CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS
INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE - 1995 (REVISED)

MA33L(95)-1
ISSUED SEPTEMBER 1996
Revised October 24, 1996 (Table 3)


CONTACT: MARY ELLICKSON 301-457-4736


SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

     In 1995, the total value of manufactures' shipments            from the 1994 level of $2,285 million.   In 1995,
of insulated wire and cable increased by 10 percent to              apparatus  wire and cordage decreased by 4 percent
$14,309 million from the 1994 level of $12,989.   Electronic        to $794 million compared to $926 million in 1994.
wire and cable increased by 11 percent to $2,656 million            Other insulated wire and cable increased by 2
from the 1994 level of $2,398 million.  Telephone and               percent to $640 million compared to $625 million in
telegraph wire and cable increased by 4 percent to $1,762           1994.   Magnet wire also increased by 15 percent in
from the 1994 level of $1,694 million.   In 1995, Power wire        1995 to $1,494 million from the 1994 level of $1,303
and cable increased by 12 percent to $1,752 from the 1994           million.   Insualted optical fiber cable increased by
level of $1,560 million.   Control and signal wire and              16 percent to $1,421 million from  $ 1,228
cable decreased 4 percent to $247 million compared to the           million in 1994.   Optical fiber increased by 15
preceding year's figure of $256 million.   Building                 percent to $823 million compared to the $713 million
wire and cable increased by 19 percent to $2,720 million            in 1994.


Table 1.  SUMMARY OF SHIPMENTS OF INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1995 and 1994
(Value in thousands of dollars)

Product
   code                Product description                   1995        1994

           Insulated wire and cable..................  14,309,388  12,988,998

3357A --     Electronic wire and cable...............   2,655,863   2,397,923
3357B --     Telephone and telegraph wire and cable..   1,762,355   1,694,343
33578 --     Power wire and cable....................   1,636,444   1,439,676
33578 6 -    Portable power cable....................     116,043     120,178
3357C --     Control and signal wire and cable.......     246,700     256,111
3357D --     Building wire and cable.................   2,719,705   2,284,956
33576 --     Apparatus wire and cordage..............     794,328     926,059
3357E --     Other insulated wire and cable..........     640,687     625,134
33577 --     Magnet wire.............................   1,493,720   1,303,443
33579 --     Insulated optical fiber cable...........   1,420,632   1,227,690
32318--      Optical fiber  1/.......................     822,911     713,485

   1/Data for optical fiber is not included in the total for insulated wire and cable.


Table 2.  SHIPMENTS OF INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1995 AND 1994
(Copper content in thousands of pounds. Value of copper content in thousands of dollars)

                                                                                  Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

                                                                                      1995                                  1994
                           Product description
Product                                                            No. of      Copper        Value of   No. of       Copper        Value of
   code                                                             comp.  content 2/  copper content    comp.   content 2/  copper content

3357- pt.   Insulated wire except magnet wire and optical wire       (NA)   2,549,034      10,572,125     (NA)    2,623,445       9,744,380
3357A --    Electronic wire and cable.........................         98     244,422       2,655,863      102      227,689       2,397,923
              Coaxial cable, armored or unarmored:
3357A 10        Rigid.........................................          7       3,259          44,104        7      b/2,542      a/r/28,587
3357A 12        Semirigid.....................................         15      14,910         411,447       15       11,471       r/345,611
                 Flexible:
3357A 13            135 C and over............................         17     b/3,531        a/55,651       19        4,172          63,347
3357A 14            Under 135 C...............................         34      28,495         387,127       32       26,356         328,305
3357A 16      CATV/broadcast coaxial cable ...................          8         (3)             (3)        8          (3)             (3)
3357A 22      Antenna lead-in wire 3/.........................          7      10,739         421,310        8     r/12,090         427,216
              Hook-up wire (single conductor, shielded and
               nonshielded):
3357A 23        135 C and over  temperature rating............         30      14,177         200,002       30       11,748         162,751
3357A 25        Under 135 C temperature rating................         45      33,302         153,686       48       30,371         148,658
              Multiconductor electronic wire and cable (shielded
               and nonshielded):
3357A 30        Flat and ribbon cable.........................         25      11,225        b/96,793       25       12,495          91,365
                Other muticonductor electronic wire and cable:
                  Shielded:
3357A 31            135 C and over temperature rating.........         20      36,603       a/234,472       21       37,486         230,739
3357A 33            Under 135 C temperature rating............         39    a/46,920       a/316,147       42   a/r/43,711       r/288,196
                  Nonshielded:
3357A 35            135 C and over temperature rating.........         12     b/9,147        b/89,723       13      r/6,671        r/63,530
3357A 37            Under 135 C temperature rating............         32    a/32,114         245,401       34     a/28,576         219,618

3357B --    Telephone and telegraph wire and cable............         32     420,575       1,762,355       33      456,955       1,694,343
3357B 41      Jumper and distributing frame wire..............          6         (4)             (4)        7          (4)             (4)
3357B 43      Station wire and cable 4/.......................         17      22,714         156,191       16       21,004         113,703
3357B 73      Telephone cord sets and cordage.................          7       1,176          45,462        8        2,229          67,228
3357B 52      Inside wiring cable.............................         20      62,951         336,574       21       55,134         258,726
3357B 55      Drop and bridle and duct wire...................          5         (5)             (5)        6          (5)             (5)
3357B 68      Rural and urban distribution wire and cable 5/..          3      34,906         176,139        3       29,702         162,053
3357B 73      Polyethylene covered exchange area
               and toll cable (PIC and PULP insulated)........          8     262,987         887,855        7      309,342         947,924
3357B 90      Other telephone and telegraph wire and cable....          6      35,841         160,134        6     a/39,544         144,709

33578 --    Power wire and cable..............................         27     287,782       1,636,444       30      280,944     r/1,439,676
33578 07      Paper insulated cable (all voltages, all types).          4         (6)             (6)        4          (6)             (6)
                Plastic and rubber insulated:
                  600 volts or less:
33578 08            Portable welding cable....................          8      17,335          52,120        8       16,493          40,019
33578 17            Underground distribution cable (UD, URD)..         10     b/9,341         284,558        9      b/7,162       r/274,036
33578 19            Thermoplastic insulated power cable.......         13    a/26,024        a/61,891       13       15,943          43,079
                    Thermoset insulated:
33578 20              Armored, rubber and cross linked........          9       6,956          24,436        9        8,177          22,975
33578 21              Unarmored, rubber.......................          8      37,608         136,316        7       34,915         117,354
33578 22              Unarmored, cross linked.................         11    a/13,822        a/44,279       11       18,469          55,810
33578 23              Rubber (R, RH, RHH, RHW, USE,  ETC.)....          2         (7)             (7)        4          (7)             (7)
33578 25          Weatherproof cable..........................          3         (7)             (7)        4          (7)             (7)
                  Service drop cable:
33578 27            Thermoset insulated.......................          4         (7)             (7)        4          (7)             (7)
33578 28            Thermoplastic insulated  7/...............          4      18,734         131,013        3       17,433       r/126,486
                  Over 600  volts:
33578 37            Underground distribution cable (UD, URD), all
                     insulations (jacketed and unjacketed)....          6    a/52,399       a/371,928        5       53,270         361,046
33578 39            Thermoplastic insulated power
                      cable (excluding under-ground)..........          5       5,684          36,167        5      c/5,848        b/25,225
                    Thermoset insulated power cable (excluding
                     underground):
                      Over 600 volts to 15kv:
33578 41                Armored, rubber and cross-linked......         10      13,634          57,526        9       14,361          59,478
33578 42                Unarmored, rubber.....................          8      48,787         193,134        8       48,814         176,292
33578 43                Unarmored, cross-linked...............         10      17,790         157,738       11       17,208          48,200
33578 44              Over 15 KV (rubber and cross-linked)....          4       2,768          24,424        4        3,350          25,507
33578 50        Other power wire and cable 6/.................          5      16,900          60,914        6       19,501          64,169

33578 6-    Portable Power Cable..............................          8      31,240         116,043        9       30,460         120,178
33578 61      2kv or less ....................................          8      21,375          87,849        9     b/19,790        b/79,977
              Over 2kv:
33578 62        Portable cross linked jacketed cable (mine
                 shovel cable)8/..............................          4       9,865          28,194        5       10,670          40,201
33578 63        Portable non-cross linked jacketed cable......          2         (8)             (8)        3          (8)             (8)

3357C --    Control and signal  wire..........................         32      39,587         246,700       32       44,292       r/256,111
3357C 11      Signal wire and cable...........................         21    a/18,180       b/151,825       19       16,900       r/140,138
              Control wire and cable (excluding elevator
               cable):
3357C 14        Thermoset insulated...........................         10       6,843          41,471       12      a/8,372        a/46,841
3357C 17        Thermoplastic insulated.......................         17      14,564          53,404       18     a/19,020        a/69,132

3357D --    Building wire and cable...........................         25   1,148,986       2,719,705       26    1,135,921       2,284,956
              Building wire and cable having underwriters'
               labels:
                Thermoset insulated:
3357D 37          Cross-linked polyethylene (XHHW)............         15      48,067         118,529       16       49,185       r/110,329
3357D 38          Cross-linked polyethlene (USE)..............          9      15,911          54,677        9       16,123        r/53,903
                Thermoplastic unsulated:
3357D 40          Flame-retardant nylon (THHN, THWN)..........         19     655,198       1,532,397       17      641,430       1,142,454
3357D 49          Moisture and heat resistant (TW, THW).......          9       2,244           5,124       10        2,438           4,863
3357D 51        Service entrance cable (SER, SEU, ASE)........          7       7,754          95,844        8        8,786        r/96,086
                Nonmetallic branch-circuit and underground
                 feeder:
3357D 54            Type NM-B.................................          8     316,281         647,933        8      320,816         622,601
3357D 55            Type UF and NMC (corrosion resistant).....         10      40,413          81,575       10     r/40,891          87,898
3357D 57        Metallic armored cable (all AC types).........          7      43,446         138,609        7     c/39,465         121,539
3357D 58         Other building wire and cable................          7      19,672          45,017        9     a/16,787        a/45,283

33576 --    Apparatus wire and cordage 9/.....................         49     186,661         794,328       53      237,284       r/926,059
              Flexible cordage:
33576 13        Thermoset insulated...........................          9       5,683          27,333       11     r/13,721          69,912
33576 15        Thermoplastic (including thermoplastic elastom         21    b/28,889        b/60,033       19       35,236          71,744
33576 42        Extension cord sets...........................         10    b/28,168       b/111,781       12       44,960       r/185,787
33576 43        Fixed power supply cords......................         17      21,131         162,128       18       20,079         150,780
33576 44         Detachable power supply cords................          7        (10)            (10)        8         (10)            (10)
33576 47        Retractible power cords and other 10/.........          9      10,625          84,368        8       10,900          84,448
              Apparatus wire:
33576 21        Appliance fixture wire........................         22      39,703         140,602       23       58,541         172,666
                Appliance wiring material 14 gauge and larger
                 (including motor lead and transformer lead
                 wire):
33576 23           Thermoset insulated........................          5       8,505          56,299        6      c/7,766        b/49,079
33576 24           Thermoplastic insulated....................         15      20,101          55,643       15     a/22,496        a/64,390
33576 28      Submersible pump cable..........................          6     b/6,385        b/17,244        8     b/10,176        b/17,040
33576 29      Other apparatus wire and cordage (including tool         19    a/17,471        a/78,897       19     b/13,409        b/60,213

3357E --    Other insulated wire and cable....................         51     189,781         640,687       49      209,900         625,134
              Automotive:
3357E 72        Bulk automotive primary wire..................         13     138,709         331,791       14      142,438         286,140
3357E 74        Bulk battery cable............................          7      13,051          27,345        7     r/12,627          26,238
3357E 76        Bulk ignition wire............................          7       3,524          56,204        7      r/3,608        r/55,910
3357E 78        Other automotive wire and cable...............          9    b/10,533        a/65,611        8      r/9,960        r/53,375
              Airframe, shipboard and ground support cable
                (excluding coaxile cable and ignition cable):
3357E 79         Airframe and missle (including ground support         12     a/5,546        b/41,086       14      a/4,905          32,222
3357E 81         Shipboard cable..............................          7       2,719          24,897        7    a/r/3,401      b/r/27,529
3357E 98      Other insulated or covered wire and cable n.e.c.         21      15,699          93,753       26       32,961         143,720

  1/Interplant transfers for 1995 totaled $208,990, and for 1994 totaled $252,315.  See table 6 for additional detail.
  2/Aluminum content for 1995 totaled 299,348 thousand pounds and for 1994 totaled 388,918 thousand pounds.  See table 3 for additional details.
  3/Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.
  4/Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.
  5/Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.
  6/Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.
  7/Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.
  8/Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.
  9/ 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.
  10/Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.

  NA Not available.  n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.  pt. Part.  r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.

  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.


Table 3.  ALUMINUM CONTENT OF SELECTED INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1995 AND 1994
(Aluminum content in thousands of pounds. Value of aluminum content in thousands of dollars)

                                                                                  1995                             1994
                            Product description
 Product                                                            No. of                           No. of
    code                                                             comp. Gross weight      Value    comp.  Gross weight         Value

3357- pt.    Insulated wire, except magnet wire...................     (X)      342,696  2,877,259      (X)       377,157   r/2,902,997

3357A -- Electronic wire and cable................................       5          (1)        (1)        5           (1)           (1)
33578 -- Power wire and cable 1/..................................       9      285,868  1,714,881       14       322,743   r/1,598,951
33578 17   Underground distribution cable, all insulations--
             600 volts or less ...................................       5      128,893    258,665        4       139,945    r/ 251,095
33578 27   Service drop cable, thermoset insulated................       3       33,596     71,625        3        37,988    r/  64,500
33578 28   Service drop cable, thermoplastic insulated............       2          (2)        (2)        3           (2)           (2)
33578 37   Underground distribution cable,all insulations--
             over 600 volts  2/...................................       6       57,303    403,784        5     r/ 61,991   r/  388,311
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/...........       3        4,041    166,373        4         4,267   r/  151,109
3357D -- Building wire and cable 4/...............................       5       56,828  1,162,378        8     r/ 54,414   r/1,304,046
3357D 38   Thermoset insulated, cross-linked polyethylene (USE)...       4        9,406     41,485        3         9,874   r/   39,605
3357E -- Other insulated wire and cable...........................       2          (4)        (4)        3           (4)           (4)

  1/, 2/, 3/ and 4/ Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.

  pt. Part.   X Not applicable.   r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.


Table 4.  COPPER SHIPMENTS OF MAGNET WIRE, INCLUDING INTERPLANT TRANSFERS:  1995 AND 1994
(Copper gross weight in thousands of pounds. value in thousands of dollars)

                                                                  Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

                                                                        1995                         1994
                         Product description
  Product                                                  No. of      Gross             No. of      Gross
     code                                                   comp.  weight 1/      Value   comp.  weight 1/      Value

33577  --                Magnet wire.....................    (NA)    686,652  1,352,160    (NA)    672,205  1,172,819
33577  1-    Class 105...................................    (NA)     52,229     85,448    (NA)   r/54,717   r/74,291
33577  11      7 Awg and larger round (also all square
                and rectangle)...........................       6      9,605     16,277       6      9,351     12,695
33577  13      8 to 21 Awg inclusive.....................       6     29,871     40,084       7   r/31,139   r/37,180
33577  15      22 to 32 Awg inclusive....................       6     11,310     24,237       7   r/13,046   r/20,564
33577  18      33 to 44 Awg inclusive....................       6      1,443      4,850       7    r/1,181    r/3,852
33577  2-    Class 130 and 155...........................    (NA)    140,889    332,628    (NA)  r/146,409  r/315,361
33577  20      7 Awg and larger round (also all square
                and rectangle)...........................       3        (2)        (2)       -          -          -
33577  22      8 to 21 Awg inclusive 2/..................      10     35,120     75,942      11   r/31,001   r/52,423
33577  24      22 to 32 Awg inclusive....................      15     82,618    177,624      14   r/92,568  r/196,077
33577  28      33 to 44 Awg inclusive....................      12     23,151     79,062      11     22,840     66,861
33577  4-    Class 180 and higher........................    (NA)    420,820    751,844    (NA)    407,981    655,174
33577  40      7 Awg and larger round (also all square
                and rectangle)...........................       8     39,331     89,905       8     39,042     77,726
33577  42      8 to 21 Awg inclusive.....................      12    262,441    416,519      13    249,627    360,721
33577  44      22 to 32 Awg inclusive....................      13    112,280    217,547      14    112,578    199,068
33577  48      33 to 44 Awg inclusive....................       9      6,768     27,873       9    r/6,734   r/17,659
33577 90     Miscellaneous film coated n.e.c.............       3     23,098     37,932       4   r/25,723   r/41,405
33577 pt.  Nonfilm coated(fibrous and tape)..............    (NA)     49,616    144,308    (NA)     37,375   r/86,588
33577 81,83  Class 130 and below.........................       5     17,130     41,418       5   r/12,359   r/26,746
33577 85,87  Class 155 and above.........................       7        (3)        (3)       7        (3)        (3)
33577 88     Miscellaneous non-film coated n.e.c.   3/...       4     32,486    102,890       2     25,016   r/59,842

   1/Interplant transfers for 1995 totaled 89,714 thousand pounds of copper and for 1994 totaled 128,319 thousand pounds of copper.
   2/Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.
   3/Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.

   - Represents zero.  NA Not available.  pt. Part.  n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.
r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.

Table 5.   ALUMINUM SHIPMENTS OF MAGNET WIRE, INCLUDING INTERPLANT TRANSFERS: 1995 AND 1994
(Aluminum gross weight in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                              Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

                                                                    1995                       1994
                           Product description
 Product                                                  No. of   Gross           No. of     Gross
    code                                                    cos.  weight    Value    cos.    weight     Value

33577 --          Magnet wire...........................      11  55,190  142,460      12  r/55,502   130,624

3577 pt.    Film coated.................................       8  49,921  132,149       9  r/50,410   121,720
3577 1-       Class 105.................................       4     (2)      (2)       6       (2)       (2)
3577 2-       Class 130 and 155 2/......................       7  21,004   51,869       5  r/21,110  r/47,948
3577 4-       Class 180 and higher......................       7  28,917   80,280       6  r/29,300  r/73,772

3577 pt.    Other types of magnet wire (nonfilm coated;
             insulated magnet sheet, strip, and foil;
             and film coated, 45 AWG and finer).........       4   5,269   10,311       5   r/5,092   r/8,904

   1/Interplant transfers for 1995 totaled 15,716 thousand pounds of aluminum and for 1994 totaled 19,119
     thousand pounds of aluminum.
   2/Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.

   NA Not available.  pt. Part.  r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.

Table 6.  VALUE OF INTERPLANT TRANSFERS OF SELECTED INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1995 AND 1994
(Thousands of dollars)
                                                          1995             1994

 Product                                           No. of           No. of
    code                 Product description         cos.    Value    cos.      Value

3357 pt.     Insulated wire, except magnet wire..      10  208,990      17  r/252,315

3357A --  Electronic wire and cable..............       5   55,218       6   r/70,734
3357B --  Telephone and telegraph wire and cable.       2      (1)       3        (1)
33578 --  Power wire and cable...................       2      (1)       3        (1)
3357C --  Control and signal wire and cable......       -        -       2        (1)
3357D --  Building wire and cable ...............       1      (1)       1        (1)
33576 --  Apparatus wire and cordage 1/..........       2  141,072       4    163,146
3357E --  Other insualted wire and cable.........       4   12,700       5     18,435

   1/ Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.

   - Represents zero.   pt. Part.   r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.

Table 7.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF FIBER OPTIC  CABLE:  1995 AND 1994
(Thousands of dollars)
                                                        1995                1994

  Product                                        No. of             No. of
     code                Product description       cos.      VALUE    cos.        VALUE

33579 --       Insulated optical fiber cable...      37  1,420,632      38  r/1,227,690

33579 pt.  Communication applications..........      25  1,379,650      26  r/1,195,142
            Single-mode stepped-index:
33579 12      Dispersion shifted...............      11        (1)       9          (1)
33579 13      Dispersion unshifted 1/..........      14  1,206,509      15  r/1,060,309
33579 14      Multi-mode stepped index.........       5        (2)       6          (2)
33579 15      Multi-mode graded index 2/.......      19    173,141      19    r/134,833
33579 21   Other applications..................      15     40,982      16     r/32,548

   1/Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.
   2/Products are combined to avoid disclosing individual data.

   r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.

Table 8.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF OPTICAL FIBER:  1995 AND 1994
(Thousands of dollars)
                                                       1995             1994

Product                                         No. of           No. of
   code            Product description            cos.    Value    cos.     Value

          Optical fiber for data and nondata
                transmission .................      25  822,911      26   713,485

32318 95    Optical fiber used for data
             transmission.....................      16  738,963      17   643,199
32318 97    Optical fiber used for nondata
             transmission.....................      14   83,948      14  r/70,286

   r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures.

Table 9.  SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, OF INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE:  1995 AND 1994
(Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                             Manfacturers'         Exports of
                                                                 shipments           domestic
 Product                 Product description                 (value f.o.b.     merchandise 1/        Imports for
    code                                                            plant)  (value at port)2/  consumption 3/ 4/
                                 1995

             Insulated wire and cable......................     14,309,388          2,536,815          1,939,060

3357A     Electronic wire and cable........................      2,655,863            491,898            165,032
3357B     Telephone and telegraph wire and cable...........            (5)                (5)                (5)
33578     Power wire and cable 6/..........................            (5)                (5)                (5)
33578 6-  Portable power cable.............................            (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/..................................      9,409,982          1,569,439          1,651,842
33579     Insulated optical fiber cable....................            (7)                (7)                (7)
32318     Optical fiber 7/.................................      2,243,543            475,478            122,186

                                 1994

             Insulated wire and cable......................     12,988,998          2,228,109          1,479,083

3357A     Electronic wire and cable........................      2,397,923            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/..................................      8,649,900          1,408,525          1,261,475
33579     Insulated optical fiber cable....................            (7)                (7)                (7)
32318     Optical fiber 7/.................................      1,941,175            418,137             78,629

  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/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
  7/Data combined for easier comparison to Export and Import information.  See tables 3 through 8 for individual product

Table 10. COMPARISON OF STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION-BASED PRODUCT
          CODES WITH SCHEDULE B EXPORT NUMBERS, AND HTSUSA IMPORT NUMBERS: 1995

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 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 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:  1995 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 (1995).