Communication Equipment: 2001 Issued September 2002

MA334P(01)-1 

Current 

Industrial

Reports

Current data are released electronically on Internet 2000 value of $105.4 billion. Shipments of 

for all individual surveys as they become avail- telephone switching equipment totaled $11.8

able. Use: http://www.census.gov/mcd/. billion, a decrease of 18.1 percent from the

Individual reports can be accessed by choosing $14.4 billion shipped in 2000. Shipments of

"Current Industrial Reports (CIR)," clicking on carrier line equipment and nonconsumer

"CIRs by Subsector;" then choose the survey of modems decreased 26.8 percent, from $14.8

interest. Follow the menu to view the PDF file billion in 2000 to $10.8 billion in 2001. Other

or to download the worksheet file (WK format) telephone and telegraph equipment shipped in

to your personal computer. 2001 totaled $26.6 billion, an increase of 1.0 

percent from the $26.3 billion shipped in 2000. 

These data are also available on Internet Communications systems and equipment 

through the U.S. Department of Commerce decreased 19.2 percent, from $38.3 billion 

and STAT-USA by subscription. The Internet shipped in 2000 to $30.9 billion in 2001.

address is: www.stat-usa.gov/. Follow the Shipments of broadcast, studio, and related 

prompts to register. Also, you may call electronic equipment decreased 10.6 percent,

202-482-1986 or 1-800-STAT-USA, for from $3.9 billion in 2000 to $3.5 billion in 2001.

further information. Alarm systems totaled $3.3 billion in 2001, an

increase of 40.7 percent from $2.4 billion in

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 2000.

During 2001, the total value of shipments for For general CIR information, explanation of 

communications equipment totaled $91.9 general terms and historical note, see the 

billion, a decrease of 12.8 percent from the appendix.

Address inquiries concerning these data to Investment Goods Industries Branch, Manufacturing and Construction Division (MCD), Washington, DC 20233-

6900, or call Keith McKenzie, 301-457-4777.

For mail or fax copies of this publication, please contact the Information Services Center, MCD, Washington, DC 20233-6900, or call 301-457-4673.

U S C E N S U S B U R E A U U.S. Department of Commerce

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Table 1. Value of Shipments of Communication Equipment, Including Telephone, Telegraph, and Other Electronic

 Systems and Equipment by Class of Product: 1997 to 2001

[Millions of dollars]

Product

code Product description 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997

Communication equipment, including 

 telephone, telegraph, and other 

 electronic systems and equipment........................................................................... 91,861.1 105,403.1 89,556.6 82,176.4 73,587.8

3342101 Telephone switching and switchboard 

 equipment......................................................................................................... 11,821.1 r/ 14,432.5 13,742.4 12,422.2 10,302.2

3342104 Carrier line equipment and modems............................................................................ 10,838.9 r/ 14,815.7 9,263.0 9,378.8 7,278.1

3342107 Other telephone and telegraph 

 equipment and components 1/.................................................................................... 26,563.1 r/ 26,260.0 23,257.7 19,896.8 16,488.1

3342201 Communication systems and equipment

 (except broadcast)......................................................................................................... 30,929.6 r/ 38,300.9 33,280.9 31,127.7 29,416.0

3342203 Broadcast, studio, and related electronic

 equipment.................................................................................................................. 3,487.9 3,901.6 3,999.5 3,603.3 3,360.5

3342903 Intercommunications systems, including 

 inductive paging systems (selective 

 calling).............................................................................................................................. 474.2 r/ 494.8 401.1 248.9 256.4

3342901 Alarm systems................................................................................................................... 3,343.0 r/ 2,376.3 2,218.2 2,024.1 1,926.5

3342902 Vehicular and pedestrian traffic control

 equipment and electrical railway signals

 and attachments............................................................................... 878.0 934.9 952.3 911.8 963.7

3333197 Electronic teaching machines, teaching 

 aids, trainers, and simulators....................................................................................... 742.4 814.2 700.7 713.0 872.0

3359997 Laser sources ........................................................................................................... 1,138.6 1,203.6 (S) (S) 991.8

335999A Ultrasonic equipment....................................................................................................... 233.3 267.0 225.7 204.7 212.9

335999C Other electronic systems and 

 equipment, n.e.c. .................................................................................................................... 1,410.8 1,601.6 1,515.1 1,645.1 1,519.7

 n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. S Does not meet

publication standards.

 1/Total for product class 3342104 does not include product code 3344184005.
Continued 1

Table 2. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Communication Equipment, Including Telephone, Telegraph, and Other 

 Electronic Systems and Equipment by Product Code: 2001 and 2000

[Quantity in number of units. Value in thousands of dollars]

No. 2001 2000

Product Product description of

code cos. Quantity Value Quantity Value

3342101 Telephone switching and switchboard

 equipment................................................................................. 81 (X) 11,821,098 (X) r/ 14,432,513

3342101005 Central office switching equipment....................................................... 26 (X) 5,389,689 (X) r/ 6,588,219

 Private branch exchange switching 

 equipment:

3342101012 Up to 399 lines................................................................................ 9 (X) 877,871 (X) r/ 851,812

3342101015 400-1,000 lines................................................................................ 6 (X) 34,661 (X) 76,601

3342101017 Over 1,000 lines.................................................................................... 6 (X) a/ 49,543 (X) a/ 64,060

3342101021 Cellular mobile telephone switching

 equipment 1/.................................................................................. 11 (X) (D) (X) (D)

3342101023 Packet switching equipment 1/............................................................... 13 (X) (D) (X) (D)

3342101025 Other telephone switching and 

 switchboard equipment................................................................ 21 (X) a/ 846,699 (X) a/ 730,746

3342101099 Parts, components and subassemblies 

 for telephone switching equipment............................................ 20 (X) 208,057 (X) 220,533

3342104 Carrier line equipment and modems 2/.............................................. 88 (X) 10,838,874 (X) r/ 14,815,661

 Carrier line equipment:

3342104002 Repeaters and line transceivers, analog

 and digital .......................................................................... 12 (X) (D) (X) (D)

3342104012 Multiplex equipment, including channel

 banks, analog and digital.................................................................. 38 (X) a/ 3,593,422 (X) r/ 3,797,160

3342104022 Other subscriber loop carrier terminal

 and line equipment, analog and digital...................................... 23 (X) b/ 2,511,881 (X) r/ 3,318,524

3342104032 All other carrier line equipment, analog 

 and digital ................................................................................. 23 (X) (D) (X) (D)

3342104042 External modems for POTS, ISDN, DSL, PSTN

 lines transmission...................................................................................... 15 (X) b/ 785,923 (X) r/ 804,698

3344184005 External modems for individual PC's.......................................................... 5 (X) a/ 187,837 (X) 269,325

3342107 Other telephone and telegraph equipment

 and components...................................................................................... 186 (X) 26,563,134 (X) r/ 26,260,002

 Telephone sets:

3342107001 Single line and ISDN sets.................................................................. 9 1,467,068 b/ 129,989 (D) (D)

3342107003 Key sets ........................................................................................... 4 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3342107005 Public pay telephone equipment....................................................... 6 305,287 b/ 83,247 516,470 150,012

3342107007 Cordless handsets............................................................................. 4 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3342107009 Other telephone sets and accessories

 (e.g. handsets) .................................................................................. 12 (X) b/ 98,110 (X) r/ 198,617

3342107022 Data communications equipment, including

 routers, gateways, bridges, terminal servers,

 and concentrators.............................................................................. 66 (X) 22,845,505 (X) 20,732,679

3342107051 Voice frequency equipment.............................................................. 10 (X) c/ 58,415 (X) 77,829

3342107062 Voice/call message processing equipment,

 including answering devices.................................................................. 34 (X) 1,278,767 (X) 1,368,824

3342107091 Facsimile communication equipment

 (complete).................................................................................................. 4 (X) (D) (X) (D)

3342107097 Other telephone/telegraph equipment.................................................. 45 (X) a/ 1,594,808 (X) r/ 3,055,089

3342107099 Parts, components and subassemblies 

 for other telephone equipment...................................................... 24 (X) a/ 309,314 (X) 379,333

3342201 Communications systems and equipment 

 (except broadcast).................................................................................... (NA) (X) 30,929,633 (X) r/ 38,300,916

 Radio station type 3/.................................................................................. (NA) (X) 20,163,500 (X) r/ 25,762,021

3342201301 Amateur............................................................................................... 8 (X) b/ 4,190 (X) 3,164

3342201307 Meteorological .................................................................................. 6 (X) a/ 24,110 (X) (D)

3342201101 Fixed.............................................................................................. 24 (X) a/ 2,390,859 (X) 3,922,448

3342201311 Telecommand ................................................................................. 2 (X) (D) (X) (D)

3342201313 Telemetry................................................................................... 14 (X) b/ 122,244 (X) 77,474

3342201315 Radionavigational and locational ............................................... 12 (X) b/ 166,707 (X) 332,175

3342201317 Aeronautical communications......................................................... 7 (X) (D) (X) (D)

 Mobile:

 Cellular system equipment:

3342201202 Analog and digital....................................................... 19 (X) 12,775,732 (X) 16,183,390

3342201207 Other conventional and trunked 

 system equipment...................................................................... 12 (X) 520,769 (X) 530,409

3342201209 Other mobile...................................................................................... 10 (X) 328,586 (X) 295,402
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Table 2. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Communication Equipment, Including Telephone, Telegraph, and Other 

 Electronic Systems and Equipment by Product Code: 2001 and 2000

[Quantity in number of units. Value in thousands of dollars]

No. 2001 2000

Product Product description of

code cos. Quantity Value Quantity Value

3342201319 Other..................................................................................................... 30 (X) 3,581,022 (X) 4,061,930

 Other type............................................................................................. 49 (X) 10,757,713 (X) r/ 12,422,791

3342201401 Checkout, monitoring, evaluation 

 and other electronic support equip-

 ment for communications systems.................................................. 49 (X) 1,728,654 (X) 1,590,130

 Antenna systems, sold separately:

3342201405 Below 890 MHz................................................................................ 51 (X) 464,673 (X) r/ 596,091

3342201407 890 MHz and above................................................................. 55 (X) b/ 1,012,670 (X) r/ 957,089

 Fiber optics equipment, excluding 

 connectors, cable, photo diode and 

 laser diode components, microwave

 equipment, and multiplexors:

3342201415 Equipment meeting SONET standards............................................... 8 (X) (D) (X) 1,009,269

3342201419 Equipment not meeting SONET

 standards....................................................................................... 16 (X) b/ 813,593 (X) b/ 1,209,226

3342201421 Other carrier equipment, n.e.c. ............................................................... 10 (X) b/ 134,465 (X) a/ 260,585

3342201425 Other communications systems and

 equipment............................................................................................. 140 (X) b/ 5,986,216 (X) r/ 6,800,401

3342203 Broadcast, studio, and related electronic

 equipment.................................................................................... 187 (X) 3,487,872 (X) 3,901,629

 Audio equipment, excluding consumer 

 and P.A. types:

3342203001 Amplifiers and preamplifiers........................................................ 26 207,110 280,585 r/ 616,119 r/ 366,301

3342203004 Control consoles and switchers...................................................... 18 41,952 b/ 139,507 r/ 56,637 153,979

3342203009 Other (power supplies, terminal equip-

 ment broadcast recorders, etc.) ................................................. 30 (X) b/ 125,555 (X) r/ 157,699

3342203013 Video equipment, including amplifiers,

 television cameras, and tape recorders,

 excluding consumer and P.A. types......................................................... 31 (X) b/ 666,274 (X) 643,569

3342203021 AM and FM transmitters............................................................... 12 (X) a/ 74,120 (X) r/ 60,150

3342203024 Television transmitters............................................................... 8 (X) a/ 141,146 (X) r/ 140,501

3342203027 Other (broadcast transmission line

 equipment, phasing equipment, 

 television boosters and repeaters,

 translaters, etc.).......................................................................................... 23 (X) c/ 382,732 (X) 461,608

3342203029 Studio transmission links (STL) and 

 remote pickup equipment..................................................... 4 (X) 13,819 (X) r/ 14,684

 Cable television (master antennae and 

 CATV equipment):

3342203032 Head end equipment (antennae baluns,

 carrier generators, head-end control

 units, single and broadband pre-

 amplifiers and strip amplifiers,

 converters, modulators and 

 demodulators; splitting filters and

 traps, power supplies, switches, etc.)............................ 28 (X) c/ 330,008 (X) r/ 414,251

3342203038 Subscriber equipment (decoders, 

 switchers; wall outlet taps; distribution

 amplifiers; power suppliers; directional

 couplers, splitters, alternators, and

 equalizers) ............................................................................ 9 (X) a/ 132,131 (X) 259,996

3342203041 Broadcasting transmitting antennae 

 and community antennae systems.................................... 10 (X) 90,333 (X) r/ 77,247

3342203044 Closed circuit television systems and 

 equipment, (specially designed cameras,

 monitors, video recorders, receivers, 

 scan converters and control consoles)

 excluding broadcast and consumer 

 products................................................................................................. 20 (X) 763,159 (X) r/ 758,980

3342203047 Other broadcast, studio, theater, and

 commercial sound equipment, sold

 separately, excluding studio 

 lighting equipment, radiating and

 supporting towers............................................................................... 26 (X) c/ 284,561 (X) r/ 320,507

3342203099 Parts and accessories for broadcast, 

 studio and related electronic

 equipment, sold separately.................................................................... 21 (X) c/ 63,942 (X) r/ 72,157
Continued 3

Table 2. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Communication Equipment, Including Telephone, Telegraph, and Other 

 Electronic Systems and Equipment by Product Code: 2001 and 2000

[Quantity in number of units. Value in thousands of dollars]

No. 2001 2000

Product Product description of

code cos. Quantity Value Quantity Value

3342901 Alarm systems.......................................................................................... 86 (X) 3,343,012 (X) r/ 2,376,267

 Intrusion detection:

3342901101 Local.................................................................................................... 21 (X) a/ 176,690 (X) r/ 287,081

3342901201 Central station.................................................................................... 8 (X) (D) (X) (D)

3342901601 Direct connect...................................................................................... 6 (X) b/ 12,953 (X) 16,643

3342901603 Hold-up systems (commercial and 

 industrial) ....................................................................... 1 (X) (D) (X) (D)

3342901605 Automotive....................................................................................... 5 (X) (D) (X) (D)

 Fire detection and prevention:

 Smoke and heat detection alarms:

3342901301 Ionization chamber type.................................................................. 10 (X) 96,836 (X) r/ 128,270

3342901401 Other, including photo cell type................................................... 20 (X) 1,616,229 (X) r/ 553,376

3342901607 Central station................................................................................. 9 (X) a/ 139,528 (X) 157,053

3342901501 Direct connect.................................................................................... 13 (X) c/ 140,467 (X) 148,859

3342901609 Other intercommunication and alarm 

 systems, including electric sirens

 and horns (marine, industrial and

 air raid) security locking systems.................................................. 29 (X) a/ 467,024 (X) r/ 402,712

3342902 Vehicular and pedestrian traffic control 

 equipment, electrical railway signals

 and attachments.................................................................................... 48 (X) 878,033 (X) 934,903

3342902102 Vehicular and pedestrian traffic control

 equipment.................................................................................................... 40 (X) a/ 596,985 (X) 546,748

3342902202 Railway signals and attachments, electric........................................................ 9 (X) b/ 281,048 (X) r/ 388,155

3342903 Intercommunications systems, including 

 inductive paging systems (selective calling)................................................ 46 (X) 474,216 (X) r/ 494,785

3342903001 Wired......................................................................................................... 37 (X) a/ 328,173 (X) r/ 322,245

3342903003 Nonwired.......................................................................................... 15 (X) a/ 146,043 (X) r/ 172,540

3333197 Electronic teaching machines, teaching 

 aids, trainers and simulators ......................................................................... 31 (X) 742,448 (X) 814,169

3333197001 Electronic trainers and simulators............................................................ 29 (X) 725,386 (X) 789,011

3333197004 Other electronic teaching machines and

 teaching aids.................................................................................... 5 (X) c/ 17,062 (X) r/ 25,158

3359997 Laser sources.................................................................................................. 39 (X) 1,138,635 (X) 1,203,634

3359997001 Nondiode lasers..................................................................... 28 (X) a/ 424,492 (X) a/ 517,962

3359997038 Diode lasers............................................................................ 18 (X) c/ 714,143 (X) c/ 685,672

335999A000 Ultrasonic equipment, n.e.c. .................................................................. 21 (X) a/ 233,308 (X) 267,036

335999C Other electronic systems and equipment, n.e.c. ................................................ 129 (X) 1,410,843 (X) 1,601,590

335999C001 Consumer electronic equipment, n.e.c. .................................. 20 (X) b/ 421,842 (X) 464,912

335999C005 Scientific electronic equipment, n.e.c. ....................................... 13 (X) a/ 30,580 (X) b/ 44,427

335999C011 Industrial electronic equipment, n.e.c. .......................................... 37 (X) a/ 272,266 (X) a/ 291,919

335999C015 All other electronic equipment, n.e.c. ................................................... 77 (X) b/ 686,155 (X) a/ 800,332

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified. r/Revised

by 5 percent or more from previously published data. X Not applicable.

 1/Product codes 3342101021 and 3342101023 have a combined value of shipments total of 4,414,578 for 2001 and 5,900,542 for 2000.

 2/Product code 3344184005 is not included in the total for 3342104.

 3/Of this value of shipments total, space based (satellite) accounted for 2.8 billion in 2001 and 3.7 billion in 2000; airborne and marine

based accounted for 376.3 million in 2001 and 645.4 million in 2000; earth (fixed) based accounted for 3.8 billion in 2001 and 4.8 billion in

2000; earth (mobile) portable based accounted for 13.2 billion in 2001 and 16.6 billion in 2000..

 Note: Percent of estimation of each item is indicated as follows: a/10 to 25 percent of this item is estimated. b/26 to 50 percent of this

item is estimated. c/Over 50 percent of this item is estimated.
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Table 3. Shipments, Exports, and Imports of Communication Equipment, Including Telephone, 

 Telegraph, and Other Electronic Systems and Equipment: 2001

[Value in thousands of dollars]

Exports

Product Manufacturers' of domestic Imports for

code Product description shipments merchandise consumption

(value f.o.b. plant) (value at port) 1/ (value) 2/

3342101012, Private branch telephonic exchange

 015, 017 switching apparatus............................................................................... 962,075 95,110 313,573

3342101005 Central office telephonic switching 

 apparatus............................................................................................ 5,389,689 597,522 44,570

3342101021, Telephonic switching apparatus, n.e.c. .............................................. 5,261,277 160,305 37,510

 023, 025

3342101099 Parts components, and subassemblies for 

 telephone switching and switchboard

 apparatus................................................................................................. 208,057 850,266 2,053,882

3342104002 Repeaters and line tranceivers, carrier 

 line equipment............................................................................................. (D) 421,468 4,616

3342104012, Carrier line equipment, n.e.c. .................................................................. (D) 2,042,490 1,714,229

 022, 032

3342107001, Telephone sets, including cordless 

 003, 005, handset telephones...................................................................................... 463,647 440,693 1,738,179

 007, 009

3342104042, Modems, including auxiliary sets............................................................... 973,760 851,378 1,558,751

 3344184005

3342107022, Telephone and telegraphic equipment, 

 051, 097 n.e.c., including voice frequency 

 equipment........................................................................................... 24,498,728 650,295 771,159

3342107062 Telephone answering devices................................................................ 1,278,767 30,825 78,640

3342107091 Facsimile communication equipment

 (complete)....................................................................................................... (D) (NA) 441,726

3342107099 Parts, components and subassemblies for 

 other telephone equipment......................................................................... 309,314 2,274,791 1,981,727

3342203001 Audio amplifiers and preamplifiers, 

 (except consumer and P.A. types)........................................................ 280,585 363,285 317,165

3342203021, Transmitters, translators, RF power 

 024, 027 amplifiers, and related equipment.................................................................... 597,998 500,154 369,366

3342201202, Mobile radio systems and equipment, 

 207, 209 including tranceivers, and portable

 receivers, transmitter and receiver

 and receiver, hand held................................................................................. 13,621,536 6,328,998 13,095,755

3342903001, Intercommunications systems, including

 003 inductive paging systems............................................................................... 474,216 38,490 53,385

3342201405, Antennae systems, including broad-

 407, casting, transmitting, and community

 3342203041 antennae systems.......................................................................................... 1,567,676 639,565 146,909
Continued 2

Table 3. Shipments, Exports, and Imports of Communication Equipment, Including Telephone, 

 Telegraph, and Other Electronic Systems and Equipment: 2001

[Value in thousands of dollars]

Exports

Product Manufacturers' of domestic Imports for

code Product description shipments merchandise consumption

(value f.o.b. plant) (value at port) 1/ (value) 2/

3342203032, Cable television and closed circuit 

 044, 038 television systems and equipment 

 including AM and FM transmitters........................................1,225,298 569,943 -

3342901101, Intrusion detection alarm systems.................................................................. 882,928 49,866 223,554

 201, 601,

 603, 605,

3342901301 Smoke detection alarms, ionization type....................................................... 96,836 14,773 97,045

3342901401 Smoke detection alarms, n.e.c., including

 photo cell type...................................................................................... 1,616,229 86,014 78,132

3342901501, Central station and direct connect fire 

 607 detection and prevention alarm systems................................................. 279,995 131,804 74,609

3342902102 Vehicular and pedestrian traffic control

 equipment..................................................................................................... 596,985 114,849 120,666

3342902202 Railway signals and attachments,

 electric......................................................................................................... 281,048 23,352 6,402

3333197001 Electronic trainers and simulators............................................................. 725,386 179,346 353,740

335999A000 Ultrasonic equipment, n.e.c. ...................................................................... 233,308 229,623 1,266

 - Represents zero. D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. 

n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.

 1/Source: Census Bureau report EM 545, U.S. Exports.

 2/Source: Census Bureau report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption.
Continued 1

Table 4. Comparison of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-Based Product Codes with Schedule B Export

 Codes and HTSUSA Import Codes: 2001

Product Export Import

code Product description code 1/ code 2/

3342101012, Private branch telephonic exchange switching apparatus.................................................. 8517.30.2000 8517.30.2000

 015, 017

3342101005 Central office telephonic switching apparatus..................................................................... 8517.30.1500 8517.30.1500

3342101021, Telephonic switching apparatus, n.e.c. .............................................................................................. 8517.30.3000 8517.30.3000

 023, 025

3342101099 Parts components, and subassemblies for telephone switching and

 switchboard apparatus.............................................................................................................. 8517.90.2000 8517.90.2400

8517.90.3600

8517.90.5800

3342104002 Repeaters and line tranceivers, carrier line equipment............................................................ 8518.40.1000 8518.40.1000

3342104012, Carrier line equipment, n.e.c. ........................................................................................................ 8517.50.5000 8517.50.5000

 022, 033 8517.50.6000 8517.50.6000

8517.50.9000 8517.50.9000

3342107001, Telephone sets, including cordless handset telephones......................................................... 851711.0000 8517.11.0000

 003, 005, 8517.19.0000

 007, 009 8518.30.1000

8525.20.9020

3342104042, Modems, including auxiliary sets....................................................................................................... 8517.50.1000 8517.50.1000

 3344184005

3342107022, Telephone and telegraphic equipment, n.e.c, including voice frequency

 051, 097 equipment........................................................................................................................................... 8517.30.5000 8517.30.5000

8517.80.1020 8517.80.1020

8517.80.2000 8517.80.2000

8517.30.2500 8517.30.2500

3342107062 Telephone answering devices................................................................................................................ 8520.20.0000 8520.20.0040

8520.20.0080

3342107091 Facsimile communication equipment (complete)................................................................................. (NA) 8517.21.0000

3342107099 Parts, components and subassemblies for other telephone equipment............................. 8517.90.5000 8517.90.1200

8517.90.3800

8517.90.5200

8517.90.6400

3342203001 Audio amplifiers and preamplifiers, (except consumer and P.A. types)............................... 8518.40.2000 8518.40.2000

3342203021, Transmitters, translators, RF power amplifiers, and related equipment......................................... 8525.10.6010 8525.10.6020

 024, 027 8525.10.6030 8525.10.6040

8525.10.6050 8525.10.6060

8525.10.6070 8525.10.6080

8525.10.6090 8525.10.7025

8525.10.8020 8525.10.7045

8525.10.8040 8525.10.7065

8525.10.8000

8525.10.9025

8525.10.9045

8525.10.9065

8525.10.9085

8525.10.9090
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Table 4. Comparison of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-Based Product Codes with Schedule B Export

 Codes and HTSUSA Import Codes: 2001

Product Export Import

code Product description code 1/ code 2/

3342201202, Mobile radio systems and equipment, including tranceivers, and

 207, 209, portable receivers, transmitter and receiver, hand held..................................................... 8525.20.1000 8525.20.0500

8525.20.2000 8525.20.1500

8525.20.3030 8525.20.2400

8525.20.3040 8525.20.2800

8525.20.3042 8525.20.3010

8525.20.3045 8525.20.3015

8525.20.3055 8525.20.3025

8525.20.9040 8525.20.3040

8525.20.9080 8525.20.3060

8527.90.8025 8525.20.3065

8529.90.5000 8525.20.3070

8525.20.3080

8525.20.9020

8525.20.9060

8525.20.9070

8525.20.9080

8527.90.9020

8529.90.7600

8529.90.8500

3342903001, Intercommunications systems, including inductive paging systems...................................... 8517.80.1010 8517.80.1010

 003 8527.90.8015 8531.80.4000

8531.80.0035

3342201405, Antennae systems, including broadcasting, transmitting, and 

 407, community antennae systems.......................................................................................... 8529.10.2020 8529.10.2020

 3342203041 8529.10.2050 8529.10.2050

8529.10.4000 8529.10.4040

8529.10.6000 8529.10.6000

3342203032, Cable TV and closed circuit television systems and equipment

 038, 044 including AM and FM transmitters...................................................................................... 8525.10.2010 8525.10.2030

8525.10.2050

3342901101, Intrusion detection alarm systems..................................................................... 8531.10.0035 8531.10.0035

 201, 601,

 603, 605,

3342901301 Smoke detection alarms, ionization type................................................................ 9022.29.4000 9022.29.4000

3342901401 Smoke detection alarms, n.e.c., including photo cell type............................................8531.10.0015 8531.10.0015

8531.10.0025 8531.10.0025

3342901501, Central station and direct connect fire detection and prevention

 607 alarm systems............................................................................................................................ 8531.10.0045 8531.10.0045

3342902102 Vehicular and pedestrian traffic control equipment.......................................................... 8530.80.0000 8530.80.0000

8530.90.0000 8530.90.0000

3342902202 Railway signals and attachments, electric............................................................................... 853010.0000 8530.10.0000

3333197001 Electronic trainers and simulators........................................................................... 8805.20.0000 8805.20.0000

335999A000 Ultrasonic equipment, n.e.c. ................................................................................... 8456.10.0000 8456.20.1010

8456.20.0000 8456.20.1050

8479.89.9585 8456.20.5000

8479.89.9585

 NA Not available. n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.

 1/Source: 2001 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 (2001).
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Appendix. 

General CIR Survey Information, Explanation of General Terms

and Historical Note

GENERAL

The CIR program has been providing monthly,

quarterly, and annual measures of industrial activity for

many years. Since 1904, with its cotton and fats and oils

surveys, the CIR program has formed an essential part

of an integrated statistical system involving the quinquennial economic census, manufacturing sector, and

the annual survey of manufactures. The CIR surveys,

however, provide current statistics at a more detailed

product level than either of the other two statistical

programs.

The primary objective of the CIR program is to

produce timely, accurate data on production and

shipments of selected products. The data are used to

satisfy economic policy needs and for market analysis,

forecasting, and decision making in the private sector.

The product-level data generated by these surveys are

used extensively by individual firms, trade associations,

and market analysts in planning or recommending

marketing and legislative strategies, particularly if their

industry is significantly affected by foreign trade.

Although production and shipments information are the

two most common data items collected, the CIR

program collects other measures also such as

inventories, orders, and consumption. These surveys

measure manufacturing activity in important commodity

areas such as textiles and apparel, chemicals, primary

metals, computer and electronic components, industrial

equipment, aerospace equipment, and consumer

goods.

The CIR program uses a unified data collection,

processing, and publication system. The U.S. Census

Bureau updates the survey panels for most reports

annually and reconciles the estimates to the results of

the broader-based annual survey of manufactures and

the economic census, manufacturing sector. The manufacturing sector provides a complete list of all

producers of the products covered by the CIR program

and serves as the primary source for CIR sampling.

Where a small number of producers exist, CIR surveys

cover all known producers of a product. However, when

the number of producers is too large, cutoff and

random sampling techniques are used. Surveys are

continually reviewed and modified to provide the most

up-to-date information on products produced. The CIR

program includes a group of mandatory and voluntary

surveys. Typically the monthly and quarterly surveys are

conducted on a voluntary basis. Those companies that

choose not to respond to the voluntary surveys are

required to submit a mandatory annual counterpart

corresponding to the more frequent survey.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

SYSTEM (NAICS), 1997 

The adoption of the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) in the 1997 Economic

Census has had a major impact on the comparability of

current and historic data. Approximately half of the

industries in the manufacturing sector of NAICS do not

have comparable industries in the Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) system that was used in the past.

While most of the change affecting the

manufacturing sector was change within the sector,

some industries left manufacturing and others came into

manufacturing. Prominent among those that left

manufacturing are logging and portions of publishing.

Prominent among the industries that came into the

manufacturing sector are bakeries, candy stores where

candy is made on the premises, custom tailors, makers

of custom draperies, and tire retreading. The net effect

of the classification changes are such that if the 1997

value of shipments data for all manufacturers were

tabulated on an SIC basis, it would be approximately 3

percent higher.

Listed below are the NAICS sectors:

21 Mining

22 Utilities

23 Construction

31-33 Manufacturing

42 Wholesale Trade

44-45 Retail Trade

48-49 Transportation and Warehousing

51 Information

52 Finance and Insurance

53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

55 Management of Companies and Enterprises

56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management

and Remediation Services

61 Educational Services

62 Health Care and Social Assistance

71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

72 Accommodation and Food Services

81 Other Services (except Public Administration)

(Not listed above are the Agriculture, Forestry,

Fishing, and Hunting sector (NAICS 11), partially covered

by the census of agriculture conducted by the U.S.

Department of Agriculture, and the Public

Administration sector (NAICS 92), covered by the census

of governments conducted by the Census Bureau.)
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The 20 NAICS sectors are subdivided into 96

subsectors (three-digit codes), 313 industry groups

(four-digit codes), and, as implemented in the United

States, 1170 industries (five- and six-digit codes).

FUNDING

The Census Bureau funds most of the surveys.

However, a number of surveys are paid for either fully

or partially by other Federal Government agencies or

private trade associations. A few surveys are mandated,

but all are authorized by Title 13 of the United States

Code.

RELIABILITY OF DATA

Survey error may result from several sources

including the inability to obtain information about all

cases in the survey, response errors, definitional

difficulties, differences in the interpretation of

questions, mistakes in recording or coding the reported

data, and other errors of collection, response,

coverage, and estimation. These nonsampling errors

also occur in complete censuses. Although no direct

measurement of the biases due to these nonsampling

errors has been obtained, precautionary steps were

taken in all phases of the collection, processing, and

tabulation of the data in an effort to minimize their

influence.

A major source of bias in the published estimates is

the imputing of data for nonrespondents, for late

reporters, and for data that fail logic edits. Missing

figures are imputed based on period-to-period

movements shown by reporting firms. A figure is

considered to be an impute if the value was not directly

reported on the questionnaire, directly derived from

other reported items, directly available from

supplemental sources, or obtained from the respondent

during the analytical review phase. Imputation generally

is limited to a maximum of 10 percent for any one data

cell. Figures with imputation rates greater than 10

percent are suppressed or footnoted. The imputation

rate is not an explicit indicator of the potential error in

published figures due to nonresponse, because the

actual yearly movements for nonrespondents may or

may not closely agree with the imputed movements.

The range of difference between the actual and

imputed figures is assumed to be small. The degree of

uncertainty regarding the accuracy of the published data

increases as the percentage of imputation increases.

Figures with imputation rates above 10 percent should

be used with caution.

DATA REVISIONS

Statistics for previous years may be revised as the

result of corrected figures from respondents, late

reports for which imputations were originally made, or

other corrections. Data that have been revised by more

than 5 percent from previously published data are

indicated by footnotes.

DISCLOSURE

The Census Bureau collects the CIR data under the

authority of Title 13, United States Code, which

specifies that the information can only be used for

statistical purposes and cannot be published or released

in any manner that would identify a person, household,

or establishment. "D" indicates that data in the cell have

been suppressed to avoid disclosure of information

pertaining to individual companies.

EXPLANATION OF GENERAL TERMS

Capacity. The maximum quantity of a product that can

be produced in a plant in 1 day if operating for 24

hours. Includes the capacity of idle plants until the plant

is reported to be destroyed, dismantled, or abandoned.

Consumption. Materials used in producing or

processing a product or otherwise removing the

product from the inventory.

Exports. Includes all types of products shipped to

foreign countries, or to agents or exporters for

reshipment to foreign countries.

Gross shipments. The quantity or value of physical

shipments from domestic establishments of all products

sold, transferred to other establishments of the same

company, or shipped on consignment, whether for

domestic or export sale or use. Shipments of products

purchased for resale are omitted. Shipments of

products made under toll arrangements are included.

Interplant transfers. Shipments to other domestic

plants within a company for further assembly,

fabrication, or manufacture.

Inventories. The quantity or value of finished goods,

work in progress, and materials on hand.

Machinery in place. The number of machines of a

particular type in place as of a particular date whether

the machinery was used for production, prototype, or

sampling, or was idle. Machinery in place includes all

machinery set up in operating positions.

Net receipts. Derived by subtracting the materials held

at the end of the previous month from the sum of

materials used during the current month.

Production. The total volume of products produced,

including: products sold; products transferred or added

to inventory after adjustments for breakage, shrinkage,

and obsolescence, plus any other inventory adjustment;

and products that undergo further manufacture at the

same establishment. 

Quantities produced and consumed. Quantities of

each type of product produced by a company for

internal consumption within that same company.
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Quantity and value of new orders. The sales value

of orders received during the current reporting period

for products and services to be delivered immediately

or at some future date. Also represents the net sales

value of contract change documents that increase or

decrease the sales value of the orders to which they are 

related, when the parties concerned are in substantial

agreement as to the amount involved. Included as

orders are only those that are supported by binding

legal documents such as signed contracts or letter

contracts.

Quantity and value of shipments. The figures on

quantity and value of shipments represent physical

shipments of all products sold, transferred to other

establishments of the same company, or shipped on

consignment, whether for domestic or export sale. The

value represents the net sales price, f.o.b. plant, to the

customer or branch to which the products are shipped,

net of discounts, allowances, freight charges, and

returns. Shipments to a company's own branches are

assigned the same value as comparable appropriate

allocation of company overhead and profit. Products

bought and resold without further manufacture are

excluded.

Stocks. Total quantity of ending finished inventory.

Unfilled orders (backlog). Calculated by adding net

new orders and subtracting net sales from the backlog

at the end of the preceding year.

HISTORICAL NOTE

Data on selected electronic and associated

products have been collected by the Census Bureau

since 1961 on survey MA36N, Selected Electronics and

Associated Products. In 1985, survey MA36N was

divided into three annual surveys which are presently

collected as: MA334P, Communication Equipment,

Including Telephone, Telegraph, and Other Electronic

Systems and Equipment; MA334Q, Semiconductors,

Printed Circuit Boards, and Other Electronic

Components; and MA334S, Electromedical Equipment

and Irradiation Equipment (Including X-Ray). Historical

data may be obtained from Current Industrial Reports

available at your local Federal Depository Library.