Insulated Wire and Cable 1999

Issued September 2000

MA335J(99)-1

(Formerly Series No. MA33L) Current 

Industrial

Reports

Information about the scope of the survey, basis and therefore are not always comparable

methodology, explanation of terms and historical to the old Standard Industrial Classification

notes for this survey may be found in the (SIC) code. For further information on NAICS,

introduction of the 1997 Manufacturing Profiles, see www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html.

issued August 1999.

Summary of Findings

Current data are released electronically on Internet

for all individual surveys as they become avail- In 1999, the total value of manufactures'

able. Use: http://www.census.gov/econ/www/ shipments of copper insulated wire and cable

manumenu.html. Individual reports can be decreased by 1.9 percent to $10,854.8 

accessed by choosing "Current Industrial Reports million from $11,063.4 million in 1998. 

(CIR's)," clicking on "Report Number Index;" from Copper magnet wire increased 8.5 percent

the "Industrial Products by Numeric Index," from the 1998 level of $1,064.5 million to 

choose the survey of interest. Follow the menu $1,155.4 million in 1999. Aluminum magnet 

to view the PDF file or to download the work- wire decreased by 4.4 percent in 1999 to 

sheet file (WK format) to your personal computer. $118.5 million from the 1998 level of $124.0

million. In 1999, insulated optical fiber cable

These data are also available through the U.S. increased 25.6 percent to $2,432.0 million from

Department of Commerce and STAT-USA $1,936.6 million in 1998. Optical cable also 

Electronic Bulletin Board by subscription. To increased by 25.6 percent to $1,499.2 million

access, dial 202-482-3870 and follow the from the 1998 level of $1,193.7 million.

prompts to register. Also, you may call

202-482-1986 or 1-800-STAT-USA, for Quantity of shipments of aluminum insulated 

further information. The Internet address is: wire and cable increased by 8.7 percent in 1999 

www.stat-usa.gov/. to 465.7 million pounds from the 1998 level of 

428.4 million pounds.

NOTE: Data are now published on the new North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

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

6900, or call Keith McKenzie, 301-457-4777.

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

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Table 1. Summary of Shipments of Copper Insulated Wire and Cable: 1999 and 1998

[Value in thousands of dollars]

Product

code Product description 1999 1998

Insulated wire and cable ....................................................................... 15,941,432 15,258,212

335929A Electronic wire and cable ................................................................ 2,772,547 2,790,153

335929B Telephone and telegraph wire and cable .......................................... 2,168,001 r/ 2,257,868

3359291 Power wire and cable ........................................................................ 1,724,995 1,579,745

3359291 Portable power cable ......................................................................... 31,359 35,918

335929C Control and signal wire and cable ....................................................... 248,784 287,686

335929D Building wire and cable ......................................................................... 2,577,180 2,768,669

331419E Apparatus wire and cordage ............................................................. 862,892 r/ 851,781

335929E Other insulated wire and cable ............................................................. 469,026 r/ 491,574

331491G Magnet wire .................................................................... 1,155,394 1,064,507

3359121 Insulated optical fiber cable ..................................................... 2,432,049 1,936,609

327215A2 Optical fiber ................................................................................ 1,499,205 r/ 1,193,702

 r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data.
Continued 1

Table 2. Shipments of Copper Insulated Wire and Cable: 1999 and 1998

[Shipments in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars]

Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

1999 1998

Product description

No. Value of No. Value of

Product of Copper copper of Copper copper

code cos. content 2/ content cos. content 2/ content

335929 pt. Insulated wire and cable (except magnet wire 

 and optical wire)...................................................................................... (NA) 2,945,774 10,854,784 (NA) 2,999,956 11,063,394

335929A Electronic wire and cable ............................................................................ 92 259,889 2,772,547 91 240,453 2,790,153

 Coaxial cable, armored or unarmored: 

335929A100 Rigid ..................................................................................................... 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D)

335929A120 Semi rigid ......................................................................................... 15 31,429 365,632 14 32,424 478,672

 Flexible:

335929A130 135 C and over ............................................................................... 13 3,150 62,069 13 3,661 66,174

335929A140 Under 135 C ...................................................................................... 28 34,384 444,639 26 27,581 447,352

335929A150 CATV/broadcast coaxial cable.......................................................... 9 (D) (D) 8 (D) (D)

335929A160 Antenna lead-in wire .............................................................................. 8 1,395 8,021 8 r/ 1,270 r/ 8,557

 Hookup wire (single conductor, shielded 

 and nonshielded): 

335929A170 135 C and over temperature rating.................................................... 26 a/ 18,520 b/ 239,721 28 19,939 254,293

335929A180 Under 135 C temperature rating........................................................ 38 a/ 17,119 b/ 98,369 41 18,333 98,929

 Multiconductor electronic wire and cable 

 (shielded and nonshielded):

335929A190 Flat and ribbon cable .............................................................................. 23 a/ 9,114 94,551 20 8,849 r/ 87,835

 Other muticonductor electronic wire and 

 cable:

 Shielded:

335929A1A0 135 C and over temperature rating ................................................. 20 34,934 265,446 19 32,211 254,671

335929A1B0 Under 135 C temperature rating ................................................ 34 37,671 271,720 34 32,414 272,373

 Nonshielded:

335929A1C0 135 C and over temperature rating .................................................. 13 8,401 96,879 15 13,414 150,570

335929A1D0 Under 135 C temperature rating ................................................. 31 47,836 a/ 308,631 30 37,940 214,289

335929B Telephone and telegraph wire and cable ................................................... 28 537,409 2,168,001 30 591,323 2,257,868

335929B110 Jumper and distributing frame wire ................................................................ 5 (D) (D) 6 (D) (D)

335929B120 Station wire and cable ..................................................................... 14 11,089 41,483 14 21,640 165,026

335929B130 Telephone cord sets and cordage ........................................................ 8 2,636 21,870 6 r/ 3,434 r/ 15,758

335929B140 Inside wiring cable ......................................................................... 17 100,506 652,591 19 89,448 587,816

335929B150 Drop and bridle and duct wire ........................................................... 4 55,942 185,025 4 60,110 202,270

335929B160 Rural and urban distribution wire and cable ............................................ 3 (D) (D) 4 r/ 8,358 r/ 57,228

335929B170 Polyethylene covered exchange area

 and toll cable (PIC and PULP insulated) ............................................... 5 247,404 748,402 7 323,225 1,020,394

335929B180 Other telephone and telegraph wire and 

 cable................................................................................. 8 (D) (D) 9 (D) (D)

3359291 Power wire and cable ............................................................................... 32 312,551 1,724,995 31 285,796 1,579,745

3359291810 Paper insulated cable (all voltages, all types) ............................................ 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D)

 Plastic and rubber insulated:

 600 volts or less:

3359291820 Portable welding cable .......................................................... 10 16,052 a/ 38,851 9 r/ 16,824 r/ 41,124

3359291830 Underground distribution cable (UD, 

 URD)............................................................................ 9 8,104 304,672 10 8,554 301,594

3359291840 Thermoplastic insulated power cable .............................................. 10 18,299 a/ 48,119 11 18,413 44,835

 Thermoset insulated:

3359291850 Armored, rubber and cross linked ............................................... 10 9,177 24,994 8 10,986 32,528

3359291860 Unarmored, rubber .................................................................. 8 45,002 164,702 7 37,014 140,807

3359291870 Unarmored, cross linked ................................................................. 11 a/ 13,698 a/ 43,740 10 14,064 47,407

3359291880 Rubber (R, RH, RHH, RHW, USE, etc.) ....................................... 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D)

3359291890 Weatherproof cable .............................................................................. 4 1,820 6,126 4 r/ 1,784 r/ 6,833

 Service drop cable:

33592918A0 Thermoset insulated 3/............................................................... 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D)

33592918B0 Thermoplastic insulated 3/......................................................... 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D)

 Over 600 volts:

33592918C0 Underground distribution cable (UD, 

 URD), all insulations (jacketed and 

 unjacketed)................................................................... 10 85,709 567,094 8 64,434 390,849

33592918D0 Thermoplastic insulated power

 cable, excluding underground ................................................... 4 6,869 37,364 4 r/ 5,706 r/ 33,201
Continued 2

Table 2. Shipments of Copper Insulated Wire and Cable: 1999 and 1998

[Shipments in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars]

Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

1999 1998

Product description

No. Value of No. Value of

Product of Copper copper of Copper copper

code cos. content 2/ content cos. content 2/ content

 Thermoset insulated power cable,

 excluding underground: 

 Over 600 volts to 15 kV: 

33592918E0 Armored, rubber and cross-linked ....................................... 7 11,187 47,178 8 14,789 65,305

33592918F0 Unarmored, rubber ................................................................... 8 48,444 154,318 7 40,067 139,938

33592918G0 Unarmored, cross-linked ....................................................... 9 11,174 34,728 7 14,687 43,148

33592918H0 Over 15 kV (rubber and cross-linked) .......................................... 5 6,218 40,595 5 5,557 36,567

33592918I0 Other power wire and cable ................................................................ 7 a/ 7,578 64,271 10 14,290 108,353

3359291 Portable power cable ................................................................................ 7 7,956 31,359 7 9,782 35,918

33592918J0 2 kV or less ...................................................................................... 6 5,858 20,208 6 (D) (D)

 Over 2 kV:

33592918K0 Portable cross-linked jacketed cable (mine 

 shovel cable) 4/................................................................................. 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D)

33592918L0 Portable noncross-linked jacketed cable 4/..................................... 4 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D)

335929C Control and signal wire ........................................................................... 27 48,430 248,784 28 58,892 287,686

335929C110 Signal wire and cable ........................................................................... 16 25,174 150,272 17 29,768 161,835

 Control wire and cable, excluding elevator 

 cable:

335929C120 Thermoset insulated .............................................................................. 9 a/ 7,083 a/ 43,014 9 a/ 10,521 a/ 56,133

335929C130 Thermoplastic insulated .................................................................... 18 a/ 16,173 a/ 55,498 18 a/ 18,603 a/ 69,718

335929D Building wire and cable ............................................................................. 28 1,421,136 2,577,180 27 1,446,621 2,768,669

 Building wire and cable having underwriters' 

 labels: 

 Thermoset insulated:

335929D110 Cross-linked polyethylene (XHHW) ................................................. 14 47,328 124,395 13 47,940 129,534

335929D120 Cross-linked polyethylene (USE) .......................................................... 11 20,253 51,927 11 17,928 51,114

 Thermoplastic insulated:

335929D130 Flame-retardant nylon (THHN, THWN) ....................................... 18 788,111 1,218,847 17 817,785 1,363,331

335929D140 Moisture and heat resistant (TW, THW) ....................................... 14 3,235 5,930 13 3,516 6,622

335929D150 Service entrance cable (SER, SEU, ASE) ................................................... 9 10,567 121,492 9 8,973 120,536

 Nonmetallic branch-circuit and under-

 ground feeder:

335929D160 Type NM-B ....................................................................................... 9 420,722 695,965 7 429,686 761,517

335929D170 Type UF and NMC (corrosion resistant) ...................................... 10 43,322 77,681 9 44,455 85,116

335929D180 Metallic armored cable (all AC types) .............................................................. 11 74,745 242,044 12 67,377 222,453

335929D190 Other building wire and cable ....................................................... 11 a/ 12,853 a/ 38,899 10 8,961 28,446

33141E Apparatus wire and cordage 5/......................................................... 49 236,774 862,892 48 229,623 851,781

 Flexible cordage:

331491E110 Thermoset insulated ........................................................................ 12 10,985 49,872 11 11,832 55,088

331491E120 Thermoplastic, including thermoplastic 

 elastomers................................................................................... 17 30,384 61,111 16 30,948 56,042

331491E180 Extension cord sets ............................................................................... 11 39,626 175,646 10 r/ 37,961 r/ 160,660

331491E190 Fixed power supply cords .................................................................. 18 19,113 116,043 19 r/ 22,468 r/ 153,088

331491E1A0 Detachable power supply cords .......................................................... 7 a/ 12,436 a/ 62,255 6 10,695 61,700

331491E1B0 Retractable power cords and other ...................................................... 10 855 13,081 10 1,068 14,497

 Apparatus wire:

331491E130 Appliance fixture wire ................................................................. 22 37,554 117,541 21 32,998 96,318

 Appliance wiring material 14 gauge and 

 larger, including motor lead and trans-

 former lead wire: 

331491E140 Thermoset insulated 6/..................................................................... 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D)

331491E150 Thermoplastic insulated 6/............................................................... 9 (D) (D) 9 31,057 64,354

331491E160 Submersible pump cable ................................................................... 10 14,351 48,163 8 (D) (D)

331491E170 Other apparatus wire and cordage, including 

 toolwire ............................................................................................. 16 28,812 95,537 17 25,186 84,484

335929E Other insulated wire and cable ..................................................................... 41 121,629 469,026 41 137,466 491,574

 Automotive:

335929E110 Bulk automotive primary wire ........................................................ 11 74,060 164,423 12 91,120 196,008
Continued 3

Table 2. Shipments of Copper Insulated Wire and Cable: 1999 and 1998

[Shipments in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars]

Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

1999 1998

Product description

No. Value of No. Value of

Product of Copper copper of Copper copper

code cos. content 2/ content cos. content 2/ content

335929E120 Bulk battery cable ............................................................................. 9 13,009 31,049 8 15,367 33,553

335929E130 Bulk ignition wire ......................................................................................... 6 (D) (D) 6 (D) (D)

335929E140 Other automotive wire and cable ............................................................... 7 a/ 13,288 71,641 7 10,304 62,102

 Airframe, shipboard and ground support cable, 

 excluding coaxial cable and ignition cable: 

335929E150 Airframe and missile, including ground 

 support cable .............................................................................................. 10 3,437 35,190 11 r/ 4,545 r/ 44,902

335929E160 Shipboard cable .............................................................................. 5 (D) (D) 5 (D) (D)

335929E170 Other insulated or covered wire and cable, 

 n.e.c. ................................................................................... 19 11,181 57,261 20 r/ 11,426 r/ 61,124

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

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

 1/Interplant transfers for 1999 totaled $44,570 and for 1998 totaled $48,390. 

 2/Aluminum content for 1999 totaled 465,683 thousand pounds and for 1998 totaled 428,393 thousand pounds. See Table 3 for additional 

details.

 3/Product codes 33592918A0 and 33592918B0 have a combined total of 919 thousand pounds of copper content and 89,734 thousand dollars 

for value of shipments for 1999 and 846 thousand pounds of copper content and 98,069 thousand dollars for value of shipments for 1998.

 4/Product codes 33592918K0 and 33592918L0 have a combined total of 2,098 thousand pounds of copper content and 11,151 thousand 

dollars for value of shipments for 1999.

 5/Data include the following: (a) all known establishments which insulate wire and cable and then fabricate it into finished products, NAICS 

product class 33141E and (b) establishments from NAICS product class 334290, that manufacture wire, cord, and flexible cord sets from 

purchased insulated wire. 

 6/Product codes 331491E140 and 331491E150 have a combined total of 42,658 thousand pounds of copper content and 123,643 thousand 

dollars for value of shipments for 1999.

 Note: The data presented in this table are for copper content insulated wire and cable. See Table 3 for aluminum content information. 

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. Aluminum Shipments of Selected Insulated Wire and Cable: 1999 and 1998

[Quantity in thousands of pounds]

1999 1998

Product description No. No.

Product of Gross of Gross

code cos. weight cos. weight

335929 pt. Insulated wire (except magnet wire) .................................................... (NA) 465,683 (NA) r/ 428,393

335929A Electronic wire and cable ......................................................................... 4 (D) 5 (D)

3359291 Power wire and cable ................................................................... 11 308,740 11 280,128

3359291830 Underground distribution cable, all insulations

 600 volts or less ............................................................................... 6 167,463 6 156,213

33592918A0 Service drop cable, thermoset insulated 1/.................................................... 3 (D) 3 (D)

33592918B0 Service drop cable, thermoplastic insulated 1/............................................ 2 (D) 2 (D)

33592918C0 Underground distribution cable, all insulations--

 over 600 volts ................................................................................ 9 68,923 7 44,886

33592918F0 Thermoset insulated power cable, unarmored, 

 rubber--over 600 volts to 15 kV............................................................ 4 4,592 4 (D)

33592918G0 Thermoset insulated power cable, unarmored,

 cross-linked--over 600 volts to 15 kV ............................................... 3 (D) 3 (D)

335929D1 Building wire and cable........................................................................ 7 80,533 7 75,520

335929D110 Thermoset insulated, cross-linked polyethylene 

 (XHHW) .................................................................................................... 5 25,676 5 25,261

335929D150 Service enterance cable (SER, SEU, ASE)................... 4 35,425 4 32,289

335929E1 Other insulated wire and cable.................................................................... 4 (D) 2 (D)

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. pt. Part.

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

 1/Product class 33592918A0 and 33592918B0 have a combined total of 52,216 thousand pounds 

for 1999 and 53,390 thousands pounds for 1998.
Table 4. Copper Shipments of Magnet Wire, Including Interplant Transfers: 1999 and 1998

[Gross weight in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars]

Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

1999 1998

Product description

No. No.

Product of Gross of Gross

code cos. weight 1/ Value cos. weight 1/ Value

331491G Magnet wire ................................................................................................ (NA) 793,581 1,155,394 (NA) 714,445 1,064,507

 Class 105 and below:

331491G110 7 AWG and larger round, including all square 

 and rectangle, film coated .............................................................................. 5 8,732 11,656 5 8,553 12,234

331491G120 8 to 21 AWG, film coated ....................................................................... 6 34,396 34,134 6 31,367 34,548

331491G130 22 to 32 AWG, film coated ..................................................................... 6 1,934 3,292 7 3,270 4,481

331491G140 33 to 44 AWG, film coated ....................................................................... 7 1,300 4,865 7 1,156 4,364

 Class 130 and 155: 

331491G150 7 AWG and larger round, including all square 

 and rectangle, film coated .......................................................................... 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

331491G160 8 to 21 AWG, film coated ......................................................................... 12 24,695 35,232 13 26,045 39,243

331491G170 22 to 32 AWG, film coated ..................................................................... 16 85,253 138,219 17 75,945 132,789

331491G180 33 to 44 AWG, film coated ................................................................. 14 26,958 81,746 14 23,692 75,597

 Class 180 and higher:

331491G190 7 AWG and larger round, including all square 

 and rectangle, film coated ........................................................................... 7 37,201 59,271 7 38,409 62,412

331491G1A0 8 to 21 AWG, film coated ....................................................................... 13 342,578 390,223 13 304,848 359,696

331491G1B0 22 to 32 AWG, film coated ....................................................................... 13 164,152 240,343 13 137,648 198,260

331491G1C0 33 to 44 AWG, film coated ..................................................................... 10 7,455 33,919 11 7,820 33,504

331491G1I0 Miscellaneous film coated, n.e.c. .................................................................. 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

 Nonfilm coated (fibrous): 

331491G1D0 Class 130 and below ............................................................................. 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D)

331491G1F0 Class 155 and above .............................................................................. 6 11,849 26,324 6 11,406 24,716

 Nonfilm coated (tape):

331491G1E0 Class 130 and below .............................................................................. 4 15,113 21,942 5 13,343 18,261

331491G1G0 Class 155 and above ............................................................................. 5 4,778 10,424 6 3,916 8,698

331491G1H0 Miscellaneous nonfilm coated, n.e.c. ............................................................. 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. 

n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified. 

 1/Interplant transfers for 1999 totaled 20,024 thousand pounds and 1998 totaled 27,737 thousand pounds of copper.
Table 5. Aluminum Shipments of Magnet Wire, Including Interplant Transfers: 1999 and 1998

[Aluminum gross weight in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars]

 Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

 1998 1999 1997 1998

Product Product description No. No.

code of Gross of Gross

cos. weight Value cos. weight Value

331491G Magnet wire ...................................................................................... (NA) 66,173 118,546 (NA) 63,985 124,039

 Class 105 and below:

331491G110 7 AWG and larger round, including all square 

 and rectangle, film coated ................................................................... 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D)

331491G120 8 to 21 AWG, film coated ................................................................. 6 14,928 26,271 6 15,031 27,866

331491G130 22 to 32 AWG, film coated ............................................................ 2 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D)

331491G140 33 to 44 AWG, film coated ..................................................................... 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

 Class 130 - 155: 

331491G150 7 AWG and larger round, including all square 

 and rectangle, film coated ............................................................................. 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

331491G160 8 to 21 AWG, film coated ................................................................... 6 5,347 10,001 5 4,530 8,780

331491G170 22 to 32 AWG, film coated ...................................................................... 7 2,107 4,893 6 2,269 5,833

331491G180 33 to 44 AWG, film coated ........................................................................ 2 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D)

 Class 180 and above: 

331491G190 7 AWG and larger round, including all square 

 and rectangle, film coated ......................................................................... 5 2,189 4,942 5 2,033 4,462

331491G1A0 8 to 21 AWG, film coated ....................................................................... 8 (D) (D) 9 26,614 49,272

331491G1B0 22 to 32 AWG, film coated ................................................................... 8 3,750 9,845 6 5,048 14,182

331491G1C0 33 to 44 AWG, film coated .................................................................... 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

331491G1I0 Miscellaneous film coated, n.e.c. ..............................................................

 Nonfilm coated (fibrous): 

331491G1D0 Class 130 and below ........................................................................... - - - - - -

331491G1F0 Class 155 and above ...................................................................... 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

 Nonfilm coated (tape):

331491G1E0 Class 130 and below ........................................................................... 2 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D)

331491G1G0 Class 155 and above ........................................................................ 3 3,719 5,866 4 2,624 4,866

331491G1H0 Miscellaneous nonfilm coated, n.e.c. ............................................................ - - - - - -

 - Represents zero. D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. n.e.c. Not 

elsewhere classified.

 1/Interplant transfers for 1999 totaled 6,757 thousand pounds of aluminum and for 1998 totaled 6,282 thousand pounds 

of aluminum.
Table 6. Value of Shipments of Fiber Optic Cable: 1999 and 1998

[Thousands of dollars]

1999 1998

Product description No. No.

of of

Product cos. Value cos. Value

code

33592101 Insulated optical fiber cable............................................................... 34 2,432,049 32 1,936,609

33592101 pt. Communication applications............................................................... 22 2,401,662 22 1,905,350

 Single-mode stepped-index: 

3359210125 Dispersion shifted.................................................................. 9 692,076 10 r/ 552,181

3359210128 Dispersion unshifted ................................................................ 16 1,554,189 15 1,156,913

3359210131 Multimode stepped index 1/.............................................................. 3 (D) 3 (D)

3359210134 Multimode graded index 1/............................................................... 17 (D) 17 (D)

3359210434 Other applications................................................................... 12 30,387 10 31,259

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. pt. Part. r/Revised

by 5 percent or more from previously published data.

 1/Product codes 3359210131 and 3359210134 have a combined total of 155,397 for 

shipments in 1999 and 196,256 in shipments for 1998.

Table 7. Value of Shipments of Optical Fiber: 1999 and 1998

[Thousands of dollars]

1999 1998

Product description No. No.

Product of of

code cos. Value cos. Value

Optical fiber for data and nondata 

 transmission ................................................................. 22 1,499,205 24 r/ 1,193,702

327215A235 Optical fiber used for data 

 transmission........................................................................................................ 14 1,415,298 15 1,141,063

327215A238 Optical fiber used for nondata 

 transmission......................................................................................... 9 83,907 11 r/ 52,639

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