CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS United States Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration Bureau of the Census KNIT FABRIC PRODUCTION - 1996 MA22K(96)-1 Issued August 15, 1997 Information on the scope of the survey, methodology, definition of terms and historical notes for this survey maybe 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 prompt 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, D.C. 20233, or call Kay Hanks, 301-457-4620. Table 1. Summary of Knit Fabric Production [Millions of pounds] Warp Weft Year Total Knit Knit 1996. . 1,897 337 1,560 1995. . 2,131 397 1,734 1994. . 2,212 350 1,861 1993. . 2,188 323 1,865 1992 . . 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 Note: Detail may not add because of independent rounding. Table 2. Production of Knit Fabrics Off Knitting Machine by Type [Thousands of pounds] 1996 1995 Product Product description mber of Number of code nitting Total knitting Total achines produc- machines produc- (1) tion (1) tion Knit fabric production, excluding narrow knit fabric and knit garment lengths, trimmings, and collars. . . . . . . . . . . . 18,501 1,897,430 19,952 2,130,635 Warp knit fabric yard goods (over 12 inches in width). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,871 337,491 4,897 396,808 22581 01 Pile fabrics (raschel and raschel crochet). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,498 101,016 1,839 117,510 22581 02 Long pile fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 26,416 (X) 36,779 All acrylic or modacrylic and 22581 03 chiefly acrylic or modacrylic. . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) 22581 04 All polyester and chiefly polyester. . (X) 24,360 (X) 31,337 22581 05 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) 22581 07 Looped pile fabrics (terry cloth). . . . (X) 47,452 (X) 42,551 22581 08 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) 22581 09 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . (X) 26,931 (X) 20,409 22581 13 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) 22581 15 All other pile fabrics (velour, etc.). . (X) 27,148 (X) 38,180 22581 16 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) 22581 17 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . (X) 26,372 (X) 37,382 22581 19 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) 22581 51 Elastic fabrics (containing by weight 5 percent or more elastomeric yarn or rubber thread). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729 34,986 807 r/38,717 22581 61 All other warp knit fabrics. . . . . . . . 2,644 201,489 2,251 240,581 By type: 22581 62 Tricot, simplex, and milanese. . . . . (X) 158,495 (X) 188,568 22581 63 All other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 42,994 (X) 52,013 By fiber: 22581 71 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . (X) 19,453 (X) 22,692 22581 72 All wool and chiefly wool. . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) 22581 73 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . (X) 180,406 (X) 217,143 22581 75 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) Weft knit fabric yard goods (over 12 inches in width). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,630 1,559,939 15,055 1,733,827 22571 01 Pile fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414 40,369 491 46,678 22571 03 Long pile fabrics, including sliver knit (X) 23,434 (X) 27,546 All acrylic or modacrylic and 22571 05 chiefly acrylic or modacrylic. . . . . (X) 12,854 (X) 15,385 22571 04 All polyester and chiefly polyester. . (X) (D) (X) 11,057 22571 06 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) 1,104 22571 10 Looped pile fabrics (terry cloth). . . . (X) 12,835 (X) 14,132 22571 14 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . (X) 8,367 (X) 9,032 22571 16 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . (X) 4,468 (X) 5,100 22571 19 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) - (X) - 22571 21 All other pile fabrics (velour, etc.). . (X) 4,100 (X) r/5,000 22571 23 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . (X) 3,631 (X) r/3,611 22571 24 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . (X) (D) (X) r/1,389 22571 28 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) - 22571 71 Elastic fabrics (containing by weight 5 percent or more elastomeric yarn or rubber thread). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 27,522 207 27,699 22571 31 Single circular knit (except pile and elastic). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,280 1,193,643 9,877 1,319,559 By type: 22571 32 Fleece or flannel. . . . . . . . . . . (X) 333,271 (X) 373,096 22571 33 Underwear and nightwear. . . . . . . . (X) 249,744 (X) 267,064 22571 34 All other apparel uses. . . . . . . . . (X) 505,724 (X) 556,752 22571 36 All other uses. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 104,904 (X) r/122,647 By fiber: 22571 37 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . (X) 742,375 (X) 809,306 22571 38 All wool and chiefly wool. . . . . . . (X) 1,514 (X) r/2,439 22571 55 All nylon and chiefly nylon. . . . . . (X) 5,800 (X) r/5,596 22571 56 All polyester and chiefly polyester. . (X) 180,233 (X) 225,386 22571 39 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . (X) 260,549 (X) 270,435 22571 40 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 3,172 (X) 6,397 22571 41 Double knit & interlock. . . . . . . . . . 1,866 200,712 2,455 237,657 By fiber: 22571 51 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . (X) 67,419 (X) 81,370 22571 52 All wool and chiefly wool. . . . . . . (X) 613 (X) r/536 22571 53 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . (X) 116,618 (X) 142,110 22571 54 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 16,062 (X) 13,641 By type: 22571 45 Outerwear apparel, other than shirts. . (X) 83,182 (X) 84,231 22571 44 Outer shirts, blouses, and tops. . . . (X) 74,761 (X) 94,992 22571 47 All other uses. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 42,769 (X) 58,434 22571 60 Rib other than double knit & interlock. . . 1,861 97,693 2,025 r/102,234 22571 61 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . (X) 55,411 (X) r/58,973 22571 62 All wool and chiefly wool. . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) 2,196 22571 63 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . (X) 37,460 (X) r/38,076 22571 65 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) 2,989 Narrow knit fabric production. . . . . . . . . 1,105 28,522 1,024 30,578 22581 91 Narrow warp knit fabric yard goods (12 inches or less in width). . . . . . . 592 18,740 606 20,583 22581 93 Elastic fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) 22581 95 All other narrow warp knit fabrics. . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) 22571 81 Narrow weft knit fabric yard goods (12 inches or less in width). . . . . . . . 513 9,782 418 9,995 22571 83 Elastic fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) 22571 84 All other narrow weft knit fabrics. . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Knit garment lengths, trimmings, and collars (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,522 28,207 3,023 27,669 Knit garment lengths, made on sweater, strip, v-bed, and full-fashioned machines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,321 9,060 1,606 r/10,378 Knit trimmings and collars. . . . . . . . . . 1,201 19,147 1,417 17,291 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. X Not applicable. (1) Knitting machines operating on the last working day of the year. (2) Quantity produced in thousand dozen. Table 3. Production of Knit Fabrics Off Knitting Machine by Method of Distribution [Thousands of pounds] 1996 1995 Product description Produced Produced Produced Produced Product for own Produced on com- for own Produced on com- code use for sale mission use for sale mission Knit fabric production, excluding narrow knit fabric and knit garment lengths, trimmings, and collars.. . . 992,568 660,973 243,889 1,089,752 770,972 269,911 Warp knit fabric yard goods (over 12 inches in width). . . . . . . . . 90,924 226,392 20,175 110,269 265,862 r/20,677 22581 01 Pile fabrics (raschel and raschel crochet). . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,881 60,888 5,247 39,709 72,708 5,093 22581 51 Elastic fabrics (containing by weight 5 percent or more elasto- meric yarn or rubber thread). . . (D) 21,342 (D) (D) 23,412 (D) 22581 61 All other warp knit fabrics. . . . (D) 144,162 (D) (D) 169,742 (D) Weft knit fabric yard goods (over 12 inches in width). . . . .. . . . 901,644 434,581 223,714 979,483 r/505,110 249,234 22571 01 Pile fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . (D) 18,292 (D) (D) 23,704 (D) 22571 71 Elastic fabrics (containing by weight 5 percent or more elasto- meric yarn or rubber thread). . . (D) 17,147 (D) (D) 18,326 (D) 22571 31 Single circular knit (except pile and elastic). . . . . . . . . 786,553 299,331 107,759 843,324 r/352,483 123,752 22571 41 Double knit & interlock. . . . . . 46,736 72,067 81,909 r/67,608 r/78,485 91,564 22571 60 Rib other than double knit and interlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,586 27,744 17,363 52,207 r/32,112 17,915 Narrow knit fabric production. . . . . 6,505 21,413 604 7,061 22,773 744 22581 91 Narrow warp knit fabric yard goods (12 inches or less in width). . . . 5,277 13,163 300 5,639 14,544 400 22581 93 Elastic fabrics. . . . . . . . . . (D) 10,122 (D) (D) 10,704 (D) 22581 95 All other narrow warp knit fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) 3,041 (D) (D 3,840 (D) 22571 81 Narrow weft knit fabric yard goods (12 inches or less in width). . . . 1,228 8,250 304 1,422 8,229 344 22571 83 Elastic fabrics. . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 22571 84 All other narrow weft knit fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Knit garment lengths, trimmings, and collars (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,777 12,916 6,514 9,071 r/12,842 r/5,756 Knit garment lengths, made on sweater, strip, v-bed, and full- fashioned machines. . . . . . . . . 3,142 3,139 2,779 3,889 r/3,935 r/2,554 Knit trimmings and collars. . . . . . 5,635 9,777 3,735 5,182 8,907 r/3,202 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. Table 4. Shipments, Exports, and Imports of Knit Fabric: 1996 [Quantity in thousands of kilograms. Value in thousands of dollars] Exports of Percent Percent domestic exports Imports for imports to Domestic merchandise (1) manufac- consumption (2) domestic Product description produc- turers' merchan- tion Quan- Value shipments dise (quantity) tity at port (quantity) Quantity Value (3) (quantity) TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 889,481 58,764 495,184 6.6 45,877 454,617 5.2 Pile fabrics. . . . . . . . . . 64,132 12,644 139,321 19.7 19,961 214,933 31.1 Long pile fabrics. . . . . . . 22,612 1,348 12,656 6.0 979 10,908 4.3 Looped pile fabrics. . . . . . 27,346 4,583 59,845 16.8 6,598 51,751 24.1 Of cotton fibers. . . . . . (D) 16 222 (D) 1,094 8,902 (D) Of manmade fibers. . . . . . 14,243 3,374 54,731 23.7 5,262 38,884 36.9 Of other fibers. . . . . . . (D) 1,193 4,892 (D) 242 3,965 (D) Other pile fabrics. . . . . . 14,174 6,713 66,820 47.4 12,384 152,274 87.4 Of cotton fibers. . . . . . (D) 790 4,497 (D) 311 4,367 (D) Of manmade fibers. . . . . . (D) 3,024 49,406 (D) 11,934 145,017 (D) Of other fibers. . . . . . . (D) 2,899 12,917 (D) 139 2,890 (D) Elastic fabric. . . . . . . . . (D) 9,314 88,108 (D) 198 4,007 (D) 12 inches or less in width. . (D) 7,875 59,647 (D) 15 216 (D) Over 12 inches in width. . . . 28,354 1,439 28,461 5.1 183 3,791 0.6 Other warp knit fabrics. . . . . 95,398 3,893 44,250 4.1 5,479 55,102 5.7 Of cotton fibers. . . . . . . 8,824 855 7,510 9.7 102 989 1.2 Of wool fibers. . . . . . . . (D) 72 738 (D) 3 73 (D) Of manmade fibers. . . . . . . 81,832 2,875 34,646 3.5 5,321 53,036 6.5 Of other fibers. . . . . . . . (D) 91 1,356 (D) 53 1004 (D) Other narrow knit fabrics. . . . (D) 2,930 30,440 (D) 464 7,101 (D) Other knit fabrics. . . . . . . 676,793 29,983 193,065 4.4 19,775 173,474 2.9 Of cotton fibers. . . . . . . 392,457 15,071 88,548 3.8 11,099 58,378 2.8 Of wool fibers. . . . . . . . (D) 25 232 (D) 67 2,684 (D) Of manmade fibers. . . . . . . 272,459 12,301 80,516 4.5 8,593 111,801 3.2 Double knit or interlock. . 52,898 (NA) (NA) (NA) 4,797 58,264 9.1 Other. . . . . . . . . . . . 219,561 (NA) (NA) (NA) 3,796 53,537 1.7 Of other fibers. . . . . . . . (D) 2,586 23,769 (D) 16 611 (D) D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. (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. ,422 8,229 3