First Quarter

Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer 2000

Issued June 2000

MQ325F(00)-1

(Formerly Series No. MQ28F) Current 

Industrial

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Table 1. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Architectural Coatings, Product Coatings OEM, and 

 Special-Purpose Coatings: 1998 to 2000 

[Quantity in thousands of gallons. Value in thousands of dollars]

 Architectural Product coatings Special-purpose

Quarter and year Total coatings OEM coatings

Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value

 Year to date:

 2000.................... 337,285 4,055,882 162,231 1,638,481 128,480 1,635,403 46,574 781,998

 1999..................308,296 3,876,637 152,076 1,560,897 120,707 1,589,705 35,513 726,035

 1998.................... 293,832 3,573,508 138,522 1,296,021 109,857 1,492,103 45,453 785,384

 2000

 Total......................337,285 4,055,882 162,231 1,638,481 128,480 1,635,403 46,574 781,998

First quarter.................... 337,285 4,055,882 162,231 1,638,481 128,480 1,635,403 46,574 781,998

1999

 Total........................ 1,310,586 16,292,291 659,016 6,791,823 486,941 6,325,779 164,629 3,174,689

Fourth quarter.............300,116 3,862,456 141,316 1,434,747 117,548 1,566,478 41,252 861,231

Third quarter...............342,694 4,157,569 175,985 1,813,840 122,064 1,543,328 44,645 800,401

Second quarter............... 359,480 4,395,629 189,639 1,982,339 126,622 1,626,268 43,219 787,022

First quarter................... 308,296 3,876,637 152,076 1,560,897 120,707 1,589,705 35,513 726,035

1998 1/

 Total.......................... Total.......................... 1,283,503 15,575,928 636,320 6,159,803 458,545 6,050,716 188,638 3,365,409

Fourth quarter............... 282,541 3,773,334 130,653 1,330,317 108,114 1,538,698 43,774 904,319

Third quarter................. 345,834 4,037,889 175,428 1,703,389 121,181 1,494,123 49,225 840,377

Second quarter............... 361,296 4,191,197 191,717 1,830,076 119,393 1,525,792 50,186 835,329

First quarter..................... 293,832 3,573,508 138,522 1,296,021 109,857 1,492,103 45,453 785,384

 1/Data are revised based on the Current Industrial Report Series, MA325F(98)-1, Paint and Allied Products, 

issued February 2000.
Table 2. Shipments, Exports, Imports, and Apparent Consumption of Paint, Varnish, 

 and Lacquer by Quarter: 1998 to 2000

[Quantity in thousands of gallons. Value in thousands of dollars]

Exports of Percent exports

Manufacturers' domestic to manufacturers' Imports for Apparent

 Quarter and year shipments merchandise 1/ production consumption 2/ consumption 4/

Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value 3/ Quantity Value

 2000

 Total.......................... 337,285 4,055,882 (NA) 282,953 (NA) 7.0 (NA) 35,714 (NA) 3,808,643

First quarter..................337,285 4,055,882 (NA) 282,953 (NA) 7.0 (NA) 35,714 (NA) 3,808,643

1999

 Total......................... 1,310,586 16,292,291 (NA) 1,083,916 (NA) 6.7 (NA) 196,466 (NA) 15,404,841

Fourth quarter.............300,116 3,862,456 (NA) 276,692 (NA) 7.2 (NA) 33,602 (NA) 3,619,366

Third quarter...............342,694 4,157,569 (NA) 275,747 (NA) 6.6 (NA) 52,326 (NA) 3,934,148

Second quarter............ 359,480 4,395,629 (NA) 284,338 (NA) 6.5 (NA) 50,009 (NA) 4,161,300

First quarter.............. 308,296 3,876,637 (NA) 247,139 (NA) 6.4 (NA) 60,529 (NA) 3,690,027

1998

 Total........................ 1,283,503 15,575,928 (NA) 1,023,913 (NA) 6.6 (NA) 222,243 (NA) 14,570,506

Fourth quarter.............282,541 3,773,334 (NA) 246,859 (NA) 6.5 (NA) 66,246 (NA) 3,592,721

Third quarter.................345,834 4,037,889 (NA) 250,697 (NA) 6.2 (NA) 53,779 (NA) 3,840,971

Second quarter.............361,296 4,191,197 (NA) 273,278 (NA) 6.5 (NA) 41,570 (NA) 3,959,489

First quarter...................293,832 3,573,508 (NA) 253,079 (NA) 7.1 (NA) 60,648 (NA) 3,381,077

 NA Not available.

 1/Source: Census Bureau report EM 545, U.S. Exports.

 2/Source: Census Bureau report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption.

 3/This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at first port of 

entry in the U.S. plus U.S. import duties.

 4/Apparent consumption is equal to domestic shipments, plus imports, minus exports.