NA Not available.
1 Includes man-made fiber top converted from tow without combing. Anumber of companies were added for 1990 based on information in the 1987Census of Manufactures. Data were received from these companies for 1990;therefore, the information shown for years prior to 1990 may not bedirectly comparable. These changes represent approximately 20 percent ofthe total fibers consumed on the woolen system and worsted combing.
2 Data are shown on a scoured basis for greasy wool.
3 Shorn and pulled wool of sheep excludes raw wool consumed in cottonsystem spinning to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies.
4 Includes reprocessed and reused wool, mohair, alpaca, vicuna, andother specialty fibers as well as tops and noils consumed in woolenspinning and mohair consumed in worsted combing. Does not include wooltops consumed in cotton system spinning.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, through 1992, Current Industrial Reports, MA22K, MA22Q, MQ22D and MQ23X, annual; andManufacturing Profiles, series MP/98, annual.

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*SHEETS, PILLOWCASES, AND TOWELS

PURPOSE

To provide detailed data on production and shipments of sheets,pillowcases, and towels. The United States Code, Title 13, authorizes thissurvey and provides for voluntary quarterly and mandatory annualresponses. The American Textile Manufacturers Institute funds thecollection of supplemental detailed information such as thread count andsize breakouts.

COVERAGE

All companies that produce sheets, pillowcases, and towels in the U.S.(most but not all are partially in SIC 2392). In 1993, the value ofshipments of sheets was over $1 billion.

CONTENT

Data are collected for over 50 types of products. Data include production,quantity and value of shipments, and inventories by type of fabric, size,end use and method of distribution.

FREQUENCY

Quarterly and annually; reported data are for activities taking place duringthe applicable reporting period. Data on sheets, pillowcases, and towelshave been collected since 1960.

METHODS

A mail-out/mail-back survey of all 45 known manufacturers; annualreports are required from those companies that do not report monthly.Companies were identified from the latest census of manufactures and arecontacted using form MQ23X. Quarterly data may be revised if firms laterprovide corrected data or return the annual report. Annual figures arecompared with the data from the annual survey of manufactures toreconcile any differences between the two series.

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