MA22K -- KNIT FABRIC PRODUCTION ANNUAL 1994 Contact person: Keith Featherstone (301) 457-4698 Table 1. Summary of Knit Fabric Production (Millions of pounds) Year Total Warp knit Weft knit 1994. . . . . 2,230 350 1,880 1993. . . . . 2,188 323 1,865 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) 1994 1993 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. . . 21,466 2,229,563 21,814 2,187,889 Warp knit fabric yard goods (over 12 inches in width). . . . 5,144 350,003 4,827 323,175 22581 01 Pile Fabrics (raschel and raschel crochet). . . . . . . . 1,730 98,629 1,499 r/84,135 22581 02 Long pile fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 36,038 (X) 33,125 All acrylic or modacrylic and 22581 03 chiefly acrylic or modacrylic. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 2,932 (X) r/3,013 22581 04 All polyester and chiefly polyester. . . . . . . . . . (X) 29,973 (X) r/26,538 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) 26,787 (X) r/20,530 22581 08 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 10,846 (X) r/9,200 22581 09 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 13,415 (X) r/10,494 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) 35,804 (X) 30,478 22581 16 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) 22581 17 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 35,015 (X) 29,657 22581 19 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) - (X) - Fabric n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) - (X) 2 22581 51 Elastic fabrics (containing by weight 5 percent or more elastomeric yarn or rubber thread). . . . . . . . 854 34,705 870 34,221 22581 61 All other warp knit fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,560 216,669 2,458 204,819 By type: 22581 62 Tricot, simplex, and milanese. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 170,258 (X) 159,305 22581 63 All other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 46,370 (X) 45,509 Type n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 41 (X) 5 By fiber: 22581 71 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 18,262 (X) 18,145 22581 72 All wool and chiefly wool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) 22581 73 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 197,667 (X) 185,122 22581 75 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) (D) Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 5 (X) 25 Weft knit fabric yard goods (over 12 inches in width). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,322 1,879,560 16,987 1,864,714 22571 01 Pile fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688 51,604 796 55,360 22571 03 Long pile fabrics (including sliver knit). . . . . . . . (X) 30,802 (X) r/32,023 All acrylic or modacrylic and 22571 05 chiefly acrylic or modacrylic. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 16,749 (X) 20,733 22571 04 All polyester and chiefly polyester. . . . . . . . . . (X) 12,281 (X) r/9,872 22571 06 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 1,772 (X) r/1,418 Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) - (X) - 22571 10 Looped pile fabrics (terry cloth). . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 14,092 (X) 17,244 22571 14 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 8,548 (X) 7,673 22571 16 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 4,863 (X) 7,978 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) 6,710 (X) 6,093 22571 23 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) 4,339 22571 24 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) (D) (X) 1,715 22571 28 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) - (X) (D) Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) - (X) (D) Fabric n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) - (X) - 22571 71 Elastic fabrics (containing by weight 5 percent or more elastomeric yarn or rubber thread). . . . . . . . 207 28,607 202 r/22,863 22571 31 Single circular knit, except pile and elastic. . . . . . . 10,456 1,413,377 10,808 1,412,909 By type: 22571 32 Fleece or flannel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 408,805 (X) 443,432 22571 33 Underwear and nightwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 286,782 (X) r/295,698 22571 34 All other apparel uses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 579,910 (X) r/536,184 22571 36 All other uses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 136,948 (X) 132,486 Type n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 932 (X) r/5,109 By fiber: 22571 37 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 849,137 (X) 794,121 22571 38 All wool and chiefly wool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 2,563 (X) r/2,107 22571 55 All nylon and chiefly nylon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 12,688 (X) 8,166 22571 56 All polyester and chiefly polyester. . . . . . . . . . (X) 215,144 (X) 237,461 22571 39 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 322,953 (X) r/352,974 22571 40 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 10,848 (X) 17,254 Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 44 (X) r/826 22571 41 Double knit & interlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,663 277,504 2,830 276,416 By fiber: 22571 51 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 99,335 (X) 91,439 22571 52 All wool and chiefly wool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 683 (X) 1,419 22571 53 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 164,249 (X) 170,157 22571 54 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 13,237 (X) 13,291 Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) - (X) r/110 By type: 22571 45 Outerwear apparel, other than shirts. . . . . . . . . (X) 95,314 (X) 95,832 22571 44 Outer shirts, blouses, and tops. . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 116,738 (X) 120,044 22571 47 All other uses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 65,440 (X) 55,083 Type n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 12 (X) r/5,457 22571 60 Rib other than double knit & interlock. . . . . . . . . . 2,308 108,468 2,351 97,166 22571 61 All cotton and chiefly cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 65,431 (X) 55,766 22571 62 All wool and chiefly wool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 2,411 (X) 1,947 22571 63 All manmade and chiefly manmade. . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 39,553 (X) 37,995 22571 65 All other fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 1,067 (X) 1,298 Fiber n.s.k.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) 6 (X) r/160 Narrow knit fabric production. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,134 35,434 1,160 r/41,339 Narrow warp knit fabric yard goods 22581 91 (12 inches and narrower in width). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722 25,835 760 r/33,062 22581 93 Elastic fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) 471 r/21,354 22581 95 All other narrow knit fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) r/289 11,708 Narrow weft knit fabric yard 22571 81 goods (12 inches or less). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 9,599 400 8,277 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). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,263 22,445 3,133 19,925 Knit garment lengths, made on sweater, strip, v-bed, and full-fashioned machines. . . . . . . . . 2,932 7,521 1,945 r/6,964 Knit trimmings and collars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,331 14,924 1,188 12,961 - Represents zero. (D) Data withheld to aviod disclosing figures for individual companies. n.s.k. Not specified by kind. r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures. (X) Not applicable. (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 1994 1993 Not Not Product Product description Produced Produced Produced on specified Produced Produced Produced on 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,146,631 795,966 286,959 7 1,132,858 792,722 262,293 r/16 Warp knit fabric yard goods (over 12 inches in width). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,654 224,857 26,485 7 93,472 203,387 26,300 16 22581 01 Pile Fabrics (raschel and raschel crochet). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,864 60,762 5,996 7 31,533 r/43,595 r/8,991 16 22581 51 Elastic fabrics (containing by weight 5 percent or more elastomeric yarn or rubber thread). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) 17,244 (D) - (D) 18,572 (D) - 22581 61 All other warp knit fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) 146,851 (D) - (D) 141,220 (D) - Weft knit fabric yard goods (over 12 inches in width). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,047,977 571,109 260,474 - 1,039,386 589,335 235,993 - 22571 01 Pile fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,482 25,752 9,370 - r/16,408 29,520 r/9,432 - 22571 71 Elastic fabrics (containing by weight 5 percent or more elastomeric yarn or rubber thread). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,496 17,227 9,884 - 1,755 15,094 r/6,014 - 22571 31 Single circular knit, except pile and elastic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891,655 401,252 120,470 - 893,197 404,835 114,877 - 22571 41 Double knit & interlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,361 84,332 106,811 - 76,663 105,121 94,632 - 22571 60 Rib other than double knit & interlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,983 42,546 13,939 - 51,363 34,765 11,038 - Narrow knit fabric production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,466 25,212 756 - r/8,090 r/32,472 777 - 22581 91 Narrow warp knit fabric yard goods (12 inches or less). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,015 17,375 445 - r/6,362 r/26,255 445 - 22581 93 Elastic fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) 13,213 (D) - (D) r/20,436 (D) - 22581 95 All other narrow knit fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) 4,162 (D) - (D) r/5,819 (D) - 22571 81 Narrow weft knit fabric yard goods (12 inches or less). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,451 7,837 311 - r/1,728 6,217 332 - 22571 83 Elastic fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) - - (D) (D) - 22571 84 All other narrow knit fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) - r/1,728 (D) (D) - Knit garment lengths, trimmings, and collars (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,682 9,106 4,657 - 7,296 r/8,186 4,393 50 Knit garment lengths, made on sweater, strip, v-bed, and full-fashioned machines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,101 1,415 2,005 - r/3,202 r/1,396 r/2,316 50 Knit trimmings and collars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,581 7,691 2,652 - 4,094 6,790 2,077 - - 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: 1994 (Quantity in thousands of kilograms; value in thousands of dollars) Percent Percent Domestic Exports of exports to Imports for imports to production domestic manufacturers' consumption domestic Product description merchandise (1) shipments merchandise Value Quantity Value Quantity at port Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,056,121 (NA) 36,835 280,278 3.5 (NA) 74,931 395,413 7.1 (NA) Pile fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . 68,146 (NA) 15,939 119,867 23.4 (NA) 45,308 82,787 66.5 (NA) Long pile fabrics. . . . . . . . . 30,319 (NA) 450 3,253 1.5 (NA) 1,071 3,943 3.5 (NA) Looped pile fabrics. . . . . . . . 18,543 (NA) 8,611 57,612 46.4 (NA) 25,795 40,478 139.1 (NA) Of cotton fibers. . . . . . . . 8,797 (NA) 112 459 1.3 (NA) 6,015 10,069 68.4 (NA) Of manmade fibers. . . . . . . . 8,291 (NA) 8,094 55,622 97.6 (NA) 19,586 27,126 236.2 (NA) Of other fibers. . . . . . . . . 1,455 (NA) 405 1,531 27.8 (NA) 194 3,283 13.3 (NA) Other pile fabrics. . . . . . . . 19,284 (NA) 6,878 59,002 35.7 (NA) 18,442 38,366 95.6 (NA) Of cotton fibers. . . . . . . . (D) (NA) 192 851 (D) (NA) 522 1,951 (D) (NA) Of manmade fibers. . . . . . . . 16,833 (NA) 2,703 40,866 16.1 (NA) 17,855 36,231 106.1 (NA) Of other fibers. . . . . . . . . (D) (NA) 3,983 17,285 (D) (NA) 65 184 (D) (NA) Elastic fabric. . . . . . . . . . . (D) (NA) 5,533 49,878 (D) (NA) 9,616 129,232 (D) (NA) 12 inches or less in width. . . . (D) (NA) 4,016 29,211 (D) (NA) 368 4,366 (D) (NA) Over 12 inches in width. . . . . . 28,718 (NA) 1,517 20,667 5.3 (NA) 9,248 124,866 32.2 (NA) Other warp knit fabrics . . . . . . 114,023 (NA) 4,371 43,824 3.8 (NA) 3,885 40,610 3.4 (NA) Of cotton fibers. . . . . . . . . 8,284 (NA) 1,098 9,715 13.3 (NA) 409 4,117 4.9 (NA) Of wool fibers. . . . . . . . . . (D) (NA) 7 122 (D) (NA) 9 354 (D) (NA) Of manmade fibers. . . . . . . . . 89,662 (NA) 3,095 32,640 3.5 (NA) 3,454 35,850 3.9 (NA) Of other fibers. . . . . . . . . . (D) (NA) 171 1,347 (D) (NA) 13 289 (D) (NA) Other narrow knit fabrics. . . . . . (D) (NA) 687 6,466 (D) (NA) 408 6,265 (D) (NA) Other knit fabrics. . . . . . . . . 829,161 (NA) 10,305 60,243 1.2 (NA) 15,714 136,519 1.9 (NA) Of cotton fibers. . . . . . . . . 459,906 (NA) 9,299 51,630 2.0 (NA) 9,149 55,033 2.0 (NA) Of wool fibers. . . . . . . . . . 2,566 (NA) 32 235 1.2 (NA) 54 2,040 2.1 (NA) Of manmade fibers. . . . . . . . . 342,281 (NA) (NA) (NA) - (NA) 6,417 77,573 1.9 (NA) Double knit or interlock. . . . 74,503 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3,384 41,834 4.5 (NA) Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267,777 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3,033 35,739 1.1 (NA) Of other fibers. . . . . . . . . . 11,409 (NA) 974 8,378 8.5 (NA) 94 1,873 0.8 (NA) - Represents zero. (D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. (NA) Not available. (1) Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports (see appendix B in the Current Industrial Report, MANUFACTURING PROFILES, 1992, MP-1(92), issued August 1994). (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. d dozen. Table 4. SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTIO