CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS United States Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration Bureau of the Census ELECTRIC HOUSEWARES AND FANS - 1996 MA36E(96)-1 Issued AUGUST 29, 1997 Information about the scope of the survey, methodology, explanation of terms and historical notes for this survey may be found in the introduction of the 1995 Manufacturing Profiles, issued June 1997. These data are also available through the U.S. Department of Commerce and STAT-USA Electronic Bulletin Board by subscription. To access, dial 202-482-3870 and follow the prompts to register, or call 202-482-1986, for further information. Address inquiries concerning these data to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, DC 20233, or call Vera Harris-Bourne, (301) 457-1604. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS In 1996, manufacturer's shipments of electric fans totaled $482.6 million, a 2.1 percent decrease from the 1995 value of shipment of $493.0 million. The 1996 value of small household electric appliances shipments totaled $1.6 billion, a decrease of 13.4 percent from the 1995 total. Shipments of parts and attachments decreased 3.1 percent from $99.6 million in 1995 to $96.5 million in 1996. Table 1. Value of Shipments of Electric Housewares and Fans by Class of Product: 1985 to 1996 [Millions of dollars] Electric Parts and Year fans, Small attachments (except household for electric industrial electric housewares type) appliances and fans 1996......... 482.6 1,644.1 96.5 1995......... 493.0 1,897.6 99.6 1994......... 554.7 2,049.1 119.9 1993......... 494.1 1,945.0 136.5 1992......... 511.4 1,985.0 142.7 1991......... 409.6 1,720.8 98.7 1990......... 482.0 1,778.7 104.3 1989......... 531.5 1,914.9 128.1 1988......... 526.1 2,004.5 106.4 1987......... 492.5 1,810.3 172.4 1986......... 473.1 1,945.3 196.4 1985......... 500.7 1,940.4 152.7 Table 2. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Electric Housewares and Fans by Product: 1996 and 1995 [Quantity in number of units. Value in thousands of dollars] Number of 1996 1995 Product Product description com- code panies Quantity Value Quantity Value Electric fans (except industrial). . . . . 17 22,497,224 482,628 r/22,312,562 r/ 493,042 36341 71 Window (household) permanent, portable and roll-abouts . . . . . . 8 10,675,302 186,446 r/ 9,648,736 r/ 158,713 36341 91 Ceiling (paddle) fans 1/. . . . . . . . 5 (D) (D) r/ 979,614 r/ 35,722 36341 97 All other electric fans (except industrial) including electric range hoods, oven hoods, ventilating, exhaust, desk, and wall bracket fans 1/. . . . . . . . . . . 11 11,821,922 296,182 r/11,684,212 r/ 298,607 Small electric household appliances (except fans). . . . . . . . . 65 (X) 1,644,067 (X) r/1,897,563 Electrothermal type. . . . . . . . . . . 50 (X) 1,196,654 (X) r/1,356,127 36345 11 Broilers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 94,104 3,418 r/ 179,615 r/ 9,257 Coffee makers: 36345 18 Drip type 2/. . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (D) (D) 4,770,390 88,956 36345 19 Percolator or vacuum type 2/. . . . 3 (D) (D) 1,003,628 16,756 36345 21 Urn type 2/. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5,656,316 116,590 858,289 27,213 36345 23 Deep fat fryers, excluding covers and controls shipped separately 3/. . . 5 (D) (D) r/1,182,129 r/ 14,593 36345 24 Ovens, including toaster ovens and roasters (with or without broiler attachments). . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4,070,338 144,323 a/r/4,479,874 a/168,406 36345 29 Hot plates and disc stoves, 1650 watts and less (except built-in units). . . . . . . . . . . 4 844,086 12,743 r/ 895,333 r/13,839 36345 39 Waffle irons, sandwich grills, griddles and combinations 4/. . . . 7 4,176,099 89,264 r/ 2,838,243 r/60,129 36345 42 Frying pans, skillets, excluding covers and controls shipped separately 4/. . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (D) (D) 2,705,042 58,846 Air space heaters: Portable room heaters: 36345 43 Fan forced type. . . . . . . . . . . 12 2,367,958 59,363 2,634,905 64,439 36345 44 Other than fan forced type (convectors, radiant, etc.). . . 11 927,112 30,987 r/ 850,095 r/29,921 For fixed installation, all types: 36345 45 Baseboard, excluding glass panel type. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 907,843 22,766 1,031,816 24,441 36345 47 Other than baseboard, excluding warm air furnaces. . . . . . . . 6 1,054,157 65,305 b/1,140,320 a/64,932 36345 60 Electric irons. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36345 86 Electric bed coverings, include sheets, mattress covers, comforters, and blankets. . . . . . . 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36345 87 Electric heating pads, including foot warmers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 830,745 11,190 r/ 731,757 r/ 9,932 36345 96 Portable humidifiers, include vaporizers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4,850,522 73,048 5,239,489 76,491 36345 97 Other small electrothermal food processing appliances including such items as pressure appliances including such items as pressure cookers, automatic saucepans, toasters, casseroles, chafing dishes and crockpots exclude covers and controls shipped separately 3/. . . 8 18,044,241 285,503 r/16,948,820 321,729 36345 98 Other small electrothermal household appliances, including such items as immersion heaters, faucet appliances, including such item as immersion heaters, faucet attachments, water heaters, steam radiators, warming trays, food warmers, bottle warmers, hair curlers, curling irons, hair dryers, etc.; excluding covers and controls shipped separately. . . . . . . . . 10 7,269,170 109,761 r/ 7,722,107 r/124,341 Electromechanical type, including cordless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 (X) 447,413 (X) r/541,436 Household food mixers, include value of standard attachments sold with mixers: 36345 71 Hand (portable) 5/ 6/. . . . . . 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36345 75 Stand type 5/ 6/. . . . . . . . . 3 (D) (D) 2,591,561 161,445 36345 76 Blenders (liquefiers) 6/. . . . . 4 6,268,750 241,588 6,344,887 128,582 36345 83 Household food processors, including food choppers, slicers and shredders. . . . . . . . . . . . 6 860,689 26,187 r/1,168,040 r/ 29,045 36345 84 Household food preparation appliances, except food mixers and food processors, (include drink mixers, whippers, juicers, grinders, ice crushers, and coffee grinders). . . . . . . . . . 6 330,429 15,422 r/1,003,245 r/ 24,865 36345 90 Portable air purifiers and portable dehumidifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36345 95 Other small electromechanical appliances, including knives, knife sharpeners, scissors, toothbrushes, vibrators, electric razors, and dry shaves, can openers, etc.. . . . . . . . . . . 12 4,799,035 116,692 r/7,118,241 r/140,817 Parts and attachments for small household electric appliances. . . . . 26 (X) 96,526 (X) 99,604 36349 13 Electrothermal in operation (value only). . . . . . . . . . . . 12 (X) 69,891 (X) 69,891 36349 18 Electromechanical in operation (value only). . . . . . . . . . . . 9 (X) a/ 6,898 (X) 11,455 36349 89 Other (value only). . . . . . . . . . . 6 (X) 19,737 (X) r/ 18,258 X Not applicable. D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. 1/ Product code 36341 91 is combined with product code 36341 97 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 2/ For 1996 product codes 36345 19 and 36345 21 are combined with product code 36345 18 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 3/ For 1996 product code 36345 23 is combined with product code 36345 97 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 4/ For 1996 product code 36345 42 is combined with product code 36345 39 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 5/ For 1995 product code 36345 71 was combined with product code 36345 75 to aviod disclosing data for individual companies. 6/ For 1996 product codes 36345 75 and 36345 76 are combined with product code 36345 71 to aviod disclosing data for individual companies. Note: The percent of estimation is indicated as follows: a/ 10 to 25 percent; b/ over 25 percent estimated. Table 3. Shipments, Exports, Imports and Apparent Consumption of Electric Housewares and Fans: 1996 [Quantity in number of units. Value in thousands of dollars] Manufacturers' Exports of domestic Imports for shipments merchandise 1/ 2/ consumption 1/ 3/ 4/ Product description Value Value f.o.b. at Quantity plant Quantity port Quantity Value Electric fans (except industrial and electric range hoods and oven hoods) . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,497,224 482,628 915,704 42,523 37,614,162 756,880 Coffee makers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,656,316 116,590 990,834 29,376 15,858,199 223,811 Air space heaters, portable and fixed installation types . . . . . . . . . 5,257,070 178,421 (NA) 29,634 4,931,960 88,596 Standard household electric irons . . . (D) (D) 538,829 7,391 15,517,914 158,869 Electric bed coverings . . . . . . . . (D) (D) 136,726 5,808 27,724 220 Electrothermal household appliances, n.e.c. . . . . . . . . . 40,179,305 921,891 3,314,550 117,391 104,509,872 613,976 Electromechanical household food mixers (except blenders) 5/. . . . 6,268,750 241,588 (NA) (NA) 8,131,648 56,101 Electromechanical household food mixers 5/. . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) 1,900,700 51,014 (NA) (NA) Household blenders and liquifiers 5/. (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 5,757,299 69,838 Household food preparation appliances, including food processors (except food mixers) . . . . . . . . . . . 1,191,118 41,609 397,629 22,648 7,767,236 105,255 Portable humidifiers, including vaporizers . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) 168,674 7,547 1,838,940 35,550 Small electromechanical appliances, n.e.c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,799,035 116,692 347,084 7,135 27,749,702 368,474 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. 1/ For a comparison of SIC based product codes with Schedule B export numbers and HTSUSA import numbers, see table 4. 2/ Source: Bureau of the Census report, EM 545, U.S. Exports. 3/ Source: Bureau of the Census report, IM 145, U.S. General Imports for Consumption. 4/ Dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at the first port of entry in the United States. 5/ Manufacturers' shipments data for "Electromechanical household food mixers" and "Household blenders and liquifiers" are combined with "Electromechanical household food mixers (except blenders)" to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. Table 4. Comparison of Standard Industrial Classification-based Product Codes with Schedule B Export Numbers and HTSUSA Import Numbers: 1996 Product Export Import code Product description number 1/ number 2/ 36341 31 Electric fans (except industrial type and electric 8414.51.0010 8414.51.0030 36341 71 range hoods and oven hoods). . . . . . . . . . . 8414.51.0090 8414.51.0060 36341 91 8414.60.0000 8414.51.0090 36341 97 8414.60.0000 36345 18 Coffee makers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8516.71.0000 8516.71.0020 36345 19 8516.71.0040 36345 21 8516.71.0060 8516.71.0080 36345 43 Air space heaters, portable and fixed installation 8516.29.0000 8516.29.0030 36345 44 type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8516.29.0060 36345 45 8519.29.0090 36345 47 36345 60 Standard household electric irons . . . . . . . . . . 8516.40.0000 8516.40.2000 8516.40.4000 36345 86 Electric bed coverings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6301.10.0000 6301.10.0000 36345 11 Electrothermal household appliances, n.e.c. . . . . 8516.21.0000 8516.21.0000 36345 23 8516.31.0000 8516.31.0000 36345 24 8516.32.0000 8516.32.0020 36345 29 8516.60.6000 8516.32.0040 36345 39 8516.72.0000 8516.60.6000 36345 42 8516.79.0000 8516.72.0000 36345 51 8516.79.0000 36345 87 9613.80.2000 36345 97 36345 98 36345 71 Electromechanical household food mixers (NA) 8509.40.0025 36345 75 (except blenders). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36345 71 Electromechanical household food mixers . . . . . . . 8509.40.0020 (NA) 36345 75 36345 76 36345 76 Household blenders and liquifiers . . . . . . . . . . (NA) 8509.40.0015 36345 83 Household food preparation appliances, including 8509.40.0030 8509.40.0030 36345 84 food processors, except food mixers . . . . . . . 8509.40.0040 8509.40.0040 36345 96 Portable humidifiers, including vaporizers. . . . . . 8509.80.0060 8509.80.0050 8509.80.0070 8509.80.0080 36345 95 Small electromechanical appliances, n.e.c. . . . . . 8508.80.0085 8508.80.0085 8509.80.0040 8509.80.0040 8509.80.0090 8509.80.0045 8510.10.0000 8509.80.0095 8581.00.0000 NA Not available. n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified. 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).  vaporizers . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) 168,674 7,547 1,838,940 35,550 Small elect