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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

STEEL SHIPPING DRUMS AND PAILS - 1995

MA34K(95)-1

Issued August 27, 1996

Contact person: Larry Blumberg, 301-457-4744

Table 1. TOTAL SHIPMENTS OF STEEL PAILS AND STEEL DRUMS: 1995 AND 1994

(Quantity in thousands of units. Value in thousands of dollars)

 1995 1994

Product Product description No. of

 code cos. Quantity Value Quantity Value

 Steel pails...................................... 18 92,181 173,986 86,478 208,406

 11 1/4-inch diameter........................... (NA) 55,624 145,503 82,485 194,842

34121 01 Full removable head.......................... 10 46,601 116,449 71,410 a/ 161,624

34121 06 Tight head (standard and dome top)........... 9 9,023 29,054 11,075 33,218

34121 11 14-inch diameter............................... 6 a/ 561 a/ 4,159 773 r/ 5,454

34121 13 All other diameters............................ 6 35,996 24,324 3,220 8,110

 Steel drums and barrels.......................... 28 33,357 684,276 34,857 681,972

 14-inch diameter, all gauges................... (NA) 2,390 24,257 2,037 20,565

34122 01 Tight head................................... 6 288 4,062 r/ 258 r/ 3,328

34122 03 Open head, full or partial................... 10 a/ 2,102 a/ 20,195 r/ 1,779 r/ 17,237

 All other, except 14-inch diameter............. (NA) 30,967 660,019 32,820 661,407

 20 gauge and heavier......................... (NA) 27,509 610,170 29,440 616,047

 50 gallon and larger, 18 gauge and heavier. (NA) 11,099 272,062 11,957 271,327

34122 05 Tight head............................... 21 a/ 6,910 a/ 159,013 a/ 7,387 a/ 161,626

34122 07 Open head................................ 23 a/ 4,189 a/ 113,049 b/ 4,570 a/ 109,701

 50 gallon and larger, 19 and 20 gauge

 (including 20/18).......................... (NA) 15,394 316,806 16,396 321,532

34122 09 Tight head............................... 21 a/ 11,075 a/ 227,820 a/ 12,048 a/ 233,449

34122 11 Open head................................ 23 a/ 4,319 a/ 88,986 a/ 4,348 a/ 88,083

34122 13 30 to 49 gallon............................ 14 a/ 718 a/ 16,224 a/ 757 a/ r/ 17,322

34122 15 Under 30 gallon............................ 9 a/ 298 a/ 5,078 r/ 330 r/ 5,866

 Lighter than 20 gauge(1)..................... (NA) b/3,458 a/ 49,849 3,380 45,360

 1/ Includes product code 34122 17 - 30 gallon and larger, and product code 34122 19 - Under 30 gallon.

 Combined to avoid disclosure.

 r Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published items.

 NA Not available.

 Note: The 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.

Table 2. SUMMARY OF PRODUCERS' SHIPMENTS OF STEEL PAILS
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 AND DRUMS: 1995 - 1986

(Quantity in thousands of units. Value in thousands of dollars)

 Steel pails Steel drums

 Year

 Quantity Value Quantity Value

1995............................. 92,181 173,986 33,357 684,276

1994............................. 86,478 208,406 34,857 681,972

1993............................. 85,899 202,460 33,474 672,948

1992............................. 76,794 178,850 33,336 632,616

1991............................. 72,645 180,408 33,970 668,692

1990............................. 75,242 195,669 36,388 701,615

1989............................. 80,693 205,834 35,966 667,024

1988............................. 78,018 188,817 37,336 675,923

1987............................. 78,887 189,243 38,166 640,718

1986............................. 80,171 187,052 35,800 586,378

Table 3. SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF STEEL SHIPPING PAILS

 AND DRUMS: 1995 AND 1994

(Value in thousands of dollars)

 Value of

 Exports imports

 Manufacturers' of domestic for

 Product description 1/ shipments merchandise (2) consumption Apparent

 (value f.o.b. (value at port) (3) (4) consumption (5)

 plant)

Steel shipping pails:

 1995.............. 173,986 70,697 49,462 152,751

 1994.............. 208,406 82,950 38,714 164,170

Steel shipping drums and

 barrels:

 1995.............. 684,276 19,466 23,060 687,870

 1994.............. 681,972 13,985 14,080 682,067

1/ For comparison of SIC-based product codes, Schedule B export numbers, and HTSUSA

import numbers, see appendix B in the Current Industrial Report, MANUFACTURING PROFILES,

1993, MP-1(93), issued August 1995.

2/ Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports.

3/ Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption.

4/ Represents c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at the first port of entry in

the United States plus U.S. import duties.

5/ Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from manufacturers' shipments

plus imports.
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