Current Industrial Reports U. S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration Bureau of the Census Electric Housewares and Fans - 1997 MA36E(97)-1 Issued September 24, 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 1996 Manufacturing Profiles, issued July 1998. 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, 301-457-4673. Address inquiries concerning these data to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, DC 20233, or call Vera Harris-Bourne, 301-457-1604. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS In 1997, manufacturer's shipments of electric fans totaled $486.8 million, an 8-percent decrease from the 1996 value of shipments of $527.3 million. The 1997 value of small household electric appliances shipments totaled $1.8 billion, an increase of 5.8 percent from the 1996 total. Shipments of parts and attachments increased 8 percent from $96.7 million in 1996 to $105.2 million in 1997. Table 1. Value of Shipments of Electric Housewares and Fans by Class of Product: 1986 to 1997 [Millions of dollars] Parts and Electric Small attachments (except fans household for electric industrial electric housewares Year type) appliances and fans 1997........ 486.8 1,765.2 105.2 1996........ 527.3 1,663.1 96.7 1995........ 493.0 1,897.6 99.6 1994........ 554.7 2,049.1 119.9 1993........ 494.1 1,945.0 136.5 1992........ 511.4 1,985.0 142.7 1991........ 409.6 1,720.8 98.7 1990........ 482.0 1,778.7 104.3 1989........ 531.5 1,914.9 128.1 1988........ 526.1 2,004.5 106.4 1987........ 492.5 1,810.3 172.4 1986........ 473.1 1,945.3 196.4 Table 2. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Electric Housewares and Fans by Product: 1997 and 1996 [Quantity in number of units. Value in thousands of dollars] No. 1997 1996 Product of code Product description cos. Quantity Value Quantity Value 36341-- Electric fans (except industrial)........ 14 23,092,173 486,777 25,419,608 527,266 36341 71 Window (household) permanent, portable and roll-abouts.............. 7 8,671,807 153,873 10,675,302 186,446 36341 91 Ceiling (paddle) fans.................. 4 291,104 20,974 282,980 r/ 23,137 36341 97 All other electric fans (except industrial), including electric range hoods, oven hoods, ventilating, exhaust, desk, and wall bracket fans..................... 9 14,420,366 332,904 r/14,461,326 r/ 311,639 36345-- Small electric household appliances (except fans)................ 65 (X) 1,765,220 (X) 1,663,096 Electrothermal type.................... 47 (X) 1,326,113 (X) 1,203,416 36345 11 Broilers............................. 4 139,641 4,183 94,104 3,418 Coffee makers: 36345 18 Drip type 1/....................... 5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36345 19 Percolator or vacuum type 1/....... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36345 21 Urn type 1/........................ 3 7,696,159 157,895 5,656,316 116,590 36345 23 Deep fat fryers, excluding covers and controls shipped separately 2/....................... 5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36345 24 Ovens, including toaster ovens and roasters (with or without broiler attachments)........................ 7 4,234,154 151,505 4,070,338 144,323 36345 29 Hot plates and disc stoves, 1650 watts and less (except built-in units)..................... 3 814,049 10,950 844,086 12,743 36345 39 Waffle irons, sandwich grills, griddles and combinations 3/........ 6 a/ 3,986,845 a/ 96,039 4,176,099 89,264 36345 42 Frying pans, skillets, excluding covers and controls shipped separately 3/....................... 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Air space heaters: Portable room heaters: 36345 43 Fan forced type.................. 10 1,867,137 54,160 2,367,958 59,363 36345 44 Other than fan forced type (convectors, radiant, etc.)..... 10 1,031,422 34,481 r/ 1,022,607 r/ 34,141 For fixed installation, all types: 36345 45 Baseboard, excluding glass panel type...................... 7 1,065,842 23,361 921,896 23,094 36345 47 Other than baseboard, exclud- ing warm air furnaces........... 5 1,039,955 63,214 1,054,157 65,305 36345 60 Electric irons....................... 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36345 86 Electric bed coverings, include sheets, mattress covers, comforters, and blankets............ 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36345 87 Electric heating pads, including foot warmers........................ 6 b/ 796,277 b/ 12,559 830,992 11,199 36345 96 Portable humidifiers, including vaporizers.......................... 10 b/ 5,223,363 b/ 71,889 4,859,747 73,499 36345 97 Other small electrothermal food processing appliances, including such items as pressure appliances, including such items as pressure cookers, automatic saucepans, toasters, casseroles, chafing dishes and crockpots; excluding covers and controls shipped separately 2/....................... 10 19,213,982 312,762 17,984,826 287,833 36345 98 Other small electrothermal household appliances, including such items as immersion heaters, faucet attachments, water heaters, steam radiators, warming trays, food warmers, bottle warmers, hair curlers, curling irons, hair dryers, etc.; excluding covers and controls shipped separately......... 10 7,560,596 109,137 7,269,170 109,761 Electromechanical type, including cordless.............................. 25 (X) 439,107 (X) 459,680 Household food mixers, including value of standard attachments sold with mixers: 36345 71 Hand (portable) 4/................. 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36345 75 Stand type 4/...................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36345 76 Blenders (liquefiers) 4/........... 4 5,726,946 269,251 r/ 7,153,510 247,206 36345 83 Household food processors, including food choppers, slicers and shredders............. 6 790,557 23,824 860,689 26,187 36345 84 Household food preparation appliances (except food mixers and food processors), including drink mixers, whippers, juicers, grinders, ice crushers, and coffee grinders............... 6 401,318 18,841 330,429 15,422 36345 90 Portable air purifiers and portable dehumidifiers, including vaporizers.............. 8 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36345 95 Other small electromechanical appliances, including knives, knife sharpeners, scissors, toothbrushes, vibrators, electric razors, and dry shaves, can openers, etc. ................ 10 4,830,417 109,143 4,799,035 116,692 36349-- Parts and attachments for small household electric appliances......... 28 (X) 105,232 (X) 96,743 36349 13 Electrothermal in operation (value only)........................ 13 (X) 73,557 (X) 69,865 36349 18 Electromechanical in operation (value only)........................ 10 (X) 10,030 (X) 7,141 36349 89 Other (value only)................... 5 (X) 21,645 (X) 19,737 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. X Not applicable. 1/Product codes 36345 19 and 36345 21 are combined with product code 36345 18 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 2/Product code 36345 23 is combined with product code 36345 97 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 3/Product code 36345 42 is combined with product code 36345 39 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 4/Product codes 36345 71 and 36345 75 are combined with product code 36345 76 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. Note: The percent of estimation of each item is indicated as follows: a/10 to 25 percent of this item has been estimated. b/Over 25 percent of this item has been estimated. Table 3. Shipments, Exports, Imports and Apparent Consumption of Electric Housewares and Fans: 1997 [Quantity in number of units. Value in thousands of dollars] Manufacturers' Exports of Imports for shipments merchandise 1/ 2/ consumption 1/ 3/ 4/ Value Value f.o.b. at Product description Quantity plant Quantity port Quantity Value Electric fans (except industrial)....... 23,092,173 486,777 1,148,507 56,778 36,114,391 734,083 Coffee makers........................... 7,696,159 157,895 1,229,421 33,048 17,140,573 235,196 Air space heaters, portable and fixed installation types............... 5,004,356 175,216 (NA) 35,298 5,689,259 101,423 Standard household electric irons....... (D) (D) 570,104 8,709 15,965,366 178,125 Electric bed coverings.................. (D) (D) 260,218 7,912 34,767 706 Electrothermal household appliances, n.e.c. .................... 41,968,907 921,891 3,892,981 131,442 115,637,266 678,470 Electromechanical household food mixers (except blenders) 5/........ (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 9,270,532 66,087 Electromechanical household food mixers 5/......................... (D) (D) 2,091,825 57,955 (NA) (NA) Household blenders and liquifiers 5/......................... 5,726,946 269,251 (NA) (NA) 7,907,946 98,734 Household food preparation appliances, including food processors (except food mixers)........................... 1,191,875 42,665 271,745 16,242 8,832,138 120,821 Electromechanical portable air purifiers, and portable dehumidifiers, including vaporizers................... (D) (D) 99,680 4,441 2,475,156 42,379 Small electromechanical appliances, n.e.c. .................... 4,830,417 109,143 432,978 9,685 29,595,311 388,189 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NA Not available. 1/For a comparison of SIC based product codes with Schedule B export numbers and HTSUSA import numbers, see Table 4. 2/Source: Bureau of the Census report, EM 545, "U.S. Exports." 3/Source: Bureau of the Census report, IM 145, "U.S. General Imports for Consumption." 4/Dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at the first port of entry in the United States. 5/Manufacturers' shipments data for "Electromechanical household food mixers (except blenders)" and "Electromechanical household food mixers" are combined with "Household blenders and liquifiers" to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. Table 4. Comparison of Standard Industrial Classification-Based Product Codes with Schedule B Export Numbers and HTSUSA Import Numbers: 1997 Product Export Import code Product description numbers 1/ numbers 2/ 36341 31 Electric fans (except 36341 71 industrial).............................. 8414.51.0010 8414.51.0030 36341 91 8414.51.0090 8414.51.0060 36341 97 8414.60.0000 8414.51.0090 8414.60.0000 36345 18 Coffee makers ............................ 8516.71.0000 8516.71.0020 36345 19 8516.71.0040 36345 21 8516.71.0060 8516.71.0080 36345 43 Air space heaters, portable and 36345 44 fixed installation type.................. 8516.29.0000 8516.29.0030 36345 45 8516.29.0060 36345 47 8519.29.0090 36345 60 Standard household electric irons......... 8516.40.0000 8516.40.2000 8516.40.4000 36345 86 Electric bed coverings.................... 6301.10.0000 6301.10.0000 36345 11 Electrothermal household 36345 23 appliances, n.e.c. ..................... 8516.21.0000 8516.21.0000 36345 24 8516.31.0000 8516.31.0000 36345 29 8516.32.0000 8516.32.0020 36345 39 8516.60.6000 8516.32.0040 36345 42 8516.72.0000 8516.60.6000 36345 51 8516.79.0000 8516.72.0000 36345 87 8516.79.0000 36345 97 9613.80.2000 36345 98 36345 71 Electromechanical household food 36345 75 mixers, (except blenders)................ (NA) 8509.40.0025 36345 71 Electromechanical household 36345 75 food mixers.............................. 8509.40.0020 (NA) 36345 76 36345 76 Household blenders and liquifiers......... (NA) 8509.40.0015 36345 83 Household food preparation appliances 36345 84 including food processors, (except food mixers) ............................ 8509.40.0030 8509.40.0030 8509.40.0040 8509.40.0040 36345 96 Electromechanical portable air purifiers, and portable dehumidifiers, including vaporizers .................... 8509.80.0060 8509.80.0050 8509.80.0070 8509.80.0080 36345 95 Small electromechanical appliances, n.e.c. ..................... 8508.80.0085 8508.80.0085 8509.80.0040 8509.80.0040 8509.80.0090 8509.80.0045 8510.10.0000 8509.80.0095 8510.00.0000 NA Not available. n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified. 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).