Current Industrial Reports United States Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration Bureau of the Census Gloves and Mittens - 1997 MA23D(97)-1 Issued June 26, 1998 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. The Internet address is stat-usa.gov. Inquiries: Address inquiries concerning these data to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, DC 20233, or call Kristin Williams, 301-457-4698. Table 1. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Gloves and Mittens: 1997 and 1996 [Quantity in 1,000 dozen pairs. Value in millions of dollars.] 1997 1996 Product description Quantity Value Quantity Value Total gloves and mittens . . . . . . .. 190,477 851.5 302,849 984.7 All fabric gloves and mittens. . . . 26,170 318.1 33,564 374.3 All leather and leather and fabric combination gloves and mittens. . . 3,103 120.6 r/2,912 129.2 All plastic gloves. .. . . . . . . . 41,312 58.5 32,000 43.9 All rubber gloves. . . . . . . . . . 119,892 354.3 234,373 437.3 Of total: Dress/casual gloves and mittens . . . 251.0 18.3 265 21.2 Work/chore gloves and mittens. . . . 190,226 833.2 302,584 963.5 r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. Table 2. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Gloves and Mittens: 1997 and 1996 [Quantity in 1,000 dozen pairs. Value in millions of dollars.] Product description 1997 1996 Quantity Value Quantity Value All fabric gloves and mittens. . . . . . . 26,170 318.1 33,564 374.3 Woven fabric gloves and mittens. . . . . 3,519 62.1 3,870 66.2 Impregnated with rubber or plastic . . 370 6.0 476 7.3 Greater than 50% plastic or rubber . (D) (D) (D) (D) Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - Non-impregnated. . . . . . . . . . . . 3,149 56.1 3,394 58.9 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,846 45.2 3,321 52.3 Manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Knit fabric gloves and mittens. .. . . . 22,651 256.0 29,694 308.1 Impregnated with rubber or plastic . . 7,139 119.0 7,288 122.0 Greater than 50% plastic or rubber . 3,196 67.8 3,244 69.2 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,899 32.2 r/2,798 r/34.8 Manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Non-impregnated. . . . . . . . . . . . 15,512 137.0 22,406 186.1 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,043 119.4 21,456 171.4 Terry/looped pile. . . . . . . . . 782 9.1 848 r/10 Jersey, brushed, napped. . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Lisle (no nap or brush). . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,338 38.8 14,951 r/81.3 Manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,265 10.3 752 6.9 Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Leather and fabric combination gloves. . . 372 29.5 309 29.8 All leather gloves and mittens . . . . . . 2,731 91.1 r/2,603 99.4 All grain leather. . . . . . . . . . . . 691 61.8 803 77.1 All split leather. . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) r/1,754 r/18.5 All other leather. . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) 46 3.8 All plastic gloves . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,312 58.5 32,000 43.9 Medical and surgical . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) All other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) All rubber gloves. . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,892 354.3 234,373 437.3 Medical and surgical . . . . . . . . . . b/97,428 a/230.6 211,508 319.1 All other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,464 123.7 22,865 r/118.2 - Represents zero. D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. Note: The percent of estimation for each item is indicated as follows: a/ 10 to 19 percent of this item is estimated; b/ 20 to 49 percent of this item is estimated. Table 3. Shipments, Exports, Imports, and Apparent Consumption of Gloves and Mittens: 1997 and 1996 [Quantity is 1,000 dozen pairs. Value and import duty in millions of dollars.] Percent exports Exports of to manufac- Product Manufacturers' domestic turers' code Product description shipments merchandise 1/ shipments Quan- Quan- Quan- tity Value tity Value tity Value 1997 23813 Knitted, not coated or impregnated gloves and mittens . . . . . . . . . 15,512 137.0 886 13.9 5.7 10.1 3069D Knitted, plastic or rubber, coated or impregnated gloves and mittens. . . . . 7,139 119.0 1,465 24.4 20.5 20.5 23813 Woven, nonimpregnated gloves and mittens . . . . 3,149 56.1 1,208 15.4 38.4 27.5 3069D Woven impregnated gloves and mittens. . . . . . . . 370 6.0 110 1.4 29.7 23.3 23814 All leather and leather and 31510 fabrics combination gloves and mittens. . . . . . . . 3,103 120.6 216 6.6 7.0 5.5 30698 Rubber, surgical and medical gloves . . . . . . . 97,428 230.6 13,724 38.3 14.1 16.6 3069D Rubber, other gloves. . . . . 22,464 123.7 3,274 27.9 14.6 22.6 30896 Plastic, surgical and medical gloves 5/. . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 30896 Plastic, other gloves. . . . 41,312 58.5 8,369 56.4 20.3 96.4 1996 23813 Knitted, not coated or impregnated gloves and mittens .. . . . . . . . . 22,406 186.1 1,019 13.9 4.5 7.5 3069D Knitted, plastic or rubber, coated or impregnated gloves and mittens . . . 7,288 122.0 1,661 24 22.8 19.7 23813 Woven, nonimpregnated gloves and mittens. . . . . 3,394 58.9 1,313 11.8 38.7 20.0 3069D Woven impregnated gloves and mittens. . . . . . . . 476 7.3 88 1.3 18.5 17.8 23814 All leather and leather and 31510 fabric combination gloves and mittens. . . . . . . . 2,912 129.2 268 10 9.2 7.7 30698 Rubber, surgical and medical gloves. . . . . . . 211,508 319.1 13,156 36.4 6.2 11.4 3069D Rubber, other gloves. . . . . 22,865 118.2 2,484 23.2 10.9 19.6 30896 Plastic, surgical and medical gloves 5/. . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 30896 Plastic, other gloves. . . . 32,000 43.9 8,706 43.1 27.2 98.2 Percent imports Product Imports for Apparent to apparent code Product description consumption 2/ consumption4/ consumption Quan- Value Quan- Quan- tity 3/ tity Value tity Value 1997 23813 Knitted, not coated or impregnated gloves and mittens . . . . . . . . . . 38,660 235.9 53,286 359.0 72.6 65.7 3069D Knitted, plastic or rubber, coated or impregnated gloves and mittens. . . . . 7,566 72.3 13,240 166.9 57.1 43.3 23813 Woven, nonimpregnated gloves and mittens . . . . 10,554 68.3 12,495 109.0 84.5 62.7 3069D Woven impregnated gloves and mittens. . . . . . . . 1,419 9.3 1,679 13.9 84.5 66.9 23814 All leather and leather and 31510 fabrics combination gloves and mittens. . . . . . . . 16,324 359.2 19,211 473.2 85.0 75.9 30698 Rubber, surgical and medical gloves . . . . . . 862,610 762.6 946,314 954.9 91.2 79.9 3069D Rubber, other gloves. . . . . 97,299 168.4 116,489 264.2 83.5 63.7 30896 Plastic, surgical and medical gloves 5/. . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 30896 Plastic, other gloves. . . . 387,144 156.7 420,087 158.8 92.2 98.7 1996 23813 Knitted, not coated or impregnated gloves and mittens .. . . . . . . . . . 35,577 207.0 56,964 379.2 62.5 54.6 3069D Knitted, plastic or rubber, coated or impregnated gloves and mittens . . . . 6,696 66.3 12,323 164.3 54.3 40.4 23813 Woven, nonimpregnated gloves and mittens. . . . . 9,790 67.9 11,871 115.0 82.5 59.0 3069D Woven impregnated gloves and mittens. . . . . . . . . 1,482 10.1 1,870 16.1 79.3 62.7 23814 All leather and leather and 31510 fabric combination gloves and mittens. . . . . . . . . 15,995 343.1 18,639 462.3 85.8 74.2 30698 Rubber, surgical and medical gloves. . . . . . . 868,392 774.9 1,066,744 1,057.6 81.4 73.3 3069D Rubber, other gloves . . . . 102,676 168.4 123,057 263.4 83.4 63.9 30896 Plastic, surgical and medical gloves 5/. . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 30896 Plastic, other gloves. . . . 282,871 113.0 306,165 113.8 92.4 99.3 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from the previously published data. 1/ Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports 2/ Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption. 3/ This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, freight) value at first port of entry in the United States pllus U.S. import duties. 4/ Apparent consumption represents new domestic supply and is derived by subtracting exports from the total of manufacturers' shipments plus imprts. 5/ "Plastic, surgical and medical gloves" and "Plastic, other gloves" are combined to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. Table 4. Comparison of Standard industrial Classification-based Product Codes with Schedule B Export Numbers, and HSTUSA Import Numbers: 1997 Product Export Import code1/ Product description number1/ number2/ 238131 Knitted not coated or impregnated 6116.91.0000, 6116.91.0000, gloves or mittens 6116.92.0000, 6116.92.6410, 6116.93.0000, 6116.92.6420, 6116.99.0000 6116.92.6430, 6116.92.6440, 6116.92.7450, 6116.92.7460, 6116.92.7470, 6116.92.8800, 6116.92.9400, 6116.93.6400, 6116.93.7400, 6116.93.8800, 6116.93.9400, 6116.99.4800, 6116.99.5400, 6116.99.7500, 6116.99.9510, 6116.99.9520, 6116.99.9530, 6116.99.9560 3069D Knitted, plastic, or rubber, coated or 6116.10.0000 6116.10.1300, impregnated gloves and mittens 6116.10.1720, 6116.10.1730, 6116.10.1740, 6116.10.4400, 6116.10.4810, 6116.10.4820, 6116.10.4830, 6116.10.5510, 6116.10.5520, 6116.10.5530, 6116.10.6500, 6116.10.7510, 6116.10.7520, 6116.10.7530, 6116.10.9500 23818 Woven, non impregnated gloves and 6216.00.3500, 6216.00.3800, mittens 6216.00.4000, 6216.00.4100, 6216.00.5000, 6216.00.5410, 6216.00.6000 6216.00.5420, 6216.00.5810, 6216.00.5820, 6216.00.8000, 6216.00.9000 3069D Woven impregnated gloves and mittens 6216.00.0800 6216.00.1300, 6216.00.1720, 6216.00.1730, 6216.00.1740, 6216.00.1900, 6216.00.2110, 6216.00.2120, 6216.00.2130, 6216.00.2410, 6216.00.2425, 6216.00.2430, 6216.00.2600, 6216.00.2910, 6216.00.2925, 6216.00.2930, 6216.00.3100 23814 All leather and leather and fabric 4203.29.0000 4203.29.0500, 31510 combination gloves and mittens 4203.29.0800, 4203.29.1500, 4203.29.1800, 4203.29.2000, 4203.29.3010, 4203.29.3020, 4203.29.4000, 4203.29.5000 30698 Rubber, medical, and surgical gloves 4015.11.0000 4015.11.0000 3069D Rubber, other gloves 4015.19.0000 4015.19.1010, 4015.19.1050, 4015.19.5000 30896 Plastic, surgical and medical gloves 3926.20.1010 3926.20.1010 30896 Plastic, other gloves 3926.20.1060, 3926.20.1020, 3926.20.4000 3926.20.1050, 3926.20.4010, 3629.20.4050 1/Source: 1997 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 (1997).  61