Flat Glass: 2000 Issued August 2002

MA327A(00)-1 (RV)

Current 

Industrial

Reports

Current data are released electronically on Internet and 6.6 billion square feet of flat glass were 

for all individual surveys as they become avail- shipped. The reported value of shipments was 

able. Use: http://www.census.gov/mcd/. $2.2 billion. Automotive glass accounted for 

Individual reports can be accessed by choosing 27 percent of both production and shipments 

"Current Industrial Reports (CIR)," clicking on (in square footage) of flat glass for the year. 

"CIRs by Subsector;" then choose the survey of

interest. Follow the menu to view the PDF file In 2000, 5.0 billion square feet of flat glass were 

or to download the worksheet file (WK format) shipped out of float glass facilities for sale or 

to your personal computer. further fabrication within a company. These

external shipments accounted for 75.5 percent 

These data are also available on Internet of the total quantity of shipments and 74.0 perthrough the U.S. Department of Commerce cent of the total value of shipments. Exports 

and STAT-USA by subscription. The Internet reported by flat glass manufacturers amounted

address is: www.stat-usa.gov/. Follow the to 403 million square feet, 6.1 percent of their 

prompts to register. Also, you may call total shipments. 

202-482-1986 or 1-800-STAT-USA, for 

further information. 

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS. For the year 2000, 6.7 

billion square feet of flat glass were produced 

Address inquiries concerning these data to Primary Goods Industries Branch, Manufacturing and Construction Division (MCD), Washington, DC 20233-6900, 

or call Paul Marck, 301-457-4825.

For mail or fax copies of this publication, please contact the Information Services Center, MCD, Washington, DC 20233-6900, or call 301-457-4673.

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

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Helping You Make Informed Decisions U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Table 1. Summary of Flat Glass Shipments and Sales: 2000 and 1999 

 Shipments (includes Quantity

 quantity produced and produced 

Product description consumed within each Value of shipments and 

 company) consumed

Current Constant within each Inventory Producer

Total Total dollars dollars 1/ company (end of year) Price Index

(short tons) (1,000 sq ft) ($1,000) ($1,000) (1,000 sq ft) (1,000 sq ft) (1982=100.0)

2000

 Flat glass.................................................................................................. 5,461,566 6,586,773 2,152,363 2,265,645 r/ 1,313,511 r/ 891,154 95.0

Exports 2/.......................................................................................................... 371,486 403,441 154,457 162,586 (X) (X) 95.0

Outside customer sales 3/.................................................................................. 4,253,192 5,092,110 1,594,701 1,678,633 (X) (X) 95.0

1999

 Flat glass................................................................................................. 5,394,431 6,589,596 2,213,479 2,400,736 1,820,299 797,699 92.2

Exports 2/......................................................................................................... r/ 309,322 r/ 313,354 r/ 123,055 r/ 133,465 (X) (X) 92.2

Outside customer sales 3/............................................................................. 4,309,398 5,195,712 1,557,452 1,689,210 (X) (X) 92.2

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

 1/Adjustments for price changes were made to the data using the producer price index for flat glass as published by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS). 

 2/Exports reported by flat glass manufacturers only. 

 3/Shipments and sales to nonraw glass producing companies. 
Table 2a. Summary of Production, Shipments, and Inventories of Flat Glass: 2000 

 Shipments (includes Quantity

 quantity produced and produced

Product consumed within each and

code Product description Production company) consumed

No. within each Inventory

of Total Total Total Total company (end of year)

cos. (short tons) (1,000 sq ft) (short tons) (1,000 sq ft) (1,000 sq ft) (1,000 sq ft)

3272111 Flat glass..................................................................................................... 6 5,618,014 6,677,244 5,461,566 6,586,773 1,313,511 891,154

Automotive.................................................................................................... (X) 1,377,065 1,813,287 1,351,129 1,804,043 858,225 272,081

 Standard greens/blue greens.................................................................................. (X) 664,907 959,602 671,530 975,615 (D) 107,457

3272111001 Less than 2.9 mm thick..................................................................................... 5 366,200 657,060 370,574 667,544 (D) 61,251

3272111006 2.9 mm or thicker.............................................................................................. 5 298,707 302,542 300,956 308,071 (D) 46,206

 High performance greens/blue greens/

 blues..................................................................................................................... (X) 364,107 489,465 353,936 487,722 (D) 83,454

3272111011 Less than 2.9 mm thick...................................................................................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272111016 2.9 mm or thicker............................................................................................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

 Privacy (high performance uncoated 

 dark gray) and other automotive ...................................................................... (X) 348,051 364,220 325,663 340,706 164,231 81,170

3272111021 Privacy (high performance uncoated 

 dark gray)......................................................................................................... 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272111026 Other automotive................................................................................................ 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Nonautomotive........................................................................................................... (X) 4,240,949 r/ 4,863,957 4,110,437 4,782,730 455,286 619,073

 Pyrolytically coated.............................................................................................. (X) 223,194 214,033 212,645 207,301 (D) 46,128

3272111031 Greens/blue greens/blues.................................................................................... 3 25,485 16,994 29,579 20,733 (D) 5,507

3272111036 All other nonautomotive pyrolytically 

 coated.......................................................................................... 4 197,709 197,039 183,066 186,568 (D) 40,621

 Nonautomotive other than pyrolytically 

 coated: 

 Clear............................................................................................................... (X) 3,630,649 4,321,718 3,543,677 4,267,267 436,533 467,457

3272111041 Less than 5.0 mm thick................................................................................. 5 2,483,867 3,539,939 2,451,845 3,532,018 380,497 348,120

3272111046 5.0 mm or thicker.................................................................................... 5 1,146,782 781,779 1,091,832 735,249 56,036 119,337

 Greens/blue greens/blues............................................................................... (X) 118,666 102,164 120,819 107,281 (D) 21,668

3272111051 Less than 5.0 mm thick.............................................................................. 5 28,892 41,547 29,049 41,095 (D) 7,819

3272111056 5.0 mm or thicker......................................................................................... 5 89,774 60,617 91,770 66,186 (D) 13,849

 All bronze....................................................................................................... (X) 106,085 84,147 91,748 74,918 (D) 31,098

3272111061 Less than 5.0 mm thick................................................................................... 5 20,390 23,184 18,660 24,660 (D) 9,884

3272111066 5.0 mm or thicker........................................................................................... 5 85,695 60,963 73,088 50,258 (D) 21,214

 All gray and other.............................................................................................. (X) 162,355 141,895 141,548 125,963 (D) 52,722

3272111071 All gray, less than 5.0 mm thick................................................................... 5 43,339 55,303 45,769 56,409 (D) 16,814

3272111076 All gray, 5.0 mm or thicker............................................................................ 5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272111081 Other, less than 5.0 mm thick......................................................................... 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272111086 Other, 5.0 mm or thicker.............................................................................. 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272111097 Heat-treated flat glass for nonautomotive 

 uses, treated in primary glass manu-

 facturing plants 1/........................................................................................... 3 332,395 382,674 323,513 382,746 (D) (D)

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. X Not applicable.

 1/Glass reported in this category represents the portion of nonautomotive flat glass that has been heat treated. 

 Note: Data are limited to inventories at manufacturing establishments. 
Table 2b. Summary of Production, Shipments, and Inventories of Flat Glass: 1999 

 Shipments (includes Quantity

 quantity produced and produced

Product consumed within each and

code Product description Production company) consumed

No. within each Inventory

of Total Total Total Total company (end of year)

cos. (short tons) (1,000 sq ft) (short tons) (1,000 sq ft) (1,000 sq ft) (1,000 sq ft)

3272111 Flat glass..................................................................................................... 6 5,439,868 6,612,121 5,394,431 6,589,596 r/ 1,393,884 803,014

Automotive.............................................................................................................. (X) 1,349,785 1,840,660 1,344,991 1,820,635 993,020 265,168

 Standard greens/blue greens.............................................................................. (X) 668,588 995,881 665,671 972,914 (D) 125,801

3272111001 Less than 2.9 mm thick........................................................................................ 5 422,739 742,121 424,739 729,305 (D) r/ 74,066

3272111006 2.9 mm or thicker.......................................... 5 245,849 253,760 240,932 243,609 (D) r/ 51,735

 High performance greens/blue greens/ 

 blues............................................................................................................ (X) 376,214 523,635 383,140 537,272 (D) 81,711

3272111011 Less than 2.9 mm thick..................................................................................... 3 (D) (D) 204,265 355,665 (D) (D)

3272111016 2.9 mm or thicker........................................................................................ 3 (D) (D) 178,875 181,607 (D) (D)

 Privacy (high performance uncoated 

 dark gray) and other automotive........................................................................... (X) 304,983 321,144 296,180 310,449 166,038 57,656

3272111021 Privacy (high performance uncoated 

 dark gray)....................................................................................................... 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272111026 Other automotive................................................................................................. 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Nonautomotive............................................................................................................. (X) 4,090,083 4,771,461 4,049,440 4,768,961 r/ 400,864 537,846

 Pyrolytically coated................................................................................................. (X) 209,680 203,769 207,264 206,479 (D) 39,396

3272111031 Greens/blue greens/blues.................................................................................... 3 (D) (D) 34,117 24,969 (D) 9,246

3272111036 All other nonautomotive pyrolytically 

 coated......................................................................................... 4 (D) (D) 173,147 181,510 (D) 30,150

 Nonautomotive other than pyrolytically 

 coated: 

 Clear.................................................................................................................. (X) 3,571,342 4,289,628 3,503,172 4,261,240 r/ 378,970 413,006

3272111041 Less than 5.0 mm thick.................................................................................. 5 2,451,015 3,543,039 2,379,030 3,501,973 r/ 335,007 340,199

3272111046 5.0 mm or thicker............................................................................................. 5 1,120,327 746,589 1,124,142 759,267 r/ 43,963 72,807

 Greens/blue greens/blues..................................................................................... (X) r/ 114,806 98,755 133,881 120,471 (D) r/ 26,785

3272111051 Less than 5.0 mm thick................................................................................... 5 21,069 26,670 36,221 48,651 (D) r/ 7,367

3272111056 5.0 mm or thicker............................................................................................... 5 93,737 72,085 97,660 71,820 (D) r/ 19,418

 All bronze.............................................................................................................. (X) 66,642 58,878 77,376 66,251 (D) r/ 21,869

3272111061 Less than 5.0 mm thick................................................................................ 5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) r/ 11,360

3272111066 5.0 mm or thicker............................................................................................ 5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) r/ 10,509

 All gray and other.............................................................................................. (X) 127,613 120,431 127,747 114,520 (D) r/ 36,790

3272111071 All gray, less than 5.0 mm thick........................................................................ 5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) r/ 17,920

3272111076 All gray, 5.0 mm or thicker.............................................................................. 5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272111081 Other, less than 5.0 mm thick.......................................................................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272111086 Other, 5.0 mm or thicker...................................................................................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

3272111097 Heat-treated flat glass for nonautomotive 

 uses, treated in primary glass manu- 

 facturing plants 1/.................................................................................................. 3 321,060 365,319 315,112 358,519 (D) (D)

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. 

X Not applicable. 

 1/Glass reported in this category represents the portion of nonautomotive flat glass that has been heat treated. 

 Note: Data are limited to inventories at manufacturing establishments. 
Table 3. Value of Shipments, Exports, and Imports of Flat Glass: 2000 and 1999 

(Thousands of dollars) 

Exports Percent of Percent

Manufacturers' of domestic exports to Imports for imports to

Product description shipments merchandise 2/ 3/ manufacturers' consumption 4/ Apparent apparent

 (f.o.b. plant) 1/ (value at port) shipments (value at port) consumption 5/ consumption

2000

Total flat glass....................................................................... 2,152,363 512,475 23.8 182,556 r/ 1,822,444 r/ 10.0

1999

Total flat glass....................................................................... 2,213,479 429,704 19.4 201,554 r/ 1,985,329 r/ 10.2

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

 1/The value of "Manufacturers' shipments" is in current dollars. 

 2/For a comparison of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-based product codes with Schedule B export numbers and 

HTSUSA import numbers, see Table 4. 

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

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

 5/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total of manufacturers' shipments plus imports, including duty. 
Table 4. Comparison of North American Industry Classification System-Based Product Codes 

 with Schedule B Export Numbers and HTSUSA Import Numbers: 2000 

Product Export Import 

code Product description number 1/ number 2/

3272111 Glass--sheet, plate, float .......................................................................... 7003.12.0000 7003.12.0000

7003.19.0000 7003.19.0000

7004.20.0000 7004.20.1000

7004.20.2010

7004.20.2020

7004.20.5000

7004.90.0000 7004.90.0500

7004.90.1000

7004.90.1500

7004.90.2000

7004.90.2510

7004.90.2520

7004.90.2550

7004.90.3010

7004.90.3020

7004.90.3050

7004.90.4000

7004.90.5000

7005.10.0000 7005.10.4000

7005.10.8000

7005.21.0000 7005.21.1010

7005.21.1030

7005.21.2000

7005.29.0000 7005.29.0410

7005.29.0450

7005.29.0810

7005.29.0850

7005.29.1410

7005.29.1450

7005.29.1810

7005.29.1850

7005.29.2500

 1/Source: 2000 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 (2000).