Electric Housewares and Fans: 2001 Issued September 2002

MA335E(01)-1

Current 

Industrial

Reports

Current data are released electronically on Internet SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

for all individual surveys as they become available. Use: http://www.census.gov/mcd/. In 2001, manufacturers' shipments of electric

Individual reports can be accessed by choosing fans totaled $574.5 million, a 5-percent

"Current Industrial Reports (CIR)," clicking on increase from the 2000 value of shipments

"CIRs by Subsector;" then choose the survey of of $547.9 million. The 2001 value of shipinterest. Follow the menu to view the PDF file ments of small household electric appliances

or to download the worksheet file (WK format) totaled $1.4 billion, an increase of 2 percent

to your personal computer. from the 2000 total. Shipments of parts and

attachments increased 7 percent from $123.6

These data are also available on Internet million in 2000 to $133.4 million in 2001.

through the U.S. Department of Commerce 

and STAT-USA by subscription. The Internet For general CIR information, explanation of 

address is: www.stat-usa.gov/. Follow the general terms and historical note, see the 

prompts to register. Also, you may call appendix.

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

information. 

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

6900, or call Vera Harris-Bourne, 301-457-1604.

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. Value of Shipments of Electric Housewares and Fans by Class of Product: 1992 to 2001

[Millions of dollars]

Parts and

Year Electric fans Small household attachments for electric

(except industrial type) electric appliances housewares and fans

2001..........................................................................574.5 1,404.2 133.4

2000..................................................................................... 547.9 1,373.9 123.6

1999............................................................................596.2 1,459.8 123.8

1998.............................................................................. 549.4 1,568.6 108.3

1997............................................................................................. 466.1 1,945.0 106.2

1996..................................................................................... 527.3 1,663.1 96.7

1995.................................................................................. 4930 1,897.6 99.6

1994..................................................................................... 554.7 2,049.1 119.9

1993.................................................................................... 494.1 1,945.0 136.5

1992.................................................................................... 511.4 1,985.0 142.7
Table 2. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Electric Housewares and Fans by Product: 2001 and 2000

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

No. 2001 2000

Product Product description of

code cos. Quantity Value Quantity Value

3352111 Electric fans (except industrial type)...................................................... 12 27,367,481 574,494 24,112,264 547,938

3352111011 Window (household) permanent, portable, and

 and roll-abouts.............................................................................................. 6 11,279,414 163,474 12,587,023 200,043

3352111013 Ceiling (paddle) fans........................................................................................ 5 350,657 21,849 182,782 16,602

3352111015 All other electric fans (except industrial),

 including electric range hoods, oven hoods,

 ventilating, exhaust, desk, and wall bracket

 fans........................................................................................................ 8 15,737,410 389,171 r/ 11,342,459 r/ 331,293

3352113 Small electric household appliances (except fans)....................................... 43 (X) 1,404,206 (X) r/ 1,373,882

 Electrothermal type....................................................................................... 6 (X) 875,256 (X) r/ 913,518

3352113011 Broilers..................................................................................................... 2 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3352113012 Coffee makers........................................................................................... 4 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3352113019 Deep fat fryers, excluding covers and

 controls shipped separately............................................................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3352113021 Ovens, including toaster ovens and roasters

 (with or without broiler attachments)......................................................... 5 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3352113023 Hot plates and disc stoves, 1650 watts

 and less (except built-in units)...................................................................... 2 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3352113025 Waffle irons, sandwich grills, griddles, and

 combinations............................................................................................. 4 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3352113027 Frying pans, skillets, excluding covers and

 controls shipped separately................................................................... 4 1,751,390 45,139 2,288,210 52,992

 Air space heaters:

 Portable room heaters:

3352113029 Fan-forced type......................................................................................... 6 1,102,713 a/ 27,397 a/ 733,196 a/ 27,290

3352113031 Other than fan forced type 

 (convectors, radiant, etc.)................................................................. 7 1,430,922 46,088 1,015,379 35,799

3334149140 For fixed installation, all types:

 Baseboard, excluding glass panel type................................. 5 a/ 1,637,224 a/ 45,313 844,238 20,587

3352113035 Other than baseboard, excluding warm

 air furnaces..................................................................................... 4 a/ 726,694 a/ 54,482 1,554,172 90,532

3352113037 Electric irons.............................................................................................. 1 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3352113049 Electric bed coverings, including sheets,

 mattress covers, comforters, and blankets....................................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3352113051 Electric heating pads, including foot

 warmers........................................................................................................ 4 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3352113057 Portable humidifiers, including vaporizers................................................ 7 4,006,501 69,637 3,936,212 66,059

3352113059 Other small electrothermal food processing

 appliances, including such items as

 pressure cookers, automatic saucepans, 

 toasters, casseroles, chafing dishes, and

 crockpots; excluding covers and controls

 shipped separately.............................................................................. 5 8,359,502 141,797 11,444,569 181,703

 Other small electrothermal household

 appliances, including such items as 

 immersion heaters, faucet attachments,

 water heaters, steam radiators, warming

 trays, food warmers, bottle warmers, hair

 curlers, curling irons, hair dryers, etc.;

 excluding covers and controls shipped

 separately........................................................................................................ 8 8,283,418 127,412 r/ 7,807,524 114,972

 Electromechanical type, including cordless.................................... 6 (X) 528,950 (X) 460,364

3352113033 Household food mixers (including value of

 standard attachments sold with mixers) 1/....................... 4 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3352113045 Household food processors, including food

 choppers, slicers, and shredders 1/............................................... 1 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3352113047 Household food preparation appliances

 (except food mixers and food processors),

 including drink mixers, whippers, juicers,

 grinders ice crushers, and coffee grinders.............................. 6 709,802 17,871 r/ 879,053 r/ 20,139

3352113053 Portable air purifiers and portable

 dehumidifiers, including vaporizers............................................. 6 b/ 63,482 b/ 4,647 b/r/ 72,626 b/r/ 5,073

3352113055 Other small electromechanical appliances,

 including knives, knife sharpeners,

 scissors, toothbrushes, vibrators, electric 

 razors, dry shavers, and can openers, etc. ...................8 9,786,480 244,996 7,390,292 172,381

3352115 Parts and attachments for small household electric

 appliances............................................................................................... 21 (X) 133,398 (X) r/ 123,568

3352115093 Electrothermal in operation (value only).................................................. 8 (X) 36,765 (X) r/ 49,271

3352115095 Electromechanical in operation (value only)............................................... 7 (X) a/ 4,935 (X) a/ 4,288

3352115097 Other (value only)........................................................................................ 6 (X) b/ 91,698 (X) 70,009

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

X Not applicable. 

 1/Product codes 3352113033 and 3352113045 have a combined total of 2,342,491 for quantity and 261,436 for shipments for

2001 and 2,478,902 for quantity and 262,771 for shipments for 2000.

 Note: 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 3. Shipments, Exports, Imports and Apparent Consumption of Electric Housewares and Fans: 2001

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

 Manufacturers' Exports of Imports for

 shipments merchandise 1/ 2/ consumption 1/ 3/ 

Product description

Value Value

Quantity f.o.b. plant Quantity at port Quantity Value

Electric fans (except industrial)..................................................................... 27,367,481 574,494 912,002 46,126 49,119,018 975,381

Coffee makers..........................................................................................(D) (D) 469,631 24,361 28,076,843 375,302

Air space heaters, portable and fixed installation

 types....................................................................................................................... 4,897,553 173,280 (NA) 30,641 12,877,209 182,436

Standard household electric irons..................................................................................... (D) (D) 317,146 6,214 23,594,597 228,479

Electric bed coverings............................................................................................................. (D) (D) 206,534 6,548 6,344 82

Electrothermal household appliances, n.e.c. ............................................................................ 22,400,811 383,985 2,120,873 96,190 160,956,069 1,237,626

Electromechanical household food mixers (including

 blenders) 4/....................................................................................................... (D) (D) 292,400 14,824 9,794,952 130,876

Household food preparation appliances, including

 food processors (except food mixers) 4/................................................................ (D) (D) (X) (X) (X) (X)

Portable humidifiers, including vaporizers......................................................... 63,482 4,647 80,725 2,788 4,689,015 85,696

Small electromechanical appliances, n.e.c. ......................................................... 9,786,480 244,996 197,724 2,902 55,454,079 593,477

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified. X Not applicable.

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

and HTSUSA import codes, see Table 4.

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

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

 4/Exports of merchandise and imports for consumption data for "Household food preparation appliances, including food processors

(except food mixers)" and "Electromechanical household food mixers (including blenders)" are combined.
Table 4. Comparison of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-Based Product Codes with

 Schedule B Export Codes and HTSUSA Import Codes: 2001

Product

code Product description Export code 1/ Import code 2/

3352111011, 013, Electric fans (except industrial).................................................................... 8414.51.0010 8414.51.0030

 015 8414.51.0090 8414.51.0060

8414.60.0000 8414.51.0090

8414.60.0000

3352113012 Coffee makers.............................................................................................. 8516.71.0000 8516.71.0020

8516.71.0040

8516.71.0060

8516.71.0080

3352113029, 031, Air space heaters, portable and fixed installation

 035 type.............................................................................................. 851629.0000 8516.29.0030

8516.29.0060

8519.29.0090

3352113037 Standard household electric irons............................................................................... 8516.40.0000 8516.40.2000

8516.40.4000

3352113049 Electric bed coverings..................................................................................................... 6301.10.0000 6301.10.0000

3352113011, 019, Electrothermal household appliances, n.e.c. ........................8516.21.0000 8516.21.0000

 021, 023, 025, 8516.31.0000 8516.31.0000

 027, 051, 057, 8516.32.0000 8516.32.0020

 059 8516.60.6000 8516.32.0040

8516.72.0000 8516.60.6000

8516.79.0000 8516.72.0000

8516.79.0000

3352113033 Electromechanical household food mixers,

 (including blenders).................................................................................. 8509.40.0030 8509.40.0015

8509.40.0025

8509.40.0030

3352113045, 047 Electromechanical household food processors

 and food preparation appliances................................................................. 8509.40.0040 8509.40.0040

3352113057 Portable humidifiers including vaporizers............................................. 8509.80.0060 8509.80.0050

8509.80.0070

8509.80.0080

3352113055 Small electromechanical appliances, n.e.c. ........................................ 8508.80.0085 8509.80.0040

8509.80.0040 8509.80.0045

8509.80.0090 8509.80.0095

8510.10.0000 8510.10.0000

 n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.

 1/Source: 2001 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 (2001).
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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 electric housewares and fans have been

collected by the Census Bureau since 1962. Historical

data may be obtained from Current Industrial Reports

available at your local Federal Depository Library.