MQ32D-CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
SUMMARY 1993
Issued June 1994
Contact person:  Robert Miller, 301-763-4484



Table 1.  PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS OF CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS: 1989 TO 1993


                                                                        Shipments

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

32510 11 Brick (building or common and face)
          (million standard brick):
           1993...................................   6,804.4         6,822.5    1,005.7
           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

32591 00 Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings
          (short tons):
           1993...................................     152.6           133.5       31.5
           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

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

32510 31 Facing tile (structural), unglazed and
          salt glazed, ceramic glazed, including
          glazed brick (million brick equivalent):
           1993...................................      31.2            28.9       16.7
           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

32530 00 Clay floor and wall tile, including
          quarry tile (million sq. ft.):
           1993...................................     535.8           563.4      701.2
           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

   Note:  Detail data may not add to totals due to independent rounding.

   (D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.

   1/Tile having a facial area of less than 6 square inches.



TABLE 2A.  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.............6,804,434  1,694,579  1,827,246  1,781,718  1,500,891

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

Middle Atlantic/2..............  366,219     72,715    118,964    109,722     64,818

East North Central.............  623,739  r/151,622  r/169,392  r/164,529  r/138,196
     Ohio......................  383,415     93,948    105,299    101,096     83,072
     Other (Illinois, Indiana,
     and Wisconsin)............  240,324   r/57,674   r/64,093   r/63,433   r/55,124

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.................2,385,328  r/607,207  r/640,611  r/621,347  r/516,163
     Maryland and Virginia.....  362,651   r/96,254   r/99,930   r/90,517   r/75,950
     North Carolina............1,052,205  r/271,718  r/283,007  r/276,395  r/221,085
     South Carolina............  370,199     93,032     97,764     94,947     84,456
     Other (Florida, Delaware,
     District of Columbia,
     Georgia, and West Virginia) 600,273  r/146,203  r/159,910  r/159,488  r/134,672

East South Atlantic............1,442,808    366,022    366,137    371,459    339,190
     Alabama...................  706,566    184,264    176,967    181,327    164,008
     Other (Kentucky, Tennessee,
     and Mississippi)..........  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   r/63,929   r/68,321   r/66,245   r/48,837
     Colorado..................  158,738   r/40,397   r/43,999   r/42,874   r/31,468
     Other (Arizona, Idaho,
     Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
     Utah, and Wyoming)           88,594     23,532     24,322     23,371     17,369

Pacific/3......................  158,670     40,979     44,397     43,118     30,176

   See footnotes at end of table 2c.



TABLE 2B.  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.............6,822,469  1,710,235  1,944,425  1,845,512  1,322,297

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

Middle Atlantic/2..............  377,321     97,049    117,976    111,037     51,259

East North Central.............  616,802  r/153,322  r/185,210  r/174,350  r/103,920
     Ohio......................  379,915     94,137    115,402    107,441     62,935
     Other (Illinois, Indiana,
     and Wisconsin)............  236,887   r/59,185   r/69,808   r/66,909   r/40,985

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.................2,376,623  r/587,074  r/665,692  r/646,386  r/477,471
     Maryland and Virginia.....  365,977   r/92,096  r/106,062  r/102,823   r/64,996
     North Carolina............1,046,217  r/259,204  r/293,999  r/287,724  r/205,290
     South Carolina............  379,335     92,071    105,561    101,979     79,724
     Other (Florida, Delaware,
     District of Columbia,
     Georgia, and West Virginia) 585,094    143,703    160,070    153,860    127,461

East South Atlantic............1,447,864    364,097    404,507    381,476    297,784
     Alabama...................  706,066    179,291    195,190    184,154    147,431
     Other (Kentucky, Tennessee,
     and Mississippi)..........  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   r/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/3......................  173,298     41,777     50,081     48,425     33,015


   See footnotes at end of table 2c.



TABLE 2C.  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.............1,005,679   250,544   289,566   273,065   192,504

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

Middle Atlantic/2..............   73,843    18,874    23,231    21,944     9,794

East North Central.............  102,258  r/25,852  r/30,955  r/29,064  r/16,387
     Ohio......................   65,754    16,586    20,119    18,847    10,202
     Other (Illinois, Indiana,
     and Wisconsin)............   36,504   r/9,266  r/10,836  r/10,217   r/6,185

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.................  313,639  r/75,652    89,158    86,534  r/62,295
     Maryland and Virginia.....   51,345  r/12,913  r/14,806  r/14,523   r/9,103
     North Carolina............  143,196  r/33,464  r/41,145  r/40,627  r/27,960
     South Carolina............   51,766    12,712    14,574    13,794    10,686
     Other (Florida, Delaware,
     District of Columbia,
     Georgia, and West Virginia)  67,332  r/16,563  r/18,633    17,590    14,546

East South Atlantic............  168,764    42,663    47,259    44,317    34,525
     Alabama...................   82,638    21,084    22,900    21,410    17,244
     Other (Kentucky, Tennessee,
     and Mississippi)..........   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/3......................   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/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: 1992

(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.............6,109,502  1,555,756  1,659,281  1,580,221  1,314,244

New England/1..................   68,845     16,739     18,262     17,202     16,642

Middle Atlantic/2..............  327,559     63,197    105,044     97,683     61,635

East North Central.............  573,637    145,202    152,503    147,966    127,966
     Ohio......................  377,688     94,317     99,755     96,477     87,139
     Other (Illinois, Indiana,
     and Wisconsin)............  195,949     50,885     52,748     51,489     40,827

West North Central.............  286,875     74,449     79,047     74,716     58,663
     Kansas and Missouri.......  106,840     28,773     30,111     27,103     20,853
     Other (Iowa, Minnesota,
     Nebraska, North Dakota,
     and South Dakota).........  180,035     45,676     48,936     47,613     37,810

South Atlantic.................2,038,485    514,807    553,235    543,002    427,441
     Maryland and Virginia.....  342,753     85,457     91,004     94,683     71,609
     North Carolina............  904,770    225,690    244,543    244,376    190,161
     South Carolina............  354,864     82,914     92,689     91,068     88,193
     Other (Florida, Delaware,
     District of Columbia,
     Georgia, and West Virginia) 436,098    120,746    124,999    112,875     77,478

East South Atlantic............1,324,417    348,558    355,271    332,691    287,897
     Alabama...................  640,908    170,554    175,970    160,250    134,134
     Kentucky and Tennessee....  451,928    118,457    118,781    113,082    101,608
     Mississippi...............  231,581     59,547     60,520     59,359     52,155

West South Central.............1,058,007    289,569    278,402    251,758    238,278
     Arkansas..................  206,881     56,014     54,169     51,448     45,250
     Louisiana.................   63,154     15,651     17,836     15,902     13,765
     Oklahoma..................  150,820     50,872     39,430   r/29,011   r/31,507
     Texas.....................  637,152    167,032    166,967    155,397    147,756

Mountain.......................  265,861   r/67,054   r/72,519   r/70,238     56,050
     Colorado..................  146,981     35,534     39,290     38,182     33,975
     Other (Arizona, Idaho,
     Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
     Utah, and Wyoming)........  118,880   r/31,520   r/33,229   r/32,056     22,075

Pacific/3......................  165,816     36,181     44,998     44,965     39,672
     California................   96,772     18,782     26,371     27,042     24,577
     Oregon and Washington.....   69,044     17,399     18,627     17,923     15,095

   See footnotes at end of table 3c.



TABLE 3B.  QUANTITY OF SHIPMENTS OF BRICK (BUILDING OR COMMON OR FACE), BY DIVISIONS
  AND STATES: 1992

(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.............6,230,763  1,531,385  1,756,722  1,657,635  1,285,021

New England/1..................   69,114     16,619     20,277     20,351     11,867

Middle Atlantic/2..............  352,398     80,696    103,873    108,792     59,037

East North Central.............  555,798    132,589    159,496    151,732    111,981
     Ohio......................  352,810     85,045    100,297     96,642     70,826
     Other (Illinois, Indiana,
     and Wisconsin)............  202,988     47,544     59,199     55,090     41,155

West North Central.............  298,711     73,060     89,778     78,323     57,550
     Kansas and Missouri.......  114,684     27,806     34,691     30,215     21,972
     Other (Iowa, Minnesota,
     Nebraska, North Dakota,
     and South Dakota).........  184,027     45,254     55,087     48,108     35,578

South Atlantic.................2,058,300    512,862    573,040    540,409    431,989
     Maryland and Virginia.....  356,111     83,980     99,742     95,368     77,021
     North Carolina............  881,659    221,542    243,845    228,263    188,009
     South Carolina............  361,821     88,254     95,846     90,283     87,438
     Other (Florida, Delaware,
     District of Columbia,
     Georgia, and West Virginia) 458,709    119,086    133,607    126,495     79,521

East South Atlantic............1,340,325    324,987    372,683    350,269    292,386
     Alabama...................  629,734    153,260    174,963    165,835    135,676
     Kentucky and Tennessee....  474,095    114,765    135,099    124,385     99,846
     Mississippi...............  236,496     56,962     62,621     60,049     56,864

West South Central.............1,121,986    288,359    316,602    287,569    229,456
     Arkansas..................  218,378     55,903     63,012     54,594     44,869
     Louisiana.................   67,956     16,778     19,641     18,118     13,419
     Oklahoma..................  142,850     42,667     40,798   r/32,723   r/26,662
     Texas.....................  692,802    173,011    193,151    182,134    144,506

Mountain.......................  261,106   r/63,973   r/72,556   r/69,674     54,903
     Colorado..................  145,477     34,108     39,412     38,183     33,774
     Other (Arizona, Idaho,
     Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
     Utah, and Wyoming)........  115,629   r/29,865   r/33,144   r/31,491     21,129

Pacific/3......................  173,025     38,240     48,417     50,516     35,852
     California................   97,683     19,775     27,194     30,487     20,227
     Oregon and Washington.....   75,342     18,465     21,223     20,029     15,625

   See footnotes at end of table 3c.



TABLE 3C.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF BRICK (BUILDING OR COMMON OR FACE), BY DIVISIONS
  AND STATES: 1992

(Value in thousands of dollars)

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

     United States.............  920,002   227,571   261,303   245,334   185,794

New England/1..................   13,877     3,472     4,204     3,936     2,265

Middle Atlantic/2..............   68,728    15,906    19,854    21,223    11,745

East North Central.............   92,086    21,912    26,494    25,038    18,642
     Ohio......................   61,868    14,791    17,542    16,875    12,660
     Other (Illinois, Indiana,
     and Wisconsin)............   30,218     7,121     8,952     8,163     5,982

West North Central.............   49,974    12,083    15,397    13,389     9,105
     Kansas and Missouri.......   18,018     4,382     5,568     4,677     3,391
     Other (Iowa, Minnesota,
     Nebraska, North Dakota,
     and South Dakota).........   31,956     7,701     9,829     8,712     5,714

South Atlantic.................  270,131    67,859    75,758    70,277    56,237
     Maryland and Virginia.....   50,388    12,033    14,120    13,450    10,785
     North Carolina............  118,513    29,946    33,236    30,944    24,387
     South Carolina............   45,254    11,519    12,001    11,089    10,645
     Other (Florida, Delaware,
     District of Columbia,
     Georgia, and West Virginia)  55,976    14,361    16,401    14,794    10,420

East South Atlantic............  151,544    37,721    42,551    39,895    31,377
     Alabama...................   69,327    17,113    19,731    18,678    13,805
     Kentucky and Tennessee....   55,967    13,752    16,035  r/14,712  r/11,468
     Mississippi...............   26,250     6,856     6,785     6,505     6,104

West South Central.............  173,062    45,213    48,605    43,445    35,799
     Arkansas..................   34,742     9,153    10,032     8,649     6,908
     Louisiana.................   10,757     2,826     3,277     2,856     1,798
     Oklahoma..................   24,109     6,618     6,489     5,591     5,411
     Texas.....................  103,454    26,616    28,807    26,349    21,682

Mountain.......................   52,444  r/12,990  r/14,793  r/14,014    10,647
     Colorado..................   28,618     6,785     7,903     7,496     6,434
     Other (Arizona, Idaho,
     Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
     Utah, and Wyoming)........   23,826   r/6,205   r/6,890   r/6,518     4,213

Pacific/3......................   48,156    10,415    13,647    14,117     9,977
     California................   28,601     5,695     8,036     8,876     5,994
     Oregon and Washington.....   19,555     4,720     5,611     5,241     3,983

   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/No production or shipments were reported for Alaska or Hawaii.



Table 4A.  PRODUCTION OF CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS: 1993 AND 1992

Unit of measure: brick(building, common, or face)--thousand brick
                 structural clay tile and vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings--short tons
                 clay floor and wall tile--thousand square feet

                                                      Fourth      Third     Second      First
      Product description                   Total    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter

             1993
Brick (building or common and face).    6,804,434  1,694,579  1,827,246  1,781,718  1,500,891

Facing tile (structural) and ceramic
 glazed brick, including unglazed
 and salt brick.....................       31,208    r/7,840    r/7,770    r/8,230    r/7,368

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

Clay floor and wall tile, including
 quarry tile........................      535,841  r/129,856  r/128,651  r/144,409  r/132,925
  Glazed floor and wall tile having
   a facial area greater than 6 and
   less than 59 square inches.......      329,366     77,598     75,971     92,379     83,418

  Glazed floor and wall tile having
   a facial area 59 square inches
   or greater.......................       91,043   r/24,014   r/22,523   r/22,980   r/21,526

  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.....      115,432     28,244     30,157     29,050     27,981

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and
 fittings...........................      152,613     37,115     45,067     35,685     34,746

             1992

Brick (building or common and face).    6,109,502  1,555,756  1,659,281  1,580,221  1,314,244

Facing tile (structural) and ceramic
 glazed brick, including unglazed
 and salt brick.....................       42,967     10,799     10,798     11,030     10,340

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

Clay floor and wall tile, including
 quarry tile........................      487,996    125,254    122,158    121,174    119,410
  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
  facial area greater than 6 and less
  than 59 square inches
  AND
  Glazed floor and wall tile having
   a facial area 59 square inches or
   greater..........................      373,747     97,405     92,589     92,731     91,022

  Glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic
   tile having a facial area of less
   than 6 square inches.............       50,099     12,443     13,192     12,150     12,314

  Unglazed tile, including unglazed
   quarry tile having a facial area
   greater than 6 square inches.....       64,150     15,406     16,377     16,293     16,074

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and
 fittings...........................      163,996     44,833     39,842     39,029     40,292

   See footnotes at end of table 4c.



Table 4B.  QUANTITY OF SHIPMENTS OF CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS: 1993 AND 1992

Unit of measure: brick(building, common, or face)--thousand brick
                 structural clay tile and vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings--short tons
                 clay floor and wall tile--thousand square feet

                                                      Fourth      Third     Second      First
        Product description                 Total    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter

                1993
Brick (building or common and face).... 6,822,469  1,710,235  1,944,425  1,845,512  1,322,297

Facing tile (structural) and ceramic
 glazed brick, including unglazed and
 salt brick............................    28,877    r/6,564    r/7,429    r/8,458    r/6,426

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

Clay floor and wall tile, including
 quarry tile...........................   563,380    145,644  r/143,662    142,451    131,623
  Glazed floor and wall tile having
   a facial area greater than 6 and
   less than 59 square inches..........   339,832     88,017     83,714     87,091     81,010

  Glazed floor and wall tile having
   a facial area 59 square inches
   or greater..........................    93,669   r/23,692   r/23,825   r/23,547   r/22,605

  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........   129,879     33,935     36,123     31,813     28,008

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings.   133,455   r/30,022   r/38,352   r/37,524   r/27,557

             1992

Brick (building or common and face).... 6,230,763  1,531,385  1,756,722  1,657,635  1,285,021

Facing tile (structural) and ceramic
 glazed brick, including unglazed and
 salt brick............................    46,885     11,435     11,680     12,105     11,665

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

Clay floor and wall tile, including
 quarry tile...........................   495,676    123,326    130,025    123,091    119,234
  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
   facial area greater than 6 and less
   than 59 square inches
  AND
  Glazed floor and wall tile having
   a facial area 59 square inches
   or greater..........................   375,256     95,810     97,406     92,434     89,606

  Glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic
   tile having a facial area of less
   than 6 square inches................    58,268     13,515     15,568     14,616     14,569

  Unglazed tile, including unglazed
   quarry tile having a facial area
   greater than 6 square inches........    62,152     14,001     17,051     16,041     15,059

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings.   157,434     38,065     39,928     39,386     40,055

     See footnotes at end of table 4c.



Table 4C.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS: 1993 AND 1992

(Value in thousands of dollars)
                                                     Fourth     Third    Second     First
     Product description                    Total   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter
             1993

Brick (building or common and face)...  1,005,679   250,544   289,566   273,065   192,504

Facing tile (structural) and ceramic
 glazed brick, including unglazed and
 salt brick...........................     16,697   r/3,984   r/4,361   r/4,802   r/3,550

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

Clay floor and wall tile, including
 quarry tile..........................    701,162   180,023   181,230   178,379   161,530
  Glazed floor and wall tile having
   facial area greater than 6 and
   lessthan 59 square inches..........    440,700   114,844   111,710   112,549   101,597

  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
   facial area 59 square inches or
   greater............................     80,976  r/20,179  r/20,602  r/20,734  r/19,461

  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.......    179,486    45,000    48,918    45,096    40,472

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings     31,512     6,923     9,170     9,002     6,417

             1992

Brick (building or common and face)...    920,002   227,571   261,303   245,334   185,794

Facing tile (structural) and ceramic
 glazed brick, including unglazed
 salt brick...........................     19,142     4,588     4,900     5,098     4,556

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

Clay floor and wall tile, including
 quarry tile..........................    645,549   158,817   168,572   164,139   154,021
  Glazed floor and wall tile having
   facial area greater than 6 and
   than 59 square inches
  AND
  Glazed floor and wall tile having a
   facial area 59 square inches or
   greater............................    472,986   118,406   122,907   119,760   111,913

  Glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic
   tile having a facial area of less
   than 6 square inches...............     90,315    21,264    23,907    23,264    21,880

  Unglazed tile, including unglazed
   quarry tile having a facial area
   greater than 6 square inches.......     82,248    19,147    21,758    21,115    20,228

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings     37,590     9,164     9,497     9,298     9,631

   (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: 1993 AND 1992

(Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                                                   Exports of        Percent exports to
                                                              Manufacturers'        domestic            manufacturers'
                                                                shipments        merchandise/1,2         shipments/1

       Product description                                               Value
                                               Unit of                    (fob                Value
                                               measure     Quantity     plant)  Quantity  (at port)   Quantity  Value/3
              1993

Brick(building or common or face).  Thousand brick....    6,822,469  1,005,679    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.meters       52,407    701,162       (X)     22,638        (X)      3.2


Vitrified clay sewer pipe and
 fittings.........................  Metric tons.......      120,993     31,512       260      1,549        0.2      4.9

              1992

Brick(building or common or face).  Thousand brick....    6,230,763    920,002    47,655      8,136        0.8      0.9

Facing tile and structural
 clay tile........................  Thousand brick....          (D)        (D)       (X)      3,212        (X)      (D)

Clay floor and wall tile..........  Thousand sq.meters       46,109    645,549       (X)     19,281        (X)      3.0


Vitrified clay sewer pipe and
 fittings.........................  Metric tons.......      142,733     37,590       383      1,229        0.3      3.3

                                                                                                    Percent imports
                                                              Imports for           Apparent          to apparent
                                                             consumption/4        consumption/6       consumption
        Product description                    Unit of
                                               measure     Quantity    Value   Quantity      Value  Quantity  Value
              1993

Brick(building or common or face).  Thousand bricks...       10,170    2,085  6,789,996  1,000,559       0.1    0.2

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

Clay floor and wall tile..........  Thousand sq.meters       59,608  641,900        (X)  1,320,424       (X)   48.6


Vitrified clay sewer pipe and
 fittings.........................  Metric tons.......          588      558    121,321     30,521       0.5    1.8

              1992

Brick(building or common or face).  Thousand bricks...       11,872    1,978  6,194,980    913,844       0.2    0.2

Facing tile and structural
 clay tile........................  Thousand bricks...          (X)    1,789        (X)        (D)       (X)    (D)

Clay floor and wall tile..........  Thousand sq.meters       50,215  497,170        (X)  1,117,938       (X)   44.5


Vitrified clay sewer pipe and
 fittings.........................  Metric tons.......          614      504    142,964     36,865       0.4    1.4

   (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 plus U.S.
import duties.
   6/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total of shipments plus imports including duties.



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).


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