Current Industrial Reports Series
CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS - Summary for 1994
MQ32D(94)-5

Issued July 1995
Contact:  Robert F. Miller, 301-457-4613

Table 1.  PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS OF CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS: 1989 TO 1994

                                                                               Shipments
                         Product description                                            Value
 Product                                                       Production            (million
    code                                                       (quantity)  Quantity  dollars)

32510 11  Brick  (building or common and face)
           (million standard brick):
            1994............................................      7,153.0   7,204.4   1,103.2
            1993............................................      6,623.3   6,655.4     989.9
            1992............................................      6,109.5   6,230.8     920.0
            1991............................................      5,939.1   5,975.4     882.6
            1990............................................      7,116.2   6,872.7   1,014.0
            1989............................................      8,031.6   7,493.8   1,087.7

32510 31  Facing tile (structural), unglazed and salt glazed,
           ceramic glazed, including glazed brick,
           (million brick equivalent):
            1994............................................         26.8      26.6      15.0
            1993............................................         31.2      28.8      16.6
            1992............................................         43.0      46.9      19.1
            1991............................................         31.8      31.9      14.1
            1990............................................         32.4      31.0      14.7
            1989............................................         39.9      34.9      14.8

32510 61  Structural clay tile (except facing)
           (thousand short tons):
            1994............................................          (D)       (D)       (D)
            1993............................................          (D)       (D)       (D)
            1992............................................          (D)       (D)       (D)
            1991............................................          (D)       (D)       (D)
            1990............................................          (D)       (D)       (D)
            1989............................................          (D)       (D)       (D)

32530 00  Clay floor and wall tile, including quarry tile
           (million sq. ft.):
            1994............................................        569.6   r/569.8     722.6
            1993............................................        536.6     558.7     686.7
            1992............................................        488.0     495.7     645.5
            1991............................................        477.7     484.8     638.6
            1990............................................        548.4     509.2     686.5
            1989............................................        595.4     543.1     697.7

32591 00  Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings
           (short tons):
            1994............................................      r/159.1     134.9      33.3
            1993............................................        151.9     135.9      32.5
            1992............................................        164.0     157.4      37.6
            1991............................................        205.8     195.6      50.6
            1990............................................        255.6     242.0      60.2
            1989............................................        296.0     251.9      63.0

   (D)  Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
r/Revised by 5 percent or more over previously published figures.

Table 2A.  PRODUCTION OF BRICK (BUILDING OR COMMON AND FACE), BY DIVISIONS AND STATES:  1994
(Thousands of brick: 2 1/4 inch x 3 5/8 inch brick equivalent)

                                                        Fourth      Third     Second      First
           Division and State                 Total    quarter    quarter    quarter    quarter

     United States......................  7,153,027  1,813,718  1,913,545  1,833,639  1,592,125

New England/1...........................     73,030     18,569     19,075     18,410     16,976

Middle Atlantic/2.......................    420,754  r/102,656  r/123,957  r/105,999   r/88,142

East North Central......................    658,472  r/167,388  r/183,092  r/168,705  r/139,287
     Ohio...............................    401,651     99,766    112,569    107,303     82,013
     Other (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
     and Wisconsin).....................    256,821   r/67,622   r/70,523   r/61,402   r/57,274

West North Central......................    338,223     82,026     89,683     87,841     78,673
     Kansas and Missouri................    113,828     27,730     30,258     30,641     25,199
     Other (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska,
     North Dakota, and South Dakota)....    224,395     54,296     59,425     57,200     53,474

South Atlantic..........................  2,365,515    609,122    645,920    618,610    491,863
     Virginia...........................    356,177  r/100,466   r/96,885   r/88,381   r/70,445
     North Carolina.....................  1,040,251    268,082    285,778    281,242    205,149
     South Carolina.....................    387,985     99,568    110,880     97,111     80,426
     Other (Delaware, DC, Florida,
     Georgia, Maryland, and
     West Virginia).....................    581,102    141,006    152,377    151,876    135,843

East South Central......................  1,550,269    397,020    401,653    397,229    354,367
     Alabama............................    793,066    203,166    205,107    204,738    180,055
     Other (Kentucky, Mississippi, and
     Tennessee).........................    757,203    193,854    196,546    192,491    174,312

West South Central......................  1,325,403    332,679    336,671    327,445    328,608
     Arkansas...........................    232,106     59,498     59,859     58,959     53,790
     Louisiana..........................     79,426     20,718     20,168     20,402     18,138
     Oklahoma...........................    232,736     60,460     59,234     58,126     54,916
     Texas..............................    781,135    192,003    197,410    189,958    201,764

Mountain................................    261,227   r/65,747   r/67,213     66,043     62,224
     Colorado...........................    165,658   r/41,737   r/41,986   r/41,504   r/40,431
     Other (Arizona, Idaho, Montana,
     Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and
     Wyoming)...........................     95,569     24,010     25,227     24,539     21,793

Pacific/3...............................    160,134     38,511     46,281     43,357     31,985

   See footnotes at end of table 2c.

Table 2B.  QUANTITY OF SHIPMENTS OF BRICK (BUILDING OR COMMON OR FACE), BY DIVISIONS AND
            STATES: 1994
(Thousands of brick: 2 1/4 inch x 3 5/8 inch brick equivalent)

                                                        Fourth      Third     Second      First
           Division and State                 Total    quarter    quarter    quarter    quarter

     United States......................  7,204,433  1,734,225  2,021,180  2,027,493  1,421,535

New England/1...........................     72,875     18,715     21,250     22,021     10,889

Middle Atlantic/2.......................    429,230  r/107,101  r/132,559  r/134,746   r/54,824

East North Central......................    648,980  r/165,580  r/195,123  r/184,739  r/103,538
     Ohio...............................    398,335    105,647    123,508    111,940     57,240
     Other (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
     and Wisconsin).....................    250,645   r/59,933   r/71,615   r/72,799   r/46,298

West North Central......................    336,766     80,818     98,137     92,861     64,950
     Kansas and Missouri................    126,434     30,724     37,475     34,615     23,620
     Other (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska,
     North Dakota, and South Dakota)....    210,332     50,094     60,662     58,246     41,330

South Atlantic..........................  2,371,553    582,043    657,027    675,833    456,650
     Virginia...........................    368,421   r/91,901  r/107,114  r/110,471   r/58,935
     North Carolina.....................  1,061,261    271,240    288,098    300,778    201,145
     South Carolina.....................    399,417     99,239    112,495    107,485     80,198
     Other (Delaware, DC, Florida,
     Georgia, Maryland, and
     West Virginia).....................    542,454    119,663    149,320    157,099    116,372

East South Central......................  1,567,939    372,863    435,022    439,053    321,001
     Alabama............................    778,480    184,399    212,785    211,189    170,107
     Other (Kentucky, Mississippi, and
     Tennessee).........................    789,459    188,464    222,237    227,864    150,894

West South Central......................  1,324,915    304,678    355,636    350,041    314,560
     Arkansas...........................    236,850     58,275     67,525     63,358     47,692
     Louisiana..........................     81,245     18,821     22,061     21,278     19,085
     Oklahoma...........................    231,983     54,687     61,537     61,141     54,618
     Texas..............................    774,837    172,895    204,513    204,264    193,165

Mountain................................    270,832   r/60,155     75,241     76,218     59,218
     Colorado...........................    164,663   r/35,534   r/45,507     46,326   r/37,296
     Other (Arizona, Idaho, Montana,
     Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and
     Wyoming)...........................    106,169     24,621     29,734     29,892     21,922

Pacific/3...............................    181,343     42,272     51,185   r/51,981     35,905

   See footnotes at end of table 2c.

Table 2C.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF BRICK (BUILDING OR COMMON OR FACE), BY DIVISIONS AND
            STATES: 1994
(Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                       Fourth     Third    Second     First
           Division and State                 Total   quarter   quarter   quarter   quarter

     United States......................  1,103,250   265,687   311,643   314,486   211,434

New England/1...........................     15,672     3,971  r/ 4,564     4,691   r/2,446

Middle Atlantic/2.......................     84,425  r/21,307  r/26,431  r/25,995  r/10,692

East North Central......................    112,537  r/29,464  r/34,120  r/31,902  r/17,051
     Ohio...............................     72,684    19,685    22,782    20,283     9,934
     Other (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
     and Wisconsin).....................     39,853   r/9,779  r/11,338  r/11,619   r/7,117

West North Central......................     54,752    13,188    16,087    15,727     9,750
     Kansas and Missouri................     19,136     4,704     5,684     5,286     3,462
     Other (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska,
     North Dakota, and South Dakota)....     35,616     8,484    10,403    10,441     6,288

South Atlantic..........................    318,079    77,287    87,275    90,773    62,744
     Virginia...........................     47,222  r/12,009  r/13,922  r/14,498   r/6,793
     North Carolina.....................    141,770    34,585    38,118    39,704    29,363
     South Carolina.....................     55,244    13,849    14,538    15,224    11,633
     Other (Delaware, DC, Florida,
     Georgia, Maryland, and
     West Virginia).....................     73,843    16,844    20,697    21,347    14,955

East South Central......................    199,376    46,872    54,722    58,981    38,801
     Alabama............................    100,882    23,189    26,911    30,413    20,369
     Other (Kentucky, Mississippi, and
     Tennessee).........................     98,494    23,683    27,811    28,568    18,432

West South Central......................    208,871    48,034    57,625    55,374    47,838
     Arkansas...........................     36,086     9,038    10,492     9,528     7,028
     Louisiana..........................     12,021     2,783     3,299     3,190     2,749
     Oklahoma...........................     34,740     8,304     9,439     9,096     7,901
     Texas..............................    126,024    27,909    34,395    33,560    30,160

Mountain................................     58,586    13,606    16,299    16,336    12,345
     Colorado...........................     34,455   r/7,993   r/9,460     9,475   r/7,527
     Other (Arizona, Idaho, Montana,
     Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and
     Wyoming)                                24,131     5,613     6,839     6,861     4,818

Pacific/3...............................     50,952    11,958    14,520    14,707     9,767

    r/Revised by 5 percent or more over previously published figures.
    1/Represents a combined total for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, and Vermont.
    2/Represents a combined total for New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
    3/Represents a combined total for California, Oregon, and Washington.  No production or
shipments were reported for Alaska or Hawaii.

Table 3A.  PRODUCTION OF BRICK (BUILDING OR COMMON AND FACE), BY DIVISIONS AND STATES:  1993
(Thousands of brick: 2 1/4 inch x 3 5/8 inch brick equivalent)

                                                          Fourth      Third     Second      First
           Division and State                   Total    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter

     United States......................    6,623,292  1,648,878  1,776,863  1,733,877  1,463,674

New England/1...........................       68,963     18,067     17,535     18,083     15,278

Middle Atlantic/2.......................    r/408,377   r/83,255  r/129,504  r/120,261  r/ 75,357

East North Central......................    r/563,926  r/136,249  r/152,833  r/148,525  r/126,319
     Ohio...............................    r/363,170   r/88,467   r/99,423   r/95,380     79,900
     Other (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
     and Wisconsin).....................    r/200,756   r/47,782   r/53,410   r/53,145   r/46,419

West North Central......................      303,416     69,019     82,879     84,235     67,283
     Kansas and Missouri................      112,331     25,677     27,448     31,000     28,206
     Other (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska,
     North Dakota, and South Dakota)....      191,085     43,342     55,431     53,235     39,077

South Atlantic..........................  r/2,221,841  r/566,339  r/596,247  r/578,971  r/480,284
     Virginia/3.........................      312,328     84,153     84,604     79,047     64,524
     North Carolina.....................    r/971,590  r/251,564  r/261,241  r/255,435  r/203,350
     South Carolina.....................      370,199     93,032     97,764     94,947     84,456
     Other (Delaware, DC, Florida,
     Georgia, Maryland, and
     West Virginia)/3...................      567,724    137,590    152,638    149,542    127,954

East South Central......................    1,442,808    366,022    366,137    371,459    339,190
     Alabama............................      706,566    184,264    176,967    181,327    164,008
     Other (Kentucky, Mississippi, and
     Tennessee).........................      736,242    181,758    189,170    190,132    175,182

West South Central......................    1,207,959    305,019    319,010    302,980    280,950
     Arkansas...........................      223,432     52,851     58,627     57,594     54,360
     Louisiana..........................       78,413     19,478     21,953     20,296     16,686
     Oklahoma...........................      217,196     56,286     56,144     54,583     50,183
     Texas..............................      688,918    176,404    182,286    170,507    159,721

Mountain................................      247,332     63,929     68,321     66,245     48,837
     Colorado...........................      158,738     40,397     43,999     42,874     31,468
     Other (Arizona, Idaho, Montana,
     Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and
     Wyoming)                                  88,594     23,532     24,322     23,371     17,369

Pacific/4...............................      158,670     40,979     44,397     43,118     30,176

   See footnotes at end of table 3c.

Table 3B.  QUANTITY OF SHIPMENTS OF BRICK (BUILDING OR COMMON OR FACE), BY DIVISIONS AND
            STATES: 1993
(Thousands of brick: 2 1/4 inch x 3 5/8 inch brick equivalent)

                                                          Fourth      Third     Second      First
           Division and State                   Total    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter

     United States......................    6,655,387  1,668,215  1,896,280  1,799,341  1,291,551

New England/1...........................       64,743     16,384     19,094     18,357     10,908

Middle Atlantic/2.......................    r/419,479  r/107,589  r/128,516  r/121,576  r/ 61,798

East North Central......................    r/561,550  r/139,165  r/169,336  r/159,059   r/93,990
     Ohio...............................    r/360,252   r/88,877  r/109,493  r/101,759     60,123
     Other (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
     and Wisconsin).....................    r/201,298   r/50,288   r/59,843   r/57,300   r/33,867

West North Central......................      302,506     78,608     89,002     81,916     52,980
     Kansas and Missouri................      114,613     30,662     33,242     31,276     19,433
     Other (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska,
     North Dakota, and South Dakota)....      187,893     47,946     55,760     50,640     33,547

South Atlantic..........................  r/2,222,635  r/548,671  r/622,881  r/604,967  r/446,116
     Virginia/3.........................      315,320     78,825     92,001     87,999     56,495
     North Carolina.....................    r/966,614  r/239,303  r/271,710  r/266,231  r/189,370
     South Carolina.....................      379,335     92,071    105,561    101,979     79,724
     Other (Delaware, DC, Florida,
     Georgia, Maryland, and
     West Virginia)/3...................      561,366    138,472    153,609    148,758    120,527

East South Central......................    1,447,864    364,097    404,507    381,476    297,784
     Alabama............................      706,066    179,291    195,190    184,154    147,431
     Other (Kentucky, Mississippi, and
     Tennessee).........................      741,798    184,806    209,317    197,322    150,353

West South Central......................    1,205,033    306,990    337,481    314,878    245,684
     Arkansas...........................      224,207     56,086     64,905     58,091     45,125
     Louisiana..........................       79,397     20,021     21,955     20,271     17,150
     Oklahoma...........................      210,893     58,166     61,460     54,360     36,907
     Texas..............................      690,536    172,717    189,161    182,156    146,502

Mountain................................      258,279     64,934     75,382     68,687     49,276
     Colorado...........................      159,388     39,985     46,678     41,890     30,835
     Other (Arizona, Idaho, Montana,
     Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and
     Wyoming)                                  98,891     24,949     28,704     26,797     18,441

Pacific/4...............................      173,298     41,777     50,081     48,425     33,015

   See footnotes at end of table 3c.

Table 3C.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF BRICK (BUILDING OR COMMON OR FACE), BY DIVISIONS AND
            STATES: 1993
(Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                       Fourth     Third    Second     First
           Division and State                 Total   quarter   quarter   quarter   quarter

     United States......................    989,935   246,561   284,944   268,630   189,800

New England/1...........................     14,598     3,673     4,279     4,067     2,579

Middle Atlantic/2.......................   r/82,106  r/20,940  r/25,297  r/24,010  r/11,859

East North Central......................   r/92,958  r/23,480  r/28,293  r/26,501  r/14,684
     Ohio...............................   r/62,339  r/15,685  r/19,105  r/17,873   r/9,676
     Other (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
     and Wisconsin).....................   r/30,619   r/7,795   r/9,188   r/8,628   r/5,008

West North Central......................     50,661    13,366    14,717    13,564     9,014
     Kansas and Missouri................     17,027     4,463     4,904     4,572     3,088
     Other (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska,
     North Dakota, and South Dakota)....     33,634     8,903     9,813     8,992     5,926

South Atlantic..........................    298,932    71,975    85,132    82,596    59,229
     Virginia/3.........................     40,682    10,105    11,875    11,423     7,279
     North Carolina.....................  r/132,943  r/30,901  r/38,274  r/37,859  r/25,909
     South Carolina.....................     51,766    12,712    14,574    13,794    10,686
     Other (Delaware, DC, Florida,
     Georgia, Maryland, and
     West Virginia)/3...................     73,541    18,257    20,409    19,520    15,355

East South Central......................    168,764    42,663    47,259    44,317    34,525
     Alabama............................     82,638    21,084    22,900    21,410    17,244
     Other (Kentucky, Mississippi, and
     Tennessee).........................     86,126    21,579    24,359    22,907    17,281

West South Central......................    182,093    46,153    50,821    45,982    39,137
     Arkansas...........................     33,868     8,032     9,820     8,444     7,572
     Louisiana..........................     11,305     2,865     3,207     2,857     2,376
     Oklahoma...........................     30,223     8,278     8,633     7,608     5,704
     Texas..............................    106,697    26,978    29,161    27,073    23,485

Mountain................................     53,881    13,417    15,842    14,459    10,163
     Colorado...........................     31,875     7,878     9,395     8,500     6,102
     Other (Arizona, Idaho, Montana,
     Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and
     Wyoming)                                22,006     5,539     6,447     5,959     4,061

Pacific/4...............................     45,942    10,894    13,304    13,134     8,610

   r/Revised by 5 percent or more over previously published figures.
   1/Represents a combined total for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, and Vermont.
   2/Represents a combined total for New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
   3/In the 1993 MQ32D Summary,  Maryland and Virginia are combined.
   4/Represents a combined total for California, Oregon, and Washington. No production or
shipments were reported for Alaska or Hawaii.


Table 4A.  PRODUCTION OF CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS: 1994 AND 1993

                                                          Fourth      Third     Second      First
          Product description                   Total    quarter    quarter    quarter    quarter

                  1994

Brick (building or common and face)
 (thousand brick).........................  7,153,027  1,813,718  1,913,545  1,833,639  1,592,125

Facing tile (structural) and ceramic
glazed brick, including unglazed and
salt brick................................     26,848    r/7,981    r/6,431    r/5,542    r/6,894

Structural clay tile, except facing
 (short tons..............................        (D)        (D)        (D)        (D)        (D)

Clay floor and wall tile, including
 quarry tile (thousand squard feet).......    569,565    139,763    142,998    149,006    137,798
  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
  facial area greater than 6 and less
  than 59 square inches...................    366,316     91,810     93,684     92,695     88,127

  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
  facial area 59 square inches or greater.     78,622     19,424     17,940     22,545     18,713

  Glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic tile
  having a facial area of less than 6
  square inches
  AND
  Unglazed tile, including unglazed
  quarry tile having a facial area greater
  than 6 square inches....................    124,627   r/28,529     31,374     33,766   r/30,958

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings
 (short tons).............................  r/159,112   r/41,996   r/45,687   r/40,635     30,794

                  1993

Brick (building or common and face)
 (thousand brick).........................  6,623,292  1,648,878  1,776,863  1,733,877  1,463,674

Facing tile (structural) and ceramic
glazed brick, including unglazed and
salt brick................................     31,179      7,831      7,760      8,220      7,368

Structural clay tile, except facing
 (short tons).............................        (D)        (D)        (D)        (D)        (D)

Clay floor and wall tile, including
quarry tile (thousand square feet.........    536,630    130,637    131,577    141,652    132,764
  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
  facial area greater than 6 and less
  than 59 square inches...................    335,032     80,089   r/79,859     91,676     83,408

  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
  facial area 59 square inches or greater.     89,016     23,507     22,017     22,473     21,019

  Glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic tile
  having a facial area of less than 6
  square inches
  AND
  Unglazed tile, including unglazed
  quarry tile having a facial area greater
  than 6 square inches....................    112,582     27,041     29,701 r/        27,503     28,337

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings
 (short tons).............................    151,870     36,751     44,252           35,876     34,991

   See footnotes at end of table 4c.

Table 4B.  QUANTITY OF SHIPMENTS OF CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS: 1994 AND 1993

                                                          Fourth      Third     Second      First
          Product description                   Total    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter

                  1994

Brick (building or common and face)
 (thousand brick).........................  7,204,433  1,734,225  2,021,180  2,027,493  1,421,535

Facing tile (structural) and ceramic
glazed brick, including unglazed and
salt brick................................     26,553    r/6,925    r/7,727    r/7,032    r/4,869

Structural clay tile, except facing
 (short tons).............................        (D)        (D)        (D)        (D)        (D)

Clay floor and wall tile, including
quarry tile (thousand square feet)........  r/569,825    139,266  r/148,048  r/144,639   r/137,872
  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
  facial area greater than 6 and less
  than 59 square inches...................    370,884     91,192   r/96,696     92,417   r/90,579

  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
  facial area 59 square inches or greater.     74,009     18,641     20,193     18,828     16,347

  Glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic tile
  having a facial area of less than 6
  square inches
  AND
  Unglazed tile, including unglazed
  quarry tile having a facial area greater
  than 6 square inches....................    124,932   r/29,433   r/31,159   r/33,394   r/30,946

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings
 (short tons).............................    134,913     33,158     40,645     37,031     24,079

                  1993

Brick (building or common and face).......  6,655,387  1,668,215  1,896,280  1,799,341  1,291,551

Facing tile (structural) and ceramic
glazed brick, including unglazed and
salt brick................................     28,838      6,555      7,419      8,448      6,416

Structural clay tile, except facing.......        (D)        (D)        (D)        (D)        (D)

Clay floor and wall tile, including
quarry tile...............................    558,708    139,603    146,041    141,663    131,401
  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
  facial area greater than 6 and less
  than 59 square inches...................    345,568     88,928     87,590     88,048     81,002

  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
  facial area 59 square inches or greater.     91,642     23,185     23,319     23,040     22,098

  Glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic tile
  having a facial area of less than 6
  square inches
  AND
  Unglazed tile, including unglazed
  quarry tile having a facial area greater
  than 6 square inches....................  r/121,498   r/27,490     35,132     30,575           28,301

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings....    135,894     31,247     38,817     37,722           28,108

   See footnotes at end of table 4c.

Table 4C.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS: 1994 AND 1993

(Value in thousands of dollars)
                                                         Fourth      Third    Second      First
          Product description                   Total   Quarter    Quarter   Quarter    Quarter

                  1994

Brick (building or common and face).......  1,103,250   265,687    311,643   314,486    211,434

Facing tile (structural) and ceramic
glazed brick, including unglazed and
salt brick................................     15,025   r/3,991    r/4,028   r/3,722    r/3,284

Structural clay tile, except facing.......        (D)       (D)        (D)       (D)        (D)

Clay floor and wall tile, including
quarry tile...............................    722,553   173,591    186,162   185,019    177,781
  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
  facial area greater than 6 and less
  than 59 square inches...................    463,068   111,637  r/119,846   117,125  r/114,460

  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
  facial area 59 square inches or greater.     69,566    17,158     19,235    17,956     15,217

  Glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic tile
  having a facial area of less than 6
  square inches
  AND
  Unglazed tile, including unglazed
  quarry tile having a facial area greater
  than 6 square inches....................    189,919  r/44,796   r/47,081  r/49,938   r/48,104

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings....     33,270     8,156     10,582     9,059      5,473

                  1993

Brick (building or common and face).......    989,935   246,561    284,944   268,630    189,800

Facing tile (structural) and ceramic
glazed brick, including unglazed and
salt brick................................     16,560     3,950      4,327     4,768      3,515

Structural clay tile, except facing.......        (D)       (D)        (D)       (D)        (D)

Clay floor and wall tile, including
quarry tile...............................    686,682   174,061    178,060   173,558    161,003
  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
  facial area greater than 6 and less
  than 59 square inches...................    429,607   110,575    109,077   108,346    101,609

  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
  facial area 59 square inches or greater.     78,292    19,507     19,932    20,063     18,790

  Glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic tile
  having a facial area of less than 6
  square inches
  AND
  Unglazed tile, including unglazed
  quarry tile having a facial area greater
  than 6 square inches....................    178,783    43,979     49,051    45,149     40,604

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings....     32,499     7,335      9,506     9,237      6,421

   (D)  Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.    r/Revised by 5]
percent or more from previously published figures.

Table 5. SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, AND IMPORTS OF SELECTED CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS: 1994 and 1993
(Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                                   Manufacturers'         Exports of domestic    Percent exports to
                                                                     shipments               merchandise/1 /2      manufacturers'
                                                                                                                     shipments/1
                                                     Unit of                     Value                    Value
          Product description                        measure   Quantity  f.o.b. plant)  Quantity      (at port)  Quantity   Value/3


                  1994

  Brick(building or common and face)....  Thousand brick....  7,204,433      1,103,250    43,733          8,315       0.6       0.8

  Facing tile and structural
  clay tile.............................  Thousand brick....        (D)            (D)       (X)          2,690       (X)       (D)

  Clay floor and wall tile..............  Thousand sq. meter     53,007        722,553       (X)         23,520       (X)       3.3


  Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings  Metric tons.......    122,315         33,270     2,891          2,217       2.4       6.7

                  1993

  Brick(building or common and face)....  Thousand brick....  6,655,387        989,935    42,643          7,205       0.6       0.7

  Facing tile and structural
  clay tile.............................  Thousand brick....        (D)            (D)       (X)          4,560       (X)       (D)

  Clay floor and wall tile..............  Thousand sq. meter     51,973        686,682       (X)         22,638       (X)       3.3


  Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings  Metric tons.......    123,204         32,499       260          1,549       0.2       4.8

                                                                      Imports for              Apparent             Percent imports
                                                                     consumption/4            consumption/6           to apparent
                                                     Unit of                                                          consumption
             Product description                     measure      Quantity     Value/5   Quantity        Value/3   Quantity   Value


                  1994

  Brick(building or common and face)....  Thousand brick....         8,967       2,621  7,169,667      1,097,556        0.1     0.2

  Facing tile and structural
  clay tile.............................  Thousand brick....           (X)       1,882        (X)            (D)        (X)     (D)

  Clay floor and wall tile..............  Thousand sq. meter        66,072     613,034        (X)      1,312,067        (X)    46.7


  Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings  Metric tons.......           830       1,170    120,254         32,223        0.7     3.6

                  1993

  Brick(building or common and face)....  Thousand brick....        10,170       2,085  6,622,914        984,815        0.2     0.2

  Facing tile and structural
  clay tile.............................  Thousand brick....           (X)       1,726        (X)            (D)        (X)     (D)

  Clay floor and wall tile..............  Thousand sq. meter        59,608     641,900        (X)      1,305,944        (X)    49.2


  Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings  Metric tons.......           588         558    123,532         31,508        0.5     1.8

   (D)  Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.   (X)  Not applicable.

   1/For comparison of SIC-based product codes with Schedule B export numbers and HTSUSA import numbers, see table 6.
   2/Source:  Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports.
   3/Value calculations are based on the estimated producers' value of exports.
   4/Source:  Bureau of the Census report IM 146, U.S. Imports for Consumption.
   5/Represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at the first port of entry in the United States.
Value does not include U.S. import duties for 1994.  Value does include the U.S. import duties for 1993.
   6/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total of shipments plus imports.


Table 6.  COMPARISON OF STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION-BASED PRODUCT
  CODES WITH SCHEDULE B EXPORT NUMBERS, AND HTSUSA IMPORT NUMBERS:  1993

               Product description                         Export number/1          Import number/2

Brick and other structural brick and tile                     6904.10.0015             6904.10.0020
                                                              6904.10.0090             6904.10.0040
                                                              6904.90.0000             6904.90.0000

Ceramic mosaic tile                                           6908.10.0000             6908.10.1000
                                                              6907.10.0000             6908.10.2000
                                                                                       6907.10.0000

Clay floor and wall tile                                      6908.90.0000             6908.90.0000
                                                              6907.90.0000             6907.90.0000
                                                                                       6908.10.5000

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings                        6906.00.0000             6906.00.0000

   1/Source:  1993 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 (1993).,433      1,103,250    43,733          8,315       0.6       0.8

  Facing tile and structural
  clay tile.....