Glass Containers: 2001 Issued June 2002

Summary

M327G(01)-13

Current 

Industrial

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"Current Industrial Reports (CIR)," clicking on glass containers in the United States amounted 

"CIRs by Subsector;" then choose the survey of to 240.5 million gross, whereas shipments were

interest. Follow the menu to view the PDF file 244.3 million gross. In 2000, production was 

or to download the worksheet file (WK format) 249.7 million gross, and shipments totaled 

to your personal computer. 246.5 million gross. Stocks on hand of glass 

computer. containers at the end of 2001 totaled 35.6

million gross.

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Table 1. Summary of Shipments, Production, and Stocks of Glass Containers by Type of Container: 2001 and 2000 

[Thousands of gross]

 Shipments Production Stocks, end-of-month

Narrow Wide Narrow Wide Narrow Wide

Year and month neck mouth neck mouth neck mouth

Total containers containers Total containers containers Total 1/ containers 1/ containers 1/

 

2001

 

 Total............................................... 244,349 (NA) (NA) 240,515 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X)

December...................................................... 16,996 (NA) (NA) 16,158 (NA) (NA) 35,584 (NA) (NA)

November...................................................... 18,385 (NA) (NA) 19,856 (NA) (NA) 34,881 (NA) (NA)

October........................................................... 20,637 (NA) (NA) 21,018 (NA) (NA) 33,779 (NA) (NA)

September................................................... 19,351 (NA) (NA) 19,486 (NA) (NA) 33,670 (NA) (NA)

August..................................................... 22,522 (NA) (NA) 20,923 (NA) (NA) 33,625 (NA) (NA)

July.......................................................... 21,406 (NA) (NA) 20,596 (NA) (NA) 35,494 (NA) (NA)

June........................................................... 22,429 (NA) (NA) 20,312 (NA) (NA) 36,675 (NA) (NA)

May............................................................ 22,746 (NA) (NA) 20,947 (NA) (NA) 38,776 (NA) (NA)

April.......................................................... 20,593 (NA) (NA) 20,818 (NA) (NA) 40,843 (NA) (NA)

March...................................................... 20,954 (NA) (NA) 21,106 (NA) (NA) 40,927 (NA) (NA)

February....................................... 18,928 (NA) (NA) 19,694 (NA) (NA) 41,166 (NA) (NA)

January............................................... 19,402 (NA) (NA) 19,601 (NA) (NA) 40,547 (NA) (NA)

2000

 

 Total....................................................... 246,536 194,917 51,619 249,683 197,693 51,990 (X) (X) (X)

December...................................................... 16,621 13,448 3,173 15,858 12,837 3,021 40,026 29,516 10,510

November.................................................. 18,772 14,835 3,937 20,454 16,475 3,979 40,924 30,060 10,864

October............................................................ 20,344 15,796 4,548 22,085 17,080 5,005 39,450 28,581 10,869

September...................................................... 20,076 15,649 4,427 20,107 15,958 4,149 37,844 27,415 10,429

August............................................................ 22,845 17,816 5,029 22,128 17,779 4,349 37,880 27,181 10,699

July.............................................................. 21,022 17,034 3,988 21,879 17,345 4,534 38,738 27,305 11,433

June..................................................................... 23,089 18,532 4,557 21,161 17,038 4,123 37,968 27,025 10,943

May..................................................................... 22,873 17,991 4,882 21,378 16,987 4,391 39,890 28,450 11,440

April..................................................................... 20,114 16,088 4,026 20,865 16,816 4,049 41,430 29,475 11,955

March.......................................................... 21,859 17,043 4,816 22,014 17,186 4,828 40,798 28,842 11,956

February........................................................ 19,549 15,506 4,043 21,106 16,388 4,718 41,877 28,401 13,476

January.......................................................... 19,372 15,179 4,193 20,648 15,804 4,844 40,247 27,754 12,493

 NA Not available. X Not applicable.

 1/Data are limited to stocks at manufacturing establishments. Prior month end-of-month stocks plus current month production minus

current month shipments may not equal current month end-of-month stocks due to breakage, stock adjustments, and resales. Total stocks

for the end of a year are shown in December of that year.

 Note: One thousand gross = 144,000.
Table 2. Shipments and Production of Glass Containers by Type of Container and End Use: 1997 to 2001

[Thousands of gross]

Product

code Product description 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997

SHIPMENTS

 Total 1/............................................................................. 244,349 246,536 255,619 254,236 254,455

By type:

 Narrow neck 2/3/............................................................................... (NA) 194,917 200,966 201,427 200,498

 Wide mouth 2/3/.................................................................... (NA) 51,619 54,653 52,809 53,957

By end use:

3272130015 Food 5/................................................................................... 55,193 59,467 63,561 62,438 64,319

3272130011 Narrow neck 3/......................................................................... (NA) 7,848 8,908 9,629 10,362

3272130021 Wide mouth 3/............................................................................. (NA) 51,619 54,653 52,809 53,957

3272130035 Beverages 6.................................................................................. 21,147 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

3272130031 Carbonated 3/........................................................................... (NA) (D) (D) 5,699 6,620

3272130041 Noncarbonated 3/................................................................................. (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer...................................................................................................... 125,350 127,530 126,695 122,722 120,248

3272130061 Liquor................................................................................................ 10,255 9,806 8,867 9,009 9,259

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic coolers

 and cocktails 7/.......................................................................... 7,641 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

3272130071 Wine............................................................................................ 12,985 14,838 14,377 14,922 14,703

3272130081 Other 4/......................................................................................... 11,778 (D) (D) (D) (D)

PRODUCTION

 Total 1/............................................................................. 240,515 249,683 258,164 256,959 247,363

By type:

 Narrow neck 2/3/............................................................................... (NA) 197,693 201,193 200,012 194,308

 Wide mouth 2/3/.................................................................... (NA) 51,990 56,971 56,947 53,055

By end use:

3272130015 Food 5/............................................................................................ 54,398 60,084 66,099 66,366 62,735

3272130011 Narrow neck 3/......................................................................... (NA) 8,094 9,128 9,419 9,680

3272130021 Wide mouth 3/............................................................................. (NA) 51,990 56,971 56,947 53,055

3272130035 Beverages 6/............................................................................ 19,486 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

3272130031 Carbonated 3/........................................................................... (NA) (D) (D) 5,380 6,292

3272130041 Noncarbonated 3/................................................................................. (NA) (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer...................................................................................................... 124,185 130,924 128,569 123,544 116,599

3272130061 Liquor................................................................................................ 11,033 9,856 9,751 8,720 9,338

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic coolers

 and cocktails 7/.......................................................................... 7,230 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

3272130071 Wine............................................................................................ 13,027 15,578 15,303 16,150 14,078

3272130081 Other 4/......................................................................................... 11,156 (D) (D) (D) (D)

 

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available.

 1/Includes exports.

 2/Some narrow neck and wide mouth combined categories are included with "Narrow neck" containers.

 3/Beginning with 1997, data may not be comparable with prior years due to reclassification in the food and

beverage categories.

 4/Includes containers for chemical, cosmetic, health, household, industrial, medicinal, and toiletry products.

 5/For 2001, data for "Narrow neck" and "Wide mouth" food containers are combined into a single "Food"

container line.

 6/For 2001, data for "Carbonated" and "Noncarbonated" beverage containers are combined into a single

"Beverage" container line.

 7/"Ready-to-drink alcoholic coolers and cocktails" is a new line item for 2001. 

 Note: One thousand gross = 144,000.
Continued 1

Table 3. Shipments, Production, and Stocks of Glass Containers: 2001

[Weight in thousands of pounds. Quantity in thousands of gross]

Number of Net packed Stocks,

Product Product description production weight of end-ofcode companies production Shipments Production month 1/

Total 2001

 Total 2/............................................................ (NA) (X) 244,349 240,515 (X)

3272130015 Food 3/................................................................. (NA) (X) 55,193 54,398 (X)

3272130035 Beverages 4/.................................................................... (NA) (X) 21,147 19,486 (X)

3272130045 Beer.................................................................................. (NA) (X) 125,350 124,185 (X)

3272130055 Liquor.................................................................................... (NA) (X) 10,255 11,033 (X)

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic

 coolers and cocktails 5/.......................................... (NA) (X) 7,641 7,230 (X)

3272130075 Wine................................................................................... (NA) (X) 12,985 13,027 (X)

3272130081 Other 6/......................................................................... (NA) (X) 11,778 11,156 (X)

January 2001

 Total 2/............................................................ 11 (X) 19,402 19,601 40,547

3272130015 Food 3/................................................................. 6 (X) 4,419 4,917 12,335

3272130035 Beverages 4/.................................................................... 3 (X) 1,481 1,075 4,056

3272130045 Beer.................................................................................. 4 (X) 10,041 10,299 13,404

3272130055 Liquor.................................................................................... 5 (X) 819 663 2,239

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic

 coolers and cocktails 5/.......................................... 4 (X) 652 575 896

3272130075 Wine................................................................................... 4 (X) 995 1,235 3,862

3272130081 Other 6/......................................................................... 7 (X) 995 837 3,755

February 2001

 Total 2/............................................................ 11 (X) 18,928 19,694 41,166

3272130015 Food 3/................................................................. 6 (X) 4,296 4,542 12,564

3272130035 Beverages 4/.................................................................... 3 (X) 1,643 1,515 3,715

3272130045 Beer.................................................................................. 4 (X) 9,571 10,198 13,998

3272130055 Liquor.................................................................................... 5 (X) 792 761 2,193

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic

 coolers and cocktails 5/.......................................... 4 (X) 636 702 960

3272130075 Wine................................................................................... 4 (X) 1,091 1,145 3,904

3272130081 Other 6/......................................................................... 7 (X) 899 831 3,832

March 2001

 Total 2/............................................................ 11 (X) 20,954 21,106 40,927

3272130015 Food 3/................................................................. 5 (X) 4,507 4,586 11,983

3272130035 Beverages 4/.................................................................... 3 (X) 2,028 1,548 3,789

3272130045 Beer.................................................................................. 4 (X) 10,836 11,097 14,276

3272130055 Liquor.................................................................................... 5 (X) 841 1,007 2,267

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic

 coolers and cocktails 5/.......................................... 4 (X) 660 650 949

3272130075 Wine................................................................................... 4 (X) 1,098 1,208 3,986

3272130081 Other 6/......................................................................... 7 (X) 984 1,010 3,677

April 2001

 Total 2/............................................................ 11 (X) 20,593 20,818 40,843

3272130015 Food 3/................................................................. 6 (X) 4,573 4,458 11,755

3272130035 Beverages 4/.................................................................... 3 (X) 2,031 1,438 3,183

3272130045 Beer.................................................................................. 4 (X) 10,597 10,936 14,558

3272130055 Liquor.................................................................................... 5 (X) 721 875 2,317

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic

 coolers and cocktails 5/.......................................... 4 (X) 630 845 1,108

3272130075 Wine................................................................................... 4 (X) 1,040 1,278 4,230

3272130081 Other 6/......................................................................... 7 (X) r/ 1,001 r/ 988 3,692
Continued 2

Table 3. Shipments, Production, and Stocks of Glass Containers: 2001

[Weight in thousands of pounds. Quantity in thousands of gross]

Number of Net packed Stocks,

Product Product description production weight of end-ofcode companies production Shipments Production month 1/

May 2001

 Total 2/............................................................ 11 (X) 22,746 20,947 38,776

3272130015 Food 3/................................................................. 6 (X) 5,046 4,412 10,952

3272130035 Beverages 4/.................................................................... 3 (X) 2,363 2,092 3,003

3272130045 Beer.................................................................................. 4 (X) 11,804 11,066 13,709

3272130055 Liquor.................................................................................... 5 (X) 718 762 2,353

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic

 coolers and cocktails 5/.......................................... 4 (X) 687 478 897

3272130075 Wine................................................................................... 4 (X) 1,104 1,157 4,270

3272130081 Other 6/......................................................................... 7 (X) r/ 1,024 r/ 980 3,592

June 2001

 Total 2/............................................................ 11 (X) 22,429 20,312 36,675

3272130015 Food 3/................................................................. 5 (X) 4,854 4,592 10,623

3272130035 Beverages 4/.................................................................... 3 (X) 2,157 1,806 2,718

3272130045 Beer.................................................................................. 4 (X) 11,627 10,307 12,410

3272130055 Liquor.................................................................................... 5 (X) 920 856 2,289

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic

 coolers and cocktails 5/.......................................... 4 (X) 707 585 773

3272130075 Wine................................................................................... 4 (X) 1,135 1,103 4,244

3272130081 Other 6/......................................................................... 7 (X) r/ 1,029 r/ 1,063 3,618

July 2001

 Total 2/............................................................ 11 (X) 21,406 20,596 35,494

3272130015 Food 3/................................................................. 6 (X) 4,440 4,400 10,529

3272130035 Beverages 4/.................................................................... 3 (X) 2,179 1,819 2,282

3272130045 Beer.................................................................................. 4 (X) 11,121 10,805 11,962

3272130055 Liquor.................................................................................... 5 (X) 800 921 2,413

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic

 coolers and cocktails 5/.......................................... 4 (X) 700 605 727

3272130075 Wine................................................................................... 4 (X) 1,191 1,097 3,982

3272130081 Other 6/......................................................................... 7 (X) r/ 975 r/ 949 3,599

August 2001

 Total 2/............................................................ 11 (X) 22,522 20,923 33,625

3272130015 Food 3/................................................................. 6 (X) 5,412 4,798 9,899

3272130035 Beverages 4/.................................................................... 3 (X) 1,969 1,949 2,218

3272130045 Beer.................................................................................. 4 (X) 10,978 10,584 11,354

3272130055 Liquor.................................................................................... 5 (X) 1,076 992 2,311

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic

 coolers and cocktails 5/.......................................... 4 (X) 568 479 669

3272130075 Wine................................................................................... 4 (X) 1,489 1,155 3,629

3272130081 Other 6/......................................................................... 7 (X) r/ 1,030 r/ 966 3,545

September 2001

 Total 2/............................................................ 11 (X) 19,351 19,486 33,670

3272130015 Food 3/................................................................. 5 (X) 4,407 4,695 10,196

3272130035 Beverages 4/.................................................................... 3 (X) 1,365 1,543 2,399

3272130045 Beer.................................................................................. 4 (X) 9,947 9,837 11,064

3272130055 Liquor.................................................................................... 5 (X) 995 1,160 2,350

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic

 coolers and cocktails 5/.......................................... 4 (X) 590 551 698

3272130075 Wine................................................................................... 4 (X) 1,067 792 3,485

3272130081 Other 6/......................................................................... 7 (X) r/ 980 r/ 908 3,478
Continued 3

Table 3. Shipments, Production, and Stocks of Glass Containers: 2001

[Weight in thousands of pounds. Quantity in thousands of gross]

Number of Net packed Stocks,

Product Product description production weight of end-ofcode companies production Shipments Production month 1/

October 2001

 Total 2/............................................................ 11 (X) 20,637 21,018 33,779

3272130015 Food 3/................................................................. 5 (X) 5,336 5,013 9,841

3272130035 Beverages 4/.................................................................... 3 (X) 1,443 1,523 2,475

3272130045 Beer.................................................................................. 4 (X) 10,126 10,877 11,633

3272130055 Liquor.................................................................................... 5 (X) 1,141 1,066 2,248

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic

 coolers and cocktails 5/.......................................... 4 (X) 614 597 739

3272130075 Wine................................................................................... 4 (X) 1,038 1,061 3,430

3272130081 Other 6/......................................................................... 7 (X) r/ 939 r/ 881 r/ 3,413

November 2001

 Total 2/............................................................ 11 (X) 18,385 19,856 34,881

3272130015 Food 3/................................................................. 5 (X) 4,226 4,383 9,894

3272130035 Beverages 4/.................................................................... 3 (X) 1,326 1,929 3,085

3272130045 Beer.................................................................................. 4 (X) 9,388 9,965 12,088

3272130055 Liquor.................................................................................... 5 (X) 927 1,063 2,256

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic

 coolers and cocktails 5/.......................................... 4 (X) 563 669 928

3272130075 Wine................................................................................... 4 (X) 957 972 3,363

3272130081 Other 6/......................................................................... 7 (X) r/ 998 r/ 875 r/ 3,267

December 2001

 Total 2/............................................................ 11 (X) 16,996 16,158 35,584

3272130015 Food 3/................................................................. 5 (X) 3,677 3,602 10,377

3272130035 Beverages 4/.................................................................... 3 (X) 1,162 1,249 3,248

3272130045 Beer.................................................................................. 4 (X) 9,314 8,214 11,502

3272130055 Liquor.................................................................................... 5 (X) 505 907 2,719

3272130065 Ready-to-drink alcoholic

 coolers and cocktails 5/.......................................... 4 (X) 634 494 900

3272130075 Wine................................................................................... 4 (X) 780 824 3,630

3272130081 Other 6/......................................................................... 7 (X) r/ 924 r/ 868 r/ 3,208

 NA Not available. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. X Not applicable.

 1/Data are limited to stocks at manufacturing establishments. Prior month end-of-month stocks plus current month

production minus current month shipments may not equal current month end-of-month stocks due to breakage, stock

adjustments, and resales.

 2/Includes exports.

 3/For 2001, data for "Narrow neck" and "Wide mouth" food containers are combined into a single "Food" container line.

 4/For 2001, data for "Carbonated" and "Noncarbonated" beverage containers are combined into a single "Beverage"

container line.

 5/"Ready-to-drink alcoholic coolers and cocktails" is a new line item for 2001. 

 6/Includes containers for chemical, cosmetic, health, household, industrial, medicinal, and toiletry products.

 Note: One thousand gross = 144,000. The unit of measure for shipments, production, and stocks is thousands of gross.
Continued 1

Table 4. Shipments, Production, and Stocks of Glass Containers: 2000

[Weight in thousands of pounds. Quantity in thousands of gross]

Number of Net packed Stocks,

Product Product description production weight of end-ofcode companies production Shipments Production month 1/

Total 2000

 Total 2/.................................. (NA) 18,779,150 246,536 249,683 (X)

By type:

 Narrow neck 3/................................................ (NA) 14,861,763 194,917 197,693 (X)

 Wide mouth 3/........................................... (NA) 3,917,387 51,619 51,990 (X)

By end use:

 Food:

3272130011 Narrow neck............................................. (NA) 559,827 7,848 8,094 (X)

3272130021 Wide mouth............................................ (NA) 3,917,387 51,619 51,990 (X)

 Beverages:

3272130031 Carbonated..................................................... (NA) (D) (D) (D) (X)

3272130041 Noncarbonated............................................. (NA) (D) (D) (D) (X)

3272130051 Beer............................................................. (NA) 8,899,404 127,530 130,924 (X)

3272130061 Liquor................................................................ (NA) 1,143,521 9,806 9,856 (X)

3272130071 Wine........................................................... (NA) 2,327,618 14,838 15,578 (X)

3272130081 Other 4/.............................................. (NA) (D) (D) (D) (X)

January 2000

 Total 2/.................................. (NA) 1,587,865 19,372 20,648 40,247

By type:

 Narrow neck 3/................................................ (NA) 1,185,426 15,179 15,804 27,754

 Wide mouth 3/........................................... (NA) 402,439 4,193 4,844 12,493

By end use:

 Food:

3272130011 Narrow neck............................................. 5 49,104 620 676 1,832

3272130021 Wide mouth............................................5 402,439 4,193 4,844 12,493

 Beverages:

3272130031 Carbonated..................................................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130041 Noncarbonated............................................. 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer............................................................. 4 700,013 9,827 10,215 11,529

3272130061 Liquor................................................................ 5 89,935 693 749 2,508

3272130071 Wine...........................................................4 161,429 1,034 1,108 4,183

3272130081 Other 4/.............................................. 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)

February 2000

 Total 2/.................................. (NA) 1,576,268 19,549 21,106 41,877

By type:

 Narrow neck 3/................................................ (NA) 1,243,748 15,506 16,388 28,401

 Wide mouth 3/........................................... (NA) 332,520 4,043 4,718 13,476

By end use:

 Food:

3272130011 Narrow neck............................................. 5 49,089 652 800 2,016

3272130021 Wide mouth............................................5 332,520 4,043 4,718 13,476

 Beverages:

3272130031 Carbonated..................................................... 3 24,691 397 366 1,464

3272130041 Noncarbonated............................................. 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer............................................................. 4 725,076 9,907 10,605 12,181

3272130061 Liquor................................................................ 5 108,115 729 944 2,696

3272130071 Wine...........................................................4 179,158 1,192 1,199 4,172

3272130081 Other 4/.............................................. 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Continued 2

Table 4. Shipments, Production, and Stocks of Glass Containers: 2000

[Weight in thousands of pounds. Quantity in thousands of gross]

Number of Net packed Stocks,

Product Product description production weight of end-ofcode companies production Shipments Production month 1/

March 2000

 Total 2/.................................. (NA) 1,669,834 21,859 22,014 40,798

By type:

 Narrow neck 3/................................................ (NA) 1,315,353 17,043 17,186 28,842

 Wide mouth 3/........................................... (NA) 354,481 4,816 4,828 11,956

By end use:

 Food:

3272130011 Narrow neck............................................. 5 57,060 739 819 1,894

3272130021 Wide mouth............................................5 354,481 4,816 4,828 11,956

 Beverages:

3272130031 Carbonated..................................................... 3 33,230 504 504 1,538

3272130041 Noncarbonated............................................. 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer............................................................. 4 776,562 11,067 11,310 12,160

3272130061 Liquor................................................................ 5 94,593 884 810 2,659

3272130071 Wine...........................................................4 221,663 1,372 1,452 4,176

3272130081 Other 4/.............................................. 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)

April 2000

 Total 2/.................................. (NA) 1,537,383 20,114 20,865 41,430

By type:

 Narrow neck 3/................................................ (NA) 1,232,757 16,088 16,816 29,475

 Wide mouth 3/........................................... (NA) 304,626 4,026 4,049 11,955

By end use:

 Food:

3272130011 Narrow neck............................................. 5 50,324 606 740 2,024

3272130021 Wide mouth............................................5 304,626 4,026 4,049 11,955

 Beverages:

3272130031 Carbonated..................................................... 3 28,689 488 396 1,495

3272130041 Noncarbonated............................................. 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer............................................................. 4 750,316 10,599 11,029 12,474

3272130061 Liquor................................................................ 5 94,923 696 757 2,736

3272130071 Wine...........................................................4 209,856 1,260 1,403 4,265

3272130081 Other 4/.............................................. 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)

May 2000

 Total 2/.................................. (NA) 1,624,463 22,873 21,378 39,890

By type:

 Narrow neck 3/................................................ (NA) 1,291,225 17,991 16,987 28,450

 Wide mouth 3/........................................... (NA) 333,238 4,882 4,391 11,440

By end use:

 Food:

3272130011 Narrow neck............................................. 5 45,206 724 605 1,905

3272130021 Wide mouth............................................5 333,238 4,882 4,391 11,440

 Beverages:

3272130031 Carbonated..................................................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130041 Noncarbonated............................................. 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer............................................................. 4 751,767 11,710 11,047 11,747

3272130061 Liquor................................................................ 5 91,221 849 758 2,730

3272130071 Wine...........................................................3 223,218 1,472 1,607 4,273

3272130081 Other 4/.............................................. 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Continued 3

Table 4. Shipments, Production, and Stocks of Glass Containers: 2000

[Weight in thousands of pounds. Quantity in thousands of gross]

Number of Net packed Stocks,

Product Product description production weight of end-ofcode companies production Shipments Production month 1/

June 2000

 Total 2/.................................. (NA) 1,573,472 23,089 21,161 37,968

By type:

 Narrow neck 3/................................................ (NA) 1,270,138 18,532 17,038 27,025

 Wide mouth 3/........................................... (NA) 303,334 4,557 4,123 10,943

By end use:

 Food:

3272130011 Narrow neck............................................. 5 45,850 714 618 1,799

3272130021 Wide mouth............................................5 303,334 4,557 4,123 10,943

 Beverages:

3272130031 Carbonated..................................................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130041 Noncarbonated............................................. 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer............................................................. 4 767,453 11,799 11,245 11,235

3272130061 Liquor................................................................ 5 84,550 941 760 2,587

3272130071 Wine...........................................................4 201,081 1,470 1,443 4,169

3272130081 Other 4/.............................................. 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)

July 2000

 Total 2/.................................. (NA) 1,624,879 21,022 21,879 38,738

By type:

 Narrow neck 3/................................................ (NA) 1,293,353 17,034 17,345 27,305

 Wide mouth 3/........................................... (NA) 331,526 3,988 4,534 11,433

By end use:

 Food:

3272130011 Narrow neck............................................. 5 44,509 634 648 1,805

3272130021 Wide mouth............................................5 331,526 3,988 4,534 11,433

 Beverages:

3272130031 Carbonated..................................................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130041 Noncarbonated............................................. 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer............................................................. 4 784,097 11,279 11,488 11,366

3272130061 Liquor................................................................ 5 96,392 711 869 2,828

3272130071 Wine...........................................................4 197,971 1,231 1,292 4,155

3272130081 Other 4/.............................................. 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)

August 2000

 Total 2/.................................. (NA) 1,661,976 22,845 22,128 37,880

By type:

 Narrow neck 3/................................................ (NA) 1,325,055 17,816 17,779 27,181

 Wide mouth 3/........................................... (NA) 336,921 5,029 4,349 10,699

By end use:

 Food:

3272130011 Narrow neck............................................. 5 48,847 722 751 1,826

3272130021 Wide mouth............................................5 336,921 5,029 4,349 10,699

 Beverages:

3272130031 Carbonated..................................................... 3 35,624 504 494 1,570

3272130041 Noncarbonated............................................. 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer............................................................. 4 816,256 11,537 11,970 11,671

3272130061 Liquor................................................................ 5 79,132 815 688 2,743

3272130071 Wine...........................................................4 196,599 1,516 1,342 3,925

3272130081 Other 4/.............................................. 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Continued 4

Table 4. Shipments, Production, and Stocks of Glass Containers: 2000

[Weight in thousands of pounds. Quantity in thousands of gross]

Number of Net packed Stocks,

Product Product description production weight of end-ofcode companies production Shipments Production month 1/

September 2000

 Total 2/.................................. (NA) 1,564,088 20,076 20,107 37,844

By type:

 Narrow neck 3/................................................ (NA) 1,233,508 15,649 15,958 27,415

 Wide mouth 3/........................................... (NA) 330,580 4,427 4,149 10,429

By end use:

 Food:

3272130011 Narrow neck............................................. 4 48,326 592 640 1,875

3272130021 Wide mouth............................................5 330,580 4,427 4,149 10,429

 Beverages:

3272130031 Carbonated..................................................... 3 21,360 435 313 1,497

3272130041 Noncarbonated............................................. 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer............................................................. 4 735,082 10,412 10,793 11,938

3272130061 Liquor................................................................ 5 101,026 845 814 2,750

3272130071 Wine...........................................................4 195,300 1,191 1,296 3,946

3272130081 Other 4/.............................................. 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)

October 2000

 Total 2/.................................. (NA) 1,644,156 20,344 22,085 39,450

By type:

 Narrow neck 3/................................................ (NA) 1,281,165 15,796 17,080 28,581

 Wide mouth 3/........................................... (NA) 362,991 4,548 5,005 10,869

By end use:

 Food:

3272130011 Narrow neck............................................. 4 45,484 705 715 1,878

3272130021 Wide mouth............................................5 362,991 4,548 5,005 10,869

 Beverages:

3272130031 Carbonated..................................................... 3 26,867 440 404 1,495

3272130041 Noncarbonated............................................. 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer............................................................. 4 791,816 10,512 11,784 13,138

3272130061 Liquor................................................................ 6 102,538 918 844 2,720

3272130071 Wine...........................................................4 192,485 1,123 1,144 3,862

3272130081 Other 4/.............................................. 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)

November 2000

 Total 2/.................................. (NA) 1,537,500 18,772 20,454 40,924

By type:

 Narrow neck 3/................................................ (NA) 1,239,471 14,835 16,475 30,060

 Wide mouth 3/........................................... (NA) 298,029 3,937 3,979 10,864

By end use:

 Food:

3272130011 Narrow neck............................................. 5 44,682 631 646 1,893

3272130021 Wide mouth............................................5 298,029 3,937 3,979 10,864

 Beverages:

3272130031 Carbonated..................................................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130041 Noncarbonated............................................. 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer............................................................. 4 744,135 9,874 11,018 14,166

3272130061 Liquor................................................................ 5 100,552 912 855 2,663

3272130071 Wine...........................................................4 197,463 1,047 1,283 4,001

3272130081 Other 4/.............................................. 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)
Continued 5

Table 4. Shipments, Production, and Stocks of Glass Containers: 2000

[Weight in thousands of pounds. Quantity in thousands of gross]

Number of Net packed Stocks,

Product Product description production weight of end-ofcode companies production Shipments Production month 1/

December 2000

 Total 2/.................................. (NA) 1,177,266 16,621 15,858 40,026

By type:

 Narrow neck 3/................................................ (NA) 950,564 13,448 12,837 29,516

 Wide mouth 3/........................................... (NA) 226,702 3,173 3,021 10,510

By end use:

 Food:

3272130011 Narrow neck............................................. 5 31,346 509 436 1,784

3272130021 Wide mouth............................................5 226,702 3,173 3,021 10,510

 Beverages:

3272130031 Carbonated..................................................... 2 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130041 Noncarbonated............................................. 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272130051 Beer............................................................. 4 556,831 9,007 8,420 13,498

3272130061 Liquor................................................................ 5 100,544 813 1,008 2,877

3272130071 Wine...........................................................4 151,395 930 1,009 3,998

3272130081 Other 4/.............................................. 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. X Not applicable.

 1/Data are limited to stocks at manufacturing establishments. Prior month end-of-month stocks plus current

month production minus current month shipments may not equal current month end-of-month stocks due to 

breakage, stock adjustments, and resales. Total stocks for the end of a year are shown in December of that year.

 2/Includes exports.

 3/Some narrow neck and wide mouth combined categories are included with "Narrow neck" containers.

 4/Includes containers for chemical, cosmetic, health, household, industrial, medicinal, and toiletry products.

 Note: One thousand gross = 144,000. The unit of measure for net packed weight of production is thousands

of pounds; the unit of measure for shipments, production, and stocks is thousands of gross.
Table 5. Shipments, Exports, Imports, and Apparent Consumption of Glass Containers: 2001 and 2000

[Thousands of gross]

Percent Percent

Year and month Exports exports to imports to

Manufacturers' of domestic manufacturers' Imports for Apparent apparent

shipments merchandise shipments consumption consumption 1/ consumption

 

2001

 Total................................................... 244,349 11,027 4.5 27,913 261,235 10.7

December......................................................... 16,996 718 4.2 1,804 18,082 10.0

November........................................................... 18,385 795 4.3 2,002 19,592 10.2

October.............................................................. 20,637 1,153 5.6 2,326 21,810 10.7

September............................................................ 19,351 781 4.0 2,208 20,778 10.6

August............................................................ 22,522 1,011 4.5 2,632 24,143 10.9

July................................................................. 21,406 759 3.5 2,563 23,210 11.0

June................................................................ 22,429 914 4.1 2,724 24,239 11.2

May................................................................. 22,746 1,001 4.4 2,503 24,248 10.3

April.............................................................. 20,593 908 4.4 2,274 21,959 10.4

March.......................................................... 20,954 1,128 5.4 2,410 22,236 10.8

February.......................................................... 18,928 1,063 5.6 2,102 19,967 10.5

January.......................................................... 19,402 796 4.1 2,365 20,971 11.3

2000

 Total.................................................... 246,536 8,772 3.6 30,555 268,319 11.4

December......................................................... 16,621 777 4.7 2,142 17,986 11.9

November.................................................... 18,772 844 4.5 2,290 20,218 11.3

October.......................................................... 20,344 680 3.3 2,121 21,785 9.7

September..................................................... 20,076 708 3.5 2,154 21,522 10.0

August........................................................ 22,845 874 3.8 2,514 24,485 10.3

July................................................................ 21,022 680 3.2 2,633 22,975 11.5

June.............................................................. 23,089 834 3.6 3,022 25,277 12.0

May................................................................ 22,873 842 3.7 3,091 25,122 12.3

April............................................................... 20,114 669 3.3 2,788 22,233 12.5

March......................................................... 21,859 622 2.8 2,790 24,027 11.6

February..................................................... 19,549 613 3.1 2,647 21,583 12.3

January......................................................... 19,372 629 3.2 2,363 21,106 11.2

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

 Note: One thousand gross = 144,000. Schedule B export codes and HTSUSA import codes are listed in Table 6.
Table 6. Schedule B Export Codes and HTSUSA 

 Import Codes: 2001

Export Import

code 1/ code 2/

7010.10.0000 7010.10.0000

7010.91.0500 7010.91.0500

7010.91.2000

7010.91.2050

7010.91.3000

7010.91.5020 7010.91.5020

7010.91.5060 7010.91.5060

7010.92.0500 7010.92.0500

7010.92.2000

7010.92.2050

7010.92.3000

7010.92.5010

7010.92.5015

7010.92.5020

7010.92.5060

7010.92.5065

7010.92.5090

7010.93.0500 7010.93.0500

7010.93.2000

7010.93.2050

7010.93.3000

7010.93.5020 7010.93.5020

7010.93.5060 7010.93.5060

7010.94.0500 7010.94.0500

7010.94.2000

7010.94.2050

7010.94.3000

7010.94.5000

7010.94.5020

7010.94.5030

7010.94.5090

 1/Sources: 2001 edition, Harmonized Systembased Schedule B, Statistical Classification of 

Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported 

from the United States.

 2/Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

States, Annotated (2001).
Current Industrial Reports A-1

Appendix. 

General CIR Survey Information, Explanation of General Terms

and Historical Note

GENERAL

The CIR program has been providing monthly,

quarterly, and annual measures of industrial activity for

many years. Since 1904, with its cotton and fats and oils

surveys, the CIR program has formed an essential part

of an integrated statistical system involving the quinquennial economic census, manufacturing sector, and

the annual survey of manufactures. The CIR surveys,

however, provide current statistics at a more detailed

product level than either of the other two statistical

programs.

The primary objective of the CIR program is to

produce timely, accurate data on production and

shipments of selected products. The data are used to

satisfy economic policy needs and for market analysis,

forecasting, and decision making in the private sector.

The product-level data generated by these surveys are

used extensively by individual firms, trade associations,

and market analysts in planning or recommending

marketing and legislative strategies, particularly if their

industry is significantly affected by foreign trade.

Although production and shipments information are the

two most common data items collected, the CIR

program collects other measures also such as

inventories, orders, and consumption. These surveys

measure manufacturing activity in important commodity

areas such as textiles and apparel, chemicals, primary

metals, computer and electronic components, industrial

equipment, aerospace equipment, and consumer

goods.

The CIR program uses a unified data collection,

processing, and publication system. The U.S. Census

Bureau updates the survey panels for most reports

annually and reconciles the estimates to the results of

the broader-based annual survey of manufactures and

the economic census, manufacturing sector. The manufacturing sector provides a complete list of all

producers of the products covered by the CIR program

and serves as the primary source for CIR sampling.

Where a small number of producers exist, CIR surveys

cover all known producers of a product. However, when

the number of producers is too large, cutoff and

random sampling techniques are used. Surveys are

continually reviewed and modified to provide the most

up-to-date information on products produced. The CIR

program includes a group of mandatory and voluntary

surveys. Typically the monthly and quarterly surveys are

conducted on a voluntary basis. Those companies that

choose not to respond to the voluntary surveys are

required to submit a mandatory annual counterpart

corresponding to the more frequent survey.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

SYSTEM (NAICS), 1997 

The adoption of the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) in the 1997 Economic

Census has had a major impact on the comparability of

current and historic data. Approximately half of the

industries in the manufacturing sector of NAICS do not

have comparable industries in the Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) system that was used in the past.

While most of the change affecting the

manufacturing sector was change within the sector,

some industries left manufacturing and others came into

manufacturing. Prominent among those that left

manufacturing are logging and portions of publishing.

Prominent among the industries that came into the

manufacturing sector are bakeries, candy stores where

candy is made on the premises, custom tailors, makers

of custom draperies, and tire retreading. The net effect

of the classification changes are such that if the 1997

value of shipments data for all manufacturers were

tabulated on an SIC basis, it would be approximately 3

percent higher.

Listed below are the NAICS sectors:

21 Mining

22 Utilities

23 Construction

31-33 Manufacturing

42 Wholesale Trade

44-45 Retail Trade

48-49 Transportation and Warehousing

51 Information

52 Finance and Insurance

53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

55 Management of Companies and Enterprises

56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management

and Remediation Services

61 Educational Services

62 Health Care and Social Assistance

71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

72 Accommodation and Food Services

81 Other Services (except Public Administration)

(Not listed above are the Agriculture, Forestry,

Fishing, and Hunting sector (NAICS 11), partially covered

by the census of agriculture conducted by the U.S.

Department of Agriculture, and the Public

Administration sector (NAICS 92), covered by the census

of governments conducted by the Census Bureau.)
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The 20 NAICS sectors are subdivided into 96

subsectors (three-digit codes), 313 industry groups

(four-digit codes), and, as implemented in the United

States, 1170 industries (five- and six-digit codes).

FUNDING

The Census Bureau funds most of the surveys.

However, a number of surveys are paid for either fully

or partially by other Federal Government agencies or

private trade associations. A few surveys are mandated,

but all are authorized by Title 13 of the United States

Code.

RELIABILITY OF DATA

Survey error may result from several sources

including the inability to obtain information about all

cases in the survey, response errors, definitional

difficulties, differences in the interpretation of

questions, mistakes in recording or coding the reported

data, and other errors of collection, response,

coverage, and estimation. These nonsampling errors

also occur in complete censuses. Although no direct

measurement of the biases due to these nonsampling

errors has been obtained, precautionary steps were

taken in all phases of the collection, processing, and

tabulation of the data in an effort to minimize their

influence.

A major source of bias in the published estimates is

the imputing of data for nonrespondents, for late

reporters, and for data that fail logic edits. Missing

figures are imputed based on period-to-period

movements shown by reporting firms. A figure is

considered to be an impute if the value was not directly

reported on the questionnaire, directly derived from

other reported items, directly available from

supplemental sources, or obtained from the respondent

during the analytical review phase. Imputation generally

is limited to a maximum of 10 percent for any one data

cell. Figures with imputation rates greater than 10

percent are suppressed or footnoted. The imputation

rate is not an explicit indicator of the potential error in

published figures due to nonresponse, because the

actual yearly movements for nonrespondents may or

may not closely agree with the imputed movements.

The range of difference between the actual and

imputed figures is assumed to be small. The degree of 

uncertainty regarding the accuracy of the published data

increases as the percentage of imputation increases.

Figures with imputation rates above 10 percent should

be used with caution.

DATA REVISIONS

Statistics for previous years may be revised as the

result of corrected figures from respondents, late

reports for which imputations were originally made, or

other corrections. Data that have been revised by more

than 5 percent from previously published data are

indicated by footnotes.

DISCLOSURE

The Census Bureau collects the CIR data under the

authority of Title 13, United States Code, which

specifies that the information can only be used for

statistical purposes and cannot be published or released

in any manner that would identify a person, household,

or establishment. "D" indicates that data in the cell have

been suppressed to avoid disclosure of information

pertaining to individual companies.

EXPLANATION OF GENERAL TERMS

Capacity. The maximum quantity of a product that can

be produced in a plant in 1 day if operating for 24

hours. Includes the capacity of idle plants until the plant

is reported to be destroyed, dismantled, or abandoned.

Consumption. Materials used in producing or

processing a product or otherwise removing the

product from the inventory.

Exports. Includes all types of products shipped to

foreign countries, or to agents or exporters for

reshipment to foreign countries.

Gross shipments. The quantity or value of physical

shipments from domestic establishments of all products

sold, transferred to other establishments of the same

company, or shipped on consignment, whether for

domestic or export sale or use. Shipments of products

purchased for resale are omitted. Shipments of

products made under toll arrangements are included.

Interplant transfers. Shipments to other domestic

plants within a company for further assembly,

fabrication, or manufacture.

Inventories. The quantity or value of finished goods,

work in progress, and materials on hand.

Machinery in place. The number of machines of a

particular type in place as of a particular date whether

the machinery was used for production, prototype, or

sampling, or was idle. Machinery in place includes all

machinery set up in operating positions.

Net receipts. Derived by subtracting the materials held

at the end of the previous month from the sum of

materials used during the current month.

Production. The total volume of products produced,

including: products sold; products transferred or added

to inventory after adjustments for breakage, shrinkage,

and obsolescence, plus any other inventory adjustment;

and products that undergo further manufacture at the

same establishment. 

Quantities produced and consumed. Quantities of

each type of product produced by a company for

internal consumption within that same company.
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Quantity and value of new orders. The sales value

of orders received during the current reporting period

for products and services to be delivered immediately

or at some future date. Also represents the net sales

value of contract change documents that increase or

decrease the sales value of the orders to which they are 

related, when the parties concerned are in substantial

agreement as to the amount involved. Included as

orders are only those that are supported by binding

legal documents such as signed contracts or letter

contracts.

Quantity and value of shipments. The figures on

quantity and value of shipments represent physical

shipments of all products sold, transferred to other

establishments of the same company, or shipped on

consignment, whether for domestic or export sale. The

value represents the net sales price, f.o.b. plant, to the

customer or branch to which the products are shipped,

net of discounts, allowances, freight charges, and 

returns. Shipments to a company's own branches are

assigned the same value as comparable appropriate 

allocation of company overhead and profit. Products

bought and resold without further manufacture are

excluded.

Stocks. Total quantity of ending finished inventory.

Unfilled orders (backlog). Calculated by adding net

new orders and subtracting net sales from the backlog

at the end of the preceding year.

HISTORICAL NOTE

Data on glass containers have been collected by

the Census Bureau since 1945. Historical data may be

obtained from Current Industrial Reports (called Facts

for Industry before 1959) available at your local Federal

Depository Library.