Current Industrial Reports
U. S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
Bureau of the Census

Electric Housewares and Fans - 1997

MA36E(97)-1
Issued September 24, 1998

Information about the scope of the survey, methodology, explanation of
terms and historical notes for this survey may be found in the introduction
of the 1996 Manufacturing Profiles, issued July 1998.

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

In 1997, manufacturer's shipments of electric fans totaled $486.8 million, an
8-percent decrease from the 1996 value of shipments of $527.3 million.  The
1997 value of small household electric appliances shipments totaled $1.8
billion, an increase of 5.8 percent from the 1996 total.  Shipments of parts
and attachments increased 8 percent from $96.7 million in 1996 to $105.2 million
in 1997.


Table 1.  Value of Shipments of Electric Housewares
           and Fans by Class of Product:  1986 to 1997
[Millions of dollars]
                                             Parts and
                    Electric       Small   attachments
                (except fans   household  for electric
                  industrial    electric    housewares
  Year                 type)  appliances      and fans

1997........           486.8     1,765.2         105.2
1996........           527.3     1,663.1          96.7
1995........           493.0     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
1991........           409.6     1,720.8          98.7
1990........           482.0     1,778.7         104.3
1989........           531.5     1,914.9         128.1
1988........           526.1     2,004.5         106.4

1987........           492.5     1,810.3         172.4
1986........           473.1     1,945.3         196.4


Table 2.  Quantity and Value of Shipments of Electric Housewares and Fans by Product:  1997 and 1996
[Quantity in number of units.  Value in thousands of dollars]

                                                       No.              1997                      1996
 Product                                                of
  code             Product description                cos.      Quantity      Value      Quantity        Value

36341--   Electric fans (except industrial)........     14    23,092,173    486,777    25,419,608      527,266
36341 71    Window (household) permanent,
             portable and roll-abouts..............      7     8,671,807    153,873    10,675,302      186,446
36341 91    Ceiling (paddle) fans..................      4       291,104     20,974       282,980  r/   23,137
36341 97    All other electric fans (except
             industrial), including electric
             range hoods, oven hoods,
             ventilating, exhaust, desk, and
             wall bracket fans.....................      9    14,420,366    332,904  r/14,461,326  r/  311,639

36345--   Small electric household
           appliances (except fans)................     65           (X)  1,765,220           (X)    1,663,096
            Electrothermal type....................     47           (X)  1,326,113           (X)    1,203,416
36345 11      Broilers.............................      4       139,641      4,183        94,104        3,418
              Coffee makers:
36345 18        Drip type 1/.......................      5           (D)        (D)           (D)          (D)
36345 19        Percolator or vacuum type 1/.......      3           (D)        (D)           (D)          (D)
36345 21        Urn type 1/........................      3     7,696,159    157,895     5,656,316      116,590
36345 23      Deep fat fryers, excluding
               covers and controls shipped
               separately 2/.......................      5           (D)        (D)           (D)          (D)
36345 24      Ovens, including toaster ovens and
               roasters (with or without broiler
               attachments)........................      7     4,234,154    151,505     4,070,338      144,323
36345 29      Hot plates and disc stoves,
               1650 watts and less (except
               built-in units).....................      3       814,049     10,950       844,086       12,743
36345 39      Waffle irons, sandwich grills,
               griddles and combinations 3/........      6  a/ 3,986,845 a/  96,039     4,176,099       89,264
36345 42      Frying pans, skillets, excluding
               covers and controls shipped
               separately 3/.......................      4           (D)        (D)           (D)          (D)
              Air space heaters:
                Portable room heaters:
36345 43          Fan forced type..................     10     1,867,137     54,160     2,367,958       59,363
36345 44          Other than fan forced type
                   (convectors, radiant, etc.).....     10     1,031,422     34,481  r/ 1,022,607  r/   34,141
                For fixed installation,
                 all types:
36345 45          Baseboard, excluding glass
                   panel type......................      7     1,065,842     23,361       921,896       23,094
36345 47          Other than baseboard, exclud-
                   ing warm air furnaces...........      5     1,039,955     63,214     1,054,157       65,305
36345 60      Electric irons.......................      1           (D)        (D)           (D)          (D)
36345 86      Electric bed coverings, include
               sheets, mattress covers,
               comforters, and blankets............      4           (D)        (D)           (D)          (D)
36345 87      Electric heating pads, including
               foot warmers........................      6  b/   796,277 b/  12,559       830,992       11,199
36345 96      Portable humidifiers, including
               vaporizers..........................     10  b/ 5,223,363 b/  71,889     4,859,747       73,499
36345 97      Other small electrothermal food
               processing appliances, including
               such items as pressure appliances,
               including such items as pressure
               cookers, automatic saucepans,
               toasters, casseroles, chafing
               dishes and crockpots; excluding
               covers and controls shipped
               separately 2/.......................     10    19,213,982    312,762    17,984,826      287,833
36345 98      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.........     10     7,560,596    109,137     7,269,170      109,761
            Electromechanical type, including
             cordless..............................     25           (X)    439,107           (X)      459,680
              Household food mixers, including
               value of standard attachments
               sold with mixers:
36345 71        Hand (portable) 4/.................      3           (D)        (D)           (D)          (D)
36345 75        Stand type 4/......................      3           (D)        (D)           (D)          (D)
36345 76        Blenders (liquefiers) 4/...........      4     5,726,946    269,251  r/ 7,153,510      247,206
36345 83        Household food processors,
                 including food choppers,
                 slicers and shredders.............      6       790,557     23,824       860,689       26,187
36345 84        Household food preparation
                 appliances (except food mixers
                 and food processors), including
                 drink mixers, whippers,
                 juicers, grinders, ice crushers,
                 and coffee grinders...............      6       401,318     18,841       330,429       15,422
36345 90        Portable air purifiers and
                 portable dehumidifiers,
                 including vaporizers..............      8           (D)        (D)           (D)          (D)
36345 95        Other small electromechanical
                 appliances, including knives,
                 knife sharpeners, scissors,
                 toothbrushes, vibrators,
                 electric razors, and dry shaves,
                 can openers, etc. ................     10     4,830,417    109,143     4,799,035      116,692

36349--     Parts and attachments for small
             household electric appliances.........     28           (X)    105,232           (X)       96,743
36349 13      Electrothermal in operation
               (value only)........................     13           (X)     73,557           (X)       69,865
36349 18      Electromechanical in operation
               (value only)........................     10           (X)     10,030           (X)        7,141
36349 89      Other (value only)...................      5           (X)     21,645           (X)       19,737

   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 36345 19 and 36345 21 are combined with product code 36345 18 to avoid disclosing data
for individual companies.
   2/Product code 36345 23 is combined with product code 36345 97 to avoid disclosing data for individual
companies.
   3/Product code 36345 42 is combined with product code 36345 39 to avoid disclosing data for individual
companies.
   4/Product codes 36345 71 and 36345 75 are combined with product code 36345 76 to avoid disclosing data
for individual companies.

   Note:  The percent of estimation of each item is indicated as follows:   a/10 to 25 percent of this
item has been estimated.  b/Over 25 percent of this item has been estimated.


Table 3.  Shipments, Exports, Imports and Apparent Consumption of Electric Housewares and Fans:  1997
[Quantity in number of units.  Value in thousands of dollars]

                                             Manufacturers'        Exports of            Imports for
                                                shipments       merchandise 1/ 2/   consumption 1/ 3/ 4/
                                                        Value               Value
                                                       f.o.b.                  at
          Product description               Quantity    plant   Quantity     port     Quantity     Value

Electric fans (except industrial).......  23,092,173  486,777  1,148,507   56,778   36,114,391   734,083
Coffee makers...........................   7,696,159  157,895  1,229,421   33,048   17,140,573   235,196
Air space heaters, portable and
 fixed installation types...............   5,004,356  175,216       (NA)   35,298    5,689,259   101,423
Standard household electric irons.......         (D)      (D)    570,104    8,709   15,965,366   178,125
Electric bed coverings..................         (D)      (D)    260,218    7,912       34,767       706
Electrothermal household
 appliances, n.e.c. ....................  41,968,907  921,891  3,892,981  131,442  115,637,266   678,470
Electromechanical household
food mixers (except blenders) 5/........         (D)      (D)       (NA)     (NA)    9,270,532    66,087
Electromechanical household
food mixers  5/.........................         (D)      (D)  2,091,825   57,955         (NA)      (NA)
Household blenders and
 liquifiers  5/.........................   5,726,946  269,251       (NA)     (NA)    7,907,946    98,734
Household food preparation appliances,
 including food processors (except
 food mixers)...........................   1,191,875   42,665    271,745   16,242    8,832,138   120,821
Electromechanical portable air
 purifiers, and portable dehumidifiers,
 including vaporizers...................         (D)      (D)     99,680    4,441    2,475,156    42,379
Small electromechanical
 appliances, n.e.c. ....................   4,830,417  109,143    432,978    9,685   29,595,311   388,189

   D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.  NA Not available.

   1/For a comparison of SIC based product codes with Schedule B export numbers and HTSUSA import
numbers, see Table 4.
   2/Source: Bureau of the Census report, EM 545, "U.S. Exports."
   3/Source: Bureau of the Census report, IM 145, "U.S. General Imports for Consumption."
   4/Dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at the first port of entry
in the United States.
   5/Manufacturers' shipments data for "Electromechanical household food mixers (except blenders)" and
"Electromechanical household food mixers" are combined with "Household blenders and liquifiers" to
avoid disclosing data for individual companies.


Table 4.  Comparison of Standard Industrial Classification-Based Product Codes
           with Schedule B Export Numbers and HTSUSA Import Numbers: 1997

Product                                                     Export        Import
 code                 Product description               numbers 1/    numbers 2/

36341 31  Electric fans (except
36341 71   industrial)..............................  8414.51.0010  8414.51.0030
36341 91                                              8414.51.0090  8414.51.0060
36341 97                                              8414.60.0000  8414.51.0090
                                                                    8414.60.0000

36345 18  Coffee makers ............................  8516.71.0000  8516.71.0020
36345 19                                                            8516.71.0040
36345 21                                                            8516.71.0060
                                                                    8516.71.0080

36345 43  Air space heaters, portable and
36345 44   fixed installation type..................  8516.29.0000  8516.29.0030
36345 45                                                            8516.29.0060
36345 47                                                            8519.29.0090

36345 60  Standard household electric irons.........  8516.40.0000  8516.40.2000
                                                                    8516.40.4000

36345 86  Electric bed coverings....................  6301.10.0000  6301.10.0000

36345 11  Electrothermal household
36345 23   appliances, n.e.c.  .....................  8516.21.0000  8516.21.0000
36345 24                                              8516.31.0000  8516.31.0000
36345 29                                              8516.32.0000  8516.32.0020
36345 39                                              8516.60.6000  8516.32.0040
36345 42                                              8516.72.0000  8516.60.6000
36345 51                                              8516.79.0000  8516.72.0000
36345 87                                                            8516.79.0000
36345 97                                                            9613.80.2000
36345 98

36345 71  Electromechanical household food
36345 75   mixers, (except blenders)................          (NA)  8509.40.0025

36345 71  Electromechanical household
36345 75   food mixers..............................  8509.40.0020          (NA)
36345 76

36345 76  Household blenders and liquifiers.........          (NA)  8509.40.0015

36345 83  Household food preparation appliances
36345 84   including food processors, (except
           food mixers) ............................  8509.40.0030  8509.40.0030
                                                      8509.40.0040  8509.40.0040

36345 96  Electromechanical portable air
           purifiers, and portable dehumidifiers,
           including vaporizers ....................  8509.80.0060  8509.80.0050
                                                                    8509.80.0070
                                                                    8509.80.0080

36345 95  Small electromechanical
           appliances, n.e.c.  .....................  8508.80.0085  8508.80.0085
                                                      8509.80.0040  8509.80.0040
                                                      8509.80.0090  8509.80.0045
                                                      8510.10.0000  8509.80.0095
                                                                    8510.00.0000

   NA Not available.    n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.

   1/Source: 1997 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 (1997).
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