U.S. Census Bureau Bed and Bath Furnishings - Fourth Quarter 2004 MQ314X(04)-4 Issued March 2005 See the PDF document for information regarding the scope of the survey, obtaining reports and other pertinent information about this publication. Address inquiries concerning these data to Consumer Goods Industries Branch, U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, DC 20233-6900, or call Cathy Knudsen, 301- 763- 4642.
Table 1a. Summary of Production and Shipments of Sheets, Pillowcases, and Terry Towels: 2002 to 200 [Quantity in thousands of dozens. Value in thousands of dollars] Sheets, flat and fitted 1/ Quarter and year Shipments Production (quantity) 2004 Total............................... 10,513 Fourth quarter................... Third quarter..................... Second quarter........................ First quarter........................ 2003 Total............................... 11,924 Fourth quarter................... Third quarter..................... Second quarter................ First quarter....................... 2002 Total............................... 13,613 13,617 1,118,053 13,835 13,379 2,861 2,795 3,012 3,256 11,620 2,913 2,851 2,836 3,020 914,510 222,407 217,599 236,982 237,522 11,752 2,914 2,862 2,873 3,103 11,885 2,964 2,968 2,897 3,056 2,353 2,678 2,526 2,956 11,163 2,602 2,928 2,760 2,873 830,107 196,538 217,603 196,058 219,908 11,223 2,471 2,941 2,683 3,128 11,754 2,638 3,107 2,964 3,045 Quantity Value Production (quantity) Shipments Quantity Pillowcases
Fourth quarter........................................................................................................................................... 2,992 3,018 243,172 3,081 3,006 Third quarter............................................................................................................................................. 3,308 3,387 276,063 3,145 3,259 Second quarter................................................................................................................................. 3,700 3,704 298,484 3,806 3,588 First quarter......................................................................................................................................... 3,613 3,508 300,334 3,803 3,526 1/Excludes crib sheets.
owcases, and Terry Towels: 2002 to 2004
Terry towels
Shipments Value Production (quantity)
Shipments Quantity Value
343,800 77,737 89,322 83,729 93,012
20,822 4,493 5,227 5,706 5,396
21,406 4,669 5,354 5,778 5,605
715,575 162,708 180,124 190,762 181,981
384,687 91,330 85,178 101,990 106,189
25,346 5,685 5,791 6,545 7,325
26,370 5,669 5,832 7,199 7,670
822,099 182,851 184,891 217,957 236,400
465,286 97,449 116,591 124,041 127,205
29,635 7,209 6,280 8,381 7,765
29,550 7,241 6,082 7,996 8,231
946,114 227,925 211,344 254,071 252,774
Table 1b. Inventories and Unfilled Orders of Sheets, Pillowcases, and Finished Terry Towels: 2002 to 2 [Inventories in thousands of dozens. Unfilled orders in thousands of dollars] Inventories Quarter and year Sheets, flat and fitted 1/ Sheets, flat and fitted 1/
Pillowcases
Terry towels
2004 Fourth quarter........................ Third quarter..................... Second quarter........................ First quarter........................ 2003 Fourth quarter........................ Third quarter........................ Second quarter.................. First quarter.......................... 2002 Fourth quarter............................................................................................................................................. 2,395 2,180 3,693 63,064 Third quarter............................................................................................................................................. 2,455 2,149 2,753 68,165 Second quarter................................................................................................................................. 2,432 2,263 4,213 89,881 First quarter......................................................................................................................................... 2,505 2,251 4,877 84,378 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 1/Excludes crib sheets. 1,867 2,011 2,523 2,582 1,612 1,639 2,116 2,247 1,826 2,054 3,546 3,403 49,439 55,054 39,468 63,284 1,501 1,703 1,744 1,926 1,416 1,537 1,542 1,684 1,929 2,442 2,594 2,137 38,100 35,816 51,937 50,115
ets, Pillowcases, and Finished Terry Towels: 2002 to 2004
Unfilled orders
Pillowcases
Terry towels
16,469 10,520 22,553 23,991
(D) (D) (D) (D)
23,827 28,086 19,066 29,785
(D) (D) 36,978 17,656
31,213 35,829 44,112 44,107
28,553 26,217 34,909 26,213
Table 2. Production and Shipments of Sheets, Pillowcases, Towels, Bedspreads, and Blankets [Quantity in thousands of dozens. Value in thousands of dollars] Fourth quarter 2004 Product description Production (quantity) Shipments Quantity Value
Sheets and pillowcases................................................................................................................................. 4,928 5,338 279,834
Crib size sheets and pillowcases.............................................................................................................. 104 98 5,559 Sheets, excluding crib............................................................................................................................... 2,353 2,602 196,538 Chiefly polyester blends with cotton...................................................................................................... 1,885 2,014 129,255 All cotton and chiefly cotton.................................................................................................................. (D) (D) (D) All other fabrics..................................................................................................................................... (D) (D) (D)
Pillowcases, excluding crib....................................................................................................................... 2,471 2,638 77,737 Chiefly polyester blends with cotton.................................................................................................... 2,002 2,054 48,210 All cotton and chiefly cotton.......................................................... (D) (D) (D) All other fabrics................................................................................................................................... (D) (D) (D)
Finished towels............................................................................................................................. 4,493 4,669 162,708 By end use: Kitchen............................................................................................................................. (D) (D) (D) Bath...................................................................................................................................... 2,288 2,480 104,614 Hand, face, guest, and fingertip.............................................................................................................. 1,774 1,781 38,984 Bath/tub mats.......................................................................................................................................... 156 145 6,825 All other........................................................................................................................................ (D) (D) (D) Washcloths............................................................................................................................................... 3,057 3,064 26,639 Tailored bedspreads (except knit) ........................................................ 89 113 All cotton and chiefly cotton................................................................ 19 19 All manmade and chiefly manmade.......................................................... 94 70 Nontailored bedspreads........................................................................... 5 All cotton and chiefly cotton............................................................... (D) All manmade and chiefly manmade.......................................................... (D) 6 (D) (D) 21,809 2,186 19,623 2,029 (D) (D) 204,229 70,667 103,220 30,342
Comforters and quilts................................................................................. 569 560 All cotton and chiefly cotton............................................................... 190 202 All manmade and chiefly manmade.......................................................... 315 343 Downfilled.......................................................................................................... 36 43
Blankets........................................................................................................................ 110,307 879 1,037 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.
r/Revised by 5 percent or more from
published data.
ses, Towels, Bedspreads, and Blankets
Third quarter 2004 Shipments Production (quantity) 5,750 131 2,678 2,329 (D) (D) 2,941 2,543 (D) (D) 5,227 (D) 2,736 2,003 169 (D) 3,430 97 24 73 10 (D) (D) 584 r/ 204 349 31 918 Quantity 6,165 130 2,928 2,450 (D) (D) 3,107 2,586 (D) (D) 5,354 (D) 2,771 2,040 227 (D) 3,292 111 24 87 10 (D) (D) 569 r/ 212 322 35 1,030 Value 314,242 7,317 217,603 151,296 (D) (D) 89,322 61,379 (D) (D) 180,124 (D) 113,184 44,586 6,836 (D) 27,590 23,351 3,275 20,076 2,824 (D) (D) 206,148 r/ 76,493 103,766 25,889 96,856
mpanies.
r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously
Table 3. Shipments, Exports, Imports, and Apparent Consumption of Sheets, Pillowcases, and Towels [Quantity in thousands of dozens. Value in thousands of dollars]
Product code
Product description
Manufacturers' shipments Quantity Value
Exports of domestic merchandise 1/ Quantity Value
Fourth quarter 2004 3141293000, 313210C110, Q000 3141295010, 313210B110, R141 pt. Sheets and pillowcases............................................................................235 5,338 279,834 16,568
Terry woven towels and washcloths......................................................................................................................................... 7,733 189,347 489 15,941
Third quarter 2004 3141293000, 313210C110, Q000 3141295010, 313210B110, R141 pt. pt. Partial. Sheets and pillowcases............................................................................271 6,165 314,242 18,105
Terry woven towels and washcloths......................................................................................................................................... 8,646 207,714 307 12,130
1/Source: Census Bureau report EM 545, U.S. Exports. 2/Source: Census Bureau report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption. 3/Dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, freight) value at the first port of entry in the United States plus U 4/Apparent consumption represents new domestic supply and is derived by subtracting exports from the total of ma
Note: For comparison of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-based product codes with Sc see Table 4.
Percent exports to manufacturers' shipments Quantity Value
Imports for consumption 2/ Quantity Value 3/
Apparent consumption 4/ Quantity Value
Percent imports to apparent consumption Quantity Value
4.4
5.9
6,603
327,081
11,706
590,347
56.4
55.4
6.3
8.4
34,436
339,745
38,616
486,512
82.6
66.2
4.4
5.8
6,346
281,870
12,240
578,007
51.8
48.8
3.6
5.8
32,952
347,046
37,999
515,040
79.8
64.0
he United States plus U.S. import duties. ts from the total of manufacturers' shipments plus imports. product codes with Schedule B export codes, and HTSUSA import codes
Table 4. Comparison of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-Based Product C with Schedule B Export Codes, and HTSUSA Import Codes: 2004 Product code 3141293000, 313210C110, Q000
Product description
Sheets and pillowcases....................................................................................
3141295010, 313210B110,
Terry woven towels and washcloths.................................................................
R141 pt.
pt. Partial
1/Source: 2004 edition, Harmonized System-based Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Do Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States. 2/Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Annotated (2004).
ndustry Classification System (NAICS)-Based Product Codes
Export code 1/ 6302.10.0000 6302.21.0015 6302.21.0025 6302.22.0010 6302.22.0020 6302.29.0000 6302.31.0015 6302.31.0025 6302.32.0010 6302.32.0020 6302.39.0000
Import code 2/ 6302.10.0005 6302.10.0008 6302.10.0015 6302.10.0020 6302.21.3010 6302.21.3020 6302.21.5010 6302.21.5020 6302.21.7010 6302.21.7020 6302.21.9010 6302.21.9020 6302.22.1010 6302.22.1020 6302.22.1030 6302.22.1040 6302.22.2010 6302.22.2020 6302.29.0010 6302.29.0020 6302.31.3010 6302.31.3020 6302.31.5010 6302.31.5020 6302.31.7010 6302.31.7020 6302.31.9010 6302.31.9020 6302.32.1010 6302.32.1020 6302.32.1030 6302.32.1040 6302.32.2010 6302.32.2020 6302.32.2030 6302.32.2040 6302.39.0010 6302.39.0020 6302.39.0030 6302.60.0010 6302.60.0020
6302.60.0010 6302.60.0020
6302.60.0030 6302.91.0010
6302.60.0030 6302.91.0005 6302.91.0015 6302.91.0025 6302.93.1000
ystem-based Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and of the United States, Annotated (2004).