Current Industrial Reports U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration Bureau of the Census Nonferrous Castings - 1997 MA33E(97)-1 Issued August 21, 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. Also, you may call 202-482-1986 or 1-800-STAT-USA, for further information. The Internet address is: stat-usa.gov/. For mail or fax copies of the publication, contact the Manufacturing and Construction Division Information Center, 301-457-4763. Address inquiries concerning these data to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, DC 20233, or call Nishea Quash 301-457-4732. Summary of Findings: In 1997, the total shipments of nonferrous castings were 4,507 million pounds. This represented a 1-percent increase over the 1996 total shipments of 4,455 million pounds. Shipments of aluminum castings in 1997 totaled 3,107 million pounds, showing a 2-percent increase over the 1996 total of 3,042 million pounds; and shipments of copper castings totaled 560 million pounds in 1997, a 2-percent decrease from the 1996 total of 569 million pounds. The shipments of magnesium castings in 1997 totaled 38 million pounds, representing a 26-percent decrease over the 1996 total of 51 million pounds. Shipments of zinc castings increased 2 percent during 1997 to 434 million pounds, compared with the 1996 total of 423 million pounds. Shipments of lead castings during 1997 totaled 367 million pounds, representing a 1-percent decrease, compared with the 1996 total of 369 million pounds. Table 1. Producers' Shipments of Nonferrous Castings: 1995 to 1997 [Thousands of pounds] By type of customer By metal Aluminum and Copper Magnesium aluminum- and and magne- Zinc and Lead and For own base copper- sium-base zinc-base lead-base Year Total For sale use alloy base alloy alloy alloy alloy die 1997. . . 4,507,047 2,783,114 1,723,933 3,107,390 560,144 37,921 434,433 367,159 1996. . . 4,454,861 2,798,149 1,656,712 3,042,161 569,119 51,448 423,085 369,048 1995. . . 4,512,157 2,862,495 1,649,662 3,130,141 572,769 48,323 417,397 343,527 Table 2. Value of Shipments of Nonferrous Castings: 1997 and 1996 [Value in thousands of dollars] Standard error of estimate 1997 1996 (percent) Product description (for column - -) A B A B Nonferrous castings. . . . . . . . . . . 6,981,786 6,798,192 (NA) (NA) Aluminum and aluminum-based alloy. . . 4,967,925 4,724,290 5.5 4.7 Copper and copper-based alloy. . . . . 980,162 983,955 2.2 2.1 Magnesium and magnesium-based alloy. . 216,719 272,842 1.8 1.1 Zinc and zinc-base alloy . . . . . . . 807,072 r/ 809,127 2.4 2.0 Lead and lead-based alloy. . . . . . . 9,908 r/ 7,978 14.5 17.0 NA Not available. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. Table 3. Quantity of Shipments of Nonferrous Castings by Type and Method of Castings: 1997 and 1996 [Quantity in thousands of pounds] Standard error of estimate Product 1997 1996 (percent) code Product description (for column - -) A B A B Nonferrous castings . . . . . . . 4,507,047 4,454,861 (NA) (NA) For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,783,114 2,798,149 (NA) (NA) For own use . . . . . . . . . . 1,723,933 1,656,712 (NA) (NA) Aluminum and aluminum-base alloy . . . 3,107,390 3,042,161 (NA) (NA) For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,025,865 2,034,027 7.5 6.7 For own use . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,081,525 1,008,134 0.6 0.7 33650 11 Sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338,287 365,963 (NA) (NA) For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310,760 r/ 332,529 2.3 2.0 For own use . . . . . . . . . . . 27,527 33,434 1.2 1.4 33650 31 Permanent and semipermanent mold 1/ 1,031,799 1,029,088 (NA) (NA) 33630 00 Die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,476,729 1,390,593 (NA) (NA) For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 938,047 r/ 881,968 16.1 15.4 For own use . . . . . . . . . . . 538,682 508,625 1.2 1.4 33650 61 All other 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . 260,575 r/ 256,517 (NA) (NA) Copper and copper-base alloy . . . . . 560,144 569,119 (NA) (NA) For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354,760 356,768 3.2 3.0 For own use . . . . . . . . . . . . 205,384 212,351 0.7 0.7 33660 26 Sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270,278 276,686 (NA) (NA) For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157,029 156,596 6.5 6.4 For own use. . . . . . . . . . . . 113,249 r/ 120,090 1.2 1.3 33660 31 Permanent and semipermanent mold 1/ 45,425 r/ 42,539 (NA) (NA) 33640 11 Die 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,749 7,941 (NA) (NA) 33660 41 Centrifugal 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . 54,260 51,373 (NA) (NA) 33660 61 All other 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . 164,432 190,580 (NA) (NA) Magnesium and magnesium-base alloy . . 37,921 51,448 (NA) (NA) For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (NA) (NA) For own use . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 33690 15 Sand 1 /. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 33640 31 Die 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,138 41,108 (NA) (NA) 33690 41 All other . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (NA) (NA) Zinc and zinc-base alloy . . . . . . . 434,433 423,085 (NA) (NA) For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352,260 344,003 2.1 1.6 For own use . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,173 79,082 2.5 2.7 33640 21 Die 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408,740 r/ 397,993 (NA) (NA) 33690 11 All other 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,693 r/ 25,092 (NA) (NA) 33640 41 Lead and lead-base alloy die 1/ . . . 367,159 r/ 369,048 (NA) (NA) D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. 1/ Castings "For sale" and "For own use" are combined to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. Note: Comparable data for Schedule B export numbers and HTSUSA import numbers are not available.  of estimate