Current Industrial Reports
United States Department of Commerce
Economic and Statistical Administration
Bureau of the Census

Glass Containers (M32G) - Summary 1996
Issued June 10, 1996

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Table 1.  Summary of Shipments, Production, and Stocks of Glass Containers
           by Type of Container: 1996 and 1995
[Quantity in thousand gross]

                         Shipments                 Production          Stocks, end of month

 Month and Year            Narrow    Wide            Narrow    Wide           Narrow     Wide
                             neck   mouth              neck   mouth   Total     neck    mouth
                   Total      (1)     (1)    Total      (1)     (1)     (2)  (1),(2)  (1),(2)

      1996
     Total...... 257,358  179,790  77,568  253,869  178,622  75,247     (3)      (3)      (3)
December........  17,482   12,172   5,310   15,441   10,804   4,637  38,816   25,616   13,200
November........  18,638   12,936   5,702   19,529   13,690   5,839  40,422   26,537   13,885
October.........  21,678   14,746   6,932   21,011   14,724   6,287  39,871   26,306   13,565
September.......  20,180   13,895   6,285   19,871   14,248   5,623  40,564   26,729   13,835
August..........  22,876   16,282   6,594   22,187   16,465   5,722  41,155   26,479   14,676
July............  23,501   17,571   5,930   22,196   15,754   6,442  41,815   26,185   15,630

June............  22,099   14,696   7,403   21,595   14,788   6,807  43,458   26,265   17,193
May.............  25,461   18,193   7,268   24,448   17,159   7,289  44,582   26,505   18,077
April...........  22,918   16,663   6,255   22,185   15,774   6,411  46,381   28,236   18,145
March...........  22,522   15,485   7,037   22,724   16,070   6,654  47,335   30,372   16,963
February........  19,677   13,387   6,290 r/21,380 r/14,562   6,818  47,448   29,788   17,660
January.........  20,326   13,764   6,562   21,302 r/14,584   6,718  45,831   28,581   17,250

      1995
     Total...... 269,289  184,254  85,035  270,620  184,939  85,681     (3)      (3)      (3)
December........  17,034   12,056   4,978   16,868   11,909   4,959  45,469   28,384   17,085
November........  19,309   13,447   5,862   19,960   14,231   5,729  45,633   28,333   17,300
October.........  22,415   15,129   7,286   23,523   16,296   7,227  45,163   27,915   17,248
September.......  22,382   14,958   7,424   20,376   14,055   6,321  44,167   26,879   17,288
August..........  25,110   17,126   7,984   23,976   16,601   7,375  46,203   27,801   18,402
July............  22,697   15,762   6,935   23,721   16,308   7,413  47,488   28,335   19,153

June............  25,161   17,456   7,705   24,406   16,034   8,372  46,621   27,901   18,720
May.............  25,472   17,423   8,049   24,610   16,547   8,063  47,380   29,194   18,186
April...........  22,217   15,197   7,020   23,335   15,656   7,679  48,404   30,262   18,142
March...........  25,491   17,254   8,237   25,358   17,003   8,355  47,583   29,942   17,641
February........  20,654   13,905   6,749   22,259   15,163   7,096  47,765   30,101   17,664
January.........  21,347   14,541   6,806   22,228   15,136   7,092  46,221   29,343   16,878

   r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data.

   1/Some narrow neck and wide mouth combined categories are included with narrow neck
containers. Figures for 1997 may not be compatible with figures prior to 1997 due to
reclassification in the food and beverage categories.
   2/Figures are limited to stocks at manufacturing establishments. Prior month end of month
stocks + current month production - current month shipments may not equal current month end
of month stocks due to breakage and stock adjustments.
   3/Total stocks for the end of a year are shown in December of that year.

   Note:  One thousand gross = 144,000


Table 2.  Shipments and Production of Glass Containers by Type of Container
           and End Use:  1987 to 1996
[Quantity in thousand gross]

Product
  code        Product description       1996     1995     1994     1993     1992     1991     1990     1989     1988     1987

                  Shipments

        Total (1)..................  257,358  269,289  284,667  289,501  282,703  278,575  284,986  285,586  280,439  281,636

          Detail by type:
            Narrow neck (2), (3)...  179,790  184,254  196,466  212,390  210,437  203,892  213,019  215,582  212,595  281,636
            Wide mouth (2), (3)....   77,568   85,035   88,201   77,111   72,266   74,683   71,967   70,004   67,844   62,673

          Detail by end use:
            Food:
32210 11      Narrow neck (3).....    13,764   19,959   23,566   31,846   26,516   23,477   23,546   22,010   22,100   27,252
32210 31      Wide mouth (3)......    77,568   85,035   88,201   77,111   72,266   74,683   71,967   70,004   67,844   62,673
32210 37
32210 19    Beverages (3)..........      (D)   16,410   30,713   45,602   53,865   57,141   60,261   63,813   62,382   62,434
32210 50
32210 23    Beer...................  115,895  111,030  104,372   94,747   88,825   84,304   88,551   88,556   86,285   85,357
32210 60
32210 27    Liquor.................    9,636   10,148   10,547   11,434   11,312   10,565   11,185   11,268   10,362   11,849
32210 29    Wine...................   14,231   14,000   13,567   14,151   14,591   13,473   15,112   14,791   16,129   16,533
32210 13    Other (4)..............      (D)   12,707   13,701   14,610   15,328   14,932   14,364   15,144   15,337   15,538
32210 15
32210 17
32210 32
32210 33
32210 34
                  Production

        Total (1)..................  253,869  270,620  288,570  291,624  286,046  282,048  289,704  287,511  284,473  285,030

          Detail by type:
            Narrow neck (2), (3)...  178,622  184,939  199,541  214,014  212,646  207,944  216,501  216,306  216,559  222,102
            Wide mouth (2), (3)....   75,247   85,681   89,029   77,610   73,400   74,104   73,203   71,205   67,914   62,928

          Detail by end use:
            Food:
32210 11      Narrow neck (3).....    13,551   19,993   23,774   33,279   28,282   24,641   24,309   22,192   22,929   28,310
32210 31      Wide mouth (3)......    75,247   85,681   89,029   77,610   73,400   74,104   73,203   71,205   67,914   62,928
32210 37
32210 19    Beverages(3)...........      (D)   14,182   31,599   44,316   49,900   57,119   59,412   62,031   62,264   63,502
32210 50
32210 23    Beer...................  116,252  113,295  106,290   95,843   91,229   84,601   90,581   88,523   88,257   85,465
32210 60
32210 27    Liquor.................    9,789   10,217   10,976   11,227   11,663   11,261   11,354   11,030   10,232   12,244
32210 29    Wine...................   14,548   14,217   13,665   13,975   13,726   13,906   15,626   14,850   16,494   17,115
32210 13    Other (4)..............      (D)   13,035   13,237   15,374   17,846   16,416   15,219   17,680   16,383   15,466
32210 15
32210 17
32210 32
32210 33
32210 34

   D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.

   1/Includes exports
   2/Some narrow neck and wide mouth combined categories are included with narrow neck containers.
   3/Figures for 1997 may not be compatible with figures prior to 1997 due to reclassification in the food and
and beverage categories.
   4/Includes containers for chemical, cosmetic, health, household, industrial, medicinal, and toiletry products.

   Note: One thousand gross = 144,000


Table 3.  Shipments, Production, and Stocks of Glass Containers:  1996

 Product description        Total   January  February     March     April       May      June      July    August September   October  November  December

     Net Packed
   Weight Produced
  (Thousand pounds)

Total (1)............. 19,587,150 1,645,503 1,647,018 1,768,954 1,732,648 1,829,477 1,672,399 1,681,417 1,687,629 1,544,265 1,653,561 1,531,646 1,192,633
  Detail by type:
    Narrow
     neck (2), (3).... 13,774,305 1,119,544 1,141,721 1,224,139 1,238,757 1,266,109 1,170,821 1,197,393 1,267,082 1,094,319 1,156,633 1,070,977   826,810
    Wide
     mouth (2), (3)...  5,812,845   525,959   505,297   544,815   493,891   563,368   501,578   484,024   420,547   449,946   496,928   460,669   365,823
  Detail by end use:
    Food:
      Narrow
       neck (3).......  1,046,171    96,786   111,021   118,342    92,108    96,631   101,113    76,070   101,372    74,686    70,310    52,678    55,054
      Wide
       mouth (3)......  5,812,845   525,959   505,297   544,815   493,891   563,368   501,578   484,024   420,547   449,946   496,928   460,669   365,823
    Beverages.........        (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)
    Beer..............  8,058,119   654,795   631,843   693,420   660,941   712,194   705,455   761,473   761,855   667,564   701,455   641,649   465,475
    Liquor............  1,392,477   110,679   112,972   117,414 r/118,896 r/100,477 r/102,663 r/111,160 r/150,675 r/131,633 r/130,418 r/118,166  r/87,324
    Wine..............  2,219,374   177,201   198,836   189,762   195,118   232,294   195,014   181,155   174,864   158,657   185,767   198,066   132,640
    Other (4).........        (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)

       Shipments
   (Thousand gross)

Total (1).............    257,358    20,326    19,677    22,522    22,918    25,461    22,099    23,501    22,876    20,180    21,678    18,638    17,482
  Detail by type:
    Narrow
     neck (2), (3)....    179,790    13,764    13,387    15,485    16,663    18,193    14,696    17,571    16,282    13,895    14,746    12,936    12,172
    Wide
     mouth (2), (3)...     77,568     6,562     6,290     7,037     6,255     7,268     7,403     5,930     6,594     6,285     6,932     5,702     5,310
  Detail by end use:
    Food:
      Narrow
       neck (3).......     13,764     1,294    1,411     1,711     1,269     1,189     1,171     1,072     1,135     1,070       952       703       787
      Wide
       mouth (3)......     77,568     6,562     6,290     7,037     6,255     7,268     7,403     5,930     6,594     6,285     6,932     5,702     5,310
    Beverages (3).....        (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)
    Beer..............    115,895     8,606     8,577     9,830    10,188    11,289     9,933    11,233    10,258     9,249     9,913     8,742     8,077
    Liquor............      9,636       854       753       850       835       810       764       801       859       792       895       737     r/686
    Wine..............     14,231     1,178     1,012     1,273     1,333     1,552     1,470     1,331     1,261       932     1,007     1,014       868
    Other (4).........        (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)

       Production
    (Thousand gross)

Total (1)...............  253,869     21,302 r/21,380    22,724    22,185    24,448    21,595    22,196    22,187    19,871    21,011    19,529    15,441
  Detail by type:
    Narrow
     neck (2), (3)......  178,622   r/14,584 r/14,562    16,070    15,774    17,159    14,788    15,754    16,465    14,248    14,724    13,690    10,804
    Wide
     mouth (2), (3).....   75,247      6,718    6,818     6,654     6,411     7,289     6,807     6,442     5,722     5,623     6,287     5,839     4,637
  Detail by end use:
    Food:
      Narrow
       neck (3).........   13,551   r/1,343     1,544     1,715     1,341     1,133     1,197       904     1,171       887       825       671       820
      Wide
       mouth (3)........   75,247     6,718     6,818     6,654     6,411     7,289     6,807     6,442     5,722     5,623     6,287     5,839     4,637
    Beverages (3).......      (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)
    Beer................  116,252     9,429     9,139     9,976     9,407    10,311     9,851    10,888    10,981     9,862    10,221     9,389     6,798
    Liquor..............    9,789       919       889       927     r/885       651     r/667     r/758     r/906     r/872     r/852     r/832     r/631
    Wine................   14,548     1,256     1,225     1,294     1,299     1,557     1,462     1,271     1,061       942     1,099     1,241       841
    Other (4)...........      (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)

     Stocks, End of
       Month (5)
    (Thousand gross)

Total (1)...............      (6)    45,831    47,448    47,335    46,381    44,582    43,458    41,815    41,155    40,564    39,871    40,422    38,816
  Detail by type:
    Narrow
     neck (2), (3)......      (6)    28,581    29,788    30,372    28,236    26,505    26,265    26,185    26,479    26,729    26,306    26,537    25,616
    Wide
     mouth (2), (3).....      (6)    17,250    17,660    16,963    18,145    18,077    17,193    15,630    14,676    13,835    13,565    13,885    13,200
  Detail by end use:
    Food:
      Narrow
       neck (3).........      (6)     3,619     3,726     3,769   r/3,305     2,725     2,940     2,937     2,974     2,895     2,525     2,075     2,293
      Wide
       mouth (3)........      (6)    17,250    17,660    16,963    18,145    18,077    17,193    15,630    14,676    13,835    13,565    13,885    13,200
    Beverages (3).......      (6)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)
    Beer................      (6)    12,969    13,516    13,630    12,886    11,730    11,595    11,138    11,923    12,363    12,538    13,051    12,126
    Liquor..............      (6)     2,301     2,448     2,531     2,609     2,437     2,306     2,256     2,268     2,343     2,293     2,383     2,325
    Wine................      (6)     3,063     3,276     3,298     2,884     3,260     2,861     2,792     2,600     2,583     2,625     2,822     2,782
    Other (4)...........      (6)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)       (D)

   D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.
   r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data.

   1/Includes exports
   2/Some narrow neck and wide mouth combined categories are included with narrow neck containers.
   3/Figures for 1997 may not be compatible with figures prior to 1997 due to reclassification in the food and beverage categories.
   4/Includes containers for chemical, cosmetic, health, household, industrial, medicinal, and toiletry products.
   5/Figures are limited to stocks at manufacturing establishments. Prior month end of month stocks + current month production -
current month shipments may not equal current month end of month stocks due to breakage and stock adjustments.
   6/Total stocks for the end of a year are shown in December of that year.

   Note: One thousand gross = 144,000


Table 4.  Shipments, Production, and Stocks of Glass Containers:  1995

  Product description       Total   January  February     March     April       May      June      July    August September   October  November  December

     Net Packed
   Weight Produced
  (Thousand pounds)

Total (1)............. 21,272,883 1,754,082 1,734,781 1,952,842 1,800,304 2,136,580 1,901,655 1,811,218 1,853,652 1,637,736 1,826,612 1,540,528 1,322,893
  Detail by type:
    Narrow
     neck (2), (3).... 14,423,517 1,216,382 1,157,476 1,295,326 1,188,457 1,401,768 1,244,519 1,227,859 1,277,223 1,132,254 1,265,416 1,079,329   937,508
    Wide
     mouth (2), (3)...  6,849,366   537,700   577,305   657,516   611,847   734,812   657,136   583,359   576,429   505,482   561,196   461,199   385,385
  Detail by end use:
    Food:
      Narrow
       neck (3).......  1,498,388   118,797   126,748   146,495   130,717   138,049   127,954   130,349   117,814   103,844   137,861   118,121   101,639
      Wide
       mouth (3)......  6,849,366   537,700   577,305   657,516   611,847   734,812   657,136   583,359   576,429   505,482   561,196   461,199   385,385
    Beverages (3).....  1,017,467   126,214   122,159   100,924    92,047   127,153    86,522    69,468    57,928    71,618    68,277    48,844    46,313
    Beer..............  8,047,095   638,299   626,135   699,278   656,428   799,164   697,288   717,394   757,560   632,479   709,217   583,643   530,210
    Liquor............  1,362,927   121,706    91,210   123,133   115,642   116,283   125,364   105,949   118,868   125,333   133,886   104,798    80,755
    Wine..............  2,085,379   174,189   159,600   187,223   161,270   182,995   175,627   174,307   193,406   169,273   179,824   181,054   146,611
    Other (4).........    412,261    37,177    31,624    38,273    32,353    38,124    31,764    30,392    31,647    29,707    36,351    42,869    31,980

      Shipments
   (Thousand gross)

Total (1).............    269,289    21,347    20,654    25,491    22,217    25,472    25,161    22,697    25,110    22,382    22,415    19,309    17,034
  Detail by type:
    Narrow
     neck (2), (3)....    184,254    14,541    13,905    17,254    15,197    17,423    17,456    15,762    17,126    14,958    15,129    13,447    12,056
    Wide
     mouth (2), (3)...     85,035     6,806     6,749     8,237     7,020     8,049     7,705     6,935     7,984     7,424     7,286     5,862     4,978
  Detail by end use:
    Food:
      Narrow
       neck (3).......     19,959     1,591     1,701     2,296     1,842     1,956     1,773     1,630     1,937     1,495     1,368     1,225     1,145
      Wide
       mouth (3)......     85,035     6,806     6,749     8,237     7,020     8,049     7,705     6,935     7,984     7,424     7,286     5,862     4,978
    Beverages (3).....     16,410     1,427     1,430     1,769     1,586     1,763     1,696     1,350     1,606     1,112       989       863       819
    Beer..............    111,030     8,635     8,179     9,820     8,735    10,332    10,336     9,864    10,182     9,422     9,671     8,469     7,385
    Liquor............     10,148       801       647       931       779       828     1,079       764       948       910       996       791       674
    Wine..............     14,000     1,072       913     1,346     1,216     1,382     1,460     1,165     1,361       947     1,060     1,070     1,008
    Other (4).........     12,707     1,015     1,035     1,092     1,039     1,162     1,112       989     1,092     1,072     1,045     1,029     1,025

      Production
   (Thousand gross)

Total (1).............    270,620    22,228    22,259    25,358    23,335    24,610    24,406    23,721    23,976    20,376    23,523    19,960    16,868
  Detail by type:
    Narrow
     neck (2), (3)....    184,939    15,136    15,163    17,003    15,656    16,547    16,034    16,308    16,601    14,055    16,296    14,231    11,909
    Wide
     mouth (2), (3)...     85,681     7,092     7,096     8,355     7,679     8,063     8,372     7,413     7,375     6,321     7,227     5,729     4,959
  Detail by end use:
    Food:
      Narrow
       neck (3).......     19,993     1,687     1,798     1,998     1,864     1,844     1,622     1,746     1,700     1,351     1,567     1,641     1,175
      Wide
       mouth (3)......     85,681     7,092     7,096     8,355     7,679     8,063     8,372     7,413     7,375     6,321     7,227     5,729     4,959
    Beverages (3).....     14,182     1,425     1,807     1,493     1,318     1,532     1,179     1,047       896       968     1,093       856       568
    Beer..............    113,295     8,888     8,800    10,156     9,299     9,849     9,873    10,348    10,811     8,731    10,370     8,548     7,622
    Liquor............     10,217       869       687     1,010       894       818       947       824       853       947     1,021       793       554
    Wine..............     14,217     1,187     1,137     1,217     1,268     1,369     1,321     1,310     1,211       982     1,128     1,184       903
    Other (4).........     13,035     1,080       934     1,129     1,013     1,135     1,092     1,033     1,130     1,076     1,117     1,209     1,087

     Stocks, End of
       Month (5)
    (Thousand gross)

Total (1).............        (6)    46,221    47,765    47,583    48,404    47,380    46,621    47,488    46,203    44,167    45,163    45,633    45,469
  Detail by type:
    Narrow
     neck (2), (3)....        (6)    29,343    30,101    29,942    30,262    29,194    27,901    28,335    27,801    26,879    27,915    28,333    28,384
    Wide
     mouth (2), (3)...        (6)    16,878    17,664    17,641    18,142    18,186    18,720    19,153    18,402    17,288    17,248    17,300    17,085
  Detail by end use:
    Food:
      Narrow
       neck (3).......        (6)     4,255     3,809     3,593     3,681     3,585     3,585     3,724     3,500     3,350     3,565     3,648     3,985
      Wide
       mouth (3)......        (6)    16,878    17,664    17,641    18,142    18,186    18,720    19,153    18,402    17,288    17,248    17,300    17,085
    Beverages (3).....        (6)     4,784     5,224     4,991     4,698     4,462     3,987     3,684     3,030     2,891     2,974     3,015     2,676
    Beer..............        (6)    10,787    11,388    11,688    12,110    11,487    10,974    11,332    11,899    11,206    11,844    11,970    12,121
    Liquor............        (6)     2,411     2,459     2,556     2,657     2,614     2,461     2,515     2,404     2,436     2,379     2,342     2,239
    Wine..............        (6)     2,842     3,066     2,939     2,980     2,952     2,828     2,973     2,824     2,860     2,951     3,058     2,952
    Other (4).........        (6)     4,264     4,155     4,175     4,136     4,094     4,066     4,107     4,144     4,136     4,202     4,300     4,411

   D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.

   1/Includes exports.
   2/Some narrow neck and wide mouth combined categories are included with narrow neck containers.
   3/Figures for 1997 may not be compatible with figures prior to 1997 due to reclassification in the food and beverage categories.
   4/Includes containers for chemical, cosmetic, health, household, industrial, medicinal, and toiletry products.
   5/Figures are limited to stocks at manufacturing establishments. Prior month end of month stocks + current month production -
current month shipments may not equal current month end of month stocks due to breakage and stock adjustments.
   6/Total stocks for the end of a year are shown in December of that year.

   Note: One thousand gross = 144,000


Table 5.  Shipments, Exports, Imports, and Apparent
          Consumption of Glass Containers
[Quantity in thousand gross]

                                        Percent   Imports
 Month and                   Exports    exports       for  Apparent     Percent
    Year          Manu-  of domestic   to manu-      con-      con-  imports to
              facturers' merchandise  facturers' sumption  sumption    Apparent
              shipments     (1), (2)  shipments  (1), (3)       (4) consumption

   1996

      Total..   257,358        7,824        3.0    20,864   270,398         7.7
December.....    17,482          596        3.4     1,764    18,650         9.5
November.....    18,638          773        4.1     1,778    19,643         9.1
October......    21,678          661        3.0     1,967    22,984         8.6
September....    20,180          512        2.5     1,650    21,318         7.7
August.......    22,876          654        2.9     1,662    23,884         7.0
July.........    23,501          759        3.2     1,824    24,566         7.4

June.........    22,099          607        2.7     1,557    23,049         6.8
May..........    25,461          745        2.9     1,798    26,514         6.8
April........    22,918          763        3.3     1,872    24,027         7.8
March........    22,522          645        2.9     1,701    23,578         7.2
February.....    19,677          577        2.9     1,730    20,830         8.3
January......    20,326          532        2.6     1,561    21,355         7.3

   1995

      Total..   269,289        8,594        3.2    19,441   280,136         6.9
December.....    17,034          529        3.1     1,394    17,899         7.8
November.....    19,309          902        4.7     1,401    19,808         7.1
October......    22,415          818        3.6     1,731    23,328         7.4
September....    22,382          690        3.1     1,926    23,618         8.2
August.......    25,110          618        2.5     1,829    26,321         6.9
July.........    22,697          642        2.8     1,765    23,820         7.4

June.........    25,161          741        2.9     1,800    26,220         6.9
May..........    25,472          958        3.8     1,602    26,116         6.1
April........    22,217          788        3.5     1,713    23,142         7.4
March........    25,491          774        3.0     1,434    26,151         5.5
February.....    20,654          564        2.7     1,206    21,296         5.7
January......    21,347          570        2.7     1,640    22,417         7.3

   1/Schedule B export codes and HTSUSA import codes are listed in Table 6.
   2/Source:  Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports.
   3/Source:  Bureau of the Census report IM 146, U.S. Imports for Consumption.
   4/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the manufacturers'
shipments plus imports.

   Note:  One thousand gross = 144,000


Table 6.  SCHEDULE B EXPORT CODES AND HTSUSA IMPORT CODES FOR
           GLASS CONTAINERS: 1996

            EXPORT CODE           IMPORT CODE
                    (1)                   (2)

           7010.10.0000          7010.10.0000
           7010.91.0500          7010.91.0500
                                 7010.91.2000
           7010.91.2050
                                 7010.91.3000
           7010.91.5010
                                 7010.91.5020
           7010.91.5050
                                 7010.91.5060
           7010.92.0500          7010.92.0500
                                 7010.92.2000
           7010.92.2050
                                 7010.92.3000
           7010.92.5010          7010.92.5010
                                 7010.92.5015
           7010.92.5050
                                 7010.92.5065
                                 7010.92.5090
           7010.93.0500          7010.93.0500
                                 7010.93.2000
           7010.93.2050
                                 7010.93.3000
           7010.93.5010
                                 7010.93.5020
           7010.93.5050
                                 7010.93.5060
           7010.94.0500          7010.94.0500
                                 7010.94.2000
           7010.94.2050
                                 7010.94.3000
           7010.94.5000
                                 7010.94.5020
                                 7010.94.5030
                                 7010.94.5090


   1/Source:  1996 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 (1996).
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current month shipments may n