MA33L--INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1991
Contact person:  Milbren Thomas, 301-763-2528


Table 1.  SUMMARY OF SHIPMENTS OF INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1991 AND 1990

(Value in thousands of dollars)

 Product
   code             Product description                 1991        1990

          Insulated wire and cable................ 9,911,441  10,748,935

3357A --    Electronic wire and cable............. 1,551,932   1,704,599
3357B --    Telephone and telegrapgh wire and
               cable.............................. 1,559,908   1,720,438
33578 --    Power wire and cable.................. 1,366,006   1,660,460
3357C --    Control and signal wire and cable.....   256,482     281,636
3357D --    Building wire and cable............... 2,133,863   2,325,037
33576 --    Apparatus wire and cordage............   745,753     763,950
3357E --    Other insulated wire and cable........   605,767     580,413
33577 --    Magnet wire...........................   918,010     922,770
33579 --    Optical fiber cable...................   733,720     789,632



Table 2. SHIPMENTS OF INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1991 AND 1990

(Copper content in thounsands of pounds; value in thousands of dollars)

                                                                                 Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

                                                                                          1991                  1990
                                                                        No. of
  Product                                                                 com-      Copper                  Copper
     code                    Product description                        panies  content 2/        Value content 2/        Value

3357- pt.     Insulated wire, except magnet wire and optical fiber..      (NA)   2,340,540    8,259,711  2,478,947    9,036,533

3357A --  Electronic wire and cable...................................    (NA)     168,734    1,551,932    174,028    1,704,599
            Coaxial cable, armored or unarmored:
3357A 10      Rigid...................................................       6       2,546       25,041      2,315       32,341
3357A 12      Semirigid...............................................      12       7,033      160,692    r/8,404      220,160
              Flexible:
3357A 13        135`C and over........................................      19     a/2,043     a/34,763      2,082       36,549
3357A 14        Under 135`C...........................................      30      21,483      201,752     21,960      222,568
3357A 16    CATV/broadcast coaxial cable.AND..........................       9
3357A 22    Antenna lead-in wire......................................      12       7,198      271,411      6,187      275,185
            Hook-up wire (single conductor, shielded and non-
             shielded):
3357A 23      135`C and over temperature rating.......................      28      10,472      146,058     12,434      190,551
3357A 25      Under 135`C temperature rating..........................      49    a/24,800    a/133,662     29,317      136,044
            Multiconductor electronic wire and cable (shielded and
             nonshielded):
3357A 30      Flat and ribbon cable...................................      24      14,438       93,738     14,640       97,617
            Other multiconductor electronic wire and cable:
                Shielded:
3357A 31          135`C and over temperature rating...................      22      26,590      160,692     20,985      146,956
3357A 33          Under 135`C temperature rating......................      38      32,986      196,650     36,371      222,479
                Nonshielded:
3357A 35          135` and over temperature rating....................      11       4,332       30,535      4,895       36,396
3357A 37          Under 135`C temperature rating......................      26      14,813       96,938     14,438       87,753

3357B --  Telephone and telegraph wire and cable......................    (NA)     444,251    1,599,908    502,456    1,720,438
3357B 41    Jumper and distributing frame wire........................       6         (D)          (D)        (D)          (D)
3357B 43    Station wire and cable....................................      14       6,145       23,374      5,363       19,369
3357B 72    Switchboard wire and cable................................       8         (D)          (D)        (D)          (D)
3357B 73    Telephone cord sets and cordage...........................       8       1,259       75,635      1,407       79,422
3357B 52    Inside wiring cable.......................................      18      35,997      181,145     35,989      171,953
3357B 55    Drop and bridle and duct wire.............................       6      37,600      162,809     37,863    r/152,865
3357B 68    Rural and urban distribution wire and cable...............       3         807        9,776        (D)          (D)
            Polyethylene covered exchange area and toll cable:
3357B 83      Thermoplastic (PIC) insulated...........................      10     304,621      889,636  r/357,661  r/1,039,452
3357B 86      Paper and (pulp) insulated..............................       2         (D)          (D)        (D)          (D)
3357B 90    Other telephone and telegraph wire and cable..............       8      13,291       32,971     11,039       30,896

33578 --  Power wire and cable........................................    (NA)     272,956    1,366,006    299,266    1,660,460
33578 07    Paper insulated cable (all voltages, all types)...........       4      17,642       57,651     22,011       94,713
            Plastic and rubber insulated:
              600 volts or less:
33578 08        Portable welding cable................................      12    a/21,588     a/53,495     24,880     r/66,332
33578 09        Portable molded and nonmolded cable and cord..........       9      20,942       82,814   r/20,100     r/80,625
33578 17        Underground distribution cable (UD, URD)..............       9       6,176      164,865    r/5,838    r/214,512
33578 19        Thermoplastic insulated power cable...................      17    a/13,498     a/39,952     12,350       39,294
                Thermoset insulated:
33578 20          Armored, rubber and cross-linked....................       7       6,519       19,780     11,069       35,368
33578 21          Unarmored, rubber...................................       9      36,154      128,998   r/36,216    r/125,736
33578 22          Unarmored, cross-linked.............................      13      19,447       60,865     17,193       57,949
33578 25      Weatherproof cable......................................       6       5,914       17,549    r/6,090       24,246
33578 27      Service drop cable, thermoset insulated.................       5       2,544       54,362    r/2,114     r/80,792
33578 28      Service drop cable, thermoplastic insulated.............       7       2,172       31,579      2,990       43,265
              Over 600 volts:
33578 32        Portable molded rubber sheathed cable (mine shovel           5       5,658       21,509      4,920       19,326
                 cable)...............................................
33578 35        Portable nonmolded cable..............................       3         658        2,186        337        1,676
33578 37        Underground distribution cable (UD, URD), all insula-        6      41,125      288,245   r/41,322      349,470
                 tions (jacketed and unjacketed)......................
33578 39        Thermoplastic insulated power cable (excluding under-        4       2,188        9,176      2,572       11,549
                 ground...............................................
                Thermoset insulated power cable (excluding underground
                  Over 600 volts to 15kv:
33578 41            Armored, rubber and cross-linked..................       9      10,139       54,506     18,427       80,149
33578 42            Unarmored, rubber.................................       7      39,602      172,506     43,533      197,127
33578 43            Unarmored, cross-linked...........................      12      15,063       67,860   r/20,871     r/89,879
                  Over 15 kv:
33578 44            (Rubber and cross-linked).........................       4       4,171       29,963      4,456       38,791
33578 50    Other power wire and cable................................       7       1,756        8,145      1,977        9,661

3357C --  Control and signal wire and cable...........................    (NA)      39,073      256,482     42,280      281,636
3357C 11    Signal wire and cable.....................................      25    b/19,528    b/155,911     21,906      165,522
            Control wire and cable (excluding elevator cable):
3357C 14      Thermoset insulated.....................................      11     a/7,871     a/48,917      7,995       60,693
3357C 17      Thermoplastic insulated.................................      17    a/11,674     a/51,654     12,379       55,421

3357D --  Building wire and cable.....................................    (NA)   1,112,709    2,133,863  1,146,408    2,325,037
            Building wire and cable having underwriters' labels:
              Thermoset insulated:
3357D 36        Rubber (R, RH, RHH, RHW, USE, etc.).AND...............       3
3357D 37        Cross-linked polyethylene (XHHW)......................      14      43,011      108,419   r/56,624    r/142,832
3357D 38        Cross-linked polyethylene (USE).......................       9      14,351       43,610   r/14,368     r/53,875
              Thermoplastic insulated:
3357D 40        Flame-retardant nylon (THHN, THWN)....................      21   a/695,961  a/1,169,612    683,285    1,178,646
3357D 41        Moisture resistant (TW)...............................       7         587        1,193        737        1,454
3357D 48        Moisture and heat resistant (THW).....................      15      24,429       43,076   r/21,448     r/36,611
3357D 51      Service entrance cable (SER, SEU, ASE)..................      12       6,168       72,940    r/6,853       95,822
              Nonmetallic branch-circuit and underground feeder:
3357D 54        Type NM...............................................       8     268,729      500,881    299,845      599,378
3357D 55        Type UF and NMC (corrosion resistant).................      11      27,363       60,383     25,519       62,683
3357D 57      Metallic armored cable (all AC types)...................       7    a/27,046    a/118,477     27,663      129,901
3357D 58      Other building wire and cable...........................      10       5,064       15,272     10,066       23,835

33576 --  Apparatus wire and cordage 3/...............................    (NA)     162,170      745,753    175,224      763,950
           Flexible cordage:
33576 13      Thermoset insulated.....................................      12      16,023       75,738     12,878       58,362
33576 15      Thermoplastic (including thermoplastic elastomers)......      16      19,146       64,681   r/30,486     r/88,675
33576 42      Extension cord sets.....................................      12      27,642      172,295     22,298    r/159,475
33576 43      Fixed power supply cords................................      25      21,451      125,599   r/22,754    r/122,405
33576 44      Detachable power supply cords.AND.......................       7
33576 47      Retractile power cords and other........................       9      19,983      103,937     20,780       98,696
33576 21    Appliance fixture wire....................................      26    a/33,457    a/116,320     35,568      122,318
            Appliance wiring material 14 gauge and larger (including
             motor lead and transformer lead wire):
33576 23      Thermoset insulated.....................................       7       4,488       27,204      5,871       41,986
33576 24      Thermoplastic insulated.................................      17      14,447       46,563   r/18,170     r/56,909
33576 28    Submersible pump cable....................................      11       5,533       13,416      6,419       15,124
33576 29    Other apparatus wire and cordage (including machine tool
             wire)....................................................      19     a/5,578     a/33,220    a/4,990     a/31,727

3357E --  Other insulated wire and cable..............................    (NA)     140,647      605,767    139,285      580,413
            Automotive:
3357E 72      Bulk automotive primary wire............................      16      74,001      172,823     65,830      154,438
3357E 74      Bulk battery cable......................................       8       6,828       27,221   r/10,695     r/35,452
3357E 76      Bulk ignition wire......................................       8       1,510       50,623    a/1,803     a/56,833
3357E 78      Other automotive wire and cable.........................      11      12,078       41,700   r/15,078     r/45,799
3357E 15    Elevator hatch and traveling cable........................       2         (4)          (4)        (4)          (4)
            Airframe, shipboard and ground support cable (excluding
             coaxial cable and ignition cable):
3357E 79      Airframe and missile (including ground support cable)...      19       5,856       57,800      6,506       71,627
3357E 81      Shipboard cable.........................................      10       6,691       67,723      4,620       44,744
3357E 98    Other insulated or covered wire and cable n.e.c...........      26    4/33,683    4/187,877   4/34,753    4/171,520

   Note:  The percent of estimation of each item is indicated as follows (see "Description of Survey" in the text):  a/10 to 25
percent of this item estimated.   b/26 to 50 percent of this item estimated.

   (D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.     (NA) Not available.     n.e.c. Not elsewhere
classified.     pt. Part.     r/Revised by 5 percent from previously published figures.

   1/Interplant transfers for 1991 totaled 292,856 thousands of dollars and for 1990 totaled 330,200 thousands of dollars.  See
table 6 for additional detail.
   2/Aluminum content for 1991 totaled 288,691 thousands of pounds and for 1990 totaled 343,382 thousands of pounds.  See table
3 for additional detail.
   3/Data include the following:  (a) all known establishments which insulate wire and cable and then fabricate into finished products,
(SIC product class 33576), and (b) a sample from product class 36996, of establishments manufacturing wire, cord, and flexible cord
sets from purchased insulated wire.
   4/Product code 3357E 15 combined with product code 3357E 98 to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.



Table 3. ALUMINUM CONTENT OF SELECTED INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1991 AND 1990

(Thousands of pounds)
                                                                    No. of
 Product                                                              com-
   code                      Product description                    panies       1991        1990

3357- pt.     Insulated wire, except magnet wire....................   (X)    288,691     343,382

3357A --  Electronic Wire and Cable.................................   (X)     39,767      55,318
33578 --  Power Wire and Cable......................................   (X)    201,662     225,424
33578 17  Underground distribution cable--600 volts or less.........    5      90,621     101,527
33578 27  Service drop cable, thermoset insulated...................    4      27,870      37,109
33578 28  Service drop cable, thermoplastic insulated...............    3         (D)         (D)
33578 37  Underground distribution cable--over 600 volts............    6      38,917      44,357
33578 42  Thermoset insulated power cable-unarmored, rubber over
            600 volts to 15 KV......................................    4       4,511       3,854
33578 43  Thermoset insulated power cable-unarmored, cross-linked
            over 600 volts to 15 KV.................................    5      14,353       7,098
3357D --  Building Wire and Cable...................................   (X)     47,262      62,640
3357D 38  Cross-linked polyethylene(USE)............................    4      10,015      12,839

   (D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.     pt. Part.
(X) Not applicable.



Table 4. COPPER SHIPMENTS OF MAGNET WIRE, INCLUDING INTERPLANT TRANSFERS: 1991 AND 1990

(Copper gross weight in thousands of pounds; value in thousands of dollars)

                                                                              Shipments, including
                                                                            interplant transfers 1/

 Product                                                    No. of           1991                 1990
    code                Product description                   com-     Gross               Gross
                                                            panies   weight 1/     Value  weight 1/     Value

33577 --      Magnet wire...................................  (NA)     500,173   918,010    513,201   922,770

33577 03  Insulated magnet sheet, strip, and foil...........     1         (2)       (2)        (2)       (2)

33577 07  Film coated, 45 AWG and finer (all classes).......     5         180     2,706        (2)       (2)

33577 pt  Film coated, (44 to 7 AWG and larger).............  (NA)     470,146   864,097    482,393   863,445
33577 1-    Class 105.......................................  (NA)      63,669    97,605     79,305   124,559
33577 11      7 AWG and larger round (also all square                    8,722    13,917     11,563    19,064
                and rectangle)..............................     5
33577 13      8 to 21 AWG inclusive.........................     9      34,514    45,557     44,183    59,714
33577 15      22 to 32 AWG inclusive........................    10      19,106    33,874     22,037    40,468
33577 17      33 to 44 AWG inclusive........................     8       1,327     4,257      1,522     5,313

33577 2-    Class 130.......................................  (NA)      34,901    74,511     40,674    77,446
33577 21      7 AWG and larger round (also all square
                and rectangle)..............................     -           -         -          -         -
33577 23      8 to 21 AWG inclusive.........................     5       9,445    15,524      9,951    17,268
33577 25      22 to 32 AWG inclusive........................     9      24,386    55,295     29,082    55,139
33577 28      33 to 44 AWG inclusive........................     8       1,070     3,692      1,641     5,039

33577 3-    Class 155.......................................  (NA)      61,930   150,392     59,007   136,248
33577 32      7 AWG and larger round (also all square
                and rectangle)..............................     -           -         -          -         -
33577 34      8 to 21 AWG inclusive.AND.....................     6
33577 37      22 to 32 AWG inclusive........................    10      47,112   102,967     44,629    90,553
33577 38      33 to 44 AWG inclusive........................     9      14,818    47,425     14,378    45,695

33577 4-    Class 180.......................................  (NA)      81,518   136,166     88,253   143,796
33577 41      7 AWG and larger round (also all square
                and rectangle).AND..........................     2
33577 43      8 to 21 AWG inclusive.........................     8      49,268    73,024     55,806    78,836
33577 45      22 to 32 AWG inclusive........................    11      30,219    55,163     30,366    57,683
33577 47      33 to 44 AWG inclusive........................    10       2,031     7,979      2,081     7,277

33577 5-    Class 200.......................................  (NA)     207,255   337,559    193,523   337,816
33577 52      7 AWG and larger round (also all square
                and rectangle)..............................     5      22,460    40,453     23,503    42,835
33577 54      8 to 21 AWG inclusive.........................     8     129,419   194,231    120,086   194,820
33577 56      22 to 32 AWG inclusive........................    10      54,490    99,847     48,931    96,582
33577 58      33 to 44 AWG inclusive........................     8         886     3,028      1,003     3,579

33577 6-    Class 220.......................................  (NA)      20,873    67,864     21,631    43,580
33577 61      7 AWG and larger round (also all square
                and rectangle)..............................     4       1,627     3,054
33577 63      8 to 21 AWG inclusive.........................     6       2,371     6,109     21,631    43,580
33577 65      22 to 32 AWG inclusive........................     3
33577 67      33 to 44 AWG inclusive........................     3      16,875    58,701
33577 79    Miscellaneous film coated n.e.c.................     4

33577 pt  Nonfilm coated (fibrous and tape).................  (NA)      29,847    51,207     30,808    59,325
            Class 130 and below.............................  (NA)    2/12,579  2/18,934   2/14,709  2/25,778
33577 81      Fibrous.AND...................................     2
33577 83      Tape..........................................     5    2/12,579  2/18,934   2/14,709  2/25,778
            Class 155 and above.............................  (NA)      17,268    32,273     16,099    33,547
33577 85      Fibrous.......................................     6      13,698    25,294     13,348    26,977
33577 87      Tape..........................................     5       3,570     6,979      2,751     6,570
33577 89    Miscellaneous non-film coated n.e.c.............     1         (2)       (2)        (2)       (2)

   - Represents zero.     (NA) Not available.     n.e.c.  Not elsewhere classified.     pt. Part

   1/Interplant transfers for 1991 totaled 59,409 thousands of pounds of copper and for 1990 totaled 75,967 thousands
of pounds of copper.
   2/For 1991 data for product codes 33577 03 and 33577 89 are included in "Class 130 and below," and for 1990 data for
product codes 33577 03, 33577 07 and 33577 89 are included in "Class 130 and below" to avoid disclosing individual company
data.



Table 5.  ALUMINUM SHIPMENTS OF MAGNET WIRE, INCLUDING INTERPLANT TRANSFERS:  1991 AND 1990

(Aluminum gross weight in thousands of pounds; value in thousands of dollars)

                                                                             Shipments, including
                                                                            interplant transfers 1/

                        Product description                                1991                1990
 Product                                                  Number of    Gross               Gross
  code                                                    companies   weight    Value     weight      Value

33577 --       Magnet wire.................................    (NA)   41,734   80,010     42,525     86,015

3577 pt. Film coated. (44 to 7 AWG and larger).............    (NA)   37,156   70,740   r/36,590   r/73,948
3577 1-    Class 105..........AND..........................       8
3577 2-    Class 130..........AND..........................       3
3577 3-    Class 155.......................................       4   14,279   27,958     13,814     28,819
3577 4-    Class 180.......................................       5   11,369   20,699     11,238     21,778
3577 5-    Class 200..........AND..........................       6
3577 6-    Class 220.......................................       4   11,508   22,083   r/11,538   r/23,351
3577 pt. Other types of magbet wire (nonfilm coated;
          insulated magnet sheet, strip, and foil;
          and film coated, 45 AWG and finer)...............       5    4,578    9,270      5,935     12,067

   (NA) Not available.     pt. Part.     r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.

   1/Interplant transfers for 1991 totaled 11,247 thousands of pounds of aluminum and for 1990 totaled 15,225 thousands
of pounds of aluminum.



Table 6.  VALUE OF INTERPLANT TRANSFERS OF SELECTED INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1991 AND 1990

(Thousands of dollars)

Product                                               Number of
  code               Product description              companies     1991     1990

3357 pt.    Insulated wire, except magnet wire......        (X)  293,641  331,216

3357A -- Electronic wire and cable....AND...........         15
3357B -- Telephone and telegraph wire and cable.....          8   90,685   90,778
33578 -- Power wire and cable.......................          7   72,467   81,626
3357C -- Control and signal wire and cable...AND....          2
3357D -- Building wire and cable....................          7   13,444   21,635

33576 -- Apparatus wire and cordage.................         12   70,350   61,815
33576 21   Appliance fixture wire...................          3     (D)      (D)
33576 24   Appliance wiring material--thermoplastic
             insualted..............................          4     (D)      (D)

3357E -- Other insualted wire and cable.............          9   46,695   75,362
3357E 74   Bulk battery cable.......................          4     (D)     5,820
3357E 76   Bulk ignition wire.......................          5     (D)      (D)

   (D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.     pt. Part.
(X) Not applicable.



Table 7.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE:  1991 AND 1990

(Thousands of dollars)

 Product                                      Number of
  code            Product description         companies     1991       1990

33579 --       Insulated optical fiber cable.       (X)  733,720  r/789,632

33579 pt.  Communication applications........       (X)  709,166        (D)
33579 12     Single-mode stepped-index,
              dispersion shifted....AND......         3  635,571        (D)
33579 13     Single-mode stepped-index,
              dispersion unshifted...........        13  635,571  r/652,982
33579 14     Multi-mode stepped index....AND.         3
33579 15     Multi-mode graded index.........        13   73,595     77,026
33579 21   Other applications................         9   24,554        (D)

   (D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
pt. Part.     r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.
(X) Not applicable.



Table 8.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF OPTICAL FIBER:  1991 AND 1990

(Thousands of dollars)

 Product                                           Number of
  code              Product description            companies     1991     1990

32318 92       Optical fiber for data and nondata
                transmission .....................       (X)  462,722  394,684

32318 95  Optical fiber used for data
           transmission....AND....................        12
32318 97  Optical fiber used for nondata
           transmission...........................        11  462,722  394,684

   (X) Not applicable.



Table 9.  COMPARISON OF VALUES OF SHIPMENTS OF INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE, AS REPORTED IN THE MA33L,
  THE 1990 ANNUAL OF SURVEY MANUFACTURES AND THE 1987 CENSUS OF MANUFACTURES

(Value in thousands of dollars)
                                                            1990                          1987

                                                               Annual Survey
                     Product description                      of Manufactures

                                                                       Standard
Product                                                                error of                Census of
   code                                         MA33L 1/    Value  estimates 2/     MA33L   Manufactures

  3357A     Electronic wire and cable..........  1,704.6  1,791.4             4   1,661.6        1,574.2
  3357B     Telephone and telegraph wire
             and cable.........................  1,720.4  1,562.1             3    1464.1         1435.6
  3357C     Control and signal wire and cable..    281.6    250.8             3     220.7          191.9
  3357D     Building wire and cable............  2,325.0  2,141.2             1    1889.5        1,885.5
  3357E     Other insulated wire and cable.....    580.4    571.0             7     531.6          510.9
  33576
  36996 3/  Apparatus wire and cordage.........    764.0    932.7             2     849.4        1,056.2

  33577     Magnet wire........................    922.8    946.2             1     702.8          708.1
  33578     Power wire and cable...............  1,660.5  1,600.7             2   1,201.4        1,159.9
  33579     Fiber optic cable..................    789.6    687.2             2     606.6          557.3

   1/Source:  1990 Annual Survey of Manufactures VALUE OF PRODUCT SHIPMENTS, M90(AS)-2.
   2/The annual survey of manufactures percentage standard errors shown are the approximate relative errors of
the estimate of level.  A more detailed description of the standard error of estimate is given in the introduction
of the annual survey of manufactures, VALUE OF PRODUCT SHIPMENTS, M90(AS)-2, under "Qualifications of the Data."
   3/See footnote 3 at end of table 2.



Table 10.  SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1991 AND 1990

(Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                                       Exports of
                                                                        domestic
                                                                     merchandise 1/
                                                    Manfacturers'                                Percent                                 Percent
                                                        shipments             Estimated       exports to  Imports for      Apparent   imports to
Product                                             (value f.o.b.  Value at   producers   manufacturers'  consumption   consumption     apparent
   code               Product description                 plant)    port 2/    value 3/        shipments        4/ 5/            6/  consumption

                             1991

              Insulated wire and cable..............   9,911,441  1,350,083   1,270,156            12.8     1,201,465     9,842,750         12.2

  3357A    Electronic wire and cable................   1,551,932    183,797     172,916            11.1       112,021     1,491,037          7.5
  3357B    Telephone and telegraph wire
            and cable....AND........................
  33578    Power wire and cable 7/....AND...........
  3357D    Building wire and cable....AND...........
  3357C    Control and signal wire and cable....AND.
  3357E    Other insulated wire and cable....AND....
  33576    Apparatus wire and cord and flexible
  36996     cord sets....AND........................
  33577    Magnet wire..............................   7,625,789  1,083,857   1,019,693            13.4     1,057,017     7,663,113         13.8
  33579    Optical fiber cable......................     733,720     82,429      77,550            10.6        32,427       688,597          4.7


                             1990

              Insulated wire and cable..............  10,748,935  1,172,554   1,103,139            10.3     1,285,475    10,931,271         11.8

  3357A    Electronic wire and cable................   1,704,599    169,699     159,653             9.4       106,180     1,651,126          6.4
  3357B    Telephone and telegraph wire
            and cable....AND........................
  33578    Power wire and cable 7/....AND...........
  3357D    Building wire and cable....AND...........
  3357C    Control and signal wire and cable....AND.
  3357E    Other insulated wire and cable....AND....
  33576    Apparatus wire and cord and flexible
  36996     cord sets....AND........................
  33577    Magnet wire..............................   8,254,704    949,314     893,115            10.8     1,147,876     8,509,465         13.5
  33579    Optical fiber cable......................     789,632     53,541      50,371             6.4        31,419       770,680          4.1

   1/Source:  Bureau of the Census data relating to EM 545, U.S. EXPORTS (see table 10 for a comparison of SIC-based codes and import and export numbers).
   2/This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value to port of export.
   3/These values are 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 value 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 f.o.b. adjustment factor for this report is 0.9408.
   4/Source:  Bureau of the Census data relating to IM 145, U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION.  These figures include both import value and duty value.
   5/These import data include other items such as Christmas tree lights, ignition harness sets, ignition wiring sets, etc.
   6/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total of manufactures shipments plus imports (including duty).  Estimated producers' value
is used in the calculation of these data.
   7/The manufactures' shipments for power wire and cable include mineral and paper insulated cable, while the export figures do not.



Table 11.  COMPARISON OF STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION-BASED PRODUCT CODES WITH SCHEDULE B EXPORT NUMBERS, AND HTSUSA IMPORT NUMBERS:  1991

 Product                                                   Export        Import
    code              Product description               number 1/     number 2/

3357A 10 AND
3357A 12 AND
3357A 13 AND
3357A 14 AND
3357A 16 AND
3357A 22    Coaxial cable, armored or unarmored,
             electronic............................. 8544.20.0000  8544.20.0000


3357A 23 AND
3357A 25 AND
3357A 30 AND
3357A 31 AND
3357A 33 AND
3357A 35 AND
3357A 37 AND
3357B 00 AND
33578 00 AND
3357C 00 AND
3357D 00 AND
33576 00 AND
3357E 00 AND
33577 00    All other insulated wire and cable
             except coaxial and optical cable....... 8544.11.0020  8544.11.0020
                                                     8544.11.0030  8544.11.0030
                                                     8544.11.0050  8544.11.0050
                                                     8544.19.0000  8544.19.0000
                                                     8544.41.0000  8544.41.0000
                                                     8544.49.0000  8544.49.0000
                                                     8544.51.0000  8544.51.4000
                                                     8544.59.2040  8544.51.8000
                                                     8544.59.4000  8544.59.2040
                                                     8544.60.2000  8544.59.2080
                                                     8544.60.4000  8544.59.4000
                                                     8544.60.6000  8544.60.2000
                                                                   8544.60.4000
                                                                   8544.60.6000

33579 12 AND
33579 13 AND
33579 14 AND
33579 15 AND
33579 21    Optical fiber cable..................... 8544.70.0000  8544.70.0000

   1/Source:  1991 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 (1991).re and cable....AND.
  3357E    Other insulated wire and cable....AND.