MQ34K-STEEL SHIPPING DRUMS AND PAILS
1993
Issued August 4, 1994
Contact person:  Michael Yamaner, 301-763-7866



Table 1.  SUMMARY OF PRODUCERS' SHIPMENTS OF STEEL PAILS AND DRUMS: 1993 AND 1992

(Quantity in thousands of units; value in thousands of dollars)

                                Steel pails         Steel drums

      Quarter and year                Value of            Value of
                              Number  products    Number  products
                             shipped   shipped   shipped   shipped
            1993

   Total....................  75,865   187,908    31,961   691,937
Fourth quarter..............  15,932    39,461     7,031   152,226
Third quarter...............  19,725    46,977     8,310   186,823
Second quarter..............  18,966    48,856     7,990   172,984
First quarter...............  21,242    52,614     8,630   179,904

            1992

    Total...................  76,794   178,850    33,336   632,616
Fourth quarter..............  16,636    37,864     7,954   148,532
Third quarter...............  20,244    45,794     8,885   171,741
Second quarter..............  21,180    49,980     8,573   162,617
First quarter...............  18,734    45,212     7,924   149,726



Table 2.  TOTAL SHIPMENTS OF STEEL PAILS AND STEEL DRUMS

(Quantity in thousands of units; value in thousands of dollars)

                                                    No. of         1993                1992
Product             Product description               com-
  code                                              panies  Quantity     Value  Quantity      Value

          Steel pails.............................      16    75,865   187,908  b/76,794  b/178,850
            11 1/4-inch diameter..................    (NA)    71,305   175,668    72,606    166,542
34121 01      Full removable head.................      10    61,841   137,828  b/62,583  b/135,712
34121 06      Tight head (standard and dome top)..       7     9,464    37,840  a/10,023   a/30,830
34121 11    14-inch diameter......................       6       616     3,558     b/685    a/4,770
34121 13    All other diameters...................       7   a/3,944     8,682   c/3,503    b/7,538

          Steel drums and barrels.................      29    31,961   691,937    33,336    632,616
            14-inch diameter, all gauges..........    (NA)     2,832    18,909     2,555     24,137
34122 01      Tight head..........................       6       723     2,067     a/228    a/2,629
34122 03      Open head, full or partial..........       8     2,109    16,842     2,327     21,508
            All other, except 14-inch diameter....    (NA)    29,129   673,028    30,781    608,459
              20 gauge and heavier................    (NA)    25,920   530,102    27,584    563,596
                50 gallon and larger, 18 gauge and    (NA)    11,207   245,404    11,841    266,374
34122 05          Tight head......................      27   a/7,027   149,277     7,675    164,034
34122 07          Open head.......................      29   a/4,180  a/96,127   a/4,168  a/102,340
               50 gallon and larger, 19 and 20
                gauge (including 20/18)...........    (NA)    14,713   284,698    15,743    297,222
34122 09          Tight head......................      25    10,899   206,207    11,894    220,554
34122 11          Open head.......................      24     2,815    60,294     2,740     57,830
34122 13        30 to 49 gallon...................      15       723    13,428     a/863   a/15,256
34122 15        Under 30 gallon...................       8       276     4,769       246    a/3,582
              Lighter than 20 gauge...............    (NA)     3,209    42,926     3,197     44,863
34122 17        30 gallon and larger..............       8     2,128    33,898     2,220     35,911
34122 19        Under 30 gallon...................       4     1,081     9,028       977      8,972

   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.

   (NA) Not available.



Table 3.  SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF STEEL SHIPPING PAILS AND DRUMS

(Value in thousands of dollars)
                                                       Exports of
                                                        domestic
                                        Manufac-     merchandise 2/        Percent
                                         turers'                        exports to                             Percent
       Product description             shipments             Estimated    manufac-  Imports for  Apparent   imports to
                                   (value f.o.b.  Value at  producers'     turers'     consump-  consump-     apparent
                                       plant) 1/      port    value 3/   shipments    tion 4,5/   tion 6/  consumption

Steel shipping pails:
       1993........................      187,908   134,010     122,351          65       40,308   105,865           38
       1992........................      178,850   178,430     162,907          91       44,180    60,123           73

Steel shipping drums and barrels:
       1993........................      691,937    14,145      12,914           1       14,031   693,054            2
       1992........................      632,616    11,069      10,106           1       10,907   633,417            1

   1/For comparison of SIC-based product codes, Schedule B export numbers, and HTSUSA import numbers, see table 4
in the first quarter report for this series, MQ34K(93)-1, issued June 1993.
   2/Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports.
   3/These values were derived by use of adjustment factors to exclude freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in
moving goods to the port of export.  This adjustment is made to convert the values to an approximation of the producers'
value of exported goods. Current adjustment factors are based on data for 1989 which are published in Exports from
Manufacturing  establishments, AR89-1, appendix B.  The derived adjustment factor for this report is 0.9130.
   4/Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption.
   5/Represents 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 manufacturers' shipments plus imports.                          panies  Quantity     Value  Quantity      Value