CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS
VENDING MACHINES - 1995

MA35U(95)-1
Issued July 26, 1996

Contact:  Joanna Nguyen, 301-457-4752

Funding:  This survey is partially funded by the National Automatic
           Merchandising Association.


SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
   In 1995, manufacturers' shipments of coin-operated vending
machines totaled $767.0 million, a increased of 10 percent
from the 1994 figure of $698.2 million.

   Shipments of beverage vending machines increased 20 percent
from $387.2 million in 1994 to $464.7 in 1995.

   Vending machines for confections and foods decreased 11
percent from $239.0 million in 1994 to $211.6 million in 1995


Table 1.  VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF COIN-OPERATED VENDING MACHINES:  1984 TO 1995
(Millions of dollars)

                                     Annual Survey of
            Year             MA35U       Manufactures

1995......................   767.0               (NA)
1994......................   698.2              657.0
1993......................   590.2              609.5
1992......................   592.8          1/  559.5
1991......................   522.1              478.5
1990......................   524.6              507.0
1989......................   591.8              581.7

1988......................   583.2              558.6
1987......................   521.1          1/  502.1
1986......................   469.7              454.9
1985......................   451.2              439.6
1984......................   394.4              391.1

   1/Source:  Census of Manufactures.

   NA  Not available.


Table 2.  QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF COIN-OPERATED VENDING MACHINES:  1995 AND 1994
(Quantity  in number of units. Value in thousands of dollars)

                                                                                        1995                  1994
  Product                                                               Company
   code                         Product description                       count  Quantity     Value     Quantity       Value

                  Coin-operated vending machines.....................        45   783,982   767,006      748,635     698,234

            Beverage vending machines................................       (X)   340,463   464,777      287,390     387,192
              Hot beverage:
35811   10      Instant, freeze-dried or liquid concentrate coffee...         4     2,939     6,279        1,338       2,821
35811   03      Fresh brew or freeze-dried office counter type.......         3       (D)       (D)          (D)         (D)
35811   04      Fresh brew coffee and combinations...................         7       (D)       (D)          (D)         (D)
              Soft drink:
35811   08      Canned and bottled beverages (refrigerated)..........         9   298,491   382,774      251,920     313,976
35811   09      Cup (postmix)........................................         4     1,706     7,319        1,903       8,730
35811   19    Other vending machines for beverages...................         3       (D)       (D)          (D)         (D)

            Confections and food vending machines....................       (X)   232,949   211,602      255,733     239,022
35811   21    Bulk confections and charms............................         6   128,097     6,681      139,421       8,334
35811   22    Bagged snacks and confections..........................        10    88,436   137,752       94,865     143,737
35811   24    Frozen foods and ice cream.............................         3       (D)       (D)          (D)         (D)
35811   25    Multipurpose food and confections......................         7    14,990    63,872       18,663      80,968
35811   29    Other vending machines for confections and foods.......         4       (D)       (D)          (D)         (D)

            Other vending machines...................................       (X)   210,570    90,627   r/ 205,512   r/ 72,020
35811   31    Cigarettes (single packs only)..........AND............         3
35811   32    Water ..................................AND............         2
35811   35    Postage stamp...........................AND............         3
35811   49    All other vending machines.............................        24   210,570    90,627      205,512      72,020

   D  Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.  r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously
published figures.    (X)  Not applicable.


Table 3.  SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF COIN-OPERATED VENDING MACHINES:  1995 AND 1994
(Value in millions of dollars)

                                        Manufacturers'
                                            shipments       Exports of
         Product description            (value f.o.b.         domestic        Imports for        Apparent
                                               plant)   merchandise 1/   consumption 2/3/  consumption 4/

                 1995

Coin-operated vending machines.........         767.0            155.6               31.8           643.2

                 1994

Coin-operated vending machines.........         698.2            132.7               27.8           593.3


   1/Soruce: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports.  Schedule B export numbers for automatic merchandising machines, coin-operated,
new are: 8476.11.0000 and 8476.19.0000.
   2/Source:  Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption.  HTSUSA numbers for automatic merchandising machines,
coin-operated, new are: 8476.11.0000 and 8476.19.0000.
   3/This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at the first port of entry in the United States plus import
duties.
   4/Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total of manufacturers' shipments plus imports.

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