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Current Industrial Reports

United States Department of Commerce

Economic and Statistical Administration

Bureau of the Census

STEEL SHIPPING DRUMS AND PAILS - 1996

MA34K(96)-1

Issued July 31, 1997

Information on the scope of the survey, methodology, definitions of terms and

historical notes for this survey may be found in the introduction of the 1995

Manufacturing Profiles publication, issued June 1997

These data are also availabe through the U.S. Department of Commerce and

STAT-USA Electronic Bulletin Board by subscription. To access, dail 202-482-3870

and follow the prompts to register; or call 202-482-1986, for further information.

Address inquiries concerning these data to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau

of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, DC 20233,

or call Larry Blumberg, 301-457-4744.

Table 1. TOTAL SHIPMENTS OF STEEL PAILS AND STEEL DRUMS: 1996 AND 1995

(Quantity in thousands of units. Value in thousands of dollars)

 Com- 1996 1995

 Product Product description pany

 code count Quantity Value Quantity Value

 Steel pails............................ 16 60,443 200,681 r/ 71,896 r/162,992

 11 1/4-inch diameter................. (NA) 57,924 187,114 55,625 145,514

34121 01 Full removable head................ 10 46,512 151,643 46,604 116,468

34121 06 Tight head (standard

 and dome top)..................... 7 11,412 35,471 9,021 29,046

34121 11 14-inch diameter..................... 6 a/ 777 6,365 r/ 599 4,318

34121 13 All other diameters.................. 7 1,742 7,202 r/ 15,672 r/ 13,160

 Steel drums and barrels................ 28 34,334 706,084 a/ 33,279 a/685,499

 14-inch diameter, all gauges......... (NA) 2,209 23,547 2,418 25,022

34122 01 Tight head......................... 6 281 4,018 292 4,105

34122 03 Open head, full or partial......... 9 a/ 1,928 a/ 19,529 2,126 20,917

 All other, except 14-inch diameter... (NA) 32,124 682,537 30,860 660,629

 20 gauge and heavier............... (NA) 29,062 637,462 27,524 609,788

 50 gallon and larger, 18 gauge

 and heavier..................... (NA) 12,008 286,904 11,087 271,514

34122 05 Tight head..................... 23 7,289 164,442 a/ 6,909 a/158,814

34122 07 Open head...................... 25 4,719 122,462 a/ 4,178 a/112,700

 50 gallon and larger, 19 and

 20 gauge (including 20/18)...... (NA) 15,918 329,324 15,420 316,775

34122 09 Tight head..................... 23 12,532 252,368 a/ 11,350 a/232,557

34122 11 Open head...................... 23 3,386 76,956 r/a/ 4,070 r/a/ 84,218

34122 13 30 to 49 gallon.................. 14 727 14,291 714 a/ 16,233

34122 15 Under 30 gallon.................. 8 409 6,943 303 a/ 5,266
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 Lighter than 20 gauge(1)........... 12 a/ 3,062 a/ 45,075 a/ 3,336 a/ 50,841

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

 1/Includes product code 34122 17, "30 gallon and larger," and product code 34122 19, "Under 30 gallon,"

which were combined to avoid disclosure.

 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: 1996 TO 1987

(Quantity in thousands of units. Value in

 thousands of dollars)

 Steel pails Steel drums

 Year Quantity Value Quantity Value

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

1988..... 78,018 188,817 37,336 675,923

1987..... 78,887 189,243 38,166 640,718

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

 SHIPPING PAILS AND DRUMS: 1996 AND 1995

(Value in thousands of dollars)

 Exports of

 domestic

 Manufacturers' merchan- Value of

 shipments dise (2) imports for Apparent

 Product description (1) (value f.o.b. (value consump- consump-

 plant) at port) tion (3) (4) tion (5)

Steel shipping pails:

 1996...................... 200,681 77,410 51,864 175,135

 1995...................... 162,992 70,697 49,462 141,757

Steel shipping drums

 and barrels:

 1996...................... 706,084 22,427 30,004 713,661

 1995...................... 685,499 19,466 23,060 689,093

 (1) For comparison of SIC-based product codes, Schedule B export numbers, and

HTSUSA import numbers, see appendix B in the Current Industrial Report,
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MANUFACTURING PROFILES, 1992, MP-1(92), issued August 1994.

 (2) Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports.

 (3) Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption.

 (4) Represents c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at the first port

of entry in the United States plus U.S. import duties.

(5) Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from manufacturers'

shipments plus imports.