10,194 71,610 80,415 13,167 West North Central.......................... 85,920 80,803 13,869 95,898 102,095 r / 16,736 Kansas and Missouri.................... 30,955 28,666 4,399 30,633 35,670 5,531 Other (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota)........ 54,965 52,137 a/ 9,470 65,265 66,425 a r/ 11,205 South Atlantic.............................. 697,808 a/ 684,924 a/ 100,967 724,034 773,759 112,954 Virginia............................... 103,036 97,811 13,011 109,870 115,878 15,474 North Carolina......................... a/ 285,726 a/ 275,131 a/ 38,813 290,401 306,465 42,849 South Carolina......................... 123,693 122,839 20,709 r/ 131,521 r/ 132,688 r/ 22,108 Other (Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Georgia, and Florida)............................... a/ 185,353 a/ 189,143 a/ 28,434 a/ 192,242 a/ 218,728 a/ 32,523 East South Central.......................... 353,946 344,045 51,576 358,416 407,427 60,942 Alabama................................ 160,491 163,789 21,355 170,966 193,658 25,053 Other (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi)........................... a/ 193,455 a/ 180,256 a/ 30,221 a/ 187,450 a/ 213,769 a/ 35,889 West South Central.......................... 344,135 315,238 54,279 350,725 364,825 62,344 Arkansas............................... 59,935 59,155 9,319 61,814 68,768 10,989 Louisiana.............................. 19,295 18,520 a/ 2,844 21,283 20,367 a/ 3,155 Oklahoma............................... b/ 64,894 b/ 55,416 b/ 10,279 64,804 62,364 11,635 Texas.................................. 200,011 182,147 31,837 202,824 213,326 36,565 Mountain.................................... b/ 77,810 b/ 66,155 b/ 14,616 b/ 79,324 b/ 78,455 b/ 17,495 Colorado............................... b/ 40,060 b/ 35,974 b/ 7,871 b/ 39,834 b/ 43,031 b/ 9,509 Other (Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming)......... (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) Pacific/3................................... (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) r/Revised by 5 percent or more over previously published data. S Suppressed. Data did not meet publication standards of the Bureau of the Census. 1/Represents a combined total for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/Represents a combined total for New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. 3/Represents a combined total for California, Oregon, and Washington. No production or shipments were reported for Alaska or Hawaii. Note: The percent of estimation of each item is estimated as follows: a/10 to 25 percent of this item is estimated. b/26 to 50 percent of this item is estimated. TABLE 3. PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS OF CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS (Value in thousands of dollars) Fourth Quarter 1996 Third Quarter 1996 Product description No. Value of Value of Product Unit of of Quantity Quantity product Quantity Quantity product code measure cos. produced shipped shipment produced shipped shipment 32510 11 Brick (building or common and face).........Thousand brick. 81 a/1,882,597 a/1,828,845 a/ 302,199 a/ 1,978,917 a/2,145,256 a/ 353,804 32510 31 Facing tile (structural) and ceramic glazed brick, including unglazed and salt glazed.......do......... 6 a/ 6,008 a/ 5,032 b/ 2,721 a r/ 6,452 a r/ 5,837 b/ 4,596 32510 61 Structural clay tile except facing..........Short tons..... 5 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) 32530 00 Clay floor and wall tile, (flat and trim):..Thousand sq. ft. 37 b/ 171,989 b/ 170,719 b/ 212,812 b r/ 161,205 b/ 164,820 b/ 197,673 32530 05 Glazed floor and wall tile having a facial area greater than 6 and less than 59 square inches.................................do......... 20 b/ 115,860 b/ 104,200 b/ 122,982 b r/ 107,817 b/ 104,400 b/ 122,361 32530 15 Glazed floor and wall tile having a facial area 59 square inches or greater..............do......... 7 24,518 30,719 27,086 b/ 21,509 b/ 24,908 b/ 22,942 32530 20 Glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic tile having a facial area of less than 6 square inches. AND 32530 30 Unglazed tile, including unglazed quarry tile having a facial area greater than 6 square inches.................................do......... 17 b/ 31,611 b/ 35,800 b/ 62,744 b/ 31,879 b/ 35,512 b/ 52,370 32591 00 Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings......Short tons..... 7 b/ 32,968 b/ 32,335 b/ 7,662 b/ 31,835 b r/ 46,321 b r/ 12,175 r/ Revised by 5 percent or more over previously published data. S Suppressed. Data did not meet publication standards of the Bureau of the Census. Note: The percent of estimation of each item is indicated as follows: a/10 to 25 percent of this item is estimated. b/26 to 50 percent of this item is estimated. TABLE 4. SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, AND IMPORTS OF SELECTED CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS: THIRD QUARTER 1996 (Value in thousands of dollars) Exports of Percent exports to Percent imports Manufacturers' domestic manufacturers' Imports for Apparent to apparent Product description shipments merchandise/1,2 shipments/1 consumption/4 consumption/6 consumption Unit of Value Value measure Quan- (f.o.b. Quan- (at Quan- Quan- Quan- Quan- tity plant) tity port) tity Value/3 tity Value/5 tity Value/3 tity Value Brick (building or common and face).....Thousand brick...... 2,145,256 353,804 13,672 2,330 0.6 0.7 6,000 1,381 2,137,584 352,855 0.3 0.4 Facing tile and structural clay tile....Thousand brick...... (S) (S) (X) 1,150 (X) (S) (X) 270 (X) (S) (X) (S) Clay floor and wall tile................Thousand sq. meters. 15,332 197,673 (X) 6,642 (X) 3.4 21,793 195,814 (X) 386,845 (X) 50.6 Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings..Metric tons......... 41,995 12,175 343 761 0.8 6.3 115 75 41,767 11,489 0.3 0.7 X Not applicable. S Suppressed. Data did not meet publication standards of the Bureau of the Census. 1/For comparison of SIC-based product codes with Schedule B export numbers and HTSUSA import numbers, see table 5. 2/Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports. 3/Value calculations are based on the estimated producers' value of exports. 4/Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 146, U.S. Imports for Consumption. 5/Represents the c.i.f.(cost, insurance, and freight) value at the first port of entry in the United States. Value does not include U.S. import duties. This changed with third quarter, 1994 data. 6/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total of shipments plus imports (excluding duty). Table 5. COMPARISON OF STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION-BASED PRODUCT CODES WITH SCHEDULE B EXPORT NUMBERS, AND HTSUSA IMPORT NUMBERS: 1996 Product description Export number/1 Import number/2 Brick (building or common and face) 6904.10.0015 6904.10.0020 6904.10.0090 6904.10.0040 Facing tile and structural clay tile 6904.90.0000 6904.90.0000 Clay floor and wall tile 6907.10.0000 6907.10.0000 6907.90.0000 6907.90.0010 6908.10.0000 6907.90.0050 6908.90.0000 6908.10.1000 6908.10.2000 6908.10.5000 6908.90.0010 6908.90.0050 Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings 6906.00.0000 6906.00.0000 1/Source: 1996 edition, Harmonized System-Based Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States. 2/Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Annotated (1996).