Current Industrial Reports United States Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration Bureau of the Census Electric Lighting Fixtures - 1997 MA36L(97)-1 Issued August 10, 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, 301-457-4673. Address inquiries concerning these data to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, DC 20233, or call Zoraida Arledge, 301-457-4800. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS During 1997, the total value of shipments of electric lighting fixtures was $6,556.3 million. This represents a 5.6 percent increase from 1996 total value of $6,207.2 million. The 1997 includes residential type fixtures, $1,119.8 million an increase of 8.1 percent from 1996; commercial and institutional type fixtures, $3,056.6 million an increase of 5.3 percent from 1996; industrial type fixtures, $710.7 million, an increase of 4.2 percent from 1996; and out- door lighting equipment, $1,669.3 million, an increase of 5.3 percent from 1996. Vehicular lighting equipment data were discontinued in 1992. Table 1. Value of Shipments of Electric Lighting Fixtures: 1988 to 1997 [Millions of dollars] Product code Product description 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Electric lighting fixtures 1/...... 6,556.3 6,207.2 5,930.4 5,548.0 5,115.0 36451 Residential type................. 1,119.8 1,036.2 983.8 1,025.1 996.5 36462 Commercial and institutional type (except spotlight)......... 3,056.6 2,903.1 2,797.3 2,633.7 2,390.8 36463 Industrial type.................. 710.7 682.2 676.3 554.9 493.4 36470 Vehicular lighting equipment..... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 36485 Outdoor lighting equipment....... 1,669.3 1,585.7 1,473.0 1,334.2 1,234.2 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 Electric lighting fixtures 1/...... 4,720.1 4,426.0 4,798.2 4,738.0 4,571.8 36451 Residential type................. 898.2 760.9 827.6 858.5 877.1 36462 Commercial and institutional type (except spotlight)......... 2,221.2 2,164.8 2,379.7 2,316.7 2,242.7 36463 Industrial type.................. 442.1 446.4 529.4 504.6 430.6 36470 Vehicular lighting equipment..... (NA) 1,616.1 1,620.7 1,570.5 1,564.4 36485 Outdoor lighting equipment....... 1,158.6 1,053.9 1,061.5 1,058.2 1,021.4 NA Not Availaible. 1/Excludes Product Class 36470, Vehicular Lighting Equipment, which is not available after 1991. Table 2. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Electric Lighting Fixtures: 1997 and 1996 [Quantity in thousands of units. Value in thoudands of dollars] No. 1997 1996 Product of code Product description cos. Quantity Value Quantity Value 36451 -- Electric lighting fixtures, residential type....................... 107 (X) b/1,119,778 (X) r/a/1,036,246 Incandescent, excluding PAR lampholders and floodlights: Interior, including bath or kitchen: 36451 11 Ceiling or pendant................ 69 a/ 16,052 b/ 293,054 a/ 15,073 r/b/ 271,230 36451 13 Wall or bracket................... 56 b/ 3,065 b/ 77,100 b/ 2,662 b/ 62,981 Track lighting: 36451 06 Single circuit track lengths and accessories 1/............. 3 (X) (D) (X) (D) 36451 07 Multiple circuit track lengths and accessories 1/..... 3 (X) 5,549 (X) 4,888 36451 08 Line voltage heads 2/........... 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36451 09 Low voltage heads 2/............ 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36451 10 Track lengths and heads, sold together (kits) 2/............. 2 274 6,479 380 7,736 36451 12 Recessed IC (direct contact with ceiling insulation).............. 8 a/ 15,588 a/ 122,102 a/ 15,083 a/ 110,436 36451 14 Recessed non-IC (three inch minimum clearance from ceiling insulation)...................... 7 a/ 4,342 a/ 72,954 a/ 4,758 a/ 77,530 Outdoor: 36451 15 Designed for attachment to house.. 42 a/ 3,163 b/ 43,318 r/a/ 3,288 r/a/ 47,851 36451 16 Custom lighting (lanterns, etc.).. 8 (D) a/ (D) (D) a/ (D) 36451 17 Not designed for attachment to house (garden, patio,yard)....... 34 13,379 129,385 r/ 11,324 r/ 120,696 Fluorescent: Wraparounds: 36451 19 4 foot, 2 lamp.................... 6 1,722 34,943 1,599 34,029 36451 21 4 foot, 4 lamp.................... 8 498 15,748 431 13,864 36451 23 All other residential wrap- arounds.......................... 11 c/ 3,554 c/ 31,275 r/c/ 3,177 r/c/ 28,374 36451 20 Ceiling mounted decorative.......... 28 b/ 4,680 a/ 87,223 r/b/ 4,107 a/ 75,654 36451 22 Ceiling mounted general purpose..... 18 b/ 7,495 b/ 94,707 b/ 6,181 b/ 81,588 36451 24 Pendant............................. 7 c/ (D) c/ (D) c/ (D) c/ (D) 36451 26 Recessed IC (direct contact with ceiling insulation) 3/............. 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36451 28 Recessed non-IC (three inch minimum clearance from ceiling insulation) 3/..................... 2 a/ 606 c/ 32,523 a/ 574 c/ 30,927 36451 30 Wall or bracket..................... 23 c/ 1,173 b/ 15,566 c/ 1,158 b/ 14,630 36451 69 Components and renewal parts for residential type, sold separately.... 29 (X) b/ 52,561 (X) 48,027 36462 -- Electric lighting fixtures, commercial and institutional type (except portable and spotlight)........ 162 (X) a/3,056,572 (X) a/2,903,072 Incandescent fixtures: Utilitarian and ornamental types (primarily for public buildings, banks, stores, office buildings, schools, auditoriums, churches, theaters, etc): 36462 11 Surface or pendant............... 53 a/ 874 66,091 a/ 790 r/a/ 67,529 Recessed: 36462 12 IC (direct contact with ceiling insulation)........... 16 6,576 60,095 6,225 56,540 36462 14 Non-IC (three inch minimum clearance from ceiling insulation)................... 18 a/ 9,389 a/ 138,950 a/ 9,228 b/ 134,221 Track lighting: 36462 20 Single circuit track lengths and accessories............... 7 (X) a/ 55,944 (X) a/ 51,852 36462 22 Multiple circuit track lengths and accessories....... 7 (X) a/ 7,891 (X) r/b/ 7,549 36462 24 Line voltage heads............. 10 b/ 2,060 b/ 43,795 b/ 2,492 b/ 50,320 36462 26 Low voltage heads 4/........... 11 (D) a/ (D) (D) a/ (D) 36462 28 Track lengths and heads, sold together (kits) 4/....... 6 a/ 2,469 a/ 33,510 a/ 2,533 a/ 35,959 36462 18 Specialized custom lighting fixtures, chandeliers, church lighting, etc................... 37 (X) a/ 68,210 (X) r/a/ 66,795 36462 19 Other incandescent fixtures, such as interior display and PAR lampholders................. 21 (X) b/ 36,003 (X) b/ 30,309 High intensity discharge types: 36462 30 Surface or pendant.................. 33 233 33,534 a/ 163 a/ 26,963 36462 31 Indirect lighting................... 10 51 a/ 22,409 43 a/ 20,088 Recessed non-IC (three inch minimum clearance from ceiling insulation): 36462 36 Open reflector.................... 16 497 38,747 576 42,492 36462 38 Enclosed.......................... 15 a/ 210 a/ 24,518 r/a/ 188 r/a/ 23,572 Recessed IC (direct contact with ceiling insulation): 36462 39 Open reflector 5/................. 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36462 41 Enclosed 5/....................... 5 5 b/ 456 c/ 8 c/ 1,463 Fluorescent: Recessed troffers, air handling, including heat extraction versions: Lensed 36462 80 2 feet X 4 feet, 4 lamp 6/...... 10 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36462 81 2 feet X 4 feet, 3 lamp......... 8 199 12,079 163 10,234 36462 82 2 feet X 4 feet, 2 lamp......... 10 127 7,134 100 6,006 36462 52 All other lensed, air handling 6/.................... 13 382 23,450 358 21,749 Metal louvered 36462 83 2 feet X 4 feet, 4 lamp......... 9 323 23,429 268 20,356 36462 84 2 feet X 4 feet, 3 lamp......... 10 1,450 102,121 1,228 90,105 36462 85 2 feet X 4 feet, 2 lamp......... 9 443 28,620 364 24,752 36462 53 All other metal louvered, air handling....................... 12 1,980 130,343 1,768 123,095 Non-metal louvered 36462 86 2 feet X 4 feet, 4 lamp 7/........ 3 (D) a/ (D) (D) a/ (D) 36462 87 2 feet X 4 feet, 3 lamp 7/........ 3 a/ (D) a/ (D) a/ (D) a/ (D) 36462 88 2 feet X 4 feet, 2 lamp 7/........ 3 a/ (D) a/ (D) a/ (D) a/ (D) 36462 54 All other non-metal louvered, air handling 7/.................. 6 63 6,710 63 6,826 Recessed troffers, non-air handling, including heat extraction versions: Lensed 36462 89 2 feet X 4 feet, 4 lamp......... 23 3,354 141,426 3,256 139,239 36462 90 2 feet X 4 feet, 3 lamp......... 18 1,547 76,522 1,469 70,034 36462 91 2 feet X 4 feet, 2 lamp......... 17 1,896 73,031 1,872 72,220 36462 58 All other lensed, non-air handling....................... 25 4,553 187,488 4,210 175,785 Metal louvered 36462 92 2 feet X 4 feet, 4 lamp......... 11 153 8,839 184 9,505 36462 93 2 feet X 4 feet, 3 lamp......... 11 672 29,546 620 28,556 36462 94 2 feet X 4 feet, 2 lamp......... 12 400 27,543 386 22,794 36462 56 All other metal louvered, non-air handling............... 15 a/ 393 a/ 23,619 a/ 406 a/ 23,920 Non-metal louvered 36462 95 2 feet X 4 feet, 4 lamp......... 9 86 4,303 r/ 76 3,602 36462 96 2 feet X 4 feet, 3 lamp......... 8 51 2,949 r/ 38 1,993 36462 97 2 feet X 4 feet, 2 lamp......... 10 39 2,054 43 2,049 36462 60 All other non-metal louvered, non-air handling............... 11 b/ 159 b/ 5,808 b/ 155 b/ 5,492 36462 49 Striplights (surface).............. 51 9,538 217,360 9,660 220,435 36462 50 Striplights (recessed)............. 11 340 11,429 375 14,130 36462 55 Ceiling systems, including luminous ceilings................. 16 (X) b/ 35,726 (X) b/ 30,565 Plastic wraparounds 36462 40 4 foot, 2 lamp................... 27 1,997 62,582 1,968 62,816 36462 42 4 foot, 4 lamp................... 23 666 30,269 700 31,481 36462 51 All other plastic commercial and institutional wraparounds... 24 a/ 1,572 b/ 56,462 a/ 1,523 b/ 55,354 36462 57 Wall mounted fixtures............ 54 a/ 1,442 a/ 88,746 a/ 1,394 r/a/ 84,318 36462 65 Under cabinet mount task light... 32 a/ 2,555 87,440 a/ 2,304 75,604 Surface and pendant, all other: 36462 66 Lensed......................... 48 c/ 4,527 a/ 145,993 r/c/ 3,824 r/a/ 127,370 36462 68 Louvered....................... 24 a/ 229 a/ 24,957 r/a/ 256 r/a/ 25,648 Compact fluorescent downlights: 36462 70 Recessed IC (direct contact with ceiling insulation)...... 9 566 28,961 744 r/ 43,760 36462 72 Recessed non-IC (three inch minimum clearance from ceiling insulation)........... 15 a/ 2,387 a/ 113,423 a/ 2,130 b/ 100,171 Specific function lighting, all sources (incandescent, HID and fluorescent): 36462 59 Enclosed and gasketed (clean room fixtures).................. 35 a/ 652 a/ 57,001 r/a/ 612 a/ 54,876 36462 74 Indirect lighting, furniture mount 8/........................ 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36462 76 Indirect lighting, pendant mount 8/........................ 7 31 7,214 a/ 44 a/ 9,503 36462 61 Indoor signs, including electro-luminescence (exit, directional, etc.).............. 29 a/ 2,339 b/ 169,738 b/ 2,113 b/ 158,100 36462 62 Indoor emergency lighting (automatic self-powered)........ 19 1,708 86,318 1,533 80,140 36462 63 Vandal resistant (specialty products designed for this application).................... 16 462 34,395 r/ 356 r/ 26,322 36462 64 All other........................ 37 (X) b/ 133,540 (X) r/b/ 121,316 36462 69 Components and renewal parts for commercial and institutional type, sold separately............. 42 (X) 117,851 (X) 107,199 36463 -- Electric lighting fixtures, industrial type................................... 64 (X) 710,650 (X) 682,240 General lighting (except portable): 36463 11 Incandescent........................ 19 822 17,337 r/ 758 r/ 15,511 36463 13 Fluorescent......................... 41 3,367 a/ 142,099 3,260 a/ 135,079 High intensity discharge types, including integrally mounted and remote ballasts: 36463 06 Open reflector.................... 18 1,860 163,414 r/ 1,755 161,351 36463 08 Enclosed ......................... 16 1,330 160,636 r/ 1,240 r/ 158,513 36463 10 Parking garage lighting (fixtures designed specifically for this application)............ 10 133 a/ 14,989 r/ 111 r/ 12,919 Hazardous lighting - UL listed, class, division, group: 36463 16 Incandescent, including portable.. 8 (X) 17,870 (X) r/ 20,654 36463 17 Fluorescent, including portable... 17 (X) b/ 19,449 (X) r/b/ 19,698 36463 19 High intensity discharge types, including integrally mounted and remote ballasts.............. 12 (X) 78,487 (X) r/ 81,827 36463 29 Components and renewal parts for industrial type, sold separately....................... 20 (X) 96,369 (X) 76,688 36485 -- Outdoor lighting equipment, excluding lamps.................................. 101 (X) a/1,669,272 (X) r/1,585,673 Street and highway lighting luminaries, including bridge and tunnel lighting: 36485 11 Incandescent (filament and quartz iodine) ........................... 6 (D) (D) (D) (D) High intensity discharge types, including low pressure sodium and integrally mounted and remote ballasts: 36485 13 Open.............................. 4 605 22,198 r/ 546 r/ 19,687 36485 14 Enclosed.......................... 14 1,382 129,456 r/ 1,229 116,993 36485 15 Fluorescent ........................ 4 c/ 9 c/ 1,903 c/ 9 r/b/ 1,909 36485 17 Special purpose luminaries for highmast, sign lighting and expressway fixtures, excluding value of poles..................... 5 c/ (D) c/ (D) c/ (D) c/ (D) Floodlighting, area, and site lighting luminaries: General purpose floodlighting: 36485 20 Incandescent filament............. 10 b/ 164 a/ 13,183 r/b/ 135 a/ 11,179 36485 22 Incandescent quartz iodine........ 16 553 11,079 r/ 612 r/ 12,257 36485 23 High intensity discharge types, general, including low presure sodium and integrally mounted and remote ballasts.............. 29 1,436 234,860 1,363 223,686 36485 26 Fluorescent....................... 11 (D) (D) r/ (D) r/ (D) 36485 27 HID sportslighting (fixtures designed specifically for this application)....................... 12 196 34,459 181 31,684 HID area and site lighting: 36485 35 Site lighting (under 20 foot mounting)........................ 25 2,092 a/ 139,224 r/ 2,668 r/ 152,411 36485 39 Bollards.......................... 15 71 a/ 19,446 58 a/ 14,778 36485 51 Post-top.......................... 15 141 21,649 128 19,787 36485 42 Large area lighting (20 to 60 foot mounting)................... 24 b/ 743 b/ 213,933 r/ 761 r/ 192,047 36485 32 Wall packs (such as high intensity discharge, incandescent, and quartz)............................ 24 1,161 119,296 r/ 1,237 r/ 125,202 36485 34 Outdoor PAR lampholders............. 14 905 a/ 10,723 r/ 932 r/a/ 10,234 Other floodlighting and area lighting equipment: 36485 43 Spotlights (includes indoor and stage; excludes vehicular)......... 9 273 37,757 265 35,202 36485 45 All other outdoor lighting equipment (such as underwater fountain and pool lighting)........ 22 (X) a/ 113,018 (X) r/a/ 106,784 Aviation ground lighting equipment (for fixe-based airports): 36485 31 Runway approach lighting, including fixtures, regulators, insulating transformers, isolating lamp transformers, beacons, wind tees, and cones.......................... 5 (X) 12,486 (X) b/ 18,195 36485 33 Runway (except runway approach), taxiway, and ramp light, including fixtures, regulators, and isolating lamp transformers........ 6 (X) 42,177 (X) r/ 46,092 36485 98 Components and renewal parts for outdoor lighting equipment, sold separately......................... 28 (X) a/ 51,633 (X) r/a/ 53,415 Poles, standards, newels, brackets, and accessories: For street and highway lighting, including traffic signal standards: 36485 36 Steel and cast iron poles......... 12 (X) 92,520 (X) r/a/ 82,392 36485 38 Aluminum poles ................... 12 (X) a/ 37,119 (X) r/ 30,260 36485 40 Concrete poles 9/ ................ 2 (X) (D) (X) c/ (D) 36485 37 All other, including fiberglass, wood, etc. 9/.................... 1 (X) 21,525 (X) 17,553 For area lighting, sports and other off-street use: 36485 46 Steel and cast iron poles (60 foot and over)................... 6 (X) 13,204 (X) r/ 12,681 36485 47 Steel and cast iron poles (under 60 foot)......................... 23 (X) a/ 126,896 (X) r/ 115,345 36485 48 Aluminum poles.................... 24 (X) b/ 56,364 (X) r/ 49,448 36485 49 All other, including concrete, wood, etc........................ 8 (X) (D) (X) (D) D Data withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. X Not applicable. 1/Product code 36451 06 is combined with product code 36451 17 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 2/Product code 36451 08 is combined with product code 36451 09 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 3/Product code 36451 26 is combined with product code 36451 28 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 4/Product code 36462 26 is combined with product code 36462 28 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 5/Product code 36462 39 is combined with product code 36462 41 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 6/Product code 36462 80 is combined with product code 36462 52 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 7/Product code 36462 86 is combined with product codes 36462 87, 36462 88 and 36462 54 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 8/Product code 36462 74 is combined with product code 36462 74 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 9/Product code 36485 40 is combined with product code 36485 37 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. Note: The percent of estimation of each item is indicated as follows: a/10 to 25 percent; b/25 to 50 percent; and c/over 50 percent. Table 3. Shipments, Exports, and Imports of Electric Lighting Fixtures: 1997 [Quantity in units. Value in thousands of dollars] Exports of Manu- domestic Imports for facturers' merchandise 1/ consumption 1/ Product description shipments Value in Product f.o.b. plant Value at foreign code 1/ (Value) Quantity port 2/ Quantity country 3/ 36451 06-30 Electric lighting fixtures, residential type (except portable) excluding components and renewal parts.................................. 1,055,818 1,460,733 37,628 72,203,881 622,527 36462 11-68, Electric lighting fixtures, 70-97 commercial, institutional and 36463 06-19 industrial types, excluding components and renewal parts........... 3,546,670 2,890,566 91,837 8,740,968 111,094 36485 11-35, Other electric lighting fixtures........ 1,596,935 10,403,615 413,306 105,851,886 773,448 39, 42-45, 51 36451 69 36462 69 36463 29 36485 98 NA Not available 1/For 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. Imports for Consumption. Table 4. Comparison of Standard Industrial Classification-Based Product Codes with Schedule B Exports Numbers, and HTSUSA Import Numbers: 1997 Product Export Import code Product description number/1 number/2 36451 06-30 Electric lighting fixtures, 9405.10.1000 9405.10.4010 residential type (except 9405.10.6010 portable) 9405.10.8010 36462 11-68 Electric lighting fixtures, 9405.10.3000 9405.10.4020 70-97 commercial, institutional and 9405.10.6020 36463 06-19 industrial type 9405.10.8020 36485 11-35 Other electric lighting fixtures 9405.40.0000 9405.40.4000 39, 42-45, 9405.40.6000 51 9405.40.8000 36451 69 9405.92.0000 9405.92.0000 36462 69 9405.99.0000 9405.99.2000 26463 29 9405.99.4000 26485 98 1/Source: 1997 edition, Harmonized System-based Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States. 2/Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Annotated (1997).