CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS
PAINT, VARNISH AND LACQUER - 1995

MA28F(95)-1
Issued July 1996

Contact:  Kimberly Credito, 301-457-1606

Table 1.  SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED U.S. TOTAL QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF
          PAINT AND ALLIED PRODUCTS:  1990 TO 1995
(Quantity in millions of gallons. Value in millions of dollars)

                                                                                      Miscellaneous
                                 Architectural    Product coatings  Special purpose    allied paint
  Year             Total            coatings            OEM            coatings          products

              Quantity  Value   Quantity  Value   Quantity  Value   Quantity  Value   Quantity  Value

1995.......   1,407.2  15,923.7   622.5  6,057.1   385.3   5,279.9   196.0   3,076.7   203.4   1,510.0
1994.......   1,431.1  15,645.2   644.8  5,888.3   372.9   5,069.9   193.8   3,197.3   219.6   1,489.7
1993.......   1,336.5  14,630.1   608.1  5,615.3   356.6   4,788.3   179.0   2,937.7   192.8   1,288.8
1992.......   1,236.0  13,595.1   575.6  5,294.3   311.7   4,213.5   172.7   2,933.8   176.0   1,153.5
1991.......   1,226.8  13,009.4   537.9  4,900.7   320.4   4,005.4   179.5   2,910.8   189.0   1,192.5
1990.......   1,281.9  12,898.4   558.4  4,913.6   338.6   4,032.6   195.6   2,781.5   189.3   1,170.7

   Note:  Figures for 1990 through 1995 are estimates of the total U.S. value of shipments of paint, varnish, and lacquer.  These
estimates were developed by increasing the product class totals shown in Table 2 by adjustment factors.  For 1995 through 1992,
these factors are: 1.008 for architectural coatings, .989 for product coatings OEM, 1.011 for special purpose coatings and 1.026 for
miscellaneous paint products.  For 1989 through 1991, these factors are: 1.00 for architectural coatings, 1.04 for product coatings
OEM, 1.06 for special purpose coatings, and 1.16 for miscellaneous paint products.  For example: the quantity and value of OEM
coatings for 1995 shown in Table 2 amounted to 389,636 and $5,338,607 respectively.  Adjusting these figures by the factor of .989
(multiplying 389,636 and $5,338,607 by .989) equals the adjusted and rounded quantity and value of 385.3 and $5,279.9 shown above
in Table 1.  These factors are used because the annual survey panel was selected to measure approximately 95 percent of the total
shipments in the paint industry (SIC 2851).  The adjustment factors (based on the 1992 Census relationships) bring each product
class value up to 100 percent.  Quarterly figures for 1995 and 1994 reflect the adjusted totals in Table 1 and are shown in Table 3
along with the quarterly figures originally published in Current Industrial Reports quarterly series MQ28F, Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer.

Table 2.  QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF PAINT AND ALLIED PRODUCTS:  1995 AND 1994
(Quantity in thousand of gallons. Value in thousand of dollars)

  Product                                                                                                                1995                   1994
   code                                           Product description
                                                                                                                 Quantity       Value   Quantity       Value

  2851 ---     Paint and allied products..1.................................................................... 1,409,728  15,862,691  1,422,412  15,582,338

  28511     Architectural coatings..............................................................................  617,521   6,009,066    639,698   5,841,544
             Exterior solvent type..............................................................................   74,187     806,226     73,032     762,164
  28511 12    Solvent thinned paints and tinting bases, including barn and roof paints..........................   17,015     155,090     14,664     154,698
  28511 15    Solvent thinned enamels and tinting bases, including exterior-interior
                floor enamels...................................................................................   15,367     246,719     15,144     195,031
  28511 25    Solvent thinned undercoaters and primers..........................................................    8,552      93,817      8,966      96,323
  28511 35    Solvent thinned clear finishes and sealers........................................................    9,044      85,626      9,578    r/77,879
  28511 37    Solvent thinned stains, including shingle and shake...............................................   16,615     159,761     14,226     143,342
  28511 39    Other exterior solvent thinned coatings, including bituminous paints..............................    7,594      65,213     10,454      94,891
             Exterior water-type................................................................................  150,928   1,421,382    160,448   1,501,373
  28511 41    Water thinned paints and tinting bases, including barn and roof paints............................  104,777     995,028    111,770   1,071,354
  28511 42    Water thinned exterior-interior deck and floor enamel.............................................    1,981      22,312      1,616      17,572
  28511 44    Water thinned undercoaters and primers............................................................    9,748     115,731      9,169      88,616
  28511 49    Water thinned stains and sealers..................................................................   10,348      95,206      9,771      85,990
  28511 55    Other exterior water thinned coatings.............................................................   24,074     193,105     28,122     237,841
             Interior solvent type..............................................................................   59,078     751,279     58,537     676,546
  28511 63    Flat solvent thinned wall paint and tinting bases, including mill white
                paints..........................................................................................    6,054      71,127      6,174      72,680
  28511 65    Gloss and quick drying enamels and other gloss solvent thinned paints
                and enamels.....................................................................................    3,977      52,144      5,257      72,557
  28511 69    Semigloss, eggshell, satin solvent thinned paints and tinting bases...............................   14,958     207,536     12,933     139,002
  28511 71    Solvent thinned undercoaters and primers..........................................................   11,289     112,323     11,276    r/93,078
  28511 75    Solvent thinned clear finishes and sealers........................................................    9,144     134,283      9,260     131,576
  28511 77    Solvent thinned stains............................................................................    5,925      85,983      5,425      76,282
  28511 79    Other interior solvent thinned coatings...........................................................    7,731      87,883      8,212      91,371
             Interior water-type................................................................................  310,794   2,788,502    323,854   2,654,383
  28511 81    Flat water thinned paints and tinting bases.......................................................  144,808   1,303,316    148,116   1,107,678
  28511 83    Semigloss, eggshell, satin, and other water thinned paints and tinting
                bases...........................................................................................  117,242   1,091,673    121,593   1,104,195
  28511 86    Water thinned undercoaters and primers............................................................   22,090     157,324     20,525     147,995
  28511 88    Other interior water thinned coatings, stains, and sealers........................................   26,654     236,189     33,620     294,515
  28511 93   Architectural lacquers.............................................................................    6,789      69,083      7,169      67,986
  28511 00   Architectural coatings n.s.k.......................................................................   15,745     172,594     16,658   r/179,092

  28512     Product finishes for original equipment manufacturers (OEM), excluding
              marine coatings...................................................................................  389,636   5,338,607    377,010   5,126,279
* 28512 21   Automobile, light truck, van, and sport utility vehicle finishes...................................   45,528   1,125,596     44,709   1,092,265
* 28512 24   Automobile parts finishes..........................................................................    2,096      67,303      2,330      68,881
* 28512 26   Heavy duty truck, bus, and recreational vehicle finishes...........................................   15,281     364,680     14,370     336,039
* 28512 28   Other transportation equipment finishes, including aircraft and railroad...........................    9,515     148,327      5,019      95,503
  28512 35   Appliance, heating equipment, and air-conditioner finishes.........................................    6,370      93,395      6,610     106,515
  28512 37   Wood furniture, cabinet, and fixture finishes......................................................   37,468     354,727     36,034     344,947
  28512 39   Wood and composition board flat stock finishes.....................................................   10,094     107,395     11,460     118,845
  28512 41   Metal building product finishes ( including coatings for aluminum
               extrusions and siding)...........................................................................   28,872     476,991     29,142     514,464
  28512 43   Container and closure finishes.....................................................................   55,125     487,886     51,208     487,488
  28512 47   Machinery and equipment finishes, including road building equipment
               and farm implement...............................................................................   17,791     264,407     17,143     252,723
  28512 49   Nonwood furniture and fixture finishes, including business equipment
               finishes.........................................................................................   20,232     309,244     18,331     276,362
  28512 52   Paper, paper board, film, and foil finishes, excluding pigment binders.............................   16,346     128,004   r/16,084   r/129,452
  28512 53   Electrical insulating coatings.....................................................................    5,167     125,915      5,013     103,096
* 28512 54   Appliance powder coatings..2.......................................................................   10,873      81,736   r/15,713      90,474
* 28512 56   Automotive powder coatings..2......................................................................   12,232     108,777   r/13,287    r/97,972
* 28512 58   Architectural powder coatings (such as aluminum extrusions)..2.....................................    3,835      28,928    r/2,959    r/23,186
* 28512 60   Lawn and garden powder coatings..2.................................................................    3,126      27,475    r/4,284      32,895
* 28512 62   General metal finishing powder coatings..2.........................................................   31,031     245,603   r/25,996     204,016
  28512 67   Other industrial product finishes..................................................................   29,652     464,301   r/29,122     468,906
  28512 00   Product finishes for original equipment manufacturers (OEM), excluding
               marine coatings n.s.k............................................................................   29,002     327,917   r/28,196   r/282,250

  28513     Special purpose coatings, including all marine coatings.............................................  193,888   3,043,265    191,709   3,162,544
             Industrial new construction and maintenance paints (especially
               formulated coatings for special conditions of industrial plants and/or
               facilities requiring protection against extreme temperatures, fungi,
               chemicals, fumes, etc.):
  28513 01      Interior........................................................................................   20,179     213,179     18,237     221,612
  28513 05      Exterior........................................................................................   33,868     502,443   r/36,725     610,969
  28513 11   Traffic marking paints ( all types, shelf goods and highway department )...........................   34,563     218,985     33,898     202,810
  28513 13   Automotive, other transportation and machinery refinish paints and
               enamels, including primers.......................................................................   48,109   1,302,078   r/44,829 r/1,283,119
  28513 15   Marine paints, ship and off-shore facilities and shelf goods for both new
               construction and marine refinish and maintenance.  Excludes spar
               varnish..........................................................................................   18,913     311,906     19,864     340,312
* 28513 19   Marine paints for yacht and pleasure craft, new construction, refinish,
               and maintenance..................................................................................      108       2,389        (D)         (D)
  28513 31   Aerosol - Paint concentrates produced for packaging in aerosol
               containers.......................................................................................   26,311     271,480     25,838     277,347
  28513 00   Special purpose coatings n.s.k.....................................................................   11,837     220,805        (D)         (D)

  28515     Miscellaneous allied paint products.................................................................  208,683   1,471,753    213,995   1,451,971
  28515 23   Paint and varnish removers.........................................................................    6,948      62,160      7,374      66,625
  28515 31   Thinners for lacquers and other solvent based paint products.......................................   50,671     208,976   r/50,257   r/193,377
  28515 33   Pigment dispersions................................................................................   36,216     431,853   r/35,032   r/409,014
  28515 98   Other miscellaneous allied paint products, including brush cleaners,
               non-pressure wood preservatives, putty and glazing compounds, etc................................  109,849     693,659  r/115,768     708,187
  28515 00   Miscellaneous allied paint products n.s.k..........................................................    4,999      75,105    r/5,564    r/74,768

   1/Represents total shipments for those establishments producing paint and allied products that have 20 or more employees.  These establishments represent
approximately 95 percent of the total value of shipments for SIC industry 2851, paint, varnishes, lacquers, enamels, and allied products, based on relationships
observed in the 1992 Census of Manufactures preliminary report.
   2/Data for powder coatings are collected in pounds and converted to gallons by using a conversion factor of 3 (3 lbs. = 1 gallon).  Data as collected in
pounds amounted to 183,291 thousand pounds in 1995 and 186,717 thousand pounds in 1994.

   *New product code for 1994.    D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totals.  NA Not available.
N.s.k.  Not specified by kind.    r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figure.

Table 3.  QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF PAINT, VARNISH, AND LACCQUER, BY QUARTER:  1995 AND 1994
(Quantity in thousands of gallons. Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                                         As published                                                                       As revised

                                                            Architectural     Product coatings     Special purpose                              Architectural      Product coatings    Special Purpose
          Quarter and Year                   Total            coatings               OEM              coatings                 Total               coatings               OEM             coatings

                                      Quantity    Value   Quantity    Value   Quantity    Value   Quantity    Value    Quantity      Value    Quantity    Value   Quantity    Value   Quantity    Value
                1995
     Total.......................... 1,246,252 14,506,497  677,836  6,125,687  382,112  5,482,748  186,304  2,898,062  1,208,426   14,412,010  627,172  6,056,532  385,273  5,279,353  195,981  3,076,125
Fourth quarter.......................  283,694  3,444,640  146,648  1,374,638   92,337  1,340,051   44,709    729,951    279,599    3,424,348  139,473  1,359,2222  93,101  1,290,403   47,025    774,723
Third quarter........................  331,885  3,839,963  185,630  1,701,285   96,688  1,382,252   49,567    756,426    320,065    3,816,154  170,430  1,682,067   97,493  1,331,058   52,142    803,029
Second quarter.......................  340,661  3,863,658  192,724  1,728,948   96,495  1,375,375   51,442    759,335    328,388    3,839,624  176,966  1,709,324   97,301  1,324,194   54,121    806,106
First quarter .......................  290,012  3,358,236  152,834  1,320,816   96,592  1,385,070   40,586    652,350    280,374    3,331,884  140,303  1,305,919   97,378  1,333,698   42,693    692,267

                1994
     Total.......................... 1,220,835 14,070,075  645,174  5,912,740  382,065  5,082,635  193,596  3,074,700  1,211,133   13,799,726  644,623  5,887,098  372,751  5,068,368  193,759  2,844,260
Fourth quarter.......................  274,073  3,281,989  137,205  1,262,624   95,736  1,283,750   41,132    735,615    271,657    3,240,752  137,088  1,257,147   93,402  1,280,147   41,167    703,458
Third quarter........................  332,560  3,781,599  185,156  1,697,295   97,112  1,277,649   50,292    806,655    330,076    3,736,180  184,998  1,689,935   94,744  1,274,063   50,334    772,182
Second quarter.......................  341,485  3,862,760  186,382  1,721,543   97,685  1,287,817   57,418    853,400    338,994    3,783,018  186,223  1,714,077   95,304  1,284,203   57,467    784,738
First quarter........................  272,717  3,143,727  136,431  1,231,278   91,532  1,233,419   44,754    679,030    270,406    3,039,776  136,314  1,225,939   89,301  1,229,955   44,791    583,882

   See note at end of Table 1.

Table 4.  SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF SELECTED PAINTS:  1995 AND 1994
(Quantity in millions of gallons. Value in millions of dollars)

                                                                               Exports of      Percent exports
                                                          Manufacturers'        domestic       to manufactur-      Imports for          Apparent
                                                            shipments         merchandise/1    ers' production     consumption/2      consumption/4
Product
 code           Product description              Year   Quantity      Value  Quantity  Value  Quantity  Value   Quantity  Value/3   Quantity     Value

28511 00
28512 00  Paint, varnish, and lacquer........    1995    1,208.4   14,412.0    (NA)    673.7    (NA)      4.6       (NA)    228.4       (NA)  13,966.7
28513 00                                         1994    1,211.1   13,799.7    (NA)    624.4    (NA)      4.4       (NA)    183.5       (NA)  13,358.8

28515 23  Paint and varnish remover including
28515 31   thinners..........................    1995       57.6      271.1    (NA)     52.3    (NA)     19.3       (NA)     35.7       (NA)     254.5
                                                 1994       65.0      260.0    (NA)     46.9    (NA)     19.1       (NA)     14.0       (NA)     212.7
28515 98  Other miscellaneous allied paint
           products..........................    1995      109.8      693.7    (NA)    102.3    (NA)     14.7       (NA)     33.3       (NA)     624.7
                                                 1994      115.8      708.2    (NA)     98.2    (NA)     14.0       (NA)     24.5       (NA)     628.4

    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 plus U.S. import duties.
    4/Apparent consumption is equal to domestic shipments, plus imports, minus exports.

   (NA) Not available.

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

 Product                                                       Export         Import
  code                    Product description                number/1       number/2

                                                         3208.10.0000   3208.10.0000
28511 00                                                 3208.20.0000   3208.20.0000
28512 00  Paint, varnish, and lacquer....................3208.90.0000   3208.90.0000
28513 00                                                 3209.10.0000   3209.10.0000
                                                         3209.90.0000   3209.90.0000

                                                                        3814.00.1000
28515 23  Paint and varnish remover including thinners...3814.00.0000   3814.00.2000
28515 31                                                                3814.00.5010
                                                                        3814.00.5090

                                                         3210.00.0000   3210.00.0000
28515 98  Other miscellaneous allied paint products......3211.00.0000   3211.00.0000
                                                         3214.10.0020   3214.10.0020
                                                         3214.10.0090   3214.10.0090

   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).

   Note:  Product codes 3211.00.0000, 3214.10.0020, 3214.10.0090, 3814.00.5010, and  3814.00.5090
were added for 1994.