MA35U-VENDING MACHINES (COIN-OPERATED)
1992
Contact person:  Cynthia Ramsey, 301-763-5440

For survey methodology and definitions of terms, see the 1991 publication, MA35U(91)-1, issued July 1992.
Printed data tables will be available at the end of each data year through an annual compendium publication,
which will include information on all Current Industrial Reports.


SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

   In 1992, manufacturers' shipments of coin-operated vending machines, totaled
$552.4 million, an increase of 5.8 percent from the 1991 figure of $522.1 million.
   Shipments of beverage vending machines increased 2.1 percent from $305.4 million
in 1991 to $311.8 in 1992.
   Vending machines for confections and foods increased 13.7 percent to $187.3
million in 1992 from $164.7 in 1991.


Table 1.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF COIN-OPERATED VENDING MACHINES:  1982 TO 1992

(Millions of dollars)

                                              Annual
                                           Survey of
                                               Manu-
              Year                  MA35U   factures

1992............................    552.4       (NA)
1991............................  r/522.1      478.5
1990............................    524.6      507.0
1989............................    591.8      581.7
1988............................    583.2      558.6
1987............................    521.1    1/502.1

1986............................    469.7      454.9
1985............................    451.2      439.6
1984............................    394.4      391.1
1983............................    331.4      383.2
1982............................    318.9    1/334.1

   (NA) Not available.     r/Revised by 5 percent or more
from previously published figures.

   1/Source:  Census of Manufactures.



Table 2.  QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF COIN-OPERATED VENDING MACHINES:  1992 AND 1991

(Quantity  in number of units; value in thousands of dollars)


 Product                                                                                 1992                    1991
                                                                         Company
  code                        Product description                          count  Quantity     Value     Quantity       Value

               Coin-operated vending machines..........................       47   704,394   552,394      642,875   r/522,092

         Beverage vending machines.....................................       14   239,485   311,800      235,288   r/305,406
           Hot beverage:
35811 10     Instant, freeze-dried or liquid concentrate coffee (1)....        4     1,148     2,770      r/1,267     r/2,838
35811 03     Fresh brew or freeze-dried office counter type............        2       (1)       (1)          (1)         (1)
35811 04     Fresh brew coffee and combinations........................        6    10,281    36,254        8,571      24,433
           Soft drink:
35811 08     Canned and bottled beverages (refrigerated) (2)...........       10   221,804   268,514    r/220,048   r/273,966
35811 09     Cup (postmix).............................................        4       (2)       (2)          (2)         (2)
35811 11   Packaged milk (3)...........................................        4     6,252     4,262        5,402       4,169
35811 19   Other vending machines for beverages........................        1       (3)       (3)          (3)         (3)

         Confections and food vending machines.........................       18   247,288   187,315      194,995     164,690
35811 21   Bulk confections and charms.................................        7   151,870    16,820      106,784      11,979
35811 22   Bagged snacks and confections...............................       10    86,539   126,056       80,465     116,519
35811 24   Ice cream and frozen ices...................................        2       (4)       (4)          (4)         (4)
35811 25   Multipurpose food and confections (4).......................        6     8,879    44,439        7,746      36,192
35811 29   Other vending machines for confections and foods............        1       (4)       (4)          (4)         (4)

         Other vending machines........................................       32   217,621    53,279      212,592    r/51,996
35811 31   Cigarettes..................................................        4       (5)       (5)          (5)         (5)
35811 32   Water (5)...................................................        3     7,536     7,306        6,874     r/4,863
35811 35   Postage stamp...............................................        5       (5)       (5)          (5)         (5)
35811 49   All other vending machines..................................       24   210,085    45,973      205,718    r/47,133


   r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.

   1/Fresh brew or freeze-dried office counter type machines are included in instant, freeze-dried or liquid concentrate coffee
machines to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
   2/Cup (postmix) soft drink machines are included in canned and bottled beverages (refrigerated) soft drink machines to avoid
disclosing figures for individual companies.
   3/Other vending machines for beverages are included in packaged milk machines to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
   4/Ice cream and frozen ices machines and other vending machines for confections and foods are included in multipurpose food and
confections to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
   5/Cigarette machines and postage stamp machines are included in water machines to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.




Table 3.  SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF COIN-OPERATED VENDING MACHINES:  1992 AND 1991

(Value in millions of dollars)


                                        Manufacturers'
                                             shipments      Exports of
         Product description             (value f.o.b.        domestic     Imports for      Apparent
                                                plant)  merchandise 1/  consumption 2/   consumption


                1992

Coin-operated vending machines.........          552.4           136.3            23.4         439.5

                1991

Coin-operated vending machines.........          522.1           129.6            18.2         410.7



   1/Soruce:  Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. EXPORTS.  Schedule B export numbers for automatic
merchandising machines, coin-operated, new are: 8476.11.0000 and 8476.19.0000.
   2/Source:  Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION.  HTSUSA numbers for automatic
merchandising machines, coin-operated, new are: 8476.11.0000 and 8476.19.0000.
   3/This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at the first port of entry
in the United States plus import duties.
   4/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total of manufacturers' shipments plus imports.

















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