MA33L -- INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE
1994

REVISED November 2, 1995

MA33L(94)-1

U.S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

     In 1994, the total value of manufactures' shipments
of insulated wire and cable increased by 13 percent to
$12,444 million from the 1993 level of $11,006.  Electronic
wire and cable increased by 20 percent to $2,348 million
from the 1993 level of $1,949 million.  Telephone and
telegraph wire and cable decreased by 6 percent to $1,679
from the 1993 level of $1,785 million.  In 1994, Power wire
and cable increased by 18 percent to $1,541 from the 1993
level of $1,301 million.  Control and signal wire and
cable increased 22 percent to $257 million compared to  the
preceding year's figure of $211 million.  Building
wire and cable increased by 24 percent to $2,291 million
from the 1993 level of $1,849 million.  In 1994,
apparatus  wire and cordage increased by 2 percent
to $983 million compared to $961 million in 1993.
Other insulated wire and cable increased by 14
percent to $715 million compared to $625 million in
1993.  Magnet wire also increased by 37 percent in
1994 to $1,213 million from the 1993 level of $884
million.  Insualted optical fiber cable decreased by
2 percent to $1,417 million from  $ 1,442 million in
1993.  Optical fiber increased by 8 percent to $703
million compared to the $650 million in 1993.



Table 1.  SUMMARY OF SHIPMENTS OF INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1994 and 1993
(Value in thousands of dollars)

     Product
        code               Product description                        1994          1993

              Insulated wire and cable......................    12,443,507    11,006,465

3357A --        Electronic wire and cable...................     2,347,574     1,948,573
3357B --        Telephone and telegraph wire and cable......     1,678,792     1,785,245
33578 --        Power wire and cable........................     1,540,862     1,301,344
3357C --        Control and signal wire and cable...........       257,179       210,526
3357D --        Building wire and cable.....................     2,291,066     1,848,789
33576 --        Apparatus wire and cordage..................       982,823       961,334
3357E --        Other insulated wire and cable..............       715,158       624,841
33577 --        Magnet wire.................................     1,212,761       883,761
33579 --        Insulated optical fiber cable...............     1,417,292     1,442,052
32318--         Optical fiber  1/...........................       703,353       650,459

   1/  Data for optical fiber is not included in the total for insulated wire and cable.

Address inquires concerning these figures to U.S Department of Commerce,  Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing
and Construction Division, Washingtion. D.C. 20233, or call Mary Ellikson, (301) 457-4736.


Table 2.  SHIPMENTS OF INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1994 AND 1993
(Copper content in thousands of pounds; value of copper content
 in thousands of dollars)

                                                                          Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

                                                                             1994                           1993
                           Product description
                                                                  No.                  Value of    No.                Value of
    Product                                                        of      Copper        copper     of      Copper      copper
       code                                                     comp.  content 2/       content  comp.  content 2/     content

3357- pt.   Insulated wire except magnet wire and optical wire   (NA)   2,635,851     9,387,812  (NA)   2,513,029    8,481,170
3357A --    Electronic wire and cable.........................     98     241,334     2,347,574    99     192,151    1,948,573
              Coaxial cable, armored or unarmored:
3357A 10        Rigid.........................................      7    b/ 2,541   a/   26,353     7       1,858  r/   18,122
3357A 12        Semirigid.....................................     15      11,470       284,167    15  r/   9,067  r/  193,193
                 Flexible:
3357A 13            135 C and over............................     17       4,267        60,428    19       3,116       52,657
3357A 14            Under 135 C...............................     31      26,232       327,213    31      22,992  r/  250,067
3357A 16      CATV/broadcast coaxial cable ...................      8         (3)           (3)    10         (3)          (3)
3357A 22      Antenna lead-in wire 3/.........................      8      24,115       428,266     8      13,272      341,505
              Hook-up wire (single conductor, shielded and
               nonshielded):
3357A 23        135 C and over  temperature rating............     30      11,630       162,140    31      12,051      164,277
3357A 25        Under 135 C temperature rating................     48      30,940       153,350    50  r/  26,985      143,113
              Multiconductor electronic wire and cable (shielded
               and nonshielded):
3357A 30        Flat and ribbon cable.........................     23      12,278       104,518    25      12,307      115,621
                Other muticonductor electronic wire and cable:
                  Shielded:
3357A 31            135 C and over temperature rating.........     21      36,473       215,541    20      23,416      191,184
3357A 33            Under 135 C temperature rating............     42   b/ 47,935   a/  324,058    43      39,525      248,338
                  Nonshielded:
3357A 35            135 C and over temperature rating.........     10       3,362        33,513    11       4,021       38,630
3357A 37            Under 135 C temperature rating............     34   a/ 30,091   a/  228,027    33  r/  23,541      191,866

3357B --    Telephone and telegraph wire and cable............     32     464,366     1,678,608    33  r/ 469,117    1,783,351
3357B 41      Jumper and distributing frame wire..............      7         (4)           (4)     8         (4)          (4)
3357B 43      Station wire and cable 4/.......................     16      20,368       104,184    18      19,093      104,476
3357B 73      Telephone cord sets and cordage.................      8       2,228        67,071     8       2,688       90,528
3357B 52      Inside wiring cable.............................     21      54,946       252,667    20  r/  57,873      287,292
3357B 55      Drop and bridle and duct wire...................      6         (5)           (5)     6         (5)          (5)
3357B 68      Rural and urban distribution wire and cable 5/..      3      29,702       162,053     3  r/  31,023      170,300
3357B 73      Polyethylene covered exchange area
               and toll cable (PIC and PULP insulated)........      6     309,312       947,924     6  r/ 321,920 r/   979,649
3357B 90      Other telephone and telegraph wire and cable....      6  b/  47,810    b/ 144,709     8      36,520      151,106

33578 --    Power wire and cable..............................     29     301,493     1,333,297    30     301,511 r/ 1,220,617
33578 07      Paper insulated cable (all voltages, all types).      4      14,511        49,048     5      15,203       38,217
                Plastic and rubber insulated:
                  600 volts or less:
33578 08            Portable welding cable....................      8      16,493        40,019     8      16,552       42,034
33578 09            Portable molded and nonmolded cable and
                     cord.....................................      9  b/  19,790    b/  79,977     9      19,441       70,489
33578 17            Underground distribution cable (UD, URD)..      8       7,162       163,122     9       6,777 r/   117,785
33578 19            Thermoplastic insulated power cable.......     13  a/  15,607    a/  42,018    16      21,531       52,001
                    Thermoset insulated:
33578 20              Armored, rubber and cross linked........      9       8,177        22,975     8       8,113       18,671
33578 21              Unarmored, rubber.......................      7      34,915       117,354     7      38,972      126,070
33578 22              Unarmored, cross linked.................     11  a/  18,468    a/  55,740    12      15,071       42,022
33578 25          Weatherproof cable..........................      3         (6)           (6)     4         (6)          (6)
                  Service drop cable:
33578 27            Thermoset insulated.......................      1         (6)           (6)     2         (6)          (6)
33578 28            Thermoplastic insulated  6/...............      1       7,859        20,784     2      10,368 r/    25,746
                  Over 600  volts:
33578 32            Portable molded rubber sheathed
                     cable (mine shovel cable)................      5  c/  10,281    c/  29,920     6       8,499       25,481
33578 35            Portable nonmolded cable..................      3         389         1,471     4         608        2,043
33578 37            Underground distribution cable (UD, URD),
                     all insulations (jacketed and unjacketed)      6      53,270       361,046     6      47,493      302,678
33578 39            Thermoplastic insulated power
                      cable, excluding under-ground...........      5   c/  5,848     b/ 25,225     5       3,108       13,127
                    Thermoset insulated power cable. excluding
                     underground:
                      Over 600 volts to 15kv:
33578 41                Armored, rubber and cross-linked......      9      14,361        59,478    10      16,324       75,507
33578 42                Unarmored, rubber.....................      8      48,814       176,292     7      43,858      156,573
33578 43                Unarmored, cross-linked...............     11      17,208        48,200    10      18,596       49,023
33578 44              Over 15 KV (rubber and cross-linked)....      4       3,350        25,507     5       5,855       41,661
33578 50        Other power wire and cable....................      6    b/ 4,990    b/  15,121     7       5,142       21,489

3357C --    Control and signal  wire..........................     30      44,362       211,922    30      35,360 r/   172,085
3357C 11      Signal wire and cable...........................     17      16,996        96,031    17      12,333 r/    72,258
              Control wire and cable, excluding elevator
               cable:
3357C 14        Thermoset insulated...........................     12    a/ 8,371    a/  46,833    11       7,728       37,844
3357C 17        Thermoplastic insulated.......................     17    a/18,995    a/  69,058    18      15,299       61,983

3357D --    Building wire and cable...........................     24   1,140,461     2,217,789    24   1,113,970    1,792,852
              Building wire and cable having underwriters'
               labels:
                Thermoset insulated:
3357D 36          Rubber (R, RH, RHH, RHW, USE, etc.).........      4       9,574         9,121     5       7,716        8,050
3357D 37          Cross-linked polyethylene (XHHW)............     15      49,185        92,867    15      45,116 r/    70,358
3357D 38          Cross-linked polyethlene (USE)..............      8      16,123        39,748     8      15,531 r/    29,006
                Thermoplastic unsulated:
3357D 40          Flame-retardant nylon (THHN, THWN)..........     16     641,145     1,142,507    17     675,547      986,083
3357D 41          Moisture resistant (TW).....................      7       1,084         2,308     7       1,204 r/     1,898
3357D 48          Moisture and heat resistant (THW)...........     10       1,434         2,754    12       3,297        4,924
3357D 51          Service entrance cable (SER, SEU, ASE)......      7       8,786        56,229     7       7,520 r/    42,621
                  Nonmetallic branch-circuit and underground
                   feeder:
3357D 54            Type NM-B.................................      8     320,816       622,601     8     298,571      478,360
3357D 55            Type UF and NMC (corrosion resistant).....     10      36,155        83,097     9  r/  30,164       59,598
3357D 57        Metallic armored cable (all AC types).........      6      39,373       121,277     5      23,623       95,747
3357D 58         Other building wire and cable................      9      16,786        45,280     8       5,681       16,207

33576 --    Apparatus wire and cordage 7/.....................     53     232,735       982,823    53  r/ 211,626  r/  961,334
              Flexible cordage:
33576 13        Thermoset insulated...........................     12      14,869        72,197    11      14,791       70,561
33576 15        Thermoplastic, including thermoplastic
                 elastomers...................................     18   b/ 26,741    b/  70,434    17      22,203       63,909
33576 42        Extension cord sets...........................     11   b/ 46,883    b/ 241,543    11  r/  41,087  r/  214,656
33576 43        Fixed power supply cords......................     19      20,223       151,318    19      24,075      167,327
33576 44         Detachable power supply cords................      8         (8)           (8)     8         (8)          (8)
33576 47        Retractible power cords and other 8/..........      8      10,904        84,412     8      30,266      143,418
              Apparatus wire:
33576 21        Appliance fixture wire........................     23   a/ 64,512    a/ 182,188    23      41,879      139,608
                Appliance wiring material 14 gauge and larger,
                including motor lead and transformer lead wire:
33576 23           Thermoset insulated........................      5   c/  7,928    b/  52,707     6       7,776       53,879
33576 24           Thermoplastic insulated....................     14   b/ 18,265    b/  53,193    16      16,221       51,022
33576 28      Submersible pump cable..........................      8   b/ 10,176    b/  17,045     9       5,513       14,776
33576 29      Other apparatus wire and cordage, including
               toolwire.......................................     19   b/ 12,234    b/  57,786    18       7,815       42,178
3357E --    Other insulated wire and cable....................     51     211,100       615,799    49     189,294      602,358
              Automotive:
3357E 72        Bulk automotive primary wire..................     13     142,438       286,138    16     117,852      258,318
3357E 74        Bulk battery cable............................      7      12,627        26,238     8      14,104       28,152
3357E 76        Bulk ignition wire............................      6       1,906        37,071     5       1,707   r/  37,893
3357E 78        Other automotive wire and cable...............      9   b/ 11,722    a/  58,179     9      10,562       41,954
              Airframe, shipboard and ground support cable
                excluding coaxile cable and ignition cable:
3357E 79         Airframe and missle, including ground support
                  cable.......................................     14       4,905        32,222    13       6,745       55,796
3357E 81         Shipboard cable..............................      8   b/  3,659        32,851     9       2,735       25,965
3357E 98      Other insulated or covered wire and cable n.e.c.     25      33,843       143,100    26      35,589      154,280

Note: The data presented in this table are for Copper content insulated wire and cable.   See Table 3 for Aluminum content information.
The percent of estimation of each item is indicated as follows:  a/ 10 to 25 percent.  b/ 26 to 50 percent of this item is estimated.
c/ 51 percent or more of this item is estimated.

(NA) Not available.     n.e.c.  Not elsewhere classified.     pt. Part.
r/  Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.

1/ Interplant transfers for 1994 totaled $227,558, and for 1993 totaled $329,745.  See table 6 for additional detail.
2/ Aluminum content for 1994 totaled 390,060 thousand pounds and for 1993 totaled 325,556 thousand pounds.  See table 3 for additional details.
3/, 4/, 5/, 6/, 8/  Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.
7/ Data include the following: a) all known establishments which insulate wire and cable and then fabricate it into finished products, (SIC product class 33576),
and (b) establishments from product class 36996, that manufacture wire, cord, and flexible cord sets from purchased insulated wire.



Table 3.  ALUMINUM CONTENT OF SELECTED INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1994 AND 1993
(Thousands of pounds)
                                                                            1994                         1993

                           Product description                   No.                          No.
   Product                                                        of   Gross                   of       Gross
      code                                                     comp.   weight       Value   comp.      weight         Value

3357- pt.      Insulated wire, except magnet wire............    (X)  390,060   9,519,244     (X)  r/ 325,556     6,708,525

3357A --   Electronic wire and cable.........................      4      (1)         (1)       4         (1)           (1)
33578 --   Power wire and cable 1/...........................      9  329,626   5,530,674       8  r/ 278,163     3,282,335
33578 17     Underground distribution cable, all insulations--
               600 volts or less ............................      4  139,945     274,036       4  r/ 120,618       212,070
33578 27     Service drop cable, thermoset insulated.........      4   37,988      71,740       3      27,401        47,795
33578 28     Service drop cable, thermoplastic insulated.....      3      (2)         (2)       2         (2)           (2)
33578 37     Underground distribution cable,all insulations--
               over 600 volts  2/............................      5   61,991     397,294       4      71,418       337,299
33578 42     Thermoset insulated power cable,unarmored,rubber
               -- over 600 volts to 15 KV ...................      4      (3)         (3)       4         (3)           (3)
33578 43     Thermoset insulated power cable, unarmored,
               cross-linked--over 600 volts to 15 KV   3/....      4    4,267     224,492       3       3,259       208,458
3357D --   Building wire and cable...........................      8   60,434   3,988,570       8      47,393     3,426,190
3357D 38     Thermoset insulated, cross-linked polyethylene
              (USE)..........................................      3    9,874      53,903       3  r/   6,443        37,550
3357E --   Other insulated wire and cable....................      1      (4)         (4)                 (4)           (4)

  pt. Part.   (X) Not applicable.   r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.

  1/, 2/, 3/,4/  Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.



Table 4.  COPPER SHIPMENTS OF MAGNET WIRE, INCLUDING INTERPLANT TRANSFERS:  1994 AND 1993
(Copper gross weight in thousands of pounds: value in thousands of dollars)

                                                                         Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

                           Product description                               1994                                 1993

   Product                                                    No. of        Gross                No. of          Gross
      code                                                      comp.   weight 1/       Value      comp.     weight 1/         Value

33577 --                  Magnet wire.........................   (NA)     683,264   1,212,761       (NA)       579,654       883,761
33577 1-      Class 105.......................................   (NA)      76,352     124,545       (NA)        66,705        89,569
33577 11        7 Awg and larger round (also all square
                 and rectangle)...............................      6       9,351      12,695          5         6,740         8,761
33577 13        8 to 21 Awg inclusive.........................      8      38,496      50,925          9        34,376        39,383
33577 15        22 to 32 Awg inclusive........................      8      26,923      56,241          7        23,967        36,416
33577 17        33 to 44 Awg inclusive........................      8       1,582       4,684          8         1,622         5,009
33577 2-      Class 130 and 155...............................   (NA)     139,830     313,182       (NA)       118,997       229,342
33577 20        7 Awg and larger round (also all square
                 and rectangle)...............................      1         (2)         (2)          -             -             -
33577 22        8 to 21 Awg inclusive.........................     10      34,985      69,643         10        28,683        40,632
33577 24        22 to 32 Awg inclusive........................     12      82,300     177,698         12        70,770       133,715
33577 26        33 to 44 Awg inclusive........................     10      22,545      65,841          9        19,544        54,995
33577 4-      Class 180 and higher............................   (NA)     403,132     647,950       (NA)       342,515       481,244
33577 40        7 Awg and larger round (also all square
                 and rectangle)...............................      8      39,042      77,726          7        28,969        49,646
33577 42        8 to 21 Awg inclusive.........................     12     246,775     355,873         12       217,277       266,379
33577 44        22 to 32 Awg inclusive........................     13     112,125     198,340         13        91,801       149,403
33577 46        33 to 44 Awg inclusive........................      7       5,190      16,011          8         4,468        15,816
33577 80      Miscellaneous film coated n.e.c.................      8      27,699      52,562          7        24,117        39,083
33577 pt.   Nonfilm coated(fibrous and tape)..................   (NA)      36,251      74,522       (NA)        27,320   r/   44,523
33577 81,83   Class 130 and below.............................      6      11,235      14,680          7         9,400        11,266
33577 85,87   Class 155 and above.............................      7         (3)         (3)          7           (3)           (3)
33577 88      Miscellaneous non-film coated n.e.c. 3/.........      2      25,016      59,842          2        17,920   r/   33,257

   - Represents zero.      (NA) Not available.      pt.  Part.     n.e.c.  Not elsewhere classified.      r/ Revised by 5 percent or
more from previously published figures.

 1/ Interplant transfers for 1994 totaled 72,798 thousand pounds of copper and for 1993 totaled 70,543 thousand pounds of copper.
 2/ Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.



Table 5.   ALUMINUM SHIPMENTS OF MAGNET WIRE, INCLUDING INTERPLANT
           TRANSFERS: 1994 AND 1993
(Aluminum gross weight in thousands of pounds; value in thousands of dollars)

                                                                           Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

                                                                            1994                          1993
                         Product description
  Product                                                        No. of    Gross             No. of        Gross
     code                                                          cos.   weight     Value     cos.       weight         Value

33577 --        Magnet wire.................................         10   54,971   116,560       13   r/  51,271   r/  133,887

3577 pt.  Film coated.......................................          8   49,879   107,685       11   r/  46,880   r/  126,097
3577 1-     Class 105.......................................          6      (2)       (2)        8          (2)           (2)
3577 2-     Class 130 and 155 2/............................          4   20,654    43,250        4   r/  20,693   r/   64,407
3577 4-     Class 180 and higher............................          6   29,225    64,435        6   r/  26,187        61,690

3577 pt.  Other types of magnet wire (nonfilm coated;
           insulated magnet sheet, strip, and foil;
           and film coated, 45 AWG and finer)...............          6    5,092     8,875        6   r/   4,391   r/    7,790


   pt. Part.     r/  Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.

   1/ Interplant transfers for 1994 totaled  9,162 thousand pounds of aluminum and for 1993 totaled  11,664 thousand
pounds of aluminum.
   2/ Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.


Table 6.  VALUE OF INTERPLANT TRANSFERS OF SELECTED INSULATED WIRE AND
          CABLE:  1994 AND 1993
(Thousands of dollars)
                                                                1994             1993

                       Product description                 No.               No.
   Product                                                  of                of
       code                                               cos.      Value   cos.     Value

3357 pt.       Insulated wire, except magnet wire......     13    227,558    17   329,745

3357A --    Electronic wire and cable..................      5     45,977     6    57,546
3357B --    Telephone and telegraph wire and cable.....      2     15,071     3    35,608
33578 --    Power wire and cable.......................      3        (1)     3       (1)
3357C --    Control and signal wire and cable..........      -        (1)     2       (1)
3357D --    Building wire and cable 1/.................      1     96,081     1   132,650
33576 --    Apparatus wire and cordage.................      3     51,994     4    85,566
3357E --    Other insualted wire and cable.............      4     18,435     5    18,375

 - Represents zero.     pt. Part.

 1/ Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.


Table 7.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF FIBER OPTIC  CABLE:  1994 AND 1993
(Thousands of dollars)
                                                               1994                1993

                         Product description                                No.
    Product                                            No. of                of
       code                                              cos.       Value  cos.         Value

33579 --         Insulated optical fiber cable.......      37   1,417,292   40   r/ 1,442,052
3-2prel
33579 pt.    Communication applications..............      26   1,389,225   27   r/ 1,406,080
              Single-mode stepped-index:
33579 12        Dispersion shifted...................      10         (1)   11            (1)
33579 13        Dispersion unshifted 1/..............      14   1,156,340   17   r/ 1,187,289
33579 14        Multi-mode stepped index.............       6         (2)    7            (2)
33579 15        Multi-mode graded index 2/...........      18     232,885   17   r/   218,791
33579  21    Other applications......................      15      28,067   17   r/    35,972

r/ Revised by 5  percent or more from previously published figures.
1/, 2/ Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.



Table 8.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF OPTICAL FIBER:  1994 AND 1993
(Thousands of dollars)
                                                               1994              1993

  Product             Product description               No. of             No. of
     code                                                 cos.    Value      cos.        Value

           Optical fiber for data and nondata
                 transmission ........................      24  703,353        26      650,459

32318 95     Optical fiber used for data
              transmission............................      15  632,934        16      590,871
32318 97     Optical fiber used for nondata
              transmission............................      14   70,419        15   r/  59,588

r/ Revised by 5  percent or more from previously published figures.



Table 9.  SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION
          OF INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1994 AND 1993
(Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                               Manfacturers'         Exports of
                                                                   shipments           domestic
                        Product description                    (value f.o.b.     merchandise 1/         Imports for
                                                                      plant)   Value at port 2/  consumption 3/ 4/

Product                         1994
   code
            Insulated wire and cable.......................       12,721,218          2,228,109           1,479,083

3357A    Electronic wire and cable.........................        2,347,574            401,447             138,979
3357B    Telephone and telegraph wire and cable............              (5)                (5)                 (5)
33578    Power wire and cable 6/...........................              (5)                (5)                 (5)
3357C    Control and signal wire and cable.................              (5)                (5)                 (5)
3357D    Building wire and cable...........................              (5)                (5)                 (5)
3357E    Other insulated wire and cable....................              (5)                (5)                 (5)
33576    Apparatus wire and cord and flexible cord sets....              (5)                (5)                 (5)
33577    Magnet wire  5/...................................        8,252,999          1,408,525           1,261,475
33579    Insulated optical fiber cable.....................              (7)                (7)                 (7)
32318    Optical fiber 7/..................................        2,120,645            418,137              78,629

                                1993

            Insulated wire and cable.......................       11,457,442          1,566,931           1,322,250

3357A    Electronic wire and cable.........................        1,948,573            295,147             126,098
3357B    Telephone and telegraph wire and cable............              (5)                (5)                 (5)
33578    Power wire and cable 6/...........................              (5)                (5)                 (5)
3357C    Control and signal wire and cable.................              (5)                (5)                 (5)
3357D    Building wire and cable...........................              (5)                (5)                 (5)
3357E    Other insulated wire and cable....................              (5)                (5)                 (5)
33576    Apparatus wire and cord and flexible cord sets....              (5)                (5)                 (5)
33577    Magnet wire  5/...................................        7,416,358            946,536           1,125,415
33579    Insulated optical fiber cable.....................              (7)                (7)                 (7)
32318    Optical fiber 7/..................................        2,092,511            325,248              70,737

  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/ Source:  Bureau of the Census data relating to IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption.  These figures include both import v
and duty value.
  4/ These import data include other items such as Christmas tree lights, ignition harness sets, ignition wiring sets, etc.
  5/, 7/ Data combined for easier comparison to Export and Import information.   See tables 3 through 8 for individual product
  6/ The manufactures' shipments for Power wire and cable include mineral and paper insulated cable, while the export figures



Table 10.  COMPARISON OF STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION-BASED PRODUCT
           CODES WITH SCHEDULE B EXPORT NUMBERS, AND HTSUSA IMPORT NUMBERS:  1994

  Product                                                                  Export          Import
    code                   Product description                          number 1/       number 2/

3357A 10
3357A 12
3357A 13    Coaxial cable, armored or unarmored,
3357A 14     electronic.......................................       8544.20.0000    8544.20.0000
3357A 16
3357A 22

3357A 23
3357A 25
3357A 30                                                             8544.41.0000    8544.41.0000
3357A 31                                                             8544.49.0000    8544.49.0000
3357A 33                                                             8544.51.0000    8544.51.4000
3357A 35    All other insulated wire and cable                       8544.59.2040    8544.51.8000
3357A 37     except coaxial and optical cable.................       8544.59.2080    8544.59.2040
3357B 00                                                             8544.59.4000    8544.59.2080
33578 00                                                             8544.60.2000    8544.59.4000
3357C 00                                                             8544.60.4000    8544.60.2000
3357D 00                                                             8544.60.6000    8544.60.4000
33576 00                                                                             8544.60.6000
3357E 00
33577 00

33579 12
33579 13                                                                             8544.70.0000
33579 14    Optical fiber cable...............................       8544.70.0000    9001.10.0030
33579 15                                                             9001.10.0000    9001.10.0050
33579 21                                                                             9001.10.0070

1/ Source:  1994 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 (1994).
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