MQ32A -- FLATT GLASS
SUMMARY 1995

Issued April 1996

Contact person:  Susan Sundermann (301) 457-4837

TABLE 1. SUMMARY OF FLAT GLASS PRODUCTION, SHIPMENTS, AND INVENTORIES:  1993 TO 1995

                                         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)

         1995

      Total..................  4,437,545   5,635,303     5,309,957   1,921,143    1,669,132     1,655,565          (X)          (X)
Fourth quarter...............  1,082,985   1,356,223     1,322,945     467,924      403,731       397,232      783,171        115.9
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

         1993

      Total..................  4,004,019   4,963,582     5,073,498   1,622,705    1,677,514     1,642,840          (X)          (X)
Fourth quarter...............  1,088,842   1,345,491     1,328,204     425,455      432,373       417,985      686,828         98.4
Third quarter................  1,038,758   1,269,171     1,290,146     412,306      428,147       392,874      669,541         96.3
Second quarter...............    948,129   1,203,420     1,290,013     413,263      431,832       432,216      690,504         95.7
First quarter................    928,290   1,145,500     1,165,135     371,681      385,162       399,765      777,246         96.5

    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.

Table 2. SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION, SHIPMENTS, AND INVENTORIES OF FLAT GLASS: 1995

                                                         PRODUCTION              TOTAL SHIPMENTS
                                                                                                               QUANTITY
                                                                                 QUANTITY                    PRODUCED &
                  PRODUCT DESCRIPTION                                           (includes    VALUE IN          CONSUMED      INVENTORY
                                                       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.)

32110 00      Flat glass................... (X)    4,437,545   5,635,303        5,309,957   1,921,143         1,655,565            (X)
                Fourth quarter.............   6    1,082,985   1,356,223        1,322,945     467,924           397,232        783,171
                Third quarter..............   6    1,121,069   1,440,564        1,323,459     476,672           388,644        749,893
                Second quarter.............   6    1,135,495   1,440,675        1,300,923     473,996           417,602        632,788
                First quarter..............   6    1,097,996   1,397,841        1,362,630     502,551           452,087        493,036

         BY TYPE:
32115 12   Sheet, plate, and float glass up
           to .107 inch.................... (X)    1,350,704   2,545,903        2,375,978         (X)           631,346            (X)
             Fourth quarter................   6      321,221     593,154          584,903         (X)           156,728        344,066
             Third quarter.................   6      349,813     663,491          593,087         (X)           136,604        335,815
             Second quarter................   6      349,737     667,618          594,016         (X)           163,944        265,411
             First quarter.................   6      329,933     621,640          603,972         (X)           174,070        191,809

32115 13   .108 inch through .134 inch..... (X)    1,121,220   1,254,385              (D)         (X)           483,601            (X)
             Fourth quarter................   6      295,893     332,420              (D)         (X)           115,796            (D)
             Third quarter.................   6      277,225     316,379              (D)         (X)           124,144            (D)
             Second quarter................   6      277,030     291,504              (D)         (X)           119,428            (D)
             First quarter.................   6      271,072     314,082              (D)         (X)           124,233            (D)

32115 14   .135 inch through .199 inch..... (X)    1,052,530   1,210,819        1,182,173         (X)           486,542            (X)
             Fourth quarter................   6      240,051     277,026          285,854         (X)           111,414        157,721
             Third quarter.................   6      270,895     312,774          289,850         (X)           115,007        166,549
             Second quarter................   6      281,891     319,422          292,704         (X)           120,081        143,625
             First quarter.................   6      259,693     301,597          313,765         (X)           140,040        116,907

32115 15   .200 inch and thicker........... (X)      913,091     624,196              (D)         (X)            54,076            (X)
             Fourth quarter................   6      225,820     153,623              (D)         (X)            13,294            (D)
             Third quarter.................   6      223,136     147,920              (D)         (X)            12,889            (D)
             Second quarter................   6      226,837     162,131              (D)         (X)            14,149            (D)
             First quarter.................   6      237,298     160,522              (D)         (X)            13,744            (D)

         BY COLOR:
32110 14   Pyrolytically coated............ (X)      209,181     243,525          234,288         (X)            61,524         43,981
             Fourth quarter................   4          (X)         (X)           59,612         (X)            15,385            (X)
             Third quarter.................   4          (X)         (X)           59,553         (X)            14,821            (X)
             Second quarter................   4          (X)         (X)           56,217         (X)            14,267            (X)
             First quarter.................   4          (X)         (X)           58,906         (X)            17,051            (X)

           Nonpyrolytically coated:
32110 15     Clear......................... (X)    2,622,965   3,392,672        3,197,363         (X)           690,394        398,165
               Fourth quarter..............   6          (X)         (X)          811,322         (X)           166,634            (X)
               Third quarter...............   6          (X)         (X)          812,549         (X)           173,076            (X)
               Second quarter..............   6          (X)         (X)          772,516         (X)           171,422            (X)
               First quarter...............   6          (X)         (X)          800,976         (X)           179,262            (X)

32110 16     Green......................... (X)    1,058,187   1,411,379        1,325,970         (X)           696,828        212,501
               Fourth quarter..............   4          (X)         (X)          309,041         (X)           165,035            (X)
               Third quarter...............   4          (X)         (X)          319,624         (X)           157,155            (X)
               Second quarter..............   4          (X)         (X)          335,382         (X)           177,183            (X)
               First quarter...............   4          (X)         (X)          361,923         (X)           197,455            (X)

32110 17     Bronze........................ (X)      128,258     108,504           94,130         (X)               (D)            (D)
               Fourth quarter..............   4          (X)         (X)           24,447         (X)               (D)            (X)
               Third quarter...............   4          (X)         (X)           23,246         (X)               (D)            (X)
               Second quarter..............   4          (X)         (X)           23,639         (X)               (D)            (X)
               First quarter...............   4          (X)         (X)           22,798         (X)               (D)            (X)

32110 18     Other......................... (X)      418,954     479,223          458,206         (X)               (D)            (D)
               Fourth quarter..............   5          (X)         (X)          118,523         (X)               (D)            (X)
               Third quarter...............   5          (X)         (X)          108,487         (X)               (D)            (X)
               Second quarter..............   5          (X)         (X)          113,169         (X)               (D)            (X)
               First quarter...............   5          (X)         (X)          118,027         (X)               (D)            (X)

32110 04 Outside customer sales............ (X)    2,863,641   3,638,526        3,684,392   1,378,371               (X)            (X)
           Fourth quarter..................   6          (X)         (X)          925,713     343,117               (X)            (X)
           Third quarter...................   6          (X)         (X)          934,815     354,873               (X)            (X)
           Second quarter..................   6          (X)         (X)          883,321     339,924               (X)            (X)
           First quarter...................   6          (X)         (X)          940,543     340,457               (X)            (X)

32110 21 Glass tempered by primary
           producers of flat glass......... (X)      388,408     421,775          426,074         (X)           335,916            (D)
            Fourth quarter.................   5          (X)         (X)           93,163         (X)            66,940            (X)
            Third quarter..................   5          (X)         (X)          101,549         (X)            73,096            (X)
            Second quarter.................   5          (X)         (X)          106,872         (X)            96,078            (X)
            First quarter..................   5          (X)         (X)          124,490         (X)            99,802            (X)

32110 23 Glass used for high speed
           tempered residential products... (X)      252,007     297,751          294,442         (X)           272,974            (D)
            Fourth quarter.................   4          (X)         (X)           67,363         (X)            62,161            (X)
            Third quarter..................   4          (X)         (X)           73,829         (X)            68,329            (X)
            Second quarter.................   4          (X)         (X)           75,787         (X)            70,334            (X)
            First quarter..................   4          (X)         (X)           77,463         (X)            72,150            (X)

    1/ Total ending inventories for 1995 are those shown for the fourth quarter.

    D  Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
    X  Not applicable.

     Note:  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 does not equal inventories at the end of the quarter.  This is due to breakage and
inventory adjustments.

Table 3. SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION, SHIPMENTS, AND INVENTORIES OF FLAT GLASS: 1994

                                                           PRODUCTION              TOTAL SHIPMENTS
                                                                                                                 QUANTITY
                  PRODUCT DESCRIPTION                                              QUANTITY                    PRODUCED &
                                                                                  (includes    VALUE IN          CONSUMED       INVENTORY
                                                        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.)

32110 00      Flat glass................... (X)     4,288,390   5,349,865         5,578,868   1,863,444         1,743,969             (X)
                Fourth quarter.............   6     1,119,448   1,377,332         1,399,291     482,768           436,137         457,825
                Third quarter..............   6     1,097,391   1,379,567         1,449,596     489,757           429,268         479,784
                Second quarter.............   6     1,049,248   1,300,991         1,403,755     461,784           430,667         549,813
                First quarter..............   6     1,022,303   1,291,975         1,326,226     429,135           447,897         652,577

         BY TYPE:
32115 12   Sheet, plate, and float glass up
           to .107 inch.................... (X)     1,360,363   2,446,862         2,570,597         (X)           665,978             (X)
             Fourth quarter................   6       350,491     617,328           638,525         (X)           168,943         174,141
             Third quarter.................   6       361,717     646,279           668,642         (X)           155,275         195,338
             Second quarter................   6       327,978     598,412           654,670         (X)           163,054         217,701
             First quarter.................   6       320,177     584,843           608,760         (X)           178,706         273,959

32115 13   .108 inch through .134 inch..... (X)     1,104,749   1,177,211         1,235,701         (X)           500,162             (X)
             Fourth quarter................   6       289,126     306,070           313,563         (X)               (D)          97,959
             Third quarter.................   6       309,633     326,364           330,698         (X)               (D)         105,452
             Second quarter................   6       241,120     251,014           306,811         (X)           115,938         109,786
             First quarter.................   6       264,870     293,763           284,629         (X)           120,938         165,583

32115 14   .135 inch through .199 inch..... (X)     1,025,598   1,169,353         1,193,667         (X)           526,161             (X)
             Fourth quarter................   6       293,251     329,175           305,304         (X)           130,565         129,075
             Third quarter.................   6       222,565     264,603           297,192         (X)           122,131         105,204
             Second quarter................   6       281,472     313,214           301,013         (X)           138,332         137,793
             First quarter.................   6       228,310     262,361           290,158         (X)           135,133         125,592

32115 15   .200 inch and thicker........... (X)       797,680     556,439           578,903         (X)            51,668             (X)
             Fourth quarter................   6       186,580     124,759           141,899         (X)               (D)          56,650
             Third quarter.................   6       203,476     142,321           153,064         (X)               (D)          73,790
             Second quarter................   6       198,678     138,351           141,261         (X)            13,343          84,533
             First quarter.................   6       208,946     151,008           142,679         (X)            13,120          87,443

         BY COLOR:
32110 14   Pyrolytically coated............ (X)       186,687     237,540           247,154         (X)            66,699          34,744
             Fourth quarter................   4           (X)         (X)            60,616         (X)            16,633             (X)
             Third quarter.................   4           (X)         (X)            66,155         (X)            15,476             (X)
             Second quarter................   4           (X)         (X)            65,232         (X)            16,956             (X)
             First quarter.................   4           (X)         (X)            55,151         (X)            17,634             (X)

           Nonpyrolytically coated:
32110 15     Clear......................... (X)     2,639,239   3,255,026         3,396,079         (X)           704,411         202,856
               Fourth quarter..............   6           (X)         (X)           852,079         (X)           168,894             (X)
               Third quarter...............   6           (X)         (X)           907,751         (X)           189,566             (X)
               Second quarter..............   6           (X)         (X)           860,530         (X)           168,903             (X)
               First quarter...............   6           (X)         (X)           775,719         (X)           177,048             (X)

32110 16     Green......................... (X)       985,132   1,323,110         1,407,448         (X)           727,115         127,092
               Fourth quarter..............   4           (X)         (X)           357,932         (X)           191,903             (X)
               Third quarter...............   4           (X)         (X)           337,663         (X)           165,126             (X)
               Second quarter..............   4           (X)         (X)           340,641         (X)           176,166             (X)
               First quarter...............   4           (X)         (X)           371,212         (X)           193,920             (X)

32110 17     Bronze........................ (X)           (D)         (D)           100,319         (X)               (D)             (D)
               Fourth quarter..............   4           (X)         (X)            23,687         (X)               (D)             (X)
               Third quarter...............   4           (X)         (X)            25,262         (X)               (D)             (X)
               Second quarter..............   4           (X)         (X)            25,091         (X)               (D)             (X)
               First quarter...............   4           (X)         (X)            26,279         (X)               (D)             (X)

32110 18     Other......................... (X)           (D)         (D)           427,868         (X)               (D)             (D)
               Fourth quarter..............   5           (X)         (X)           104,977         (X)               (D)             (X)
               Third quarter...............   5           (X)         (X)           112,765         (X)               (D)             (X)
               Second quarter..............   5           (X)         (X)           112,261         (X)               (D)             (X)
               First quarter...............   5           (X)         (X)            97,865         (X)               (D)             (X)

32110 04 Outside customer sales............ (X)     2,739,663   3,398,584         3,834,911   1,319,766               (X)             (X)
           Fourth quarter..................   6           (X)         (X)           963,154     345,614               (X)             (X)
           Third quarter...................   6           (X)         (X)         1,020,328     357,975               (X)             (X)
           Second quarter..................   6           (X)         (X)           973,087     325,385               (X)             (X)
           First quarter...................   6           (X)         (X)           878,342     290,792               (X)             (X)

32110 21 Glass tempered by primary
           producers of flat glass......... (X)       482,759     531,629           532,846         (X)           410,453             (D)
            Fourth quarter.................   5           (X)         (X)           123,572         (X)            92,033             (X)
            Third quarter..................   5           (X)         (X)           143,441         (X)           108,432             (X)
            Second quarter.................   5           (X)         (X)           135,017         (X)           108,522             (X)
            First quarter..................   5           (X)         (X)           130,816         (X)           101,466             (X)

32110 23 Glass used for high speed
           tempered residential products... (X)       264,631     312,844           310,358         (X)           267,726             (D)
            Fourth quarter.................   4           (X)         (X)            72,473         (X)            65,187             (X)
            Third quarter..................   4           (X)         (X)            79,786         (X)            72,330             (X)
            Second quarter.................   4           (X)         (X)            81,214         (X)            74,422             (X)
            First quarter..................   4           (X)         (X)            76,885         (X)            70,001             (X)

    1/ Total ending inventories for 1994 are those shown for the fourth quarter.

    D  Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
    X  Not applicable.

     Note:  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 does not equal inventories at the end of the quarter.  This is due to breakage and
inventory adjustments.

Table 4.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, AND IMPORTS OF FLAT GLASS:  1993 TO 1995
            (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

              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

              1993

      Total..................          1,622,705            342,903                 21.1        124,851           1,404,653         8.9
Fourth quarter...............            425,455             83,344                 19.6         32,086             374,197         8.6
Third quarter................            412,306             78,557                 19.1         31,580             365,329         8.6
Second quarter...............            413,263             93,112                 22.5         29,974             350,125         8.6
First quarter................            371,681             87,890                 23.6         31,211             315,002         9.9

    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.
    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.

Table 5.  COMPARISON OF STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION-BASED PRODUCT
          CODES WITH SCHEDULE B EXPORT NUMBERS, AND HTSUSA IMPORT NUMBERS:  1995

Product
code         Product description    Export number(1)   Import number(2)

32115 12,    Sheet, plate, float       7003.11.0000     7003.11.0000
32115 13,                              7003.19.0000     7003.19.0000
32115 14,
32115 15,                              7004.10.0000     7004.10.1000
32115 16                                                7004.10.2010
                                                        7004.10.2020
                                                        7004.10.5000

                                       7004.90.0000     7004.90.0500
                                                        7004.90.1000
                                                        7004.90.1500
                                                        7004.90.2000
                                                        7004.90.2510
                                                        7004.90.2520
                                                        7004.90.2550
                                                        7004.90.3010
                                                        7004.90.3020
                                                        7004.90.3050
                                                        7004.90.4000
                                                        7004.90.5000

                                       7005.10.0000     7005.10.4000
                                                        7005.10.8000

                                       7005.21.0000     7005.21.1010
                                                        7005.21.1030
                                                        7005.21.2000

                                       7005.29.0000     7005.29.0410
                                                        7005.29.0450
                                                        7005.29.0810
                                                        7005.29.0850
                                                        7005.29.1410
                                                        7005.29.1450
                                                        7005.29.1810
                                                        7005.29.1850
                                                        7005.29.2500

  1/ Source:  1995 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 (1995).