MA38B-SELECTED INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 1992 ANNUAL REPORT MA38B(92)-1 Contact person: Indrek Grabbi, 301-763-5434 For survey methodology and definitions of terms, see the 1991 publication, MA38B(91)-1, issued November 1992. Printed data tables will be available at the end of each data year through an annual compendium publication, which will include information on all Current Industrial Reports. Table 1. VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF SELECTED INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, BY CLASS OF PRODUCT: 1983 TO 1992 (Millions of dollars) Product class Product description 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 34918 Automatic regulating and control valves............. 1,569.1 1,537.4 1,418.0 1,331.0 1,261.9 1,221.0 1,302.3 1,324.3 1,190.4 1,146.5 34919 Solenoid-operated valves (except nuclear and fluid power transfer).............................. 404.2 360.1 345.9 374.3 338.3 326.9 284.8 280.1 266.6 202.6 38121 Aeronautical, nautical, and navigational instruments........................................ 2,430.6 2,671.6 2,517.5 2,521.4 2,365.2 2,269.7 1,788.9 1,592.0 1,466.9 1,428.6 38122 Search and detection, navigation and guidance systems and equipment 1/........................... 30,278.8 31,773.8 32,420.2 30,840.2 31,144.9 30,910.9 29,503.7 27,056.8 22,822.6 19,981.6 38210 Laboratory apparatus and laboratory furniture 2/.... 1,681.0 1,675.0 1,697.9 1,564.9 1,549.1 1,329.9 1,138.1 1,101.1 976.2 38220 Controls for monitoring residential and commercial environments and appliance regulating controls................................ 2,155.8 1,982.2 1,982.0 2,224.4 2,207.2 2,092.7 1,965.9 1,925.6 1,943.3 1,678.8 38230 Process control instruments......................... 5,407.9 5,223.5 4,743.2 4,347.9 4,083.6 3,894.5 3,963.2 3,803.4 3,289.9 38242 Integrating and totalizing meters for gas and liquids............................................ 720.7 697.8 724.6 647.3 609.6 589.3 525.8 548.6 493.4 449.4 38243 Counting devices.................................... 268.8 209.8 206.0 192.5 197.8 177.4 174.9 209.4 172.9 38244 Motor vehicle instruments 3/........................ 1,394.6 1,329.5 1456.6 637.4 681.6 232.1 197.3 (NA) (NA) (NA) 38251 Integrating instruments, electrical................. 426.0 396.1 401.4 387.6 400.5 402.9 402.6 418.4 358.0 38252 Test equipment for testing electrical, radio and communication circuits, and motors................. 6,305.7 6,156.0 6,133.8 6,248.0 6,143.6 5,592.1 5,698.9 5,919.3 4,878.7 38253 Instruments to measure electricity.................. 548.1 584.0 586.4 620.3 663.2 646.5 617.3 603.0 642.5 540.8 38260 Analytical and scientific instruments (except optical)........................................... 4,651.1 4,519.1 4,411.8 4,042.2 3,442.2 3,046.1 2,531.6 2,716.0 2,748.7 2,438.6 38271 Sighting, tracking, and fire-control equipment, optical type....................................... 492.5 547.2 580.8 595.1 609.4 726.1 651.2 556.3 562.0 479.2 38274 Optical Intstruments and lenses 4,5/................ 1,342.2 1,292.3 1,251.8 1,273.8 1,269.8 1,214.8 1,245.2 1,345.8 1,442.9 1,059.9 38291 Aircraft engine instruments (except flight)......... 590.5 579.0 508.0 504.5 520.0 505.4 393.1 337.5 335.2 38292 Physical properties and kinematic testing equipment.......................................... 1,105.9 1,012.4 946.0 893.9 859.4 775.1 660.8 651.9 564.4 38294 Nuclear radiation detection and monitoring instruments........................................ 581.4 570.4 566.7 606.0 654.3 637.2 587.2 542.2 494.9 503.4 38295 Commercial, geophysical, meteorological, and general purpose instruments 6/..................... 1,352.6 1,335.1 1,139.8 1,034.7 1,072.4 358.0 316.5 354.4 380.5 293.9 38296 Surveying and drafting instruments 2/............... 265.7 234.6 273.9 270.2 269.5 246.5 229.9 379.5 326.5 246.2 (NA) Not available. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures. 1/Prior to 1989, data for product class 38122 "Search and detection, navigation and guidance systems and equipment," were published in the Current Industrial R Communication Equipment, Including Telephone, Telegraph, and Other Electronic Systems and Equipment. 2/Starting in 1987, product class 38210 (formerly 38112) includes laboratory furniture. Prior to 1987, laboratory furniture had been included in product class 3/The revision for 1990 in product class 38244, "Motor vehicle instruments," is due to the clarification of products in product code 38244 60, "Instrument pane cluster modules." Previously, a large part of this data was collected in product class 37149, "All other motor vehicle parts and accessories, new, n.e.c." 4/Prior to 1987, "Binoculars and astronomical instruments" and "Other optical instruments and lenses" were combined under product class 38235. 5/Beginning in 1992, product classes 38272, "Binoculars and astronomical instruments," and 38273, "Other optical intstruments and lenses (except sighting, trac have been combined into product class 38274, "Optical instruments and lenses"; years 1986 to 1991 have been restated. 6/Beginning in 1988, product class 38295 "Commercial, geophysical, meteorological, and general purpose instruments" includes additional product data (product codes 38295 51 and 39295 59) formerly collected on the Current Industrial Report MA36P, Communication Equipment, Including Telephone, Telegraph, and Other Electronic Systems and Equipment. Table 2. QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF SELECTED INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS: 1992 AND 1991 (Quantity in number of units; value in thousands of dollars) No. of 1992 1991 Product Product description com- code panies Quantity Value Quantity Value 34918 Automatic valves (regulating and control type, except nuclear).............................................. 137 (X) 1,569,098 (X) 1,537,376 Engineered specification valves, designed to perform a precise degree of continuous modulation of controlled variables as the final element of a sophisticated instrumentation loop. (Commonly referred to as control valves and including certain globe, butterfly, ball, diaphragm, and similar body types, but excluding on-off valves): Pneumatic actuated................................................ (NA) (X) 501,016 (X) 511,228 Sliding stem valves............................................. (NA) (S) 226,579 (S) 236,660 34918 01 Globe body.................................................... 22 (S) 171,275 (S) r/180,024 34918 02 All other types............................................... 18 (S) 55,304 (S) r/56,636 Rotary valves................................................... (NA) 75,879 126,015 r/78,153 r/123,040 34918 03 Ball.......................................................... 16 26,372 55,078 r/29,426 r/53,594 34918 04 Butterfly .................................................... 12 34,461 49,377 r/30,663 r/41,474 34918 06 Plug AND...................................................... 1 34918 07 All other rotary valves (including eccentric disk)............ 7 a/15,046 21,560 a r/18,064 r/27,972 34918 08 All other pneumatic power-operated control valves............... 19 (S) a/47,549 (S) r/48,267 34918 09 Parts for pneumatic actuated valves (sold separately)........... 30 (X) 100,873 (X) 103,261 All other actuation, including electric-actuated and electro-hydraulic actuated................................... (NA) (X) 173,189 (X) r/170,693 Sliding stem valves............................................. (NA) 12,428 27,597 r/13,168 29,399 34918 11 Globe body.................................................... 9 a/5,057 a/16,127 a/5,430 17,210 34918 12 All other types............................................... 12 7,371 11,470 r/7,738 12,189 Rotary valves................................................... (NA) (S) 18,121 (S) r/18,272 34918 13 Ball.......................................................... 6 5,652 6,176 r/5,205 6,451 34918 14 Butterfly AND................................................. 9 34918 16 Plug ......................................................... 3 (S) 11,945 (S) r/11,821 34918 17 All other rotary valves (including eccentric disk)............ - - - - - 34918 18 All other power-operated (except pneumatic) control valves......................................................... 19 (S) 114,155 (S) r/106,517 34918 21 Parts for all other power-operated (except pneumatic) control valves................................................. 12 (X) 13,316 (X) r/16,505 34918 23 Valve actuators (sold separately)................................. 19 b/123,323 87,911 r/131,553 r/98,858 Regulator valves (equipped with a self-generating power actuator acting in response and in proportion to a change in value of the controlled variable, such as temperature, pressure, flow level, etc.): 34918 25 Remote-sensing direct actuated temperature regulators 1/.......... 19 3,149 88,928 2,270 r/77,317 34918 30 Self-contained direct actuated pressure regulators 1/............. (except instrument type and safety relief valves) 1/............. 34 4,576 a/201,471 4,446 190,838 34918 35 Pilot (internal and external) actuated pressure regulators 1/.................................................... 28 213 68,358 220 r/68,916 34918 41 Self-contained direct acting precision and instrument type pneumatic (air and gas) pressure regulators 1/.............. 13 523 a/35,941 506 r/32,821 34918 45 Flow regulators for gas, vapors, or liquids 1/.................... 39 12,320 171,532 r/10,233 r/153,270 34918 48 Other regulator valves 1/......................................... 33 3,572 187,819 3,571 183,609 34918 49 Parts for regulator valves (sold separately)...................... 34 (X) 52,933 (X) r/49,826 34919 Solenoid-operated valves (except nuclear and fluid power transfer).............................................. 43 (X) 404,201 (X) r/360,069 Solenoid-operated valves of the type actuated by the move- ment of a plunger or armature due to the magnetic field created by electrically energizing a solenoid coil (excluding torque motor rotary type actuated valves and servo-valves): Solenoid-operated valves, except nuclear and fluid power transfer valves: Commercial/Industrial types: 34919 56 Two-way 1/. .................................................. 27 5,314 183,132 r/4,522 r/162,799 34919 58 Three-way 1/.................................................. 14 444 23,276 438 20,509 34919 59 Other 1/ AND.................................................. 14 34919 61 Household appliance type 1/..................................... 2 17,999 157,313 16,039 136,461 34919 79 Parts, components, and operators for solenoid-operated valves, except nuclear and fluid power transfer valves (sold separately)................................................ 23 (X) 40,480 (X) 40,300 38121 Aeronautical, nautical, and navigational instru- ments, except aircraft engine instruments.................... 93 (X) 2,430,601 (X) 2,671,567 Flight and navigation sensors, transmitters, and displays: 38121 01 Compasses (magnetic and gyroscopic)............................... 17 (X) 325,727 (X) 350,208 38121 08 Altimeters (except radio and radar altimeters).................... 9 (X) 36,229 (X) (D) 38121 10 Airspeed indicators (including machmeters and air data computers)....................................................... 17 (X) 379,859 (X) r/398,833 38121 12 Acceleration indicators and systems components.................... 7 (D) (D) (D) (D) 38121 13 Rate-of-climb indicators.......................................... 9 5,814 6,785 6,333 8,163 38121 15 Angle-of-attack indicators........................................ 8 5,128 14,798 6,301 16,314 38121 17 Bank and turn indicators.......................................... 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 38121 18 Artificial horizon flight instruments............................. 7 (S) 16,324 (S) 19,347 38121 20 Other aerospace and navigational instruments...................... 30 (X) 440,037 (X) 483,196 Gyroscopes sold separately: 38121 21 Vertical......................................................... 5 1,079 12,715 r/1,521 r/17,394 38121 23 Directional...................................................... 6 10,467 34,652 8,599 r/27,222 38121 25 Free, torqued and untorqued AND.................................. 2 38121 26 Rate, inertial grade............................................. 4 (X) 54,192 (X) 62,026 38121 28 Rate, noninertial grade.......................................... 6 (X) 126,670 (X) 169,590 Airframe equipment instruments: 38121 61 Position indicators (mechanical, as for landing gear, cowl flaps, stabilizers, etc.).................................. 14 (X) b/25,427 (X) r/20,154 38121 63 Hydraulic system (both electrical and mechanical measuring means, as for liquid level and temperature and pressure indicators)........................................ 10 (X) 27,130 (X) 32,125 38121 64 Cabin environmental measuring and control instruments (air-conditioning and heating, cabin pressure, oxygen, etc.)................................................... 13 (X) 71,271 (X) r/66,729 38121 77 Thermocouple and thermocouple lead wire (aircraft type only) AND......................................................... 2 38121 80 Other aerospace flight instruments................................. 25 (X) 448,409 (X) r/441,025 38121 85 Nautical instruments (all types, including temperature, speed, pitch, and roll instruments and system components, etc.)................................................. 17 a/410,519 86,999 a/624,900 111,772 38121 89 Parts and components for aeronautical, nautical, and navigational instruments, except aircraft engine instruments, (sold separately).................................... 27 (X) 160,115 (X) 209,569 38122 -- Search and detection systems and navigation and guidance systems and equipment 2/............................. 224 (X) 30,278,753 (X) 31,773,750 38122 11 Light reconnaissance and surveillance electronic systems and equipment (infrared, ultraviolet, and visible light), including bomber-defense equipment, fire control equip- ment (except optical), IR fuses, space satellite and other IR detection and warning systems, sniperscopes, snooperscopes, night driving equipment, mapping equip- ment, photographic equipment, wake detection; and elec- tronic checkout, monitoring, evaluation and other elec- tronic support equipment for light reconnaissance and surveillance electronic systems..................................... 41 (X) 2,514,427 (X) 2,593,355 38122 13 IFF equipment........................................................ 11 (X) 106,882 (X) 177,363 38122 15 Proximity fuses...................................................... 7 (X) 311,594 (X) 314,473 Radar systems and equipment: Search, detection, and acquisition radar systems and equipment (BMEWS, airborne and other early warning radar, air traffic control radar, air defense and fighter control radar, ship radar, harbor control radar, meteorological radar, etc.): 38122 17 Airborne and missile/space radar.................................. 27 (X) 1,441,539 (X) 1,465,505 38122 19 Ship (marine) radar............................................... 20 (X) 980,155 (X) 1,016,818 38122 21 Ground radar...................................................... 31 (X) 1,061,722 (X) r/1,035,487 Tracking radar systems and equipment (fire control, bomb- ing, bombing navigational radar, aircraft and missile tracking radar, etc.): 38122 23 Airborne and missile/space radar.................................. 17 (X) 1,604,227 (X) 1,881,851 38122 25 Ship (marine) radar............................................... 16 (X) 333,793 (X) 325,135 38122 27 Ground radar...................................................... 18 (X) 1,083,828 (X) r/1,288,136 Instrumentation radar systems and equipment (altimeters, highway speed control radar, missile and space satellite tracking range radar, GCA and other precision approach radar, etc.): 38122 29 Airborne, missile/space and ship (marine) radar AND............... 10 38122 31 Ground radar...................................................... 5 (X) 158,742 (X) 169,543 38122 33 Electronic checkout, monitoring, evaluation, and other electronic support equipment for radar systems..................... 21 (X) 463,712 (X) r/524,087 Sonar search, detection, tracking and communication systems and equipment including ASW (sonar telephone communication equipment, depth finding, fire control, fusing, guidance, hydrophones, mapping, sonabuoys, navigation, sonar fish finders, sonar range instrumentation, and other): 38122 35 Surface ship applications (destroyers, destroyer escort, etc.).............................................................. 24 (X) 738,152 (X) 664,823 38122 37 Submarine applications.............................................. 28 (X) 1,404,595 (X) 1,274,822 38122 39 Airborne............................................................ 18 (X) 347,180 (X) 413,895 38122 41 Electronic checkout, monitoring, evaluation, and other electronic support equipment for sonar systems and sub- merged fixed systems............................................... 12 (X) 253,381 (X) 296,448 38122 43 Specialized command and control data processing and display equipment, sold separately from complete systems..................... 27 (X) 1,032,900 (X) 1,542,653 38122 45 Search, detection, identification, and tracking systems and equipment n.e.c....................................................... 30 (X) 1,462,847 (X) 1,392,683 Electronic warfare systems and equipment: Countermeasures equipment: 38122 47 Jamming equipment, communications, and radar...................... 32 (X) 1,771,771 (X) 1,652,125 38122 49 Underwater contermeasures equipment AND........................... 5 38122 51 Other active countermeasures equipment (excluding passive materials such as chaff, window, needles, rope, etc.)...................................................... 17 (X) 748,709 (X) 597,135 38122 53 Specialized electronic and communication intelligence equipment, including specially designed DF equipment, signal reduction and processing equipment, and signal analyzers and display equipment.................................... 45 (X) 2,260,436 (X) 2,484,183 Missile and space vehicle systems and equipment (beam riders, command guidance, inertial systems, infrared homing systems, radar systems, stellar trackers, television systems, combination systems, etc.): 38122 55 Missile-borne and space-vehicle-borne equipment................... 47 (X) 4,670,680 (X) 4,582,021 38122 57 Nonmissile and space vehicle guidance equipment (ground, ship, or airborne command guidance systems, etc.)............................................................ 10 (X) 748,136 (X) 695,094 38122 59 Electronic checkout, launching, and other missile and space vehicle support systems (ground, ship, and air) 23 (X) 440,798 (X) 587,782 Navigation systems and equipment, navigational aids for aircraft, ship, and ground navigation (autopilots, beacons, transponders, collision warning devices, DECCA, DME, ILS, Doppler navigation systems, inertial navigation systems, optical/laser LORAN, radio compasses and direc- tion finders, SHORAN, TACAN, VOR, VORTAC equipment, etc.): Airborne navigational systems: 38122 61 Radio navigation receivers and displays (including) OMNI, radio magnetic, glide slope/localizer, DME, etc.)............................................................ 23 (X) 407,247 (X) r/428,303 38122 63 Airborne integrated data systems/flight recorders................. 11 (X) a/247,612 (X) 315,255 38122 65 Distance measuring equipment (DME)................................ 10 (X) 95,274 (X) 101,267 38122 67 Flight directors/situation display................................ 7 (X) 340,301 (X) 388,875 38122 69 Heads-up display (HUD) systems.................................... 8 (X) 151,897 (X) 188,433 38122 71 Inertial navigation systems....................................... 7 (X) 422,808 (X) r/504,711 38122 73 Proximity warning/collision avoidance equipment................... 6 (X) a/201,206 (X) r/195,517 38122 75 Complete automatic pilots......................................... 6 (X) 336,748 (X) r/328,098 38122 77 Other airborne navigational systems............................... 28 (X) 646,775 (X) 621,237 38122 78 Directional finder kits to be assembled by purchaser................ - - - - - 38122 79 Surface (ship and ground) navigational systems AND.................. 31 38122 81 Underwater navigational systems..................................... 7 (X) 581,904 (X) 734,005 38122 83 Electronic checkout, monitoring, evaluation, and other electronic support equipment for navigational systems and equipment...................................................... 42 (X) 906,775 (X) 992,632 38210 Laboratory apparatus and laboratory furniture.................. 150 (X) 1,680,969 (X) r/1,611,957 Laboratory balances and scales: 38210 11 Sensitivity of 5 centigrams or better AND.......................... 10 38210 13 Sensitivity of less than 5 centigrams ............................. 9 860,131 66,037 r/692,531 54,575 38210 15 Laboratory furnaces and ovens........................................ 22 (X) 25,081 (X) 26,572 Laboratory centrifuges: 38210 17 Table-top type..................................................... 12 b/21,525 a/32,476 19,030 27,170 Floor type: 38210 18 Refrigerated AND................................................. 3 38210 20 Other............................................................ 3 6,123 81,377 6,601 80,598 38210 27 Laboratory evaporation and distillation apparatus.................... 13 (X) 17,685 (X) 17,001 38210 28 Laboratory sterilizers and autoclaves................................ 10 (X) b/74,092 (X) 61,058 38210 29 Laboratory burners and hot plates.................................... 10 (X) 9,485 (X) r/9,222 38210 31 Laboratory granulators, mills, and other particle size reduction apparatus................................................. 7 (X) 2,966 (X) 2,825 38210 33 Laboratory dryers.................................................... 10 (X) 10,283 (X) 7,572 38210 35 Laboratory blenders, mixers, shakers, dispensers, fraction collectors, and other liquid sample preparation apparatus 26 (X) b/70,321 (X) 67,222 38210 36 Laboratory incubators................................................ 13 a/14,617 a/48,888 13,485 40,269 38210 37 Environmental test chambers.......................................... 8 646 22,702 r/620 r/20,259 38210 38 Laboratory freezers.................................................. 7 7,711 34,346 r/7,384 r/32,233 38210 42 Microtomes........................................................... 3 1,145 7,892 1,155 6,804 38210 81 Laboratory furniture, including cabinets, cases, benches, tables, stools, reagent shelves, etc................................ 22 (X) 323,946 (X) r/294,602 38210 88 Parts and components for laboratory furniture (sold separately)......................................................... 6 (X) 2,543 (X) 2,334 38210 98 All other laboratory and scientific apparatus not specified above (including wet and dry baths, melting point apparatus, etc., excluding analytical instruments)............ 91 (X) 614,847 (X) r/616,250 38210 99 Components, parts and accessories for laboratory and scientific apparatus (sold separately).............................. 54 (X) 236,002 (X) r/245,391 38220 Controls for monitoring residential and commercial environments and appliance regulating controls................ 88 (X) 2,155,811 (X) r/1,982,188 Automatic controls of the type principally used as components of air conditioning, refrigeration, and comfort heating (including pneumatic controls): Temperature responsive (thermostats): 38220 21 Electric 1/...................................................... 31 a/33,760 a/309,643 30,740 303,317 38220 22 Pneumatic 1/..................................................... 7 a/9,293 a/72,465 r/7,556 r/60,667 38220 25 Pressure responsive (pressurestats) 1/............................. 11 6,891 61,482 7,059 62,650 38220 30 Hydronic responsive 1/............................................. 6 1,885 35,688 1,750 29,987 38220 35 Humidity responsive (humidistats) 1/ AND........................... 6 38220 40 Light responsive 1/................................................ 3 5,332 20,828 5,309 20,499 38220 45 Electrostatic responsive 1/ AND.................................... 1 38220 50 Liquid level 1/ AND................................................ 5 38220 55 Defrost controls (except appliance regulators) .................... 2 b/269 9,981 b/259 r/9,370 38220 60 Igniters 1/ AND.................................................... 9 38220 65 Inherent motor protectors 1/....................................... 5 141,547 204,488 124,471 r/180,920 38220 66 Microprocessor-based load programmers for buildings: energy control 1/................................................. 10 393 r/74,700 r/289 60,385 Computerized energy control systems for buildings: 38220 67 Under 100 points (systems) 1/ AND................................ 5 38220 68 100 to 199 points (systems) 1/ AND............................... 6 38220 69 200 or more points 1/............................................ 9 (S) 330,944 (S) r/289,336 38220 71 Upgrades or additions to existing computerized energy control systems for buildings (value only) AND.................... 2 38220 74 Other.............................................................. 18 (X) b/301,946 (X) r/275,508 Controls for major appliances such as domestic laundry and cooking appliances, refrigerators and freezers, vending machines, air conditioners, etc.: 38220 75 Temperature responsive 1/.......................................... 21 174,909 312,099 153,576 296,043 38220 77 Hydraulic and pneumatic 1/ AND..................................... 1 38220 78 Pressure responsive 1/ AND......................................... 3 38220 81 All other controls for appliances 1/............................... 13 37,149 239,199 38,669 232,622 38220 98 Parts and components for controls monitoring residential and commercial environments and for appliance regulating controls (sold separately)............................... 19 (X) 182,348 (X) 160,884 38230 Process control instruments.................................... 434 (X) 5,407,850 (X) r/5,229,609 General purpose control system instruments (commonly call receiver-type), operating from standardized trans- mission signals (electrical types a.c. or d.c. milli- ampere, millivolt, or telemetering signals; pneumatic types, 3 to 15 and 3 to 27 p.s.i. signals): Electronic systems - unified architecture type: 38230 35 Controllers (recording, indicating, or blind).................... 41 326,872 180,850 r/347,350 r/187,440 38230 36 Recorders, with or without self-contained set-point stations........................................................ 23 42,401 85,032 39,705 74,645 38230 37 Indicators, with or without self-contained set-point stations........................................................ 27 70,240 28,539 82,784 r/30,872 38230 38 Auxiliary stations and analog computing devices associated with the above (including manual loaders, auto-to-manual stations, ratio stations, adders, multipliers, integrators, etc.)......................... 15 (S) 24,427 (S) r/21,303 38230 07 Electronic systems - non-unified architecture type................. 58 (X) 1,021,385 (X) 953,873 38230 12 Industrial multi-function process computers........................ 54 (X) 538,800 (X) r/449,424 Pneumatic systems (including all system-type control, display and computing instruments actuated from standardized pneumatic transmission signals): 38230 39 Controllers (recording, indicating, or blind).................... 17 88,373 25,172 r/102,142 r/28,095 38230 40 Recorders, with or without self-contained set-point stations AND.................................................... 4 38230 41 Indicators, with or without self-contained set-point stations........................................................ 5 (S) 9,099 (S) r/7,459 38230 42 Auxiliary stations and analog computing devices associated with the above (including manual loaders, auto-to-manual stations, radio stations, adders, multipliers, integrators, etc.)......................... 6 b/72,978 b/17,519 r/64,988 17,099 38230 43 Receiver-type gauges, analog and digital......................... 9 69,611 5,906 r/75,594 r/6,023 38230 44 Annunciators, industrial; electromechanical and solid- state types....................................................... 8 14,605 24,873 11,271 23,209 Temperature measuring instruments (excluding general purpose receiver-type instruments): Electrical and electronic measuring types (thermo- couple, resistance temperature detector, radiation, optical, thermistor, and other electrical sensors): 38230 45 Direct-deflecting types (controllers for all types of electrical temperature sensors).............................. 6 (S) 4,944 (S) 4,748 38230 46 Direct-deflecting types (indicators and recorders for all types of electrical temperature sensors).................... 15 (S) b/7,406 (S) 7,175 38230 47 Electromechanical self-balancing types (electric or pneumatic controllers for all types of electrical temperature sensors) AND........................................ 4 38230 48 Electromechanical self-balancing types (indicators, recorders, and integrators for all types of electrical temperature sensors)................................. 5 (S) 30,844 (S) 32,054 38230 49 Electronic controllers for all types of electrical temperature sensors............................................. 26 b/340,960 b/85,777 330,689 86,416 38230 50 Digital indicators for all types of electrical temperature sensors (excluding data loggers).................... 37 b/74,621 b/28,295 r/ 69,336 r/ 28,148 Transmitters, producing standardized electric or pneumatic analog transmission signals for all types of electrical temperature sensors: 38230 54 Electric....................................................... 18 b/122,813 b/40,099 117,482 35,956 38230 55 Pneumatic...................................................... 6 b/667 b/538 r/688 r/520 Mechanical measuring types, filled systems (liquid filled, vapor pressure, gas filled, and mercury filled types): 38230 52 Indicating or recording controllers............................ 11 b/249,319 b/18,624 r/242,107 r/16,994 38230 53 Recorders, noncontrol.......................................... 14 b/17,141 b/8,721 r/23,048 10,622 38230 56 Indicators only (excluding indoor-outdoor and other household or appliance type thermometers)..................... 18 585,005 20,952 542,877 20,114 38230 57 Transmitters producing standardized electric or pneumatic analog transmission signals......................... 10 21,278 7,941 28,709 11,404 Primary temperature sensors (excluding aircraft types): 38230 59 Thermocouples and thermocouple lead wire........................... 57 (X) 207,636 (X) 203,315 38230 60 All other types (resistance temperature detectors, radiation and optical sensors, thermistors, etc.)................. 37 (X) 92,998 (X) 93,615 Pressure (gauge, absolute vacuum) and draft measuring instruments (excluding general purpose receiver-type instruments): 38230 61 Indicating or recording controllers................................ 18 b/80,092 29,767 r/86,459 r/32,657 38230 62 Recorders, noncontrol.............................................. 9 3,507 2,200 3,674 2,475 Indicators only (excluding receiver-type gauges): 38230 20 3-inch diameter and over......................................... 23 2,402,819 101,591 2,438,191 97,189 38230 21 Under 3-inch diameter............................................ 17 19,451,254 68,100 r/18,322,184 61,513 Transmitters producing standardized analog transmission signals: 38230 24 Transmitters producing standardized electronic analog transmission signals............................................ 33 3,579,729 190,220 4,096,902 212,972 38230 25 Transmitters producing standardized pneumatic analog transmission signals............................................ 5 b/4,066 b/3,677 5,787 4,536 Flow and liquid level measuring instruments (excluding general purposereceiver-typeinstruments): Differential pressure types: 38230 65 Indicating or recording controllers.............................. 15 46,504 13,433 53,583 15,742 38230 66 Recorders, noncontrol; and indicators, noncontrol................ 16 72,466 35,673 80,646 38,824 Transmitters producing standardized analog trans- mission signals: 38230 27 Transmitters producing standardized electronic analog transmission signals................................... 23 257,034 230,201 262,553 233,118 38230 28 Transmitters producing standardized pneumatic analog transmission signals................................... 8 b/14,109 b/12,628 r/10,128 10,376 38230 29 Primary pressure sensors (load cells, strain gauges, etc.)........................................................... 9 59,009 36,447 r/50,480 33,149 38230 68 Primary flow elements (including orifice plates, venturi tubes, flow tubes, flow nozzles, pitot tubes, etc.)........................................................... 16 b/317,678 39,486 292,680 35,851 Electromagnetic flowmeters: 38230 03 Primary device (magnetic flow tube).............................. 11 31,382 55,100 r/31,311 r/53,120 38230 01 Secondary device (magnetic transmitter, recorder, indicator or controller which receives signal directly from primary device)................................... 12 a/37,988 b/28,769 37,965 28,437 38230 04 Capacitance, ultrasonic, and other electronic types (including magnetic resonance, vortex-precession, and vortex-shedding type elements)................................ 25 146,678 118,893 160,521 r/123,982 38230 71 Variable area-controlling, recording, indicating, and transmitting instruments and associated primary flow elements.......................................................... 14 1,113,148 80,362 r/1,071,765 78,171 38230 72 Float and displacement (controlling, recording, indicating, and transmitting instruments and associated primary flow elements.)........................................... 20 2,272,307 90,829 r/1,967,548 81,738 38230 73 Turbine, mass-flow and other types (controlling, recording, indicating, and transmitting instruments and associated primary flow elements)............................. 28 135,246 173,306 124,307 r/158,802 38230 74 Humidity instruments (controlling, recording, indicating, and transmitting, and associated primary humidity elements; excluding home and general purpose type).................. 15 46,821 22,281 r/44,794 21,201 Continuous process instruments for on-stream gas and liquid analysis (including indicators, recorders, con- trollers, and analysis electrodes and cells; excluding laboratory analysis types): 38230 75 Chromatographic analyzers.......................................... 12 8,725 129,261 r/8,339 r/128,210 38230 76 Infrared analyzers................................................. 15 3,209 34,828 r/3,889 r/43,940 38230 77 Oxygen analyzers................................................... 18 25,248 47,170 r/23,200 r/43,232 38230 78 Other gas analyzers................................................ 32 (S) b/111,402 (S) 100,662 38230 79 Ph analyzers....................................................... 17 b/143,313 b/44,200 r/133,913 r/45,000 38230 80 Other liquid analyzers............................................. 20 b/77,507 b/55,382 r/70,676 53,100 Instruments for all process variables not listed above (speed, weight, position, sequence, density, specific gravity, mechanical load, electrical load, millivolts): Electrical and electronic measuring types: 38230 06 Direct-deflecting type controllers, indicators and recorders..................................................... 5 4,329 6,791 r/3,503 r/6,357 38230 08 Electromechanical self-balancing electric or pneumatic controllers, indicators, recorders, integrators................................................... 4 b/4,099 b/2,561 r/4,461 r/2,718 38230 85 Digital indicators............................................. 9 10,807 21,378 r/11,611 r/23,866 38230 86 Transmitters producing standardized electric or pneumatic analog transmission signals......................... 8 b/12,839 b/16,279 b/11,707 b/17,670 Mechanical measuring types: 38230 87 Indicating or recording controllers AND........................ 2 38230 88 Recorders, noncontrol.......................................... 4 16,898 3,843 r/20,394 4,804 38230 89 Indicators only................................................ 5 69,334 10,521 71,942 8,985 38230 90 Transmitters producing standardized electric or pneumatic analog transmission signals......................... 13 180,942 42,878 196,746 47,027 All other industrial process instruments: 38230 91 Other temperature instruments...................................... 28 (X) a/121,555 (X) r/123,314 38230 92 Other flow and liquid level instruments............................ 23 (X) a/76,541 (X) r/91,424 38230 93 Other continuous process instruments............................... 32 (X) a/207,498 (X) r/179,068 38230 94 Other industrial type instruments.................................. 52 (X) a/300,975 (X) r/298,244 Parts, supplies, accessories, other primary sensors n.e.c., panelboards, and other equipment associated with process control instrumentation: 38230 95 Primarily designed for temperature instruments..................... 14 (X) 21,420 (X) r/21,054 38230 96 Primarily designed for flow and liquid level instruments 29 (X) 58,295 (X) r/60,894 38230 97 Primarily designed for continuous process instruments.............. 31 (X) b/99,883 (X) 103,290 38230 99 Primarily designed for industrial type instruments................. 34 (X) 145,849 (X) 152,374 38242 Integrating and totalizing meters for gas and liquids....................................................... 34 (X) 720,683 (X) 697,787 Gas meters, consumption registering: Diaphragm type: Positive displacements; aluminum, iron, and tin case: 38242 22 Residential size (up to 400 cu. ft./hr. of 0.64 specific gravity gas, at 0.5 inches water drop)................. 4 2,046,921 100,395 2,002,996 98,649 38242 24 Other sizes, including commercial and industrial................. 4 101,707 36,959 98,650 35,570 38242 26 Rotary type (all sizes) AND........................................ 2 38242 28 Turbine type (all sizes)........................................... 8 36,979 45,205 r/44,917 r/52,496 38242 29 Other gas meters, consumption registering.......................... - - - - - Liquid meters, positive displacement with registers and counters: Water meters, consumption registering: 38242 33 Small meters, up to and including 1 inch......................... 10 3,692,017 142,713 3,686,159 134,622 38242 35 Intermediate meters, over 1 inch up to and including 2 inch.......................................................... 12 154,860 31,584 165,008 35,867 38242 37 Large meters, over 2 inch........................................ 10 56,622 56,134 r/63,276 r/64,287 38242 41 Liquid fuel dispensing meters (excluding service sta- tion dispensing pumps) AND...................................... 6 38242 98 Other liquid meters; industrial bulk plants, pipeline, batching, treatment facilities.................................... 13 689,054 196,892 565,756 170,317 38242 99 Parts, components, and accessories for gas and liquid meters (sold separately)............................................ 27 (X) 110,801 (X) 105,979 38243 Counting devices (excluding motor vehicle instruments).................................................. 43 (X) 268,793 (X) r/226,335 38243 19 Tachometers, including speed indicators AND.......................... 3 Other: 38243 21 Mechanical input................................................... 10 3,544,868 20,284 3,730,166 20,697 38243 23 Electrical input................................................... 15 b/2,845,739 b/45,135 r/3,008,622 r/46,199 38243 25 Electronic input................................................... 16 430,522 47,327 r/413,295 47,780 38243 27 Pneumatic input AND................................................ 2 38243 29 Other counters, including event recorders AND...................... - - - - - 38243 76 Taximeters AND....................................................... 2 38243 82 Parking meters, including parts and components sold separately AND...................................................... 2 38243 85 All other counting devices not specified above, including toll meters, fare collection equipment (systems), parking lot systems, etc., but excluding parking meters..................... 6 (X) 150,473 (X) r/105,399 38243 88 Components and parts for counting devices, except parking meters (sold separately)............................................ 7 (X) 5,574 (X) r/6,260 38244 Motor vehicle instruments...................................... 28 (X) 1,394,555 (X) 1,329,496 38244 11 Speedometers (speedometers including odometers are classified as speedometers)......................................... 9 (X) 8,042 (X) 7,354 38244 21 Tachometers.......................................................... 11 (X) 43,132 (X) 45,798 38244 31 Odometers (speedometers including odometers are classified as speedometers)......................................... 5 (X) 1,244 (X) 1,053 38244 41 Fuel level gauges.................................................... 7 (X) 2,552 (X) 3,556 38244 45 Water temperature gauges............................................. 8 (X) 6,930 (X) 6,095 38244 51 Ammeters............................................................. 8 (X) 3,828 (X) 4,115 38244 55 Oil pressure gauges.................................................. 6 (X) 2,374 (X) 2,929 38244 60 Instrument panels, including cluster modules......................... 7 (X) 1,261,989 (X) 1,201,518 38244 99 Other motor vehicle instruments...................................... 20 (X) 64,464 (X) r/57,078 38251 Integrating instruments, electrical............................ 22 (X) 426,035 (X) r/389,565 A.c. watt-hour meters: Single phase: 38251 10 Detachable types AND............................................. 5 38251 11 A-base types AND................................................. 1 38251 14 Switchboard types................................................ 1 3,955,192 101,189 3,988,058 104,060 38251 15 Polyphase.......................................................... 8 345,793 47,728 338,099 49,193 38251 35 Demand meters (kW and kVA), combined watt-hour and de- mand meters (single phase and polyphase), and combined watt- hour and time switch meters......................................... 9 b/626,268 b/124,753 522,477 111,748 38251 51 Other electrical integrating meters (including d.c. watt- hour meters, ampere-hour meters, and other miscellaneous integrating instruments not included in the above classifications).................................................... 9 (X) 72,533 (S) r/47,635 38251 61 Parts and accessories for electric integrating meters (including meter mountings and registers) sold separately 10 (X) 79,832 (X) 76,929 38252 Test equipment for testing electrical, radio and communication circuits, and motors............................ 336 (X) 6,305,675 (X) r/6,524,451 Voltage, current, and resistance measuring equipment (except multimeters): Electronic: 38252 20 Digital.......................................................... 24 (X) 200,285 (X) r/195,865 38252 21 Analog........................................................... 24 (X) 24,016 (X) 23,634 38252 22 Electrical (excluding panel meters)................................ 18 (X) 35,915 (X) r/33,593 Multimeters: Electronic: 38252 28 Digital ......................................................... 16 (X) 125,923 (X) 116,927 38252 29 Analog AND....................................................... 6 38252 30 Electrical......................................................... 5 (X) 16,063 (X) 15,870 Power and energy measuring equipment: Electronic: 38252 25 Analog........................................................... 14 (X) 9,223 (X) 9,332 38252 26 Digital.......................................................... 18 (X) 76,556 (X) 75,430 38252 27 Electrical power measuring equipment (excluding elec- trical integrating instruments, sold separately).................. 9 (X) 8,526 (X) r/8,891 Frequency counters, timers, and other frequency and time measuring equipment (excluding standards): 38252 31 Universal counters with time interval measuring capability........................................................ 9 (X) 14,414 (X) 20,620 38252 36 Stroboscopes AND................................................... 3 38252 32 Microwave counters (capable of operating over 1300 MHz) AND... 4 38252 33 Other frequency counters .......................................... 7 (X) 46,176 (X) r/45,440 38252 34 Frequency meters AND............................................... 7 38252 39 Other frequency counting and time measuring equipment ............. 8 (X) 32,347 (X) 40,973 Waveform measuring and/or analyzing equipment: Oscilloscopes and plug-in accessories: 38252 12 Under 10 MHz AND................................................. 6 38252 10 10 MHz up to 99.9 MHz AND........................................ 4 38252 11 100 MHz and over................................................. 3 (X) 389,143 (X) r/430,767 38252 14 Oscillographs...................................................... 1 (X) (D) (X) (D) Spectrum analyzers: 38252 15 Capable of operating above 100 kHz AND........................... 4 (X) (X) r/90,057 38252 17 Other spectrum analyzers......................................... 3 (X) 89,807 (X) 678 38252 16 Other waveform measuring and anlyzing equipment.................... 21 (X) 239,499 (X) r/246,894 Signal generating equipment: 38252 56 Audio.............................................................. 11 (X) 9,625 (X) 10,121 38252 58 RF (over 20 KHz to 890 MHz)........................................ 18 (X) 243,784 (X) r/232,994 38252 59 Microwave (890 MHz and above)...................................... 15 (X) 131,543 (X) r/139,547 Field strength and intensity measuring equipment (includ- ing RFI measuring equipment): 38252 91 Electronic......................................................... 12 (X) 229,637 (X) 247,395 38252 92 Electrical field measuring equipment............................... 3 (X) (D) (X) (D) Impedance and standing wave ratio measuring equipment (transfer function measuring equipment): 38252 93 Electronic impedance and related measuring equipment............... 10 (X) 21,598 (X) r/24,083 38252 94 Standing wave measuring equipment (slotted lines, sliding shorts, reflectometers, and other SWR equipment)........................................................ 7 (X) 18,974 (X) 16,343 38252 97 X-Y plotters (recorders), electronic................................. 4 (X) a/6,982 (X) 6,115 Automatic test and measuring equipment: 38252 44 Combination and/or group test sets................................. 38 (X) 509,841 (X) 561,922 Component part test sets: 38252 45 Electron tube test equipment..................................... 3 (X) (3) (X) 1,331 Semiconductor component test equipment: 38252 61 Memory......................................................... 15 (X) 103,739 (X) 90,831 38252 63 Linear......................................................... 13 (X) b/169,031 (X) 144,009 38252 65 Microprocessor................................................. 9 (X) b/179,711 (X) 184,929 38252 67 Other semiconductor component test equipment................... 39 (X) 421,677 (X) r/433,131 38252 69 Circuit board loaded test equipment:............................. 19 (X) 234,832 (X) 264,885 38252 47 Other component part test sets and equipment..................... 19 (X) 3/192,657 (X) r/178,323 38252 48 Equipment and subassembly test equipment n.e.c. (including disc drive testers, power supply testers, etc.)............................................................. 28 (X) 257,397 (X) 280,190 Standards and calibration equipment for test measuring equipment, including laboratory types (metered benchtop, rack mountable, or plug-in equipment): 38252 72 Electronic......................................................... 29 (X) 128,410 (X) 146,789 38252 74 Electrical......................................................... 10 (X) 55,751 (X) 43,939 Analyzers for testing characteristics of internal-combus- tion engines (excluding aircraft): 38252 37 Portable........................................................... 8 (X) 165,525 (X) 178,829 38252 38 Other.............................................................. 7 (X) 119,736 (X) 162,815 Communications test equipment n.e.c.: 38252 81 Network analyzers.................................................. 18 (X) 311,575 (X) r/299,604 38252 83 Cable backplane and other continuity testers....................... 9 (X) b/35,123 (X) r/34,104 38252 85 Fiber optics test equipment (OTDR, optical S/N meters, etc.)............................................................. 8 (X) 55,376 (X) r/51,732 38252 87 Other communications test, monitoring, and control equipment (except microwave)...................................... 32 (X) 268,352 (X) r/268,650 38252 52 Microwave test equipment n.e.c., (1,300 MHz and above)............. 15 (X) 31,198 (X) r/33,290 Logic test, development, and analysis equipment: 38252 01 Logic analyzers, and similar logic state, timing, and signature analyzers AND........................................... 4 38252 03 Microprocessor development systems................................. 8 (X) 181,512 (X) 221,030 38252 05 Pulse, function, and data generators and similar metered frequency synthesizers............................................ 11 (X) 85,601 (X) r/88,994 Other field service test and measurement equipment: 38252 07 Logic probes, clips, comparators, pulsers, and current tracers AND....................................................... 8 38252 09 Other field service equipment specifically designed for other troubleshooting digital circuits............................ 1 (X) 8,880 (X) r/10,660 38252 02 Other measuring and checking instruments for testing electrical, radio and communication circuits, and motors.............................................................. 34 (X) 390,318 (X) 373,937 Other analyzing instruments for checking electrical quantities: With a recording device AND........................................ 1 38252 06 Other.............................................................. 12 (X) b/115,778 (X) 116,641 38252 99 Parts and components for test equipment for testing electrical, radio and communication circuits, and motors (sold separately)................................................... 45 (X) 306,923 (X) 316,244 38253 Instruments to measure electricity............................. 87 (X) 548,122 (X) 584,001 Electrical indicating instruments (including both digital types and those where a pointer is made to move over a calibrated scale, such movement being effected by the action of the electrical current and/or voltage): Panel type instruments (includes all aircraft types and all miniaturized instruments + or - 3%) and rectifier instruments which can be enclosed in a case suitable for mounting on a panel and are an end product. (Excludes all instruments for use on motor vehicles which are capable of accuracies of + or - 2% of full scale indication): 38253 08 Digital panel meters (DPM) between 0.05% and 1%, + or - 1 digit accuracy (excluding precision DVM's and electronic counters)............................................ 22 437,472 49,490 r/525,505 53,785 38253 10 Analog solid state panel meters (generally of + or - 2% accuracy) with LED, LCD, or neon gas discharge display......................................................... 6 b/39,366 b/5,320 r/35,787 r/5,287 Panel types other than ruggedized or sealed (generally of 2% accuracy): 38253 12 A.c. (including moving iron vane and dynamometer types)........................................................ 10 296,071 6,398 r/252,302 r/5,646 38253 13 D.c. (including rectifier and self-contained thermocouple types)........................................... 13 1,274,967 25,756 r/1,452,078 r/27,714 38253 11 Panel types ruggedized or sealed (generally of 2% accuracy)....................................................... 13 (S) 8,380 (S) 10,298 Panel types with control or signal initiating means (including instrument relays): 38253 16 Indicating AND................................................. 3 38253 17 Nonindicating.................................................. 4 42,930 4,540 r/36,935 4,222 38253 19 All other panel type instruments, including ammeters and voltmeters for motor vehicles............................... 14 4,699,728 40,566 r/4,172,219 36,992 Switchboard instruments which are generally of 1% accuracy: 38253 23 A.c. (including moving iron vane and dynamometer types) AND...................................................... 3 38253 25 D.c. (including rectifier and thermocouple types)................ 5 44,193 4,760 53,236 5,577 38253 27 Elapsed time meters (with and without reset)....................... 8 730,810 21,291 r/712,927 r/23,609 Portable instruments which are generally capable of accuracies within + or - 2% of full scale indication, and can be enclosed in a case so that they can be moved and used at various locations, and which are an end product: 38253 29 Portable types (accuracy rating 0.11% through 0.50%)............. 5 (S) 729 (S) r/899 38253 30 Portable type (accuracy rating 0.51% through 2%)................. 7 a/5,317 a/623 r/5,567 r/616 38253 35 Laboratory portable instruments with accuracies within + or - 1% up to 1/10% of full scale and better (all case sizes) AND................................................. 1 38253 37 Volt-ohm millimeter (VOM), accuracy 0.10% through 5% AND......... 2 38253 45 Other electrical indicating instruments (except self- balancing types)................................................ 7 b/336,291 b/26,346 366,146 28,225 Electrical recording instruments (portable and for panel mounting): 38253 50 Direct deflecting (direct acting), except temperature calibrated instruments............................................ 4 b/34,273 a/7,352 42,397 r/7,928 Oscillographic recorders: 38253 63 Pen or stylus type AND............................................. 5 38253 65 Light beam type.................................................... 2 41,317 34,271 r/44,656 r/34,558 38253 72 Other electrical recording instruments............................. 20 (X) 227,968 (X) r/254,174 Parts and accessories for indicating and recording instruments: 38253 74 Transducers for volts, amperes, watts, vars, frequency, temperature and power factor........................... 16 (X) 42,864 (X) 46,115 38253 75 Tachometer generators except aerospace types....................... 6 (X) 14,663 (X) 11,989 38253 76 Other including instrument shunts.................................. 15 (X) 26,805 (X) 26,367 38260 Analytical and scientific instruments (except optical)........................................................ 219 (X) 4,651,135 (X) 4,519,133 Electrochemical instruments: 38260 01 Ph electrodes and meters........................................... 20 (X) 44,487 (X) 40,016 38260 03 Ion selective electrodes and meters................................ 11 (X) a/31,128 (X) 33,822 38260 04 Electrophoresis instruments........................................ 15 (X) 85,259 (X) 74,856 38260 05 Other, except process type (include photometers)................... 10 (X) a/41,905 (X) r/61,801 Chromatographic instruments: 38260 07 Gas................................................................ 10 21,879 188,709 23,744 209,500 38260 08 Liquid ............................................................ 19 120,363 456,738 r/104,246 427,320 38260 09 Other, including paper, gel, thin layer............................ 4 (X) (D) (X) (D) Spectrophotometric instruments: 38260 24 Atomic absorption ................................................. 4 (X) (D) (X) (D) 38260 25 Optical emission, including spark, arc, and glow, spectrographs, all other, except ICP.............................. 6 (X) 14,212 (X) 14,540 38260 27 Optical emission, including laser excited source (including laser microprobe source emission, laser source Raman and laser microprobe source Raman spectrometers) AND................................................ 3 38260 28 Optical emission with inductively coupled plasma, ICP.............. 3 (X) a/47,772 (X) r/46,283 38260 30 Infrared (including Fourier transfer methods)...................... 14 (X) a/181,188 (X) r/185,699 38260 31 Ultraviolet, visible and colorimeters.............................. 19 (X) 117,554 (X) r/112,766 38260 33 Fluorescent instruments, including fluorometers (except chemicals)................................................ 10 (X) 50,345 (X) r/41,480 38260 35 Color measuring devices............................................ 10 (X) 94,869 (X) 88,891 38260 36 Other, including vacuum ultraviolet, Raman, light scattering reflectors, helium glow, and light measuring......................................................... 12 (X) 29,533 (X) r/26,725 38260 37 Thermal analysis instruments, including thermogravimetric analyzers (TGA), quantitative thermal analyzers (QTA) and differential thermal analyzers (DTA)............................ 10 (X) b/89,411 (X) 77,031 38260 39 Microscopes, scanning type, including electron and proton............ 4 202 39,534 r/191 r/30,250 38260 38 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, including electron paramagnetic spin types (EP) AND........................... 3 38260 53 Particle beam excitation instruments, including electron microprobes, augers, energy ion spectroscopes, secondary ion mass spectrometers (SIMS), ion microprobes...................... 3 a/432 a/117,168 391 116,521 38260 55 Photon excitation analyzers, including x-ray fluores- cence - simultaneous, x-ray fluorescence - sequential, x-ray fluorescence - sequential with diffraction, x-ray fluorescence - diffraction; x-ray diffraction; and energy dispersive systems (EDS)..................................... 10 a/1,812 b/63,028 r/1,784 r/57,614 38260 61 Mass spectroscopy instrumentation.................................... 13 (X) 250,311 (X) 218,402 Clinical laboratory instrumentation (includes instruments used in the clinical laboratory for measuring, analyzing, and processing clinical specimens).................................. (NA) (X) 877,771 (X) 880,821 38260 71 Chemistry (measure and identify substances, e.g. metabolites, enzymes, and drugs).................................. 13 19,053 422,636 r/18,824 445,331 38260 72 Hematology (measure and identify substances or cells contained in blood or substances influencing the development and clotting of blood, e.g., cell counting coagulation factors).............................................. 6 6,258 261,249 r/5,905 239,750 38260 73 Microbiology (enumerate or identify pathogenic organisms or measure their susceptibility to anti-microbial agents) AND....................................................... 3 139 626 38260 74 Histology (process tissue and cells, e.g., tissue processors, cell stainers)........................................ 3 306 2,497 (4) (4) 38260 75 Blood bank and immunology (process blood and specimens for testing; measure and identify, using immunoassay, substances in clinical specimens)................................. 4 7,805 115,761 r/8,755 r/122,112 38260 76 Other clinical laboratory instrumentation not specified above............................................................. 8 (X) b/75,628 (X) 73,002 38260 78 Organic elemental analysis instruments, including carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur AND-FOR 1991-............... 17 a/25,992 a/87,782 38260 92 Amino acid, protein and/or peptide analyzers (including chromatographic type)............................................... 5 235 10,448 27,574 107,775 38260 93 Gas detectors........................................................ 16 31,418 56,375 r/27,730 r/51,918 38260 94 Other analytical and scientific instruments n.e.c., including molecular weight, monochrometers (analytical type), nephelometers (except meteorological), osmometers, particle size analyzers, photo multipliers, surface area analyzers, turbidometers, and breatholyzers......................... 89 (X) 588,358 (X) r/582,325 38260 98 Parts, components, and accessories for analytical and scientific instruments (sold separately), including photo tubes, thermal conductivity sensors, thermopiles, etc., which are not specifically provided for in product class 38272, Binoculars and astronomical instruments, or 38273, Other optical instruments and lenses................................ 92 (X) 1,022,169 (X) 966,429 38271 Sighting, tracking, and fire-control equipment, optical type.................................................. 37 (X) 492,536 (X) 547,181 38271 01 Made from lenses, prisms, etc., produced in the same plant 15 (X) 152,811 (X) r/183,821 38271 02 Made from purchased lenses, prisms, etc.............................. 19 (X) 305,676 (X) 323,552 38271 99 Parts and accessories................................................ 9 (X) 34,049 (X) r/39,808 38274 Optical instruments and Lenses 5/.............................. 149 (X) 1,342,156 (X) 1,292,334 38274 01 Binoculars, prismatic and nonprismatic, terrestrial and celestial telescopes................................................ 9 (X) 56,147 (X) r/60,412 38274 03 Other astronomical instruments (excluding radio astronomy).......................................................... 4 (X) 12,046 (X) 9,664 38274 09 Parts and accessories (including mountings) for binoculars, optical telescopes and other astronomical equipment........................................................... 7 (X) 2,616 (X) 2,925 38274 12 Optical test and inspection equipment including standard sources, modulators, optical comparators, interferometers (except optical microscopes)........................ 32 (X) a/160,048 (X) 151,159 38274 15 Optical microscopes.................................................. 6 (X) (6) (X) (6) Optical components: 38274 17 Filters, including parts and accessories thereof................... 24 (X) 64,822 (X) r/59,643 Lenses, except ophthalmic focus lenses: 38274 21 Unmounted lenses................................................. 32 (X) 91,039 (X) r/87,968 Mounted lenses: 38274 22 Photographic lenses AND........................................ 5 (X) r/9,041 38274 23 Other mounted lenses........................................... 17 (X) 120,267 (X) 95,319 38274 29 Other (prisms, mirrors, etc.)...................................... 42 (X) 85,858 (X) 104,347 38274 59 Other optical instruments (including optical alignment and display instruments) excluding analytical instruments and binoculars and astronomical instruments listed above and sighting and fire control equipment................ 42 (X) 468,181 (X) r/463,920 38274 39 Parts and accessories for other optical microscopes.................. 7 (X) 6/45,408 (X) 6/46,629 38274 49 Parts and accessories for other optical instruments.................. 16 (X) a/235,724 (X) 201,307 38291 Aircraft engine instruments, except flight..................... 44 (X) a/590,489 (X) r/682,017 38291 45 Temperature sensors, transmitters, and displays...................... 23 (X) a/130,300 (X) 144,197 38291 46 Pressure ratio sensors, displays, and controls....................... 7 (X) 41,168 (X) r/44,194 38291 47 Pressure and vacuum sensors, transmitters, and displays.............. 11 (X) 26,179 (X) r/36,253 38291 58 Fuel and oil flow rate sensors, transmitters, and displays, including mixture controls................................ 8 (X) 45,114 (X) 55,204 38291 60 Fuel and oil quantity sensors, transmitters, and displays including densitometers............................................. 14 (X) 107,364 (X) r/107,149 38291 62 Tachometer generators and indicators................................. 12 (X) 25,248 (X) 36,892 38291 98 All other not specified above........................................ 16 (X) 208,091 (X) r/246,684 38291 99 Parts and components for aircraft engine instruments, except flight (sold separately)..................................... 7 (X) 7,025 (X) r/11,444 38292 Physical properties testing and inspection equip- ment and kinematic testing and measuring equipment. 151 (X) 1,105,895 (X) r/1,087,196 Physical properties testing equipment including hardness, tensile, stress, strain, abrasion, strength, torsion, wear, and similar testing equipment (including compon- ents and parts sold separately): 38292 32 For testing of metals.............................................. 23 (X) 219,941 (X) 217,085 38292 34 Other.............................................................. 49 (X) 255,209 (X) 264,044 38292 39 Parts for physical properties testing equipment (sold separately)....................................................... 22 (X) 23,730 (X) r/21,016 Physical properties inspection equipment, including flaw detection, thickness measuring, and similar inspection equipment (including components and parts sold separately): 38292 52 For testing of metals.............................................. 21 (X) 145,726 (X) 133,834 38292 54 Measuring and checking flow of fluids.............................. 12 (X) 41,769 (X) r/34,462 38292 56 Other.............................................................. 43 (X) 218,982 (X) r/212,052 38292 58 Parts for physical properties inspection equipment (sold separately)................................................. 20 (X) 33,356 (X) r/36,020 Kinematic testing and measuring equipment, vibration, acceleration, and other motion testing equipment): 38292 94 For testing of metals AND.......................................... 2 (X) (X) 38292 95 Other.............................................................. 29 (X) 164,818 (X) 166,435 38292 98 Parts for kinematic testing and measuring equipment (sold separately)................................................. 7 (X) 2,364 (X) 2,248 38294 Nuclear radiation detection and monitoring instruments................................................... 52 (X) 581,405 (X) 570,444 38294 02 Radiation detecting elements (including ion chambers)................ 16 123,806 82,362 102,910 r/71,407 38294 04 Solid state detectors................................................ 7 15,063 a/40,453 11,785 36,120 38294 06 Nuclear monitoring instruments (including environmental, personal dosimetery, and medical monitors, both station- ary and portable types) AND......................................... 14 38294 07 Medical and biological counting systems for In Vivo counting............................................................ 1 (X) 110,269 (X) 114,445 38440 06 Nuclear medicine equipment (all equipment used for nuclear in vivo studies) 7/................................................ 5 757 138,096 699 101,772 38294 09 Sample and flow counting systems, manual and automatic............... 9 (X) 36,587 (X) 38,163 38294 19 Scalers AND.......................................................... 5 (X) 38294 21 Special amplifiers for nuclear applications.......................... 4 10,981 8,342 9,443 7,157 Pulse analyzers (including nuclear spectrometers): 38294 22 Single channel pulse height analyzers.............................. 6 1,173 3,840 1,117 4,320 38294 23 Multichannel pulse height analyzers................................ 4 996 14,951 752 14,118 38294 25 Count rate meters.................................................... 8 2,446 1,982 3,344 2,857 38294 29 Measurement and control devices using beta, gamma, or neutron gauge technology............................................ 9 (X) 103,971 (X) 99,262 38294 28 Input-output accessories for multichannel analyzers AND.............. 2 38294 30 Nuclear power supplies............................................... 7 (X) 13,004 (X) 8,206 38294 32 Neutron and photon activation analysis systems AND................... 4 38294 34 Nuclear instrument modules n.e.c..................................... 10 (X) 52,048 (X) 51,561 38294 39 Other nuclear radiation detection and monitoring instruments......................................................... 12 (X) 88,002 (X) 89,883 38294 98 Parts and components for nuclear radiation detection and monitoring instruments (sold separately)............................ 10 (X) 25,594 (X) r/32,945 38295 Commercial, geophysical, meteorological, and general purpose instruments .......................................... 149 (X) 1,352,565 (X) 1,335,127 38295 20 Barometers and barographs, aneroid and mercurial types, including recorders, wall, pendant, meteorological, hygro-thermographs, barometer-thermometer-humidity combinations........................................................ 15 (X) 7,686 (X) 4,953 38295 21 Hydrometers, glass, all types, including thermo- hydrometers 1/...................................................... 6 b/230 a/2,223 r/257 r/2,453 Liquid-in-glass thermometers: 38295 22 Engraved (etched) stem, thermoregulators, deep-sea reversing, laboratory, encased glass, ASTM standards, pocket case, max-min registering, except clinical thermometers 1/................................................... 15 (X) b/9,413 (X) 10,327 38295 23 Threaded and flanged types, fixed and adjustable angle, in-line and duct installations, for process, food, air conditioning, and refrigeration installations 1/.................. 11 b/359 b/7,075 353 7,220 38295 24 Household and commercial thermometers such as wall, outdoor, domestic science, cupcase, filled systems, indoor-outdoor 1/ AND............................................. 11 38295 34 Clinical (fever) thermometers (including digital) 1/............... 2 19,180 18,402 r/21,998 r/20,679 Bimetal thermometers: 38295 25 Threaded and flanged types, for pipeline and duct installations, including general and pocket test 1/............... 19 974 21,913 r/956 20,218 38295 26 Domestic science, commercial general test, indoor, outdoor, desk models, oven, refrigerator 1/....................... 11 5,373 16,515 r/6,049 17,618 38295 28 Humidity indicating and recording instruments such as bi-hygroscopic and hygroscopic element, indicators, psychrometers, wet and dry bulb, hygrographs, indicating hygrometers.............................................. 12 (X) 8,394 (X) 6,982 38295 29 Other thermometers (infrared, meteorological, commercial and industrial)..................................................... 11 (X) 29,568 (X) r/25,494 38295 51 Meterological electronics equipment and radio astronomy equipment (automatic weather stations and weather track- ing equipment, ceilometers, transitometers, space satel- lite meteorological systems, and specialized meteoro- logical telemetering equipment)..................................... 19 (X) 249,563 (X) 306,616 38295 31 Other meteorological instruments, including speed and direction instruments, rain gauges, thermographs, and parts (sold separately)............................................. 18 (X) 46,606 (X) b/54,174 38295 40 Seismic instruments...................... ........................... 12 (X) a/162,815 (X) 149,561 38295 45 All other geophysical instruments and equipment...................... 21 (X) a/236,534 (X) r/259,911 38295 33 Other commercial and industrial instruments (except aircraft) including compasses, altimeters, test equipment for hydraulic and pneumatic systems and controls, and environmental gas detectors (sold separately)......................................................... 51 (X) 532,772 (X) 446,723 38295 39 Parts and accessories for meteorological and commercial and industrial instruments.......................................... 12 (X) 3,086 (X) r/2,198 38296 Surveying and drafting instruments and associated equipment...................................................... 35 (X) 265,654 (X) 234,648 38296 11 Surveying instruments, including alidades, transits, plumb bobs, sextants, theodolites, surveyors, compasses, surveyors levels, tapes, etc AND.................................... 21 38296 19 Parts and components for surveying instruments (sold separately)......................................................... 6 (X) 176,674 (X) 155,946 38296 21 Drafting instruments and machines, manual and automatic, drafting tables, plotting instruments, slide rules, T-squares, drafting templates, rules, etc........................... 17 (X) a/88,980 (X) 78,702 38296 29 Parts and components for drafting instruments and machines (sold separately) AND............................................... 2 38296 31 Photogrammetric and geodetic equipment, excl. cameras AND............ 2 38296 39 Parts and components for photogrammetric and geodetic equipment (sold separately)......................................... 2 (X) 8,305 (X) 9,059 Selected Nonmanufacturing Revenues of This Establishment 50650 00 Supplies and accessories shipped without further manufacture, for use with selected instruments................................... 5 (X) (S) (X) (S) 73720 00 Software services (including receipts from all nonhardware re- lated activities)................................................... 7 (X) (S) (X) (S) 73732 00 Systems integration revenues, including configuration, instal- lation and site preparation, and custom programming................. 5 (X) (S) (X) (S) 99980 49 Research and development, testing and evaluation of systems and components...................................................... 3 (X) (S) (X) (S) 99980 59 Other non manufacturing revenues..................................... 13 (X) (S) (X) (S) The percent of estimation of each item is indicated as follows (see "Description of Survey" in the text for a discussion of estimation of missing reports): a/10 to 25 percent of this item has been estimated; b/over 26 percent of this item has been estimated. - Represents zero. (D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. (NA) Not available. n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published figures. (S) Data withheld does not meet publication standards. (X) Not applicable. 1/The quantity for this product code is in the thousands of units. 2/Prior to 1989, data for product class 38122 were published in the Current Industrial Report MA36P, Communcation Equipment, Including Telephone, Telegraph and Other Electronic Systems and Equipment. 3/Data for product code 38252 45, "Electron test tube equipment," are included with poroduct code 38252 47, "Other component part test sets and Equipment," to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. 4/Data for product code 38260 74, "Histology (process tissue and cells, e.g., proccessors, cell)," are included with product code 38260 75, "Blood bank and immunology (process blood and specimens for testing; measusure and identify, using immunoassay, substances in clinical specimens)," to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. 5/Beginning in 1992, product classes 38272, "Binoculars and astronomical intstruments," and 38273, "Other optical instruments and lenses (except sighting, tracking, and fire control)," have been combined into product class 38274, "Optical instruments and lenses". 6/Data for product code 38273 15, "Optical Microscopes," are included with product code 38273 39, "Parts and accessories for other optical microscopes," to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. 7/From Current Industrial Report MA38R, Electromedical Equipment and Irradiation Equipment (Including X-ray). Table 3. SHIPMENTS, IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF SELECTED INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS: 1992 (Value in thousands of dollars) Manufacturers' Exports of domestic Imports for Product Product description shipments merchandise consumption code (Value f.o.b. plant) Value at port 1/ value 2/ 3491801,02,03,04 Pneumatic actuated automatic valves............... 501,016 31,966 15,113 06,07,08,09 3491811,12,13,14,16, All other control valves including electric and 17,18,21,23 electrohydraulic................................. 261,100 187,862 298,747 3491825,30,35,41,45, Self-generating power actuated regulator valves... 785,836 51,537 146,163 48 3491956,58,59,61,79 Solenoid-operated valves, except nuclear and fluid transfer............................... 404,201 25,447 286,718 3812101 Compasses (magnetic and gyroscopic)............... 325,727 57,311 15,422 3812108,10,12,13, Search, detection, aeronautical, nautical, and 15,17,18,20,21, navigational and guidance systems, equipment, 23,25,26,211,13, and instruments, n.e.c., except aircraft engine 15,128,61,63,64, instruments...................................... 5,037,777 680,991 314,055 77,80,85,89 3812217,19,21,23,25, Radar systems and equipment....................... 7,157,718 315,133 105,140 27,29,31,33 3812261 Radio navigational aid receivers and displays..... 407,247 184,103 85,859 3812275 Automatic pilots.................................. 336,748 92,291 32,967 3812235,37,39,41,43, Sonar search, detection, tracking, and 45,47,49,51,53,55,57, communication systems and equipment, 59,63,65,67,69,71,73 including ASW (sonar telephone, 75,77,78,79,81,83 communication equipment, depth finding, fire control, fusing guidance, hydrophones, mapping, sonabuoys, navigation, sonar fish finders, sonar range instrumentation, and other). 18,904,110 191,462 53,854 3822021,22,75 Temperature responsive automatic controls (Thermostats).................................... 694,207 76,244 144,518 3822025,78 Pressure responsive automatic controls (pressurstats and manostats) AND................. 15,169 11,295 3822030,77 Hydraulic and pneumatic automatic controls AND.... 25,412 22,456 3822035,40,45,50,55, Automatic controls, n.e.c......................... 1,773,703 412,166 364,740 60,65,66,67,68,69,71, 74,81 3822098 Parts and components for automatic controls, sold separately.................................. 182,348 579,051 203,329 3823000 Process control instruments....................... 5,407,850 331,200 299,941 3824222,24,26,28,29 Gas meters, consumption registering, except parts..................................... 182,559 22,526 5,238 3824233,35,37,41,98 Liquid meters, except parts....................... 427,323 36,751 3,422 3824299 Parts, components, and accessories for gas and liquid meters, sold separately............... 110,801 38,674 17,290 3824382 Parking meters, including parts and components AND................................... 4,626 - 3824321,25,27,29,76, Counting devices, n.e.c., including 85,400,3829100, taxi meters and parts, and motor vehicle 3825300,3824319,23 instruments...................................... 2,158,569 83,708 271,846 3824388,3829199 Components and parts for counting devices except parking meters (sold separately).......... 12,599 22,547 19,362 3825100 Electricity meters................................ 426,035 18,787 3,645 3825220,21,22 Voltage, current, and resistance measuring equipment, except multimeters.................... 260,216 208,461 69,112 3825228,29,30 Multimeters....................................... 141,986 82,004 51,023 3825225,26,77 Power and energy testing equipment................ (NA) 287,688 102,815 3825236 Stroboscopes...................................... (NA) 214 945 3825237,38 Analyzers for testing characteristics of internal-combustion engines, except aircraft..... 285,261 155,243 40,797 3825256,58,59 Signal generating equipment....................... 384,952 117,106 49,925 3825231,32,33,34, Test equipment for testing electrical, radio and 39,12,10,11,14,15, communication circuits, and motors, n.e.c........ 5,469,961 904,152 78,841 16,17,91,92,93,94, 97,44,45,47,48,61, 63,65,67,69,72,74, 81,83,85,87,52,01, 02,03,04,05,06,07, 15,17,30 3825299 Parts and components for test equipment for testing electrical, radio and communication circuits and motors.............................. 306,923 380,069 137,598 3821000,3826000 Laboratory, analytical, and scientific instruments...................................... 6,332,104 989,702 393,146 3827100 Sighting, tracking, and fire-control equipment, optical type..................................... 492,536 51,844 61,069 3827400 Optical instruments and lenses.................... 1,342,156 197,271 206,443 3827415 Microscopes, optical.............................. (NA) 30,340 156,154 3829200 Physical properties testing and inspection equipment and kinematic testing and measuring equipment........................................ 1,105,895 424,514 60,532 3829400 Nuclear radiation detection and monitoring instruments and equipment........................ 581,405 226,744 36,727 3829534 Liquid -in-glass thermometers, clinical AND....... 2,017 5,360 3829522,23,24 Liquid-in-glass thermometers, n.e.c............... 34,890 11,183 6,165 3829525,26,29 Thermometers, except liquid-in-glass type......... 67,996 (NA) 59,510 3829545 Geophysical instruments and equipment............. 236,534 213,875 8,687 3829540 Seismic instruments............................... 162,815 5,552 3,275 3829520,28,51,31 Commercial, geophysical, meteorlogical, and general purpose instruments, n.e.c............... 312,249 150,448 65,605 3829611,19 Surveying instruments, except photogrammetrical and geodetic equipment......... 176,674 72,055 66,211 3829631,39 Photogrammetrical and geodetic equipment, except cameras AND............................... 3829629 Parts and components for drafting intruments and machines..................................... 8,305 10,890 12,652 3829629 Drafting intruments and machines, manual and automatic.................................... 88,980 16,154 97,568 - Represents zero. (NA) Not available. 1/Source: Bureau of the Census report, EM 545, U.S. Exports. 2/Source: Bureau of the Census report, IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption. Current Industrial Reports.................. 4