Second Quarter

Clay Construction Products 2001

Issued October 2001

MQ327D(01)-2

Current 

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Table 1. Summary of Production and Shipments of Principal Types of Clay Construction Products: 1999 to 2001

[Value in thousands of dollars]

 Brick, building or common Vitrified clay sewer pipe

 and facing Clay floor and wall tile and fittings

 Shipments Shipments Shipments

Year and quarter Production Production Production

(quantity) Quantity Value (quantity) Quantity Value (quantity) Quantity Value

 Year-to-date:

 2001.............................................. 4,101,166 3,840,211 814,183 305,347 297,201 370,828 86,818 81,399 29,663

 2000........................................................ 4,484,334 4,384,760 854,722 338,601 329,918 441,249 79,193 81,698 29,175

2001

 Total............................................ 4,101,166 3,840,211 814,183 305,347 297,201 370,828 86,818 81,399 29,663

Second quarter............................................. 2,097,923 2,157,298 456,056 151,199 149,860 185,235 43,335 45,508 16,927

First quarter...................................................... 2,003,243 1,682,913 358,127 154,148 147,341 185,593 43,483 35,891 12,736

2000 1/

 Total.................................................. 9,099,528 8,616,607 1,694,175 666,051 647,798 857,002 159,545 162,058 61,658

Fourth quarter................................................ 2,280,225 1,962,609 388,840 161,031 152,022 197,086 39,435 32,712 14,512

Third quarter................................................. 2,334,969 2,269,238 450,613 166,419 165,858 218,667 40,917 47,648 17,971

Second quarter............................................... 2,285,672 2,301,239 454,747 169,809 166,906 222,633 41,177 47,786 17,491

First quarter.............................................. 2,198,662 2,083,521 399,975 168,792 163,012 218,616 38,016 33,912 11,684

1999 1/

 Total................................................. 8,552,821 8,931,700 1,631,033 624,827 636,242 843,025 177,048 178,558 53,615

Fourth quarter........................................................ 2,177,515 2,179,373 405,575 158,628 158,088 205,729 44,553 47,433 14,460

Third quarter...................................................... 2,213,234 2,347,583 429,847 154,596 157,409 208,712 47,656 47,069 14,125

Second quarter.................................................... 2,162,790 2,386,095 434,626 155,431 157,302 209,021 44,842 43,276 12,985

First quarter......................................................... 1,999,282 2,018,649 360,985 156,172 163,443 219,563 39,997 40,780 12,045

 1/Data are revised basd on the 2000 summary report, MQ327D(00)-5, "Clay Construction Products," issued August 2001.

 Note: Production and shipment quantities are in thousands of bricks [2-1/4 inch by 3-5/8 inch by 7-5/8 inch brick equivalent]

for brick, building or common and facing; thousands of square feet for clay floor and wall tile; and short tons for vitrified clay

sewer pipe and fittings. 
Table 2. Production and Shipments of Brick, Building or Common and Facing by Region and State

[Quantity in thousands of bricks: 2-1/4 inch by 3-5/8 inch by 7-5/8 inch brick equivalent. Value in thousands of dollars]

 Second quarter 2001 First quarter 2001

Region and state Shipments Shipments

Production Production

(quantity) Quantity Value (quantity) Quantity Value

 United States................................................................................ a/ 2,097,923 a/ 2,157,298 a/ 456,056 a/ 2,003,243 a/ 1,682,913 a/ 358,127

New England (Connecticut, Maine,

 Massachusetts, New Hampshire,

 Rhode Island, and Vermont)................................................... b/ 17,530 b/ 21,143 b/ 5,995 b/ 19,449 b/ 12,815 b/ 3,788

Middle Atlantic (New Jersey, New York,

 and Pennsylvania).................................................................... 116,843 123,217 29,609 117,035 89,643 21,887

East North Central............................................................................... 198,428 193,352 42,964 183,260 130,988 27,829

 Ohio.......................................................................................... 112,754 115,138 27,352 105,858 73,490 18,650

 Other (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,

 and Wisconsin).................................................................................. 85,674 78,214 15,612 77,402 50,797 15,394

West North Central....................................................................... 98,049 95,111 20,396 86,434 65,474 13,840

 Kansas and Missouri.................................................................... 34,591 32,876 6,476 28,799 22,693 4,449

 Other (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska,

 North Dakota, and South Dakota)............................................ b/ 63,458 b/ 62,235 b/ 13,920 b/ 57,635 b/ 42,781 b/ 9,391

South Atlantic....................................................................................... 764,030 786,383 145,586 706,833 636,803 117,275

 Virginia.............................................................................................. b/ 116,308 b/ 115,217 b/ 20,125 b/ 114,671 b/ 90,178 b/ 15,911

 North Carolina.................................................................................. b/ 312,738 b/ 324,863 b/ 58,502 b/ 293,113 b/ 266,628 b/ 47,664

 South Carolina........................................................................ 135,878 132,849 28,031 107,376 105,331 22,296

 Other (Delaware, District of Columbia,

 Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and

 West Virginia)....................................................................................... 199,106 213,454 38,928 191,673 174,666 31,404

East South Central....................................................................................... 367,223 372,864 62,007 373,819 308,400 52,717

 Alabama................................................................................................... 179,857 175,415 30,466 171,815 149,578 27,141

 Other (Kentucky, Mississippi, and 

 Tennessee)........................................................................................ a/ 187,366 a/ 197,449 a/ 31,541 a/ 202,004 a/ 158,822 a/ 25,576

West South Central............................................................................... 394,536 411,251 100,425 384,220 320,487 82,948

 Arkansas............................................................................................... (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

 Louisiana.............................................................................................. (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

 Oklahoma................................................................................................ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

 Texas.................................................................................................... 234,051 254,150 59,746 232,777 197,082 49,096

Mountain.................................................................................................. 79,062 87,039 24,481 75,670 67,238 19,051

 Colorado........................................................................................... b/ 43,194 b/ 46,203 b/ 13,053 b/ 41,359 b/ 35,675 b/ 10,147

 Other (Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,

 New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming)............................................... b/ 38,205 b/ 40,836 b/ 11,428 b/ 34,311 b/ 31,563 b/ 8,904

Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii,

 Oregon, and Washington).......................................................... b/ 62,222 b/ 66,938 b/ 24,593 b/ 56,523 b/ 51,065 b/ 18,792

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 

 Note: Percent of estimation for each item is indicated as follows: a/10 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 3. Production and Shipments of Clay Construction Products

[Value in thousands of dollars]

 Second quarter 2001 First quarter 2001

Product description Shipments Shipments

Product Production Production

code (quantity) Quantity Value (quantity) Quantity Value

3271210110 Brick, building or common and facing............................................... a/ 2,097,923 a/ 2,157,298 a/ 456,056 a/ 2,003,243 a/ 1,682,913 a/ 358,127

3271210221 Structural facing tile and ceramic

 glazed brick..................................................................................... b/ 6,367 b/ 5,397 b/ 2,557 b/ 6,158 b/ 6,219 b/ 2,936

3271210226 Structural clay tile (except facing)........................................................ b/ 12,036 b/ 11,371 b/ 2,335 a/ 10,441 a/ 10,717 a/ 2,142

3271220000 Clay floor and wall tile........................................................................... b/ 151,199 b/ 149,860 b/ 185,235 a/ 154,148 a/ 147,341 a/ 185,593

3271220111 Glazed floor and wall tile having a

 facial area greater than or equal 

 to 6 square inches and less than 59

 square inches.................................................................................... a/ 75,067 a/ 74,635 a/ 85,691 a/ 77,304 a/ 77,538 a/ 90,595

3271220121 Glazed floor and wall tile having a

 facial area greater than or equal

 to 59 square inches............................................................................ b/ 43,595 b/ 43,870 b/ 46,811 46,020 41,507 45,456

3271220211 Glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic

 tile having a facial area less than 6

 square inches.................................................................................. (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

3271220131 Unglazed tile, including unglazed

 quarry tile having a facial area greater

 than or equal to 6 square inches.................................................... (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

3271231000 Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings................................................. b/ 43,335 b/ 45,508 b/ 16,927 b/ 43,483 b/ 35,891 b/ 12,736

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 

 Note: Production and shipment quantities are in the thousands of bricks (2-1/4 inch by 3-5/8 inch by 7-5/8 inch brick equivalent) for

bricks, building or common and facing and structural facing tile and ceramic glazed brick; short tons for structural clay tile (except

facing) and vitrified clay sewer pipe fittings; and thousands of feet for clay floor and wall tile. Percent of estimation for each item is

indicated as follows: a/10 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 4. Shipments, Exports, and Imports of Selected Clay Construction Products: Second Quarter 2001

[Value in thousands of dollars]

 Percent exports to

 Manufacturers' Exports of domestic manufacturers'

 shipments merchandise shipments

Product description

Unit of Value Value

measure Quantity f.o.b. plant Quantity at port Quantity Value 1/

Brick, building or common and facing 2/....................................... 1,000 bricks........................................ 2,157,298 456,056 7,643 1,967 0.4 0.4

Structural clay tile and ceramic glazed

 brick................................................................................................ .............(X)....................... (X) 4,892 (X) 1,335 (X) 27.3

Clay floor and wall tile 3/...................................1,000 sq meters................. 13,922 185,235 773 6,786 5.6 3.7

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and

 fittings 4/............................................................ Metric tons...................... 41,284 16,927 247 602 0.6 3.6

 Percent imports

 Imports for Apparent to apparent

 consumption consumption 5/ consumption

Unit of

measure Quantity Value 6/ Quantity Value 1/ Quantity Value

Brick, building or common and facing 2/.......... 1,000 bricks........................................ 8,158 2,587 2,157,813 456,676 0.4 0.6

Structural clay tile and ceramic glazed

 brick...................................................................... .............(X)....................... (X) 1,029 (X) 4,586 (X) 22.4

Clay floor and wall tile 3/...................................1,000 sq meters................. 42,446 358,271 55,595 536,720 76.3 66.8

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and

 fittings 4/............................................................. Metric tons...................... 65 108 41,102 16,433 0.2 0.7

 X Not applicable. 

 1/Value calculations are based on the estimated producers' value of exports.

 2/Import and export data include data for floor, paving, and sewer brick; and export data include data for heat insulating building brick:

manufacturers' shipments data do not include data for floor, paving, sewer, and heat insulating building brick.

 3/A conversion factor of 0.092903 thousands of square meters per one thousand square feet was used to convert manufacturers'

shipments from thousands of square feet to thousands of square meters.

 4/A conversion factor of 0.907185 metric tons per one short ton was used to convert manufacturers' shipments from short tons to 

metric tons. Import and export data include data for guttering, other conduits, other fittings, and other pipe: manufacturers' shipments

data do not include data for guttering, other conduits, other fittings, and other pipe.

 5/Apparent consumption is equal to manufacturers' shipments plus imports minus exports.

 6/Represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at the first port of entry in the United States.

 Note: Schedule B export codes and HTSUSA import codes are listed in Table 6 of the 2000 summary report, MQ327D(00)-5, "Clay Construction

Products," issued August 2001.