CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS
CONFECTIONERY - 1995

MA20D(95)-1
Issued August 1, 1996

Contact person:  John Miller, 301-457-4626


TABLE 1A.  SUMMARY OF MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS OF CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS:  1993 TO 1995
(Quantity in millions of pounds. Value in millions of dollars)

                                              PER CAPITA       PER CAPITA
          YEAR                            CONSUMPTION(1)   CONSUMPTION(1)
                           POUND   VALUE        (POUNDS)        (DOLLARS)

1995. . . . . . . . . .    6,471  12,792            25.5             49.6
1994. . . . . . . . . .    6,253  12,208            24.5             47.1
1993. . . . . . . . . .    5,988  11,894            23.6             46.4


Source of population data:  U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Population Estimates, Series PPL-41 (July 1, 1995 population was 263,034,000).

(1)  Production plus imports minus exports divided by population, including armed forces abroad, as of July 1, 1995.


TABLE 1B.  SUMMARY OF MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS OF CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS (EXCLUDING CHEWING GUM,
BUBBLE GUM, AND CHEWING GUM BASE):  1984 TO 1995
(Quantity in millions of pounds. Value in millions of dollars)

                                             PER CAPITA       PER CAPITA
        YEAR                             CONSUMPTION(1)   CONSUMPTION(1)
                         POUND    VALUE        (POUNDS)        (DOLLARS)

1995. . . . . . . . .    5,964   11,410            23.4             44.2
1994. . . . . . . . .    5,750   10,837            22.5             41.8
1993. . . . . . . . .    5,572   10,670            21.9             41.5
1992. . . . . . . . .    5,387   10,428            21.5             41.1
1991. . . . . . . . .    4,989    9,710            20.3             38.9
1990. . . . . . . . .    4,840    9,004            20.1             36.7

1989. . . . . . . . .    4,852    8,682            20.4             35.8
1988. . . . . . . . .    4,570    8,278            19.2             34.4
1987. . . . . . . . .    4,231    7,678            18.3             32.3
1986. . . . . . . . .    4,201    7,280            18.4             31.3
1985. . . . . . . . .    4,326    7,092            19.1             30.7
1984. . . . . . . . .    4,265    6,610            18.9             28.9

Source of population data:  U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Population Estimates, Series PPL-41 (July 1, 1995 population was 263,034,000).

(1)  Production plus imports minus exports divided by population, including armed forces abroad, as of July 1, 1995.


TABLE 2A.  QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS: 1995 AND 1994
(Quantity in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars)
                                                                                     1995                          1994
                         PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
                                                                            QUANTITY          VALUE       QUANTITY          VALUE

  Shipments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     6,471,314     12,791,923      6,253,307     12,207,905

Chocolate and chocolate type confectionery. . . . . . . . . . . . . .      3,020,440      7,176,641      2,862,248      6,808,533
  Solid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       409,184        891,105        392,361        858,995
  Solid with inclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       252,284        672,455        244,626        656,473
  Enrobed or molded: with candy, fruit, nut or granola center. . . . .     1,349,421      3,159,288      1,307,316      3,075,591
  Enrobed or molded: with bakery product center. . . . . . . . . . . .       195,879        455,507        183,225        428,999
  Panned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        542,430      1,151,726        514,703      1,071,934
  Assortments and other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       271,242        846,560        220,017        716,541
  Chocolate type n.s.k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              -              -              -              -

Nonchocolate type confectionery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     2,733,287      3,840,231      2,684,520      3,653,597
  Hard candy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        720,320      1,174,254        730,524    r/1,181,633
  Chewy candy (including granola bars). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        502,928        960,275        501,279        902,977
  Soft candy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        791,815        767,059        774,104        724,617
  Iced/Coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         9,893         22,412         10,270         23,220
  Panned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        453,248        639,090        456,534        598,754
  Licorice and licorice type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        255,083        277,141      r/211,809      r/222,396
  Nonchocolate type n.s.k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             -              -              -              -

Chewing gum, bubble gum, and chewing gum base. . . . . . . . . . . . .           (S)      1,382,366            (S)      1,371,018

Confectionery n.s.k. (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        210,384        392,685        203,297        374,757

   1/Represents estimated data for small  companies, typically those with fewer than five employees, that were not included
on the mailing panel.

   -  Represents zero.   N.s.k.  Not specified by kind.  r/  Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.
S  Suppressed.  Due to high estimation, data did not meet publication standards of the Bureau of the Census.


TABLE 2B.  QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF NONCONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS:  1995 AND 1994
(Quantity in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars)
                                                                                     1995                          1994
                         PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
                                                                            QUANTITY          VALUE       QUANTITY          VALUE


Shipments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     1,525,067      1,498,177      1,477,003      1,439,285

Chocolate products other than confectionery:
  Baking chocolate (bars or blocks). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        11,392         20,710         13,603         22,963
  Chocolate coatings (blocks, wafers, liquid). . . . . . . . . . . . .       355,133        387,053        333,639        351,655
  Chocolate liquor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         45,492         49,444         46,090         50,052
  Cocoa butter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         24,208         36,996         22,988         34,432
  Compound coatings (blocks, wafers, liquid). . . . . . . . . . . . .        214,037        155,582        204,106        148,046
  Chocolate chips and baking pieces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       415,906        509,698        405,751        492,272
  Cocoa powder, syrup/toppings, and other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       458,899        338,694      r/450,826        339,865
  Nonconfectionery chocolate n.s.k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              -              -              -              -


   -  Represents zero.    N.s.k.  Not specified by kind.   r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.


TABLE 3.  CONSUMPTION OF SELECTED INGREDIENTS, BY THE U.S. CONFECTIONERY INDUSTRY:  1995 AND 1994
 (Quantity in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                           1995                            1994
                  MATERIALS
                                                     POUNDS        DOLLARS         POUNDS        DOLLARS

     Materials consumed . . . . . . . . . . .           (X)      3,587,369            (X)      3,446,341

Sugar (cane-beet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     2,843,330        745,043      2,715,255        690,955
Cocoa beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       546,876        372,799        536,396        344,839
Corn syrup (includes HFCS and dextrose) . . .     1,664,369        201,973      1,619,589        195,621
Chocolate liquor, imported. . . . . . . . . .        35,026         31,767         67,776         58,285
Chocolate liquor, domestic. . . . . . . . . .        43,347         42,636         28,820         28,009
Cocoa powder composition coatings . . . . . .        35,953         17,973         33,080         16,742
Cocoa cake or powder. . . . . . . . . . . . .       149,951         59,416        130,666         61,583
Cocoa butter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       336,017        339,084        349,910        317,772
Chocolate coatings, milk. . . . . . . . . . .       229,061        251,206        226,143        234,164
Chocolate coatings, other than milk. . . . .        112,468        103,157        109,570         91,795
Fats and oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       244,878        115,947        236,002        101,126
Gum base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           (D)            (D)            (D)            (D)
Milk and milk products. . . . . . . . . . . .       531,425        369,959        543,079        399,273
Peanuts, shelled basis. . . . . . . . . . . .       338,121        221,715        368,291        239,916
Almond kernals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        48,611        113,173         51,419        119,515
Other nuts and nut meats (kernals). . . . . .        22,307         53,065         23,148         52,283
Coconut meat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        22,679         15,302         22,334         15,787
Other edible materials (1). . . . . . . . . .       728,517        489,604        691,588        435,271
Materials n.s.k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            (X)            (D)            (X)            (D)

   1/Includes corn starch, essential oils, eggs and egg products, fruits, jams, and other materials on which specific data were not collected.

   N.s.k.  Not specified by kind.  D  Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
X Not applicable.

     Note:  Materials such as parts, containers, etc., consumed in the manufacturing process are not reported in this survey.  This information is available
in the 1992 Census of Manufactures report for industries 2064 and 2066.  Specifically excluded in this report are freight charges and other direct charges
incurred by the establishment, fuels consumed, parts, containers, scrap, electric energy purchases, work done by others on materials or parts furnished
by other establishments (contract work), and cost of products bought and resold in the same condition.


TABLE 4.  SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS: 1995 AND 1994
(Quantity in thousands of kilograms. Value in thoudsands of dollars)

                                                                                                 EXPORTS OF          PERCENT EXPORTS TO                                                     PERCENT IMPORTS TO
                        PRODUCT DESCRIPTION                           MANUFACTURERS'              DOMESTIC             MANUFACTURERS'           IMPORTS FOR               APPARENT               APPARENT
                                                                        SHIPMENTS              MERCHANDISE(2)            SHIPMENTS             CONSUMPTION(3)          CONSUMPTION(5)          CONSUMPTION
 PRODUCT
 CODE(1)                                                    YEAR    QUANTITY       VALUE    QUANTITY       VALUE    QUANTITY       VALUE    QUANTITY    VALUE(4)    QUANTITY       VALUE    QUANTITY       VALUE
         Confectionery:

20642    Chocolate-type confectionery. . . . . . . . . . .  1995   1,370,072   7,176,641      72,089     237,532         5.3         3.3      81,145     274,027   1,379,128   7,213,136         5.9         3.8
20662                                                       1994   1,298,316   6,808,533      85,281     276,878         6.6         4.1      68,635     207,786   1,281,670   6,739,441         5.4         3.1

20643    Nonchocolate-type confectionery. . . . . . . . . . 1995   1,239,819   3,840,231      65,400     167,629         5.3         4.4     145,732     344,574   1,320,151   4,017,176        11.0         8.6
                                                            1994   1,217,698   3,653,597      64,821     161,647         5.3         4.4     136,073     294,897   1,288,950   3,786,847        10.6         7.8

20648    Chewing gum, sugar and nonsugar. . . . . . . . . . 1995         (S)   1,382,366      16,817      53,094         (S)         3.8      37,799      82,464         (S)   1,411,736         (S)         5.8
                                                            1994         (S)   1,371,018      22,173      65,519         (S)         4.8      30,532      64,367         (S)   1,369,866         (S)         4.7

         Nonconfectionery:

20669 81 Cocoa butter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1995      10,981      36,996       2,972      10,006        27.1        27.0      57,158     210,069      65,167     237,059        87.7        88.6
                                                            1994      10,427      34,432       2,223       7,150        21.3        20.8      54,547     180,208      62,751     207,490        86.9        86.9

20661 11 Chocolate coatings, blocks, wafers, liquid. . . .  1995     258,176     542,635       2,823       2,934         1.1         0.5       6,699      10,873     262,052     550,574         2.6         2.0
20661 21                                                    1994     243,921     499,701       1,448       2,077         0.6         0.4       6,121       9,328     248,594     506,952         2.5         1.8

20661 14 Other chocolate and cocoa products. . . . . . . .  1995     422,614     918,546      49,490     105,074        11.7        11.4     147,507     205,335     520,631   1,018,807        28.3        20.2
20669 12                                                    1994     415,620     905,152      46,630      96,326        11.2        10.6     212,372     288,172     581,362   1,096,998        36.5        26.3
20669 13
20669 61


  (1)  For comparison of Standard Industrial Classification codes (domestic output), Schedule B export numbers. and HTSUSA import numbers, see table 5.
  (2)  Source:  Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports.
  (3)  Source:  Bureau of the Census report IM 146, U.S. Imports for Consumption.
  (4)  This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at first port of entry in the United States.
  (5)  Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total manufacturers' shipments plus imports.

   S  Suppressed.  Due to high estimation, data did not meet publication standards of the Bureau of the Census.

   Note:  Confectionery n.s.k. is excluded from this table.


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

    PRODUCT                PRODUCT DESCRIPTION                        EXPORT         IMPORT
       CODE                                                        NUMBER(1)      NUMBER(2)

                                                                               1806.31.0040
                                                                               1806.31.0080
                                                                               1806.32.0100
                                                                               1806.32.0400
                                                                               1806.32.0600
                                                                               1806.32.0800
                                                                               1806.32.1400
                                                                               1806.32.1600
                                                                               1806.32.1800
                                                                               1806.32.3000
                                                                               1806.32.5500
                                                                               1806.32.6000
                                                                               1806.32.7000
                                                                               1806.32.8000
    20642   Total, chocolate and chocolate-type                 1806.31.0000   1806.32.9000
              confectionery products. . . . . . . . . . . . .   1806.32.0000   1806.90.0100
    20662   Total nonconfectionery chocolate products. . . . .  1806.90.0000   1806.90.0500
                                                                               1806.90.0800
                                                                               1806.90.1000
                                                                               1806.90.1500
                                                                               1806.90.1800
                                                                               1806.90.2000
                                                                               1806.90.2500
                                                                               1806.90.2800
                                                                               1806.90.3000
                                                                               1806.90.3500
                                                                               1806.90.3900
                                                                               1806.90.4500
                                                                               1806.90.4900
                                                                               1806.90.5500
                                                                               1806.90.5900
                                                                               1806.90.9000
                                                                1704.90.3000   1704.90.2005
    20643   Total, nonchocolate confectionery products. . . .   1704.90.7000   1704.90.2010
                                                                               2106.90.6185
    20648   Chewing gum, sugar and nonsugar. . . . . . . . . .  1704.10.0000   1704.10.0000
    20669 81Cocoa butter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1804.00.0000   1804.00.0000
    20661 11Chocolate coatings (blocks, wafers, liquid) &
    20661 21Compound coatings (blocks, wafers, liquid). . . .   1806.20.6000   1806.20.6000
                                                                               1803.10.0000
                                                                               1803.20.0000
                                                                               1805.00.0000
                                                                               1806.10.2030
                                                                               1806.10.2090
                                                                               1806.10.3005
                                                                               1806.10.3010
                                                                               1806.10.3030
                                                                               1806.10.4100
                                                                               1806.10.4200
    20661 14Chocolate liquor &                                  1803.10.0000   1806.20.2010
    20669 12Baking chocolate &                                  1803.20.0000   1806.20.2090
    20669 13Chocolate chips and baking pieces &                 1805.00.0000   1806.20.4020
    20669 61Cocoa powder (sweetened and unsweetened),           1806.10.0000   1806.20.4040
              syrup/toppings, and other. . . . . . . . . . . .  1806.20.9000   1806.20.4060
                                                                               1806.20.7005
                                                                               1806.20.7010
                                                                               1806.20.7030
                                                                               1806.20.8020
                                                                               1806.20.8030
                                                                               1806.20.8042
                                                                               1806.20.8055
                                                                               1806.20.8058
                                                                               1806.20.8060
                                                                               1806.20.8095

    (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).