MA22K -- KNIT FABRIC PRODUCTION Calendar year 1993 Contact person: Keith Featherstone (301) 763-2553 Table 1. Summary of Knit Fabric Production (millions of pounds) Year Total Warp Knit Weft Knit 1993. . . . 2,185 327 1,858 1992 (1). . 2,179 315 1,864 1991. . . . 1,963 296 1,667 1990. . . . 1,901 269 1,632 1989. . . . 1,935 315 1,620 1988. . . . 1,662 321 1,341 1987. . . . 1,737 328 1,409 1986. . . . 1,757 360 1,397 1985. . . . 1,496 345 1,151 1984 (2). . 1,514 360 1,154 1983. . . . 1,460 330 1,130 1982. . . . 1,309 289 1,019 1981. . . . 1,411 359 1,052 Note: Detail may not add due to independant rounding. (1) For 1993, a number of companies were added based on information in the 1992 Census of Manufacturers. Data were received from these establishments for 1992; therefore, the information shown for years prior to 1992 may not be directly comparable. These changes represent approximately 4.8 percent of the total knit fabric production. (2) Data for 1984 were collected from a new reporting panel based on the 1982 Census of Manufacturers. This panel contains a large number of establishments not previously included in the survey. While the data for these establishments are included in 1984 data, no previous period data were requested. Therefore; data for 1983 and prior years are not comparable. Table 2. PRODUCTION OF KNIT FABRICS OFF KNITTING MACHINE, BY TYPE (Thousands of pounds) 1993 1992 Number of Number of Product Product description knitting Total knitting Total code machines (1) production machines production Knit fabric production, excluding narrow knit fabric and knit garment lengths, trimmings, and collars. . . 21,839 2,184,283 22,325 2,179,406 Warp knit fabric yard goods (over 12 inches in width). . . . 4,834 326,764 4,857 r/315,194 22581 01 Pile Fabrics (raschel and raschel crochet). . . . . . . . 1,525 90,316 r/1,553 r/87,555 22581 02 Long pile fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 34,406 (X) 24,237 All acrylic or modacrylic and 22581 03 chiefly acrylic or modacrylic. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 2,444 (X) 3,076 22581 04 All polyester and chiefly polyester. . . . . . . . . . (X) 28,388 (X) 20,860 22581 05 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) 22581 07 Looped pile fabrics (terry cloth). . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 25,630 (X) r/34,177 22581 08 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 18,518 (X) r/18,806 22581 09 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 6,276 (X) 12,748 22581 13 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) 22581 15 All other pile fabrics (velour, etc.). . . . . . . . . . (X) 30,278 (X) r/28,079 22581 16 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) 900 22581 17 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 29,657 (X) r/26,714 22581 19 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) r/465 Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) - (X) - Fabric n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 2 (X) r/1,062 22581 51 Elastic fabrics (containing by weight 5 percent or more elastomeric yarn or rubber thread). . . . . . . . 870 34,221 1,419 33,019 22581 61 All other warp knit fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,439 202,227 1,885 194,620 By type: 22581 62 Tricot, simplex, and milanese. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 157,649 (X) 154,264 22581 63 All other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 44,573 (X) 38,276 Type n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 5 (X) 2,080 By fiber: 22581 71 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 18,581 (X) 19,126 22581 72 All wool and chiefly wool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) 22581 73 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 182,094 (X) 175,454 22581 75 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 25 (X) r/25 Weft knit fabric yard goods (over 12 inches in width). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,005 1,857,519 17,468 1,864,212 22571 01 Pile fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825 53,362 r/986 60,033 22571 03 Long pile fabrics (including sliver knit). . . . . . . . (X) 30,190 (X) 29,788 All acrylic or modacrylic and 22571 05 chiefly acrylic or modacrylic. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 20,733 (X) 16,630 22571 04 All polyester and chiefly polyester. . . . . . . . . . (X) 8,221 (X) 12,199 22571 06 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 1,236 (X) (D) Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) - (X) (D) 22571 10 Looped pile fabrics (terry cloth). . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 17,007 (X) 22,131 22571 14 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 7,508 (X) 11,432 22571 16 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 7,906 (X) 8,785 22571 19 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) 22571 21 All other pile fabrics (velour, etc.). . . . . . . . . . (X) 6,093 (X) 7,580 22571 23 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 4,339 (X) 4,369 22571 24 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 1,715 (X) 3,207 22571 28 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) Fabric n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 72 (X) 534 22571 71 Elastic fabrics (containing by weight 5 percent or more elastomeric yarn or rubber thread). . . . . . . . 198 21,513 177 17,116 22571 31 Single circular knit, except pile and elastic. . . . . . . 10,766 1,405,560 11,023 r/1,419,430 By type: 22571 32 Fleece or flannel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 439,154 (X) 419,599 22571 33 Underwear and nightwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 415,378 (X) 460,386 22571 34 All other apparel uses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 413,527 (X) r/409,043 22571 36 All other uses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 131,538 (X) r/118,072 Type n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 5,963 (X) r/12,330 By fiber: 22571 37 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 819,805 (X) r/777,331 22571 38 All wool and chiefly wool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 2,380 (X) r/2,455 22571 55 All nylon and chiefly nylon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 8,186 (X) 4,716 22571 56 All polyester and chiefly polyester. . . . . . . . . . (X) 238,722 (X) 284,285 22571 39 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 319,537 (X) 337,471 22571 40 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 16,834 (X) r/12,008 Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 96 (X) 1,164 22571 41 Double knit & interlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,844 279,722 2,772 250,479 By fiber: 22571 51 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 93,724 (X) 96,018 22571 52 All wool and chiefly wool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 1,419 (X) 2,127 22571 53 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 171,288 (X) 147,168 22571 54 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 13,291 (X) r/4,189 Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) - (X) 977 By type: 22571 45 Outerwear apparel, other than shirts. . . . . . . . . (X) 94,927 (X) 79,816 22571 44 Outer shirts, blouses, and tops. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 123,578 (X) 122,769 22571 47 All other uses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 56,110 (X) 38,057 Type n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 5,107 (X) 9,837 22571 60 Rib other than double knit & interlock. . . . . . . . . . 2,372 97,362 2,510 117,154 22571 61 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 56,162 (X) 68,417 22571 62 All wool and chiefly wool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 1,947 (X) 1,800 22571 63 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 38,015 (X) 45,637 22571 65 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 1,238 (X) r/1,105 Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) - (X) 195 Narrow knit fabric production. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,182 36,608 r/1,061 r/35,811 Narrow warp knit fabric yard goods 22581 91 (12 inches and narrower in width). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 782 28,331 r/660 r/25,375 22581 93 Elastic fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 16,606 454 13,972 22581 95 All other narrow knit fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 11,725 r/206 r/11,403 Narrow weft knit fabric yard 22571 81 goods (12 inches or less). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 8,277 r/401 r/10,436 22571 83 Elastic fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) 22571 84 All other narrow knit fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Knit garment lengths, trimmings, and collars (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,203 20,208 3,420 19,162 Knit garment lengths, made on sweater, strip, v-bed, and full-fashioned machines. . . . . . . . . 2,021 7,555 2,088 6,740 Knit trimmings and collars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,182 12,653 1,332 12,422 - Represents zero. (D) Data withheld to aviod disclosing figures for individual companies. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures. (1) Knitting machines operating on the last day of the year. (2) Quantity produced in thousand dozen. Table 3. PRODUCTION OF KNIT FABRICS OFF KNITTING MACHINES: BY METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION 1993 1992 Product Product description Produced Produced Produced on Not specified Produced Produced Produced on Not specified code for own use for sale commission by kind for own use for sale commission by kind Knit fabric production, excluding narrow knit fabric and knit garment lengths, trimmings, and collars. . . . . . . 1,116,484 801,732 265,913 154 1,125,602 r/820,181 232,035 r/1,588 Warp knit fabric yard goods (over 12 inches in width). . . . . . . (D) 210,557 (D) 16 (D) r/212,980 (D) 962 22581 01 Pile Fabrics (raschel and raschel crochet). . . . . . . . . . . 31,599 50,665 8,036 16 r/19,572 r/55,027 11,994 962 22581 51 Elastic fabrics (containing by weight 5 percent or more elastomeric yarn or rubber thread). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) 18,572 (D) - (D) 20,443 (D) - 22581 61 All other warp knit fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,984 141,320 16,923 - 47,824 137,510 9,286 - Weft knit fabric yard goods (over 12 inches in width). . . . . . . 1,026,002 591,175 240,204 138 (D) r/607,201 (D) r/626 22571 01 Pile fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,798 29,355 10,207 2 17,783 34,422 7,430 398 22571 71 Elastic fabrics (containing by weight 5 percent or more elastomeric yarn or rubber thread). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,755 15,094 4,664 - (D) r/13,742 (D) 10 22571 31 Single circular knit, except pile and elastic. . . . . . . . . . 882,368 406,449 116,743 - 904,310 r/406,099 109,021 - 22571 41 Double knit & interlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,715 105,648 97,359 - 61,203 112,851 76,397 28 22571 60 Rib other than double knit & interlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,366 34,629 11,231 136 61,440 40,087 r/15,437 r/190 Narrow knit fabric production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,683 27,148 777 - r/7,672 r/26,982 r/753 404 22581 91 Narrow warp knit fabric yard goods (12 inches or less). . . . . . 6,843 21,043 445 - r/6,050 r/18,476 r/445 404 22581 93 Elastic fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) 15,688 (D) - (D) 13,844 (D) - 22581 95 All other narrow knit fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) 5,355 (D) - (D) r/4,632 (D) 404 22571 81 Narrow weft knit fabric yard goods (12 inches or less). . . . . . 1,840 6,105 332 - r/1,622 8,506 r/308 - 22571 83 Elastic fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - (D) (D) - - (D) (D) - 22571 84 All other narrow knit fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,840 (D) (D) - r/1,622 (D) (D) - Knit garment lengths, trimmings, and collars (1). . . . . . . . . 7,055 8,621 4,532 - 6,201 7,059 5,902 - Knit garment lengths, made on sweater, strip, v-bed, and full-fashioned machines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,987 2,134 2,434 - 2,296 664 3,780 - Knit trimmings and collars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,068 6,487 2,098 - 3,905 6,395 2,122 - - Represents zero. (D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures. (1) Quantity produced in thousand dozen. Table 4. SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF KNIT FABRIC: 1993 (Quantity in thousands of kilograms; value in thousands of dollars) Percent Percent Exports of exports to imports to Domestic domestic manufacturers' Imports for domestic Product description production merchandise (1) shipments consumption merchandise Value Quantity Value Quantity at port Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,032,677 (NA) 37,584 255,945 3.6 (NA) 61,660 338,330 6.0 (NA) Pile fabrics. . . . . . . . . . 65,172 (NA) 19,248 103,339 29.5 (NA) 33,036 59,605 50.7 (NA) Long pile fabrics. . . . . . 29,301 (NA) 373 2,674 1.3 (NA) 514 1,947 1.8 (NA) Looped pile fabrics. . . . . 19,340 (NA) 11,409 51,486 59.0 (NA) 19,715 29,625 101.9 (NA) Of cotton fibers. . . . . . 11,805 (NA) 619 3,199 5.2 (NA) 4,851 8,324 41.1 (NA) Of manmade fibers. . . . . 6,433 (NA) 10,747 48,113 167.1 (NA) 14,813 20,285 230.3 (NA) Of other fibers. . . . . . 1,102 (NA) 43 174 3.9 (NA) 51 1,016 4.6 (NA) Other pile fabrics. . . . . . 16,498 (NA) 7,466 49,179 45.3 (NA) 12,807 28,033 77.6 (NA) Of cotton fibers. . . . . . (D) (NA) 477 1,152 (D) (NA) 423 1,793 (D) (NA) Of manmade fibers. . . . . 14,230 (NA) 2,024 24,769 14.2 (NA) 12,377 26,154 87.0 (NA) Of other fibers. . . . . . (D) (NA) 4,965 23,258 (D) (NA) 7 86 (D) (NA) Elastic fabric. . . . . . . . . (D) (NA) 4,922 48,117 (D) (NA) 8,303 117,336 (D) (NA) 12 inches or less in width. . (D) (NA) 3,726 28,839 (D) (NA) 196 2,494 (D) (NA) Over 12 inches in width. . . 25,281 (NA) 1,196 19,278 4.7 (NA) 8,107 114,842 32.1 (NA) Other warp knit fabrics (4). . 107,253 (NA) 4,901 49,583 4.6 (NA) 3,262 32,598 3.0 (NA) Of cotton fibers. . . . . . . 8,428 (NA) 1,651 15,958 19.6 (NA) 344 2,937 4.1 (NA) Of wool fibers. . . . . . . . (D) (NA) 11 162 (D) (NA) 3 152 (D) (NA) Of manmade fibers. . . . . . 82,598 (NA) 3,172 32,352 3.8 (NA) 2,915 29,509 3.5 (NA) Of other fibers. . . . . . . (D) (NA) 67 1,111 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) Other narrow knit fabrics. . . (D) (NA) 500 5,780 (D) (NA) 667 7,968 (D) (NA) Other knit fabrics (5). . . . . 818,366 (NA) 8,013 49,126 1.0 (NA) 16,392 120,823 2.0 (NA) Of cotton fibers. . . . . . . 439,852 (NA) 6,705 38,868 1.5 (NA) 12,179 62,866 2.8 (NA) Of wool fibers. . . . . . . . 2,606 (NA) 33 282 1.3 (NA) 65 2,705 2.5 (NA) Of manmade fibers. . . . . . 351,879 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1.9 (NA) 4,097 54,624 1.2 (NA) Double knit or interlock. . 77,696 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,145 30,619 2.8 (NA) Other. . . . . . . . . . . 274,183 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,952 24,005 0.7 (NA) Of other fibers. . . . . . . 14,226 (NA) 1,275 9,976 9.0 (NA) 51 628 0.4 (NA) - Represents zero. (D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. (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, and freight) value at first port of entry in the United States plus import duties. (4) Total includes SIC 22581 51. (5) Total includes SIC 22571 71.  of kilograms; value in thousands of dollars)