Steel Shipping Drums and Pails 1998

Issued January 2000

MA332K(98)-1

(Formerly Series No. MA34K) Current 

Industrial

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to view the PDF file or to download the work- During 1998, the value of shipments of steel

sheet file (WK format) to your personal computer. pails totaled $289.8 million, up 3.7 percent 

from the 1997 value of $279.4 million. 

These data are also available through the U.S. Shipments of steel drums decreased by 5.2 

Department of Commerce and STAT-USA percent, from $722.1 million in 1997 to $684.2 

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U S C E N S U S B U R E A U U.S. Department of Commerce

 Economics and Statistics Administration

Helping You Make Informed Decisions U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1. Total Shipments of Steel Pails and Steel Drums: 1998 and 1997

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

No. 1998 1997

Product Product description of

code cos. Quantity Value Quantity Value

33243911 Steel pails.............................................................................. 17 b/ 91,341 b/ 289,768 r/ 88,940 r/ 279,449

 11 1/4-inch diameter............................................................ (NA) 49,292 160,186 60,045 185,431

3324391102 Full removable head.......................................................... 10 35,732 116,149 46,539 141,696

3324391106 Tight head (standard and dome top)................................. 8 13,560 44,037 13,506 43,735

3324391113 All other diameters............................................................... 12 b/ 42,049 b/ 129,582 r/ 28,895 r/ 94,018

33243931 Steel drums and barrels......................................................... 25 32,293 a/ 684,242 34,107 r/ 722,101

3324393101 Under 30 gallon capacity, all thicknesses............................ 10 3,494 36,748 3,772 39,917

3324393106 30 to 49 gallon capacity, all thicknesses.......................12 a/ 1,156 a/ 21,412 1,818 r/ 32,731

 50 gallon capacity and over..........................................(NA) 27,643 626,082 28,517 649,453

 0.04 inch (1.01mm) body thickness and over............ (NA) 10,735 263,924 r/ 11,846 r/ 289,828

3324393116 Tight head........................................................................ 20 6,164 139,322 r/ 6,956 r/ 157,457

3324393121 Open head....................................................................... 22 4,571 a/ 124,602 r/ 4,890 r/ 132,371

 Under 0.04 inch (1.01mm) body thickness................(NA) 16,908 362,158 r/ 16,671 r/ 359,625

3324393126 Tight head........................................................................ 19 13,254 a/ 281,435 r/ 13,520 a r/ 289,055

3324393131 Open head.................................................................18 3,654 80,723 r/ 3,151 r/ 70,570

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

 Note: The percent of estimation of 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 2. Summary of Producers' Shipments of Steel Pails and Drums: 1989 to 1998

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

 Steel pails Steel drums

Year Quantity Value Quantity Value

1998.......................................................... 91,341 289,768 32,293 684,242

1997.......................................................... 88,940 279,449 34,107 722,101

1996.......................................................... 60,443 200,681 34,334 706,084

1995................................................................................. 71,896 162,992 33,279 685,499

1994................................................................................. 86,478 208,406 34,857 681,972

1993................................................................................ 85,899 202,460 33,474 672,948

1992................................................................................. 76,794 178,850 33,336 632,616

1991................................................................................. 72,645 180,408 33,970 668,692

1990................................................................................. 75,242 195,669 36,388 701,615

1989................................................................................. 80,693 205,834 35,966 667,024

Table 3. Shipments, Exports, Imports, and Apparent Consumption of Steel Shipping Pails and Drums:

 1998 and 1997

[Value in thousands of dollars]

Manufacturers' Exports

Product description shipments of domestic Imports for

(value f.o.b. merchandise /1 consumption Apparent

plant) (value at port) (value) /2/3 consumption /4

Steel shipping pails:

 1998....................................................................... 289,768 72,285 76,457 293,940

 1997............................................................................ 279,449 86,069 69,155 262,535

Steel shipping drums and barrels:

 1998....................................................................... 684,242 29,054 27,732 682,920

 1997............................................................................ 722,101 26,888 25,153 720,366

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

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

 3/Represents c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at the first port of entry in the

United States plus U.S. import duties.

 4/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from manufacturers' 

shipments plus imports.