Insulated Wire and Cable 1998

Issued March 2000

MA335J(98)-1

(Formerly Series No. MA33L) Current 

Industrial

Reports

Information about the scope of the survey, basis and therefore are not always comparable

methodology, explanation of terms and historical to the old Standard Industrial Classification

notes for this survey may be found in the (SIC) code. For further information on NAICS,

introduction of the 1997 Manufacturing Profiles, see www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html.

issued August 1999.

Summary of Findings

Current data are released electronically on Internet

for all individual surveys as they become avail- In 1998, the total value of manufactures'

able. Use: http://www.census.gov/econ/www/ shipments of copper insulated wire and cable

manumenu.html. Individual reports can be decreased by 2 percent to $11,067 million 

accessed by choosing "Current Industrial Reports from $11,254 million in 1997. Copper magnet

(CIR's)," clicking on "Report Number Index;" from wire decreased 7 percent from the 1997 level 

the "Industrial Products by Numeric Index," of $1,149 million from $1,065 million in 1998. 

choose the survey of interest. Follow the menu Aluminum magnet wire decreased by 4 percent

to view the PDF file or to download the work- in 1998 to $124 million from the 1997 level of

sheet file (WK format) to your personal computer. $129 million. In 1998 insulated optical fiber 

cable decreased by less than 1 percent to 

These data are also available through the U.S. $1,849 million from the $1,853 million in 

Department of Commerce and STAT-USA 1997. Optical fiber also decreased by 

Electronic Bulletin Board by subscription. To 7 percent to $1,135 million from the 1997 

access, dial 202-482-3870 and follow the level of $1,210 million.

prompts to register. Also, you may call

202-482-1986 or 1-800-STAT-USA, for Quantity of shipments of aluminum insulated 

further information. The Internet address is: wire and cable increased by 3 percent in 1998

www.stat-usa.gov/. to 697 million pounds, from the 1997 level of

679 million pounds.

NOTE: Data are now published on the new North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

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

6900, or call Mary Ellickson, 301-457-4736.

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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Helping You Make Informed Decisions U.S. Census Bureau
Table 1. Summary of Shipments of Copper Insulated Wire and Cable: 1998 and 1997

[Value in thousands of dollars]

Product

code Product description 1998 1997

Insulated wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,116,149 15,466,387

335929A-- Electronic wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,759,645 2,797,940

335929B-- Telephone and telegraph wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,443,154 2,252,492

3359291-- Power wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,579,745 1,562,245

3359291-- Portable power cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35,918 54,118

335929C-- Control and signal wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287,686 286,077

335929D-- Building wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,768,669 2,947,944

331419E-- Apparatus wire and cordage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792,501 810,489

335929E-- Other insulated wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,130 543,192

331491G-- Magnet wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,064,507 1,149,415

3359121-- Insulated optical fiber cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,849,026 1,852,803

327215A2-- Optical fiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,135,168 1,209,672
Continued 1

Table 2. Shipments of Copper Insulated Wire and Cable: 1998 and 1997

[Shipments in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars]

Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

1998 1997

Product description

No. Value of No. Value of

Product of Copper copper of Copper copper

code cos. content 2/ content cos. content 2/ content

335929-- pt. Insulated wire and cable (except magnet wire 

 and optical wire). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (NA) 2,993,641 11,067,448 (NA) 2,853,324 11,254,497

335929A -- Electronic wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 240,456 2,759,645 86 241,601 2,797,940

 Coaxial cable, armored or unarmored: 

335929A100 Rigid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D)

335929A120 Semi rigid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 32,164 a/ 460,321 14 31,339 479,532

 Flexible:

335929A130 135 C and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 3,661 66,174 14 r/ 3,738 a/ 66,739

335929A140 Under 135 C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 27,389 a/ 439,279 28 a/ 27,635 a/ 419,666

335929A150 CATV/broadcast coaxial cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (D) (D) 8 (D) (D)

335929A160 Antenna lead-in wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 (D) (D) 7 (D) (D)

 Hookup wire (single conductor, shielded and 

 nonshielded): 

335929A170 135 C and over temperature rating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 19,939 254,293 26 19,502 r/ 267,872

335929A180 Under 135 C temperature rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 18,265 98,904 40 a r/ 21,320 a/ 105,490

 Multiconductor electronic wire and cable 

 (shielded and nonshielded):

335929A190 Flat and ribbon cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 8,849 109,230 23 8,299 97,032

 Other muticonductor electronic wire and cable:

 Shielded:

335929A1A0 135 C and over temperature rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 32,211 254,671 19 32,835 263,992

335929A1B0 Under 135 C temperature rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 32,499 273,645 33 33,151 277,797

 Nonshielded:

335929A1C0 135 C and over temperature rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 13,414 150,570 13 11,379 129,372

335929A1D0 Under 135 C temperature rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 37,976 215,169 31 r/ 38,432 r/ 222,882

335929B-- Telephone and telegraph wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 591,952 2,443,154 30 522,926 2,252,492

335929B110 Jumper and distributing frame wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (D) (D) 7 (D) (D)

335929B120 Station wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 22,269 168,312 16 19,769 157,322

335929B130 Telephone cord sets and cordage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (D) (D) 5 (D) (D)

335929B140 Inside wiring cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 89,448 587,816 19 r/ 84,497 488,563

335929B150 Drop and bridle and duct wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 60,110 202,270 4 55,049 218,508

335929B160 Rural and urban distribution wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D)

335929B170 Polyethylene covered exchange area

 and toll cable (PIC and PULP insulated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 323,225 a/ 1,020,394 7 283,302 1,004,244

335929B180 Other telephone and telegraph wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (D) (D) 9 (D) (D)

3359291-- Power wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 285,836 1,579,745 24 267,491 1,562,245

3359291810 Paper insulated cable (all voltages, all types) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D)

 Plastic and rubber insulated:

 600 volts or less:

3359291820 Portable welding cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (D) (D) 7 (D) (D)

3359291830 Underground distribution cable (UD, URD) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8,554 301,594 9 7,560 298,219

3359291840 Thermoplastic insulated power cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 18,413 44,835 11 16,589 47,606

 Thermoset insulated:

3359291850 Armored, rubber and cross linked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 10,986 32,528 6 9,674 28,606

3359291860 Unarmored, rubber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 37,014 140,807 6 34,712 136,482

3359291870 Unarmored, cross linked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 14,064 47,407 8 11,230 34,528

3359291880 Rubber (R, RH, RHH, RHW, USE, etc.) . . . . . . . . . 4 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D)

3359291890 Weatherproof cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (D) (D) 5 (D) (D)

 Service drop cable:

33592918A0 Thermoset insulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D)

33592918B0 Thermoplastic insulated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D)

 Over 600 volts:

33592918C0 Underground distribution cable (UD, URD), 

 all insulations (jacketed and unjacketed) . . . . . . . . . . . 7 64,434 390,849 7 55,664 376,563

33592918D0 Thermoplastic insulated power

 cable, excluding underground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (D) (D) 5 (D) (D)

 Thermoset insulated power cable,

 excluding underground: 
Continued 2

Table 2. Shipments of Copper Insulated Wire and Cable: 1998 and 1997

[Shipments in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars]

Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

1998 1997

Product description

No. Value of No. Value of

Product of Copper copper of Copper copper

code cos. content 2/ content cos. content 2/ content

 Over 600 volts to 15 kV: 

33592918E0 Armored, rubber and cross-linked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 14,789 65,305 6 13,242 58,222

33592918F0 Unarmored, rubber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 40,067 139,938 7 48,897 160,618

33592918G0 Unarmored, cross-linked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 14,687 43,148 7 16,792 55,710

33592918H0 Over 15 kv (rubber and cross-linked) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5,557 36,567 5 5,028 34,817

33592918I0 Other power wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 14,290 108,353 8 13,341 99,987

3359291-- Portable power cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9,782 35,918 7 r/ 14,800 r/ 54,118

33592918J0 2 kV or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (D) (D) 6 (D) (D)

 Over 2 kV:

33592918K0 Portable cross-linked jacketed cable (mine 

 shovel cable). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D)

33592918L0 Portable noncross-linked jacketed cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D)

335929C-- Control and signal wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 58,892 287,686 28 r/ 55,504 286,077

335929C110 Signal wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 29,768 161,835 17 r/ 28,729 161,705

 Control wire and cable, excluding elevator cable:

335929C120 Thermoset insulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 b/ 10,521 a/ 56,133 9 a/ 9,518 a/ 51,286

335929C130 Thermoplastic insulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 a/ 18,603 a/ 69,718 18 a/ 17,257 a/ 73,086

335929D-- Building wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1,446,621 2,768,669 24 1,393,168 2,947,944

 Building wire and cable having underwriters' 

 labels: 

 Thermoset insulated:

335929D110 Cross-linked polyethylene (XHHW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 47,940 129,534 11 43,102 129,196

335929D120 Cross-linked polyethylene (USE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 17,928 51,114 12 17,521 57,480

 Thermoplastic insulated:

335929D130 Flame-retardant nylon (THHN, THWN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 817,785 1,363,331 17 813,441 1,538,579

335929D140 Moisture and heat resistant (TW, THW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3,516 6,622 12 3,979 8,479

335929D150 Service entrance cable (SER, SEU, ASE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a/ 8,973 120,536 8 8,212 109,570

 Nonmetallic branch-circuit and underground 

 feeder:

335929D160 Type NM-B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 429,686 761,517 6 395,131 784,940

335929D170 Type UF and NMC (corrosion resistant) . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 44,455 85,116 8 42,810 91,183

335929D180 Metallic armored cable (all AC types) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 67,377 222,453 11 r/ 59,385 r/ 198,721

335929D190 Other building wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8,961 28,446 10 a/ 9,587 29,796

33141E-- Apparatus wire and cordage 3/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 218,480 792,501 45 211,217 810,489

 Flexible cordage:

331491E110 Thermoset insulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 11,832 55,088 10 13,894 65,953

331491E120 Thermoplastic, including thermoplastic 

 elastomers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 29,925 50,264 16 31,255 64,074

331491E180 Extension cord sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 31,396 125,289 9 26,441 113,930

331491E190 Fixed power supply cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 19,014 135,226 18 20,515 143,825

331491E1A0 Detachable power supply cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10,695 61,700 6 9,098 52,948

331491E1B0 Retractable power cords and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1,068 14,497 9 r/ 1,052 14,515

 Apparatus wire:

331491E130 Appliance fixture wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 32,998 96,318 19 32,815 102,036

 Appliance wiring material 14 gauge and larger, 

 including motor lead and transformer lead 

 wire: 

331491E140 Thermoset insulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D)

331491E150 Thermoplastic insulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 31,057 64,354 9 34,477 78,086

331491E160 Submersible pump cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (D) (D) 7 (D) (D)

331491E170 Other apparatus wire and cordage, including 

 toolwire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 25,085 84,215 16 21,577 78,536

335929E-- Other insulated wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 141,622 400,130 42 146,617 543,192

 Automotive:

335929E110 Bulk automotive primary wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 91,120 196,008 11 r/ 94,765 207,336

335929E120 Bulk battery cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 15,367 33,553 7 14,582 36,002

335929E130 Bulk ignition wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (D) (D) 7 (D) (D)

335929E140 Other automotive wire and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10,304 62,102 6 9,628 60,842
Continued 3

Table 2. Shipments of Copper Insulated Wire and Cable: 1998 and 1997

[Shipments in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars]

Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

1998 1997

Product description

No. Value of No. Value of

Product of Copper copper of Copper copper

code cos. content 2/ content cos. content 2/ content

 Airframe, shipboard and ground support cable, 

 excluding coaxial cable and ignition cable: 

335929E150 Airframe and missile, including ground support 

 cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (D) (D) 11 (D) (D)

335929E160 Shipboard cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (D) (D) 5 (D) (D)

335929E170 Other insulated or covered wire and cable, n.e.c. . . . . . . . . . 20 15,582 99,296 21 r/ 18,471 106,154

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified. pt. Part.

r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data.

 1/Interplant transfers for 1998 totaled $48,390 and for 1997 totaled $45,119. 

 2/Aluminum content for 1998 totaled 427,747 thousand pounds and for 1997 totaled 416,239 thousand pounds. See Table 3 for additional 

details.

 3/Data include the following: (a) all known establishments which insulate wire and cable and then fabricate it into finished products, NAICS 

product class 33141E and (b) establishments from NAICS product class 334290, that manufacture wire, cord, and flexible cord sets from 

purchased insulated wire. 

 Note: The data presented in this table are for copper content insulated wire and cable. See Table 3 for aluminum content information. 

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. 
Table 3. Aluminum Shipments of Selected Insulated Wire and Cable: 1998 and 1997

[Quantity in thousands of pounds]

 1998 1997

Product description No. No.

Product of Gross of Gross

code cos. weight cos. weight

335929--pt. Insulated wire (except magnet wire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (NA) 696,776 (NA) 679,445

335929A-- Electronic wire and cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 72,472 5 78,783

3359291-- Power wire and cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 11 279,498 9 r/ 274,485

3359291830 Underground distribution cable, all insulations

 600 volts or less. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 156,213 5 152,037

33592918A0 Service drop cable, thermoset insulated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 35,705 3 34,826

33592918B0 Service drop cable, thermoplastic insulated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (D) 2 (D)

33592918C0 Underground distribution cable, all insulations--

 over 600 volts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 44,886 7 r/ 42,279

33592918F0 Thermoset insulated power cable, unarmored, 

 rubber--over 600 volts to 15 kV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (D) 6 (D)

33592918G0 Thermoset insulated power cable, unarmored,

 cross-linked--over 600 volts to 15 kV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (D) 3 (D)

335929D1-- Building wire and cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 75,698 6 62,940

335929D120 Thermoset insulated, cross-linked polyethylene 

 (USE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (D) 4 (D)

335929E1-- Other insulated wire and cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (D) 2 (D)

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. pt. Part.

r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data.
Table 4. Copper Shipments of Magnet Wire, Including Interplant Transfers: 1998 and 1997

[Gross weight in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars]

 Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

 1998 1997

Product description No. No. 

Product of Gross of Gross

code cos. weight 1/ Value cos. weight 1/ Value

331491G-- Magnet wire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(NA) 742,182 1,064,507 (NA) 733,753 r/ 1,149,415

 Class 105 and below:

331491G110 7 AWG and larger round, including all square and 

 rectangle, film coated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 8,553 12,234 6 7,180 11,081

331491G120 8 to 21 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 31,367 34,548 5 32,089 37,939

331491G130 22 to 32 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3,270 4,481 6 9,105 13,502

331491G140 33 to 44 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (D) (D) 6 (D) (D)

 Classes 130 to 155: 

331491G150 7 AWG and larger round, including all square and 

 rectangle, film coated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

331491G160 8 to 21 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 30,308 39,243 11 r/31,250 45,065

331491G170 22 to 32 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 83,530 132,789 14 r/95,471 155,298

331491G180 33 to 44 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 23,848 75,597 12 22,356 72,186

 Class 180 and above: 

331491G190 7 AWG and larger round, including all square and 

 rectangle, film coated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 38,856 62,412 7 38,951 72,001

331491G1A0 8 to 21 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 305,632 359,696 11 292,226 389,303

331491G1B0 22 to 32 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 137,758 198,260 10 125,994 207,357

331491G1C0 33 to 44 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 (D) (D) 9 (D) (D)

331491G1I0 Miscellaneous film coated, n.e.c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

 Nonfilm coated (fibrous): 

331491G1D0 Class 130 and below. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D)

331491G1F0 Class 155 and above. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 11,406 24,716 6 11,387 25,609

 Nonfilm coated (tape):

331491G1E0 Class 130 and below. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 13,343 18,261 5 13,746 20,258

331491G1G0 Class 155 and above. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3,916 8,698 6 3,664 10,030

331491G1H0 Miscellaneous nonfilm coated, n.e.c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

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

n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified. r/Revised by 5 percent ot more from previously published data.

 1/Interplant transfers for 1998 totaled 26,930 thousand pounds and 1997 totaled 40,548 thousand pounds of copper.
Table 5. Aluminum Shipments of Magnet Wire, Including Interplant Transfers: 1998 and 1997

[Aluminum gross weight in thousands of pounds. Value in thousands of dollars]

Shipments, including interplant transfers 1/

 1998 1997

Product Product description No. No.

code of Gross of Gross

cos. weight Value cos. weight Value

331491G-- Magnet wire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 70,266 124,040 10 r/ 69,280 128,565

 Class 105 and below:

331491G110 7 AWG and larger round, including all square and 

 rectangle, film coated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D)

331491G120 8 to 21 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 15,031 27,866 5 14,751 28,150

331491G130 22 to 32 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D)

331491G140 33 to 44 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

 Classes 130 to 155: 

331491G150 7 AWG and larger round, including all square and 

 rectangle, film coated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

331491G160 8 to 21 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6,231 8,780 5 5,722 7,741

331491G170 22 to 32 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2,479 5,833 6 2,711 6,523

331491G180 33 to 44 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D)

 Class 180 and above: 

331491G190 7 AWG and larger round, including all square and 

 rectangle, film coated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2,876 4,462 5 2,747 4,425

331491G1A0 8 to 21 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 27,217 49,272 7 25,764 49,992

331491G1B0 22 to 32 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5,048 14,182 5 5,042 15,181

331491G1C0 33 to 44 AWG, film coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D)

331491G1I0 Miscellaneous film coated, n.e.c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

 Nonfilm coated (fibrous): 

331491G1D0 Class 130 and below. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - - -

331491G1F0 Class 155 and above. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D)

 Nonfilm coated (tape):

331491G1E0 Class 130 and below. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D)

331491G1G0 Class 155 and above. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2,624 4,866 4 2,698 5,333

331491G1H0 Miscellaneous nonfilm coated, n.e.c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - - -

 - Represents zero. D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.

r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data.

 1/Interplant transfers for 1998 totaled 6,282 thousand pounds of aluminum and for 1997 totaled 6,143 thousand pounds of 

aluminum.
Table 6. Value of Shipments of Fiber Optic Cable: 1998 and 1997

[Thousands of dollars]

1998 1997

Product description No. No.

of of

Product cos. Value cos. Value

code

33592101-- Insulated optical fiber cable............................................................... 37 1,849,026 38 1,852,803

33592101 pt. Communication applications............................................................... 25 1,817,767 26 1,815,635

 Single-mode stepped-index: 

3359210125 Dispersion shifted.................................................................. 11 (D) 9 (D)

3359210128 Dispersion unshifted ................................................................ 14 1,146,193 15 1,174,250

3359210131 Multimode stepped index.............................................................. 5 (D) 6 (D)

3359210134 Multimode graded index ............................................................... 19 195,907 19 200,925

3359210434 Other applications................................................................... 15 31,259 16 37,168

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. pt. Part. 

Table 7. Value of Shipments of Optical Fiber: 1998 and 1997

[Thousands of dollars]

1998 1997

Product description No. No.

Product of of

code cos. Value cos. Value

Optical fiber for data and nondata 

 transmission ................................................................. 25 1,135,168 26 1,209,672

327215A235 Optical fiber used for data 

 transmission........................................................................................................ 16 1,087,030 17 1,162,257

327215A238 Optical fiber used for nondata 

 transmission......................................................................................... 14 48,138 14 47,415