Clay Construction Products: Third Quarter 2001 Issued February 2002

MQ327D(01)-3

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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

Year and quarter Shipments Shipments Shipments

Production Production Production

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

 Year-to-date:

 2001.............................................. 6,216,654 5,953,712 1,275,263 428,510 428,074 530,591 120,509 142,030 48,950

 2000........................................................ 6,819,303 6,653,998 1,305,335 505,020 495,776 659,916 120,110 129,346 47,146

2001

Third quarter................................................. 2,115,752 2,121,151 461,386 121,911 131,148 161,271 43,367 56,977 18,887

Second quarter............................................. 2,097,659 2,149,648 455,750 152,451 149,585 183,727 44,363 47,216 17,148

First quarter...................................................... 2,003,243 1,682,913 358,127 154,148 147,341 185,593 r/ 32,779 r/ 37,837 12,915

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

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

 1/Data are revised based 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] 

 Third quarter 2001 Second quarter 2001

Region and state Shipments Shipments

Production Production

(quantity) Quantity Value (quantity) Quantity Value

 United States................................................................................ a/ 2,115,752 a/ 2,121,151 a/ 461,386 a/ 2,097,659 a/ 2,149,648 a/ 455,750

New England (Connecticut, Maine,

 Massachusetts, New Hampshire,

 Rhode Island, and Vermont)................................................... b/ 19,161 b/ 20,266 b/ 5,761 b/ 17,528 b/ 21,077 b/ 5,979

Middle Atlantic (New Jersey, New York,

 and Pennsylvania)................................................................ 117,254 114,558 27,214 116,842 123,111 29,594

East North Central............................................................... 182,987 186,820 41,887 198,424 193,144 42,941

 Ohio.......................................................................................... a/ 113,089 a/ 111,384 26,921 a/ 112,752 a/ 114,995 27,337

 Other (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,

 and Wisconsin)............................................................ 69,898 75,436 14,966 85,672 78,149 15,604

West North Central........................................................... 103,824 102,673 22,225 98,046 94,913 20,358

 Kansas and Missouri................................................35,165 36,301 6,911 34,591 32,876 6,476

 Other (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska,

 North Dakota, and South Dakota)............................................ b/ 68,659 b/ 66,372 b/ 15,314 b/ 63,455 b/ 62,037 b/ 13,882

South Atlantic................................................................ 768,246 747,847 145,624 764,002 784,982 146,470

 Virginia.............................................................................................. a/ 112,602 a/ 107,440 a/ 21,176 a/ 116,306 a/ 115,081 a/ 20,111

 North Carolina.................................................................................. a/ 314,615 a/ 306,044 a/ 55,841 a/ 312,722 a/ 324,184 a/ 59,460

 South Carolina.................................................................. 136,856 133,133 28,155 135,876 132,766 28,026

 Other (Delaware, District of Columbia,

 Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and

 West Virginia)....................................................................................... a/ 204,173 a/ 201,230 a/ 40,452 a/ 199,098 a/ 212,951 a/ 38,873

East South Central.......................................................... 368,304 376,471 63,810 367,219 372,649 61,985

 Alabama.................................................................... 176,485 183,936 31,650 179,857 175,415 30,466

 Other (Kentucky, Mississippi, and 

 Tennessee)........................................................................................ a/ 191,819 a/ 192,535 a/ 32,160 a/ 187,362 a/ 197,234 a/ 31,519

West South Central.......................................................... 407,298 422,165 105,674 393,991 407,084 99,571

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

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

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

 Texas.......................................................................... 243,474 254,094 62,254 234,051 254,137 59,744

Mountain........................................................c/ 83,396 c/ 86,023 c/ 24,773 c/ 79,395 c/ 86,349 c/ 24,395

 Colorado........................................................................................... c/ 45,763 c/ 46,075 c/ 13,261 c/ 41,966 c/ 46,351 c/ 13,165

 Other (Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,

 New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming)............................................... c/ 37,633 c/ 39,948 c/ 11,512 c/ 37,429 c/ 39,998 c/ 11,230

Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii,

 Oregon, and Washington).......................................................... c/ 65,282 c/ 64,328 c/ 24,418 c/ 62,212 c/ 66,339 c/ 24,457

 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] 

 Third quarter 2001 Second quarter 2001

Product Product description Shipments Shipments

code Production Production

(quantity) Quantity Value (quantity) Quantity Value

3271210110 Brick, building or common and facing............................................... a/ 2,115,752 a/ 2,121,151 a/ 461,386 a/ 2,097,659 a/ 2,149,648 a/ 455,750

3271210221 Structural facing tile and ceramic

 glazed brick..................................................................................... b/ 6,743 b/ 6,490 b/ 3,134 b/ 6,367 b/ 5,397 b/ 2,557

3271210226 Structural clay tile (except facing)........................................................ c/ 12,559 c/ 11,447 c/ 2,315 c/ 12,036 c/ 11,371 c/ 2,335

3271220000 Clay floor and wall tile.................................................... 121,911 131,148 161,271 b/ 152,451 b/ 149,585 b/ 183,727

3271220111 Glazed floor and wall tile having a

 facial area greater than or equal 

 to 6 square inches and less than 59

 square inches.................................................................................... b/ 60,600 b/ 61,041 c/ 66,739 b/ 74,902 b/ 74,005 c/ 85,038

3271220121 Glazed floor and wall tile having a

 facial area greater than or equal

 to 59 square inches............................................................................ a/ 29,218 a/ 41,274 b/ 43,735 a/ 45,161 a/ 44,740 b/ 47,280

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............................ 43,637 56,977 18,887 44,363 47,216 17,148

 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 and 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: Third 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........................................ 2,121,151 461,386 8,452 2,164 0.4 0.5

Structural clay tile and ceramic glazed

 brick................................................................................................ .............(X)....................... (X) 5,449 (X) 828 (X) 15.2

Clay floor and wall tile 3/............................................................ 1,000 sq meters................. 12,184 161,271 630 5,621 5.2 3.5

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings 4/.......................................... Metric tons...................... 51,689 18,887 322 674 0.6 3.6

 Percent imports

 Imports for Apparent to apparent

 consumption consumption 5/ consumption

Quantity Value 6/ Quantity Value 1/ Quantity Value

Brick, building or common and facing 2/........................... 1,000 bricks........................................ 8,564 2,112 2,121,263 461,334 0.4 0.5

Structural clay tile and ceramic glazed

 brick............................................................................................. .............(X)....................... (X) 713 (X) 5,334 (X) 13.4

Clay floor and wall tile 3/........................................................... 1,000 sq meters................. 41,238 349,832 52,792 505,482 78.1 69.2

Vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings 4/.......................................... Metric tons...................... 59 74 51,426 18,287 0.1 0.4

 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.