Current Industrial Reports
United States Department of Commerce
Economic and Statistical Administration
Bureau of the Census

Metalworking Machinery - First Quarter 1997

MQ35W(97)-1
Issued June 11, 1997
REVISED June 24, 1997

Information on the scope of the survey, methodology, definition of terms and
historical notes for this survey maybe found in the introduction of the 1994
Manufacturing Profiles, issued August 1996.

Address inquiries concerning these data to U.S. Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, D.C.
20233, or call Larry Blumberg, 301-457-4744.

Table 1. Total Shipments and Unfilled Orders
(Quantity in units.  Value in thousands of dollars)
                                                                     First quarter 1997           Fourth quarter 1996

                    Product description                 Com-    Total shipments     Unfilled     Total shipments     Unfilled
Product                                                 pany                          orders                           orders
  code                                                  ount  Quantity      Value      value  Quantity       Value      value

              Metalworking machinery.................... (X)    45,331  1,093,745  2,415,540  r/42,669   1,332,338  2,367,596
        Total metal cutting type machine tools.......... (X)    28,536    692,395  1,708,549  r/28,701     950,710  1,602,560
        Total metal forming type machine tools.......... (X)    16,795    401,350    706,991  r/13,968   r/381,628    765,036

         Metal cutting type machine tools
             valued at $3,025 each or more.............. (X)     8,770    680,488  1,705,550     9,377     940,325  1,600,230
         Metal cutting type machine tools
            valued under $3,025 (1) (2) (3)............. (X)    19,766     11,907      2,999  r/19,324    r/10,385    r/2,330

3541D 00   Boring and drilling machines.................  37     1,430     35,180    132,896   r/1,468      58,042    115,254
3541D 10    All boring machines valued under
             $3,025 each ...............................   -       (X)        (X)        (X)       (X)         (X)        (X)
            Boring machines valued at $3,025
             each or more:
3541D 16      Horizontal boring, drilling, and
               milling machines, includes
               floor, table and rail mounted ...........   5       (4)        (4)        (4)       (4)         (4)        (4)
3541D 40      Precision boring machines, including
               horizontal and vertical boring
               machines ................................   7       (4)        (4)        (4)       (4)         (4)        (4)
3541D 46   Jig boring and all other boring machines,
           (excluding boring lathes) (4)................   1       194     19,397     56,781   a r/233      22,974     58,606
3541D 05    All drilling machines valued under
             $3,025 each................................  14     1,095    a/1,787        228   r/1,016   a r/1,534    a r/115
            Drilling machines valued at $3,025
             each or more:
3541D 15      Vertical upright drilling machines,
               including plain upright and heavy
               duty.....................................   5        22        325        114      r/26       r/134      r/214
3541D 25      Radial drilling machines, including
               plain and universal......................   -       (X)        (X)        (X)       (X)         (X)        (X)
3541D 35      Deep hole drilling machines ..............   4      b/24    c/3,598    c/6,308      b/21     b/3,632      4,565
              Multiple spindle drilling machines:
3541D 45        Adjustable joint and fixed center
                 types..................................   4       (5)        (5)      1,965       (5)         (5)        (5)
3541D 55        All other automatic multiple spindle
                 drilling machines..........               6        21      3,257      7,605    c r/38   a r/2,774        (5)
3541D 65      All other drilling machines n.e.c.(5).....   5      b/74    c/6,816     59,895   a r/134  b r/26,994     51,754

35413 00  Gear cutting machines, includes gear
           hobbers, shapers, teeth finishing, bevel
           gear generators, and all other gear
           cutting machines.............................   8     a/116     38,649    139,113     a/179      61,576  a/128,793

35414 00  Grinding, polishing, buffing, honing, and
           lapping machines (1).........................  82    17,607    110,911    300,230    17,686   r/157,217    290,345
35414 10    All grinding, polishing, buffing, honing,
             and lapping machines valued under $3,025
             each.......................................  17    16,014      5,885        (1)    15,672     r/5,044        (1)
            All grinding, polishing, buffing, honing,
             and lapping machines valued at $3,025
             each or more:
              External cylindrical grinding machines:
35414 11        Plain, including angular wheel types....   2       (6)        (6)        (6)       (6)         (6)        (6)
35414 13        Universal (6)...........................   3      a/20      5,772     16,303        29       7,126     17,452
35414 14        Roll, chucking, centerless, and other
                cylindrical grinding machines...........  13     b/172   a/38,786    164,021     c/362    a/73,089    148,857
35414 33      Surface grinding machines, rotary table
               type, horizontal and vertical............   5     b/107    c/3,125        (7)     c/109     c/3,502        (7)
35414 34      Surface grinding machines, reciprocating
               table type, including face grinders,
               horizontal and vertical..................   6       (8)        (8)        (8)       (8)         (8)        (8)
35414 37      Surface grinding machines, reciprocating
               table type, including face grinders,
               hand surface type (8)....................   2     a/287    b/3,848      2,257   b r/306     a/4,410      3,610
35414 42      All other disc grinders, includes bench,
               floor, snag, double spindle grinders,
               and abrasive belt grinders(7)............   4        75      1,788    c/8,577        78       5,033   b/17,560
35414 52      Tool and cutter grinding machines.........  15       147     17,603   b/24,036       178      21,250     21,344
35414 53      Drill point grinders......................   6       (9)        (9)        412      r/30       1,372    r/1,368
35414 55      All other grinding machines, n.e.c.,
               including internal cylindrical type,
               planer type, and thread grinding
               machines(9)..............................  17     c/434   b/14,129     39,471     c/357  b r/11,111     36,672
35414 75      Honing and lapping machines, internal,
               including combination bore, hone, and
               external.................................   6      (10)       (10)       (10)      (10)        (10)       (10)
35414 79      Flat surface lapping machines, (except
               gear lapping) (10).......................   4       205      9,990     14,155       395    r/11,993   r/14,540
35414 84      All other honing and lapping or polishing
               and buffing machines, including speed
               lathes and multistation type.............  16     b/146    a/9,985     30,998     c/170    a/13,287   a/28,942

35415 00  Lathes........................................ (X)     1,236    116,803    139,932     1,423     148,942    122,838
            Numerically controlled:
              Horizontal................................  12       850     83,467     70,598     1,016     100,643     62,208
35415 15        Multiple spindle NC turning machines....   1      (11)       (11)       (11)      (11)        (11)       (11)
                Single spindle NC turning machines:
35415 19           Chuck sizes up to and including 6"...   3      (12)       (12)       (12)      (12)        (12)       (12)
35415 21           Chuck sizes over 6" but less than
                    10"(12).............................   8       652     57,869     38,005       791      68,550     31,287
35415 11           Chuck sizes from 10" but less than
                    15".................................   9       194     23,578     17,828       215      27,779     18,270
35415 12           Chuck sizes 15" and over(11).........   2         4      2,020     14,765        10       4,314     12,651
35415 22      Vertical NC turning machines..............   6        67     18,297     46,537        67      26,774     36,940
            Nonnumerically controlled turning
             machines (2)...............................  10       319     15,039     22,797       340      21,525   r/23,690
35415 09      All lathes (turning machines) valued
               under $3,025 each........................   1       (2)        (2)        (2)       (2)         (2)        (2)
              All lathes (turning machines) valued
               at $3,025 each or more:
35415 23        Engine or toolroom lathes, all types....   4       101      2,599      2,264      (13)        (13)      3,241
                Automatic lathes:
35415 83          Single spindle........................   1       (X)        (X)       (13)       (X)         (X)       (13)
                  Multiple spindle:
35415 88            Bar (screw) machines................   2      (13)       (13)       (13)      (13)        (13)       (13)
35415 67            Chucking machines...................   -       (X)        (X)       (13)      (13)        (13)        (X)
35415 57        All other horizontal turning machines,
                 including turret lathes and automatic
                 between center lathes..................   4      (13)       (13)        (X)      (13)        (13)        (X)
35415 86        All vertical turning machines (13)......   1     b/218   c/12,440   a/20,533     c/340    b/21,525   a/20,449

35416 00  Milling machines (3)..........................  23     1,486     48,104    218,932   r/1,533      64,933    191,985
35416 09    All milling machines valued under $3,025
             each.......................................   4       402        551        (3)     c/494       a/592        (3)
            All milling machines valued at $3,025 or
             more:
35416 23      General purpose, knee milling machines,
               all types................................   7       (14)      (14)       (14)      (14)        (14)       (14)
              Automatic and manufacturing:
35416 32        Single spindle, multiple spindle and
                 special purpose machines...............   4      (14)       (14)       (14)      (14)        (14)       (14)
35416 53      Profile machines and duplicators..........   3      (14)       (14)       (14)      (14)        (14)       (14)
35416 62      All other milling machines, n.e.c.,
               including planer type and thread milling
               machines (14)............................  11     1,084     47,553    218,932     1,039      64,341    191,985

3541A 00  Machining centers.............................  24     2,042    179,628    201,431     2,084     209,948    147,229
            Drill, mill, and bore, vertical (automatic
             tool change):
3541A 05      Y-axis travel less than 20 inches.........  11     c/805   b/49,605     16,614       814      51,701     17,013
3541A 07      Y-axis travel 20 inches through 26 inches.   8     b/759   b/62,243     18,132       707      58,011     19,314
3541A 09      Y-axis travel over 26 inches..............   7     b/127   b 17,708   b/14,671       163      23,160     11,140
            Drill, mill, and bore, horizontal
             (automatic tool change):
3541A 12      400mm pallet and smaller..................   4      b/69     13,614     20,047    a r/59    r/12,177     12,688
3541A 14      401mm-500mm pallet........................   4      c/49    b/9,688     27,594        72      15,792     20,376
3541A 16      501mm-630mm pallet........................   2      (15)       (15)       (15)      (15)        (15)       (15)
3541A 17      631mm-800mm pallet(15)....................   4        31     15,425     26,412      r/30    r/16,865   r/21,484
3541A 18      801mm-1000mm pallet.......................   3         5      3,181      7,253        14      10,812      7,221
3541A 21      Over 1000mm pallet........................   3         3      2,680     34,772         6       8,801       (16)
3541A 19    All other machining centers, including
             special machining centers, special adapting
             of standard machining centers, and machin-
             ing centers with indexing turret:(16)......   5       194      5,484     35,936       219      12,629     37,993

3541B 00  Station type machines.......................... 18         86     87,483    491,357       111    158,472    520,926
3541B 31    Dial or rotary, trunnion, and center column..  9         39     20,651     97,347        46     55,824    100,940
3541B 35    Transfer.....................................  8       (17)       (17)       (17)      (17)       (17)       (17)
3541B 37    Other station type, n.e.c. (17)..............  3         47     66,832    394,010      a/65    102,648    419,986

3541C 00  Other metal cutting machine tools.............. 62      4,390     75,586     82,674     3,963     91,506     83,572
3541C 41    Other metal cutting machine tools,
             n.e.c. valued under $3,025.................. 15    b/2,112    c/3,498      b/787   b/1,888    b/3,141        597
            Other metal cutting machine tools,
             n.e.c. valued at $3,025 each or more:
3541C 51      Broaching machines.........................  4       c/17    c/1,246    c/8,368      c/47     b/4,058    c/6,102
              Sawing and cutoff machines:
3541C 53        Power hack saws..........................  2       (18)       (18)       (18)      (18)        (18)       (18)
3541C 55        Circular cutoff saws (cold)..............  2       (18)       (18)       (18)        27     r/1,348       (18)
3541C 59        Band saws................................ 11        909     14,522      5,188       891      13,210       (18)
3541C 61        All other sawing and cutoff
                 machines (18)...........................  9        329     10,538     14,742     r/188     r/7,670     24,436
3541C 64      Spark erosion, untrasonic, and
               electrolytic machines, all types..........  6        279     17,188      9,839       271      19,335      7,084
3541C 91      Miscellaneous metal cutting machine
               tools..................................... 27      a/744  b/ 28,594   b/43,750     a/651    a/42,744   a/45,353

         Metal forming type machine tools valued
          at $3,025 or more..............................(X)      5,120    392,317    706,145     4,823     374,172    764,255
         Metal forming type machine tools valued
          under $3,025...................................(X)     11,675      9,033        846   r/9,145     r/7,456      r/781

35421 00   Punching, shearing, bending, and
            forming machines............................. 75      4,027    147,881    246,254     3,700     158,119    225,687
35421 08    All punching and shearing machines
             valued under $3,025 each.................... 12      c/216      c/390      c/134     c/173       c/311      c/132
            All punching and shearing machines
             valued at $3,025 each or more:
              Power operated only:
35421 11        Punches, including combination
                 punching and shearing machines.......... 16      b/871   a/12,587       (19)       764    a/10,229   c/12,977
35421 16        Punching machines fixed position
                 and two axes positioning table (19).....  6        125     27,791     26,147       121      29,905     14,399
                Plate shearing machines:
35421 12          Mechanical.............................  5       (20)       (20)       (20)      (20)        (20)       (20)
35421 14          Hydraulic.............................. 11      b/260    b/5,750    a/4,743   b r/257   a r/6,175    r/4,820
35421 19        Other power operated punching and
                 shearing machines(20)...................  8        483     37,241     69,367       474      41,767     61,088
35421 33    All bending and forming machines, power
             operated, valued under $3,025 each..........  8        642      1,095        398       587         969        420
            All bending and forming machines, power
             operated, valued at $3,025 each or more:
35421 34      Press brakes, all types....................  7      b/290   a/16,971   a/18,728     r/247    r/15,355     21,201
35421 37      Bending rolls, sheet, and plate............  7      c/154    c/4,044       (21)     c/129     c/3,167       (21)
35421 35      Bending rolls, angles, bars, shapes,
               and tubes.................................  5       (21)       (21)       (21)      (21)        (21)       (21)
35421 43      Rotary bending and forming machines,
               including rotary head (21)................ 10      b/182     16,762     46,629     b/172      18,618     36,546
35421 47      Ram and press bending machines.............  4       (22)       (22)       (22)      (22)        (22)       (22)
35421 49      Other bending and forming machines,
               including folders (22).................... 18        804     25,250     80,108       776    r/31,623     74,104

35422 00  Presses (except forgings)...................... 44      2,889    153,900    270,337     2,758     114,550    334,302
35422 01    All presses valued under $3,025 each.........  6    c/2,152    c/1,332       (23)   c/2,026     c/1,264       (23)
            All presses valued at $3,025 each or more:
              Mechanical presses:
                Open back inclinable, gap type:
35422 12          50 tons and under......................  5         60      b/816    c/1,057      r/65       r/994      r/964
35422 02          51 tons to 120 tons....................  4       b/44    c/2,554      1,610      r/32     r/1,892    r/2,271
35422 03          121 tons and over......................  2       (23)       (23)       (23)       a/6         941       (23)
              Vertical straight sided and arch frame
               single action:
35422 16        Single point.............................  2       (24)       (24)       (24)      (24)        (24)       (24)
                Two point:
35422 17          300 tons and under (24)................  5       a/27    b/5,229   c/11,023        23       4,641      8,485
35422 18          301 tons and over......................  3        c/5    c/2,708    b/9,057      (23)        (23)   a/13,341

35422 45      Automatic presses, strip or coil field.....  8        108     27,026     71,868       125      39,855       (23)
35422 53      All other mechanical presses(23)...........  5       c/35   b/88,697    107,943        18      39,975    237,402
              Hydraulic presses:
                Vertical single action, all tonnages:
35422 56          Housing or straight side type..........  6       b/10    b/6,783   a/20,089         8     b/4,603       (25)
35422 57          Column type (open rod) (25)............  7         29      5,076     16,672        29       4,081   a/37,640
                Gap or C-frame:
35422 58          15 tons and under......................  6        124      1,342        657       167       1,715        582
35422 59          16 tons to 35 tons.....................  6         26      2,096       (26)      r/37       1,602      2,666
35422 60          Over 35 tons (26)......................  8         39      2,608    b/4,954      r/32     r/2,567  b r/5,876
35422 92        Other hydraulic and pneumatic presses,
                 including horizontal.................... 11      b/230      7,633     25,407     b/190    r/10,420   r/25,075

35423 20  Forging machines, including forging presses
           and die stamping presses......................  4       (27)       (27)       (27)      (27)        (27)       (27)

35423 00  All other metal forming type machine tools..... 48      9,879     99,569    190,400   r/7,510   r/108,959    205,047
35423 97    All other metal forming type machine tools
             valued under $3,025 each....................  5    b/8,665    a/6,216       (27) b r/6,359   a r/4,912       (27)
            All other metal forming type machine tools
             valued at $3,025 each or more:
35423 43      Thread rolling machinery...................  6       c/40    c/5,450    c/6,085    c r/35     c/5,779    c/4,854
35423 30      Metal container-making machinery...........  7        218     24,075     49,280       196      19,788     57,567
35423 55      Die casting machines, all types............  4         29     11,334     10,989      r/40    r/21,811      4,344
35423 49      Riveting machines..........................  9      a/297    b/4,657    b/1,354   a r/230   a r/2,973    b/2,164
35423 93      All other metal forming type machine
               tools, n.e.c.(27)......................... 23      c/630   a/47,837  a/122,692   b r/650    r/53,696    136,118

   1/Unfilled orders for product code 35414 10 are included in the total for "Metal cutting type machine tools
valued under $3,025."
   2/Product code 35415 09 is included in the total for "Metal cutting type machine tools valued under $3,025."
   3/Unfilled orders for product code 35416 09 are included in the total for "Metal cutting type machine tools
valued under $3,025."
   4/Product codes 3541D 16, 3541D 40, and 3541D 46 were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
   5/Product codes 3541D 45, 3541D 55, and 3541D 65 were combined  to avoid disclosing individual company data.
   6/Product codes 35414 11 and 35414 13 were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
   7/Unfilled orders for  product codes 35414 33 and 35414 42 were combined  to avoid disclosing individual
company data.
   8/Product codes 35414 34 and 35414 37 were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
   9/Product codes 35414 53 and 35414 55 were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
  10/Product codes 35414 75 and 35414 79 were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
  11/Product codes 35415 15 and 35415 12 were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
  12/Product codes 35415  19 and 35415 21 were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
  13/Product codes 35415 23, 35415 83, 35415 88, 35415 67, 35415  57, and 35415 86 were combined to
avoid disclosing individual company data.
  14/Product codes 35416 23, 35416 32, 35416 53, and 3541 62 were combined to avoid disclosing individual
company data.
  15/Product codes 3541A 16 and 3541A 17 were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
  16/Unfilled orders for product codes 3541A 21 and 3541A 19 were combined to avoid disclosing individual
company data.
  17/Product codes 3541B 35 and 3541B 37 were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
  18/Product codes 3541C 53, 3541C 55, 3541C 59, and 3541C61 were combined to avoid disclosing
individual company data.
  19/Unfilled orders for product codes 35421 11 and 35421 16 were combined to avoid disclosing
individual company data.
  20/Product codes 35421 12 and 35421 19 were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
  21/Product codes 35421 37, 35421 35, and 35421 43 were combined to avoid disclosing individual
company data.
  22/Product codes 35421 47 and 35421 49 were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
  23/Product codes 35422 03, 35422 18, and 35422 53 were combined to avoid disclosing individual
company data.
  24/Product codes 35422 16 and 35422 17 were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
  25/Unfilled orders for product codes 35422 56 and 35422 57 were combined to avoid disclosing
individual company data.
  26/Unfilled orders for product codes 35422 59 and 35422 60 were combined to avoid disclosing
individual company data.
  27/Product codes 35423 20, 35423 97, and 35423 93 were combined to avoid disclosing individual
company data.

       -  Represents zero.
  n.e.c.  Not elsewhere classified.
      r/  Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data.
       X  Not applicable.

   Note:  The percent of estimation of each item is indicated as follows:
          a/ 16 to 25 percent of this item is estimated;
          b/  26 to 50 percent of this item is estimated;
          c/  Over 50 percent of this item is estimated

Table 2. Shipments of Numerically Controlled Machines; All Export Shipments
(Quantity in units.  Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                    First Quarter 1997        Fourth Quarter 1996

                                                      Shipments of               Shipments of
                                                    numerically con-           numerically con-
            Product Description                     trolled machines           trolled machines

                                                               Export (1)                   Export (1)
                                                Quan-           shipments  Quan-             shipments
                                                 tity    Value      value   tity      Value      value

      Metalworking machinery................... 4,387  541,683    177,850  4,679    666,683    190,615

Metal cutting type machine tools............... 3,923  464,267    108,698  4,235    584,962    109,853
  Boring and drilling machines.................    18   10,771        (D)     22      9,032        (D)
  Gear cutting machines........................    76   33,422        (D)    119     51,861        (D)
  Grinding, polishing, buffing, and
   lapping machines............................   234   48,742     11,583    300     75,785     15,124
    Valued under $3,025 each,
     external cylindrical grinding machines
     (plain and universal), and surface
     grinding machines, all types..............   201   46,165      9,340    255     72,188     10,050
     Honing, lapping, polishing and buffing
      machines.................................    33    2,577      2,243     45      3,597      5,074
  Horizontal NC turning machines, valued at
   $3,025 or more..............................   850   83,467     13,456  1,016    100,643     12,144
    Single spindle NC turning machines:
     Chuck sizes up to and including 6"........   (2)      (2)        (2)    (2)        (2)        (2)
     Chuck sizes over 6" but less than 10"(2)..   652   57,869     10,087    791     68,550     10,641
     Chuck sizes over 10" but less than 15"....   194   23,578      2,368    215     27,779      1,503
     Chuck sizes 15" and over and  multiple
      spindle..................................     4    2,020      1,001     10      4,314          -
    Vertical NC turning machines, valued at
     $3,025 or more............................    67   18,297        (D)     67     26,774        (D)
    Nonnumerically controlled turning machines,
     valued at $3,025 or more..................   (X)      (X)        785    (X)        (X)      1,543
    Milling machines...........................   461   38,282      5,765    454     55,261      4,728
    Machining centers (3)...................... 2,042  179,628     29,163  2,084    209,948     37,250
      Drill, mill and bore, vertical
       (automatic tool change)................. 1,691  129,556     20,437  1,684    132,872     26,087
        Y-axis travel less than 20 inches......   805   49,605        (D)    814     51,701        (D)
        Y-axis travel 20 inches through 26
         inches................................   759   62,243      6,646    707     58,011     11,456
        Y-axis travel over 26 inches...........   127   17,708        (D)    163     23,160        (D)
      Drill, mill and bore, horizontal
       (automatic tool change).................   157   44,588      8,537    181     64,447     10,787
        400mm pallet and smaller ..............    69   13,614        (D)     59     12,177        (D)
        401mm-500mm pallet.....................    49    9,688        (D)     72     15,792        (D)
        501mm-630mm pallet.....................   (4)     ( 4)        (D)    (4)        (4)        (D)
       631mm-800mm pallet(4)...................    31   15,425        (D)     30     16,865        (D)
        801mm-1000mm pallet....................     5    3,181        (D)     14     10,812        (D)
        Over 1000mm pallet(5)..................     3    2,680        (D)      6      8,801        (D)
      All other machining centers..............   194    5,484        (3)    219     12,629        (3)
    Station type machines, and other metal
     cutting machine tools, n.e.c..............   175   51,658     13,701    173     55,658     14,900

Metal forming type machine tools...............   464   77,416     69,152    444     81,721     80,762
  Punching, shearing, bending, and forming
   machines ...................................   247   56,932     26,742    225     57,763     33,843
    Punching and shearing machines.............   165   44,631     11,657    158     48,300     18,214
    All bending and forming machines, power
     operated..................................    82   12,301     15,085     67      9,463     15,629
  Presses (except forgings)....................    38   13,873      8,344     47     17,563     13,498
  Forging machines, and all other metal
   forming type machine tools..................   179    6,611     34,066    172      6,395     33,421

   D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.
   X Not applicable.
   n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.

   1/Includes the value of all types of machines exported, as reported by MQ35W survey panel.
   2/Included in "Chuck sizes over 6" but less than 10."
   3/Included in total for "Machining centers."
   4/Included in "631mm-800mm pallet."

Table 3A. Shipments, Exports, and Imports of Metalworking Machinery:
           First Quarter 1997
(Quantity in units.  Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                             Exports of
                                                              domestic
                                                              merchan-       Imports for
          Product description              Manufacturers'   dise (1) (2)       consump-
                                             shipments                       tion (1) (3)
                                                                    Value
                                            Quan-           Quan-      at    Quan-   Value
                                             tity    Value   tity    port     tity     (4)
Boring and drilling machines, excluding
 multifunction NC machines, machining
 centers:
  Boring machines:
    Valued under $3,025 each..............    (X)      (X)  1,615     143      630     552
    Valued at $3,025 each or more ........    194   19,397     71   2,919      221  20,392
  Drilling machines:
    Valued under $3,025 each..............  1,095    1,787  1,599     856   38,369   4,739
    Valued at $3,025 each or more.........    141   13,996    114   3,098      406  24,545
  Gear cutting machines...................    116   38,649    704   3,064      161  18,680
  Grinding, polishing, buffing, honing,
   and lapping machinery (except gear
   tooth grinding, lapping, polishing,
   and buffing machines):
    Valued under $3,025 each.............. 16,014    5,885  7,501   1,931  171,505   7,076
    Valued at $3,025 each or more.........  1,593  105,026    273  16,913    2,277  84,021
  Lathes (turning machines) under $3,025..    (D)      (D)    332     206    3,521   2,391
      Horizontal NC turning machines......    850   83,467    140  13,542    1,917 186,539
      Vertical NC turning machines........     67   18,297      9   1,218       79  11,566
      Nonnumerically controlled turning
       machines:
        Engine or toolroom lathes, all
         types............................    (5)      (5)     20     275    1,083   9,900
        Single spindle automatic lathes...    (5)      (5)      5     402       65   4,724
        Multiple spindle automatic lathes.    (5)      (5)      6     525       15   3,106
        All other horizontal turning
         machines.........................    (5)      (5)    105   2,759       63   1,749
        All Vertical lathes and vertical
         boring machines(5)...............    319   15,039     62   1,902      103   6,518
Milling machines:
  Valued under $3,025 each................    402      551  1,523   2,274    1,930   2,382
  Valued at $3,025 each or more...........  1,084   47,553    255  12,372    1,912  28,503
Machining centers (multifunction NC
 machines):
  Drill, mill, and bore, vertical
   (automatic tool change):
    Y-axis travel less than 20 inches
     and 20 inches through 26 inches......  1,564  111,848    139  15,440      920  82,758
    Y-axis travel 26 inches and over......    127   17,708      4     618       96  13,611
  Drill, mill, and bore, horizontal
   (automatic tool change)................    157   44,588      8   2,996      389 102,736
  Other machining centers.................    194    5,484    123   9,268        9   4,103
Station type machines.....................     86   87,483     23   8,141      230  97,841
Other metal cutting machine tools:
  Valued under $3,025 each................  2,112    3,498   (NA)    (NA)     (NA)    (NA)
  Valued at $3,025 each or more...........  2,278   72,088  1,451  32,512    1,486  73,505
Punching and shearing machines:
  Valued under $3,025 each................    216      390    644     344    1,641     617
  Valued at $3,025 each or more...........  1,739   83,369    594  24,835      486  34,465
Bending and forming machines:
  Valued under $3,025 each................    642    1,095  2,131   1,089    7,421   1,023
  Valued at $3,025 each or more...........  1,430   63,027    603  24,735    1,150  66,481
Presses, (except forging presses).........  2,889  153,900    551     546    2,937  79,964
Forging machines, including presses.......    (D)      (D)    121  22,225      643  22,431
All other metal forming type machine
 tools:
  Valued under $3,025 each................  8,665    6,216   (NA)    (NA)     (NA)    (NA)
  Machines valued at $3,025 each or
  more:
    Die casting machines..................     29   11,334    240   2,918      160   8,071
    Thread rolling machines...............     40    5,450     11     646       63   2,952
    Other metal forming machines..........    630   47,837   (NA)    (NA)     (NA)    (NA)

   X Not applicable.
   D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.
  NA Not available.

 1/For a comparison of SIC-based product codes, schedule B export numbers, and HTSUSA
import numbers, see Table 4 in the first  quarter 1997 report for this series, MQ35W(97)-1,
issued June 10, 1997.
 2/Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports.
 3/Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. General Imports for Consumption.
 4/This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and frieght) value at first
port of entry in the  United States plus import duties.
 5/Shipments for Engines or toolroom lathes, single spindle automatic lathes, multiple
spindle automatic lathes, all other horizontal turning machines, and all other vertical
boring machines were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.

Table 3B. Shipments, Exports, and Imports of Metalworking Machinery:
           Fourth Quarter 1996
(Quantity in units.  Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                             Exports of
                                                              domestic
                                                              merchan-       Imports for
          Product description              Manufacturers'   dise (1) (2)       consump-
                                             shipments                       tion (1) (3)
                                                                    Value
                                            Quan-           Quan-      at    Quan-   Value
                                             tity    Value   tity    port     tity     (4)

Boring and drilling machines, excluding
 multifunction NC machines, machining
 centers:
  Boring machines:
    Valued under $3,025 each..............    (X)      (X)  1,453     121      824     672
    Valued at $3,025 each or more ........    233   22,974    322  10,795      264  24,357
  Drilling machines:
    Valued under $3,025 each..............  1,016    1,534  2,133   1,003   47,566   4,922
    Valued at $3,025 each or more.........    219   33,534    240   7,373      600  20,082
  Gear cutting machines...................    179   61,576    174   1,255      131  14,552
  Grinding, polishing, buffing, honing,
   and lapping machinery (except gear
   tooth grinding, lapping, polishing,
   and buffing machines):
    Valued under $3,025 each.............. 15,672    5,044  5,103   2,055  230,937   8,964
    Valued at $3,025 each or more.........  2,014  152,173    262  16,811    2,312 107,880
  Lathes (turning machines) under $3,025..    (D)      (D)     95     178    2,946   2,880
      Horizontal NC turning machines......  1,016  100,643    130  11,886    2,124 178,607
      Vertical NC turning machines........     67   26,774     13   2,087      111  21,467
      Nonnumerically controlled turning
       machines:
        Engine or toolroom lathes, all
         types............................    (5)      (5)     16     151    1,146  11,091
        Single spindle automatic lathes...    (5)      (5)      4      51      114   2,695
        Multiple spindle automatic lathes.    (5)      (5)     20   1,173       20   2,750
        All other horizontal turning
         machines.........................    (5)      (5)     67     657       49   1,285
        All Vertical lathes and vertical
         boring machines(5)...............    230    7,633     83   1,616      201   8,324
Milling machines:
  Valued under $3,025 each................    494      592  3,275   4,462    1,799   2,315
  Valued at $3,025 each or more...........  1,039   64,341    277  11,809    1,824  32,114
Machining centers (multifunction NC
 machines):
  Drill, mill, and bore, vertical
   (automatic tool change):
    Y-axis travel less than 20 inches
     and 20 inches through 26 inches......  1,521  109,712    167  17,948      987  87,003
    Y-axis travel 26 inches and over......    163   23,160     10   2,115      108  23,320
  Drill, mill, and bore, horizontal
   (automatic tool change)................    181   64,447      7   4,648      417 119,675
  Other machining centers.................    219   12,629    145  10,953       36  13,994
Station type machines.....................    111  158,472     43  13,712      169  72,196
Other metal cutting machine tools:
  Valued under $3,025 each................  1,888    3,141   (NA)    (NA)     (NA)    (NA)
  Valued at $3,025 each or more...........  2,075   88,365  1,541  43,715    1,359  71,797
Punching and shearing machines:
  Valued under $3,025 each................    173      311    295     192    2,478     938
  Valued at $3,025 each or more...........  1,616   88,076    414  17,268      450  38,523
Bending and forming machines:
  Valued under $3,025 each................    587      969  1,875   1,481    6,365   1,128
  Valued at $3,025 each or more...........  1,324   68,763    610  24,260    1,143  60,795
Presses, (except forging presses).........  2,758  114,550    374     391    1,560  66,881
Forging machines, including presses.......    (D)      (D)    144  25,054      375  19,372
All other metal forming type machine
 tools:
  Valued under $3,025 each................  6,359    4,912   (NA)    (NA)     (NA)    (NA)
  Machines valued at $3,025 each or
   more:
    Die casting machines..................     40   21,811    248   4,170      240  16,923
    Thread rolling machines...............     35    5,779     11   1,140       16     844
    Other metal forming machines..........    650   53,696   (NA)    (NA)     (NA)    (NA)

   X Not applicable.
   D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.
  NA Not available.

   1/For a comparison of SIC-based product codes, schedule B export numbers, and HTSUSA
import numbers, see Table 4 in the first  quarter 1997 report for this series, MQ35W(97)-1,
issued June 10, 1997.
   2/Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports.
   3/Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. General Imports for Consumption.
   4/This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and frieght) value at first
port of entry in the  United States plus import duties.
   5/Shipments for Engines or toolroom lathes, single spindle automatic lathes, multiple
spindle automatic lathes, all other horizontal turning machines, and all other vertical
boring machines were combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.

Table 4.  Comparison of Standard Industrial Classification-Based Product Codes
           with Schedule B Export Numbers, and HTSUSA Import Numbers: 1997

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

          Boring machines, excluding multifunction NC machines,
           machining centers:                                              8459.39.0020     8459.39.0020
3541D 10    All boring machines valued under $3,025 each                   8459.40.0020     8459.40.0020
            Machines valued at $3,025 each or more:                        8459.31.0010     8459.31.0010
3541D 16     Horizontal boring, drilling, and milling machines,            8459.31.0040     8459.31.0040
              includes floor, table and rail mounted                       8459.39.0040     8459.39.0040
                                                                           8459.31.0070     8459.31.0070
3541D 40    Precision boring machines, including horizontal,               8459.39.0050     8459.39.0050
             vertical, and all other precision boring machines             8459.40.0040     8459.40.0040
3541D 46    Jig boring and all other boring machines (except               8459.40.0050     8459.40.0050
             boring lathes)                                                8459.40.0070     8459.40.0070
                                                                           8459.40.0080     8459.40.0080
          Drilling machines, excluding machining centers:
3541D 05    All drilling machines valued under $3,025 each                 8459.29.0020     8459.29.0020
            Machines valued at $3,025 each or more:
3541D 15      Vertical, upright drilling machines, including plain
               upright and heavy duty                                      8459.29.0070     8459.29.0070
3541D 25      Radial drilling machines, including plain and uni-
               versal                                                      8459.29.0050     8459.29.0050
            Multiple spindle drilling machines (cluster of spindles
             driven from one central power unit):
3541D 45      Adjustable joint and fixed center type
3541D 55      All other automatic multiple spindle drilling
               machines, including indexing turret head (fixed             8459.29.0040     8459.29.0040
               column and table)
3541D 35    Deep hole drilling machines                                    8459.21.0080     8459.21.0080
3541D 65    All other drilling machines, n.e.c., including bench           8459.29.0090     8459.29.0090
             type sensitive, vertical, n.e.c., radial, n.e.c.              8461.40.1020     8461.40.1020
35413 00  Gear cutting machines, includes gear hobbers, shapers,           8461.40.1030     8461.40.1030
           teeth finishing, bevel gear generators, and all other           8461.40.1040     8461.40.1040
           gear cutting machines                                           8461.40.1060     8461.40.1060
                                                                           8461.40.5040     8461.40.5040
                                                                           8461.40.5050     8461.40.5050
                                                                           8461.40.5070     8461.40.5070
          Grinding, polishing, buffing, honing, and lapping
           machinery (except gear tooth grinding, lapping,
           polishing, and buffing machines):                               8460.39.0020     8460.39.0020
35414 10    All grinding, polishing, buffing, honing, and lapping          8460.40.8020     8460.40.8020
             machines valued under $3,025 each                             8460.90.8020     8460.90.8020
            Machines valued at $3,025 each or more:
              External cylindrical grinding machines:
35414 11        Plain, including angular wheel types                       8460.21.0080     8460.21.0080
35414 13        Universal                                                  8460.29.0010     8460.29.0010
35414 14        Roll, chucking, centerless, and other cylindrical
                 grinding machines                                         8460.29.0030     8460.29.0030
35414 42    All other disc grinders, includes bench, floor, snag,
             double spindle grinders, and abrasive belt grinders
35414 55    All other grinding machines, n.e.c., including internal        8460.29.0050     8460.29.0050
             cylindrical type, planer type, and thread grinding
             machines
                Surface grinding machines:
                  Reciprocating table type, including face grinders:
35414 34            Horizontal and vertical                                8460.11.0080     8460.11.0080
35414 37            Hand surface type                                      8460.19.0010     8460.19.0010
35414 33          Rotary table type, horizontal and vertical               8460.19.0050     8460.19.0050
35414 52    Tool and cutter grinding machines, including universal
            and special                                                    8460.31.0080     8460.31.0080
35414 53    Drill point grinders                                           8460.39.0050     8460.39.0050
            Honing and lapping machines (except gear honing and
             lapping):
35414 75      Internal, including combination bore, hone, and              8460.40.4060     8460.40.4060
               external                                                    8460.40.8080     8460.40.8080
35414 79      Flat surface lapping machines, except gear lapping           8460.90.4060     8460.90.4060
35414 84      All other honing and lapping or polishing and                8460.90.8080     8460.90.8080
               buffing machines, including speed lathes and
               multistation type
          Lathes (turning machines):                                       8458.19.0020     8458.19.0020
35415 09    All lathes valued under $3,025 each                            8458.99.5060     8458.99.5060
            Machines valued at $3,025 each or more:
              Horizontal spindle:
35415 15        Multiple spindle NC turning machine                        8458.11.0010     8458.11.0010
                Single spindle NC turning machine:
35415 19          Chuck sizes up to and including 6"                       8458.11.0030     8458.11.0030
35415 21          Chuck sizes over 6" but less than 10"                    8458.11.0050     8458.11.0050
35415 11          Chuck sizes from 10" but less than 15"                   8458.11.0090     8458.11.0090
35415 12          Chuck sizes15" and over
35415 22      Vertical spindle                                             8458.91.1060     8458.91.1060
                                                                           8458.91.1080     8458.91.1080
                                                                           8458.91.5050     8458.91.5050
                                                                           8458.91.5070     8458.91.5070
              Nonnumerically controlled turning machines
                Horizontal spindle:
35415 23        Engine or toolroom lathes, all types                       8458.19.0030     8458.19.0030
              Automatic lathes:
35415 83        Single spindle                                             8458.19.0050     8458.19.0050
                Multiple spindle:
35415 88          Bar (screw) machines
35415 67          Chucking machines                                        8458.19.0070     8458.19.0070
35415 57      All other horizontal turning machines                        8458.19.0090     8458.19.0090
              Vertical spindle:                                            8458.99.1050     8458.99.1050
35415 86        All vertical turning machines                              8458.99.5090     8458.99.5090
          Milling machines, excluding machining centers:                   8459.59.0020     8459.59.0020
35416 09    All milling machines valued under $3,025 each                  8459.69.0020     8459.69.0020
            Machines valued at $3,025 each or more:
35416 23      General purpose, knee milling machines, all                  8459.51.0080     8459.51.0080
               types                                                       8459.59.0030     8459.59.0030
            Automatic and manufacturing bed type:
35416 32      Single spindle, multiple spindle and special                 8459.61.0080     8459.61.0080
               purpose machines
35416 53    Profile machines and duplicators, including spar and
             skin millers                                                  8459.69.0050     8459.69.0050
35416 62    All other milling machines, n.e.c., including planer           8459.69.0070     8459.69.0070
             type and thread milling machines                              8459.69.0090     8459.69.0090
          Machining centers (multifunctions NC machines):
            Drill, mill, and bore, vertical (automatic tool change):
3541A 05      Y-axis travel less than 20"                                  8457.10.0015     8457.10.0015
3541A 07      Y-axis travel 20" through 26"
3541A 09      Y-axis travel over 26"                                       8457.10.0025     8457.10.0025
            Drill, mill, and bore, horizontal (automatic tool
             change):
3541A 12      400mm pallet and smaller                                     8457.10.0055     8457.10.0055
3541A 14      401mm-500mm pallet                                           8457.10.0060     8457.10.0060
3541A 16      501mm-630mm pallet                                           8457.10.0065     8457.10.0065
3541A 17      631mm-800mm pallet                                           8457.10.0070     8457.10.0070
3541A 18      801mm-1000mm pallet
3541A 21      Over 1000mm pallet
3541A 19    All other machining centers, including special machining       8457.10.0075     8457.10.0075
             centers, special adapting of standard machining
             centers, and machining centers with indexing turret
            Station type machines:                                         8457.20.0010     8457.20.0010
3541B 31      Dial or rotary, trunnion, and center column                  8457.20.0090     8457.20.0090
3541B 35      Transfer (free, palletized shuttle)                          8457.30.0010     8457.30.0010
3541B 37      Other station type n.e.c.                                    8457.30.0090     8457.30.0090
            Other metal cutting machine tools:                             8459.70.8060     8459.70.8060
                                                                           8461.10.8040     8461.10.8040
3541C 41    Other metal cutting machine tools, n.e.c. valued under         8461.20.8070     8461.20.8070
             $3,025                                                        8461.30.8040     8461.30.8040
                                                                           8461.50.8020     8461.50.8020
                                                                           8461.90.8020     8461.90.8020
            Machines valued at $3,025 each or more:
3541C 51      Broaching machines, including internal surface and all       8461.30.4060     8461.30.4060
               other broaching machines                                    8461.30.8080     8461.30.8080
            Sawing and cutoff machines:
3541C 53      Power hack saws                                              8461.50.4050     8461.50.4050
3541C 55      Circular cutoff saws (cold)                                  8461.50.8090     8461.50.8090
3541C 59      Band saws
3541C 61      All other sawing and cutoff machines
            Spark erosion, ultrasonic and electrolytic machines,           8456.30.1020     8456.30.1020
3541C 64     all types                                                     8456.30.1050     8456.30.1050
                                                                           8456.30.1070     8456.30.1070
                                                                           8456.99.3005     8456.99.3005
                                                                           8456.99.3040     8456.99.3040
                                                                           8456.99.3060     8456.99.3060
                                                                           8456.99.3080     8456.99.3080
3541C 91    Miscellaneous metal cutting machine tools, including           8461.90.4040     8461.90.4040
             rifling, centering, keyseating, pointing, chemfering,         8461.90.8080     8461.90.8080
             facing, shaving, grooving, countersinking, burring,           8461.10.4060     8461.10.4060
             reaming, screw and nut slotting machines, threading           8461.10.8080     8461.10.8080
             planers, and shapers                                          8461.20.4000     8461.20.4000
                                                                           8461.20.8090     8461.20.8090
          Punching and shearing machines:
35421 08    All punching and shearing machines valued under $3,025         8462.39.0020     8462.39.0020
             each                                                          8462.49.0020     8462.49.0020
            Machines valued at $3,025 or more:
              Power operated only:
                Plate shearing machines (squaring, slitting, etc.):
35421 12          Mechanical
35421 14          Hydraulic                                                8462.31.0080     8462.31.0080
35421 11        Punches, including combination punching and shearing       8462.39.0050     8462.39.0050
                 machines                                                  8462.41.0080     8462.41.0080
35421 16        Punching machines fixed position and two axes
                 positioning table                                         8462.49.0050     8462.49.0050
35421 19        Other power operated punching and shearing machines
          Bending and forming machines:
35421 33    All bending and forming machines valued under $3,025           8462.29.0020     8462.29.0020
            Machines valued at $3,025 each or more:
35421 34      Press brakes all types                                       8462.29.0030     8462.29.0030
35421 37      Bending rolls, sheet, and plate                              8462.29.0040     8462.29.0040
35421 35      Bending rolls, angles, bars, shapes, and tubes               8462.21.0080     8462.21.0080
35421 43      Rotary bending and forming machines, including rotary        8462.29.0050     8462.29.0050
               head
35421 47      Ram and press bending machines (pipe, bar, etc.,)
35421 49      Other bending and forming machines, including folders
          Presses except forging presses:
35422 01    All presses valued under $3,025 each                           8462.99.8020     8462.99.8020
            Machines valued at $3,025 each or more:
              Mechanical
                Open back inclinable (gap type):
35422 12          50 tons and under                                        8462.99.4030     8462.99.4030
35422 02          51 tons to 120 tons                                      8462.99.8035     8462.99.8035
35422 03          121 tons and over                                        8462.99.8045     8462.99.8045
                Vertical straight sided and arch frame, excluding
                 knuckle joint, including cam and crank:                   8462.99.8060     8462.99.8060
                  Single action:
35422 16            Single point
                    Two point:
35422 17              300 tons and under
35422 18              301 tons and over
35422 45        Automatic presses, strip or coil field
35422 53        Other mechanical presses, including end wheel type
                 bulldozer, double and triple action, and transfer
                 fed presses, four point and knuckle joint (exclud-
                 ing automated lines of standard equipment)
            Hydraulic presses (metalworking only)
              Vertical single action, all tonnages
35422 56        Housing or straight side type                              8462.91.4060     8462.91.4060
35422 57        Column type (open rod)                                     8462.91.8090     8462.91.8090
              Gap or C-frame:
35422 58        15 tons and under
35422 59        16 tons to 35 tons
35422 60        Over 35 tons
35422 92      Other hydraulic and pneumatic presses, including
               horizontal
35423 20  Forging machines, including forging presses and die              8462.10.0030     8462.10.0030
           stamping preses                                                 8462.10.0050     8462.10.0050
          All other metal forming type machine tools:
35423 97    All other metal forming type machine tools valued              8463.20.0060     8463.20.0060
             under $3,025 each                                             8463.90.0060     8463.90.0060
            Machines valued at $3,025 each or more:
35423 55      Die casting machines all types                               8454.30.0010     8454.30.0010
35423 43      Thread rolling machinery                                     8463.20.0080     8463.20.0080
35423 30      Metal container-making machinery
35423 49      Riveting machines, except hand held portable types           8463.90.0080     8463.90.0080
35423 93      All other metal forming type machine tools, n.e.c.

   n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.

   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 (1997).