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Cotton counts Iicustomers IJA(I1Y1 f1J L:ffiWiiwI J National C--totton ouncil ri OF A ME RICA Economic Serv ices COMPC 3, F 0, 6 ~~'Vy i 4 prcj ttncunts Custmrs THE QUANTITY OF COTTON CONSUMED IN FINAL USES PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES Revised 1992 Revised 1993 Preliminary 1994 JAMES T. HOWELL, JR., Senior Market Analyst Copyright 1995 by National Cotton Council of America P.O. Box 12285 Memphis, TN 38182 FOREWORD Cotton Counts Its Customers contains annual estimates of the quantities of cotton and competing materials consumed in specified textile products manufactured in the United States. The product list is extensive, but not exhaustive -- a full accounting of fiber consumption is not implied (see Data Limitations later in this text.) Each annual edition provides end-use data for the most recent three years; special editions present revised data for a series of years along with supplementary information on conversion factors and typical cotton materials consumed. The most recent special edition, published in February 1973, contains data for the years 1965-1971. The 1995 edition contains revised 1992, revised 1993, and preliminary 1994 end-use consumption data. The report is presented in two sections: Section I summarizes end-use consumption of cotton and competing materials in 92 major product classifications; Section II is a detailed tabulation of statistical data for each end-use item within the major product classifications. Included in this section are: (a) domestic production of each item; (b) total woven fabrics, knitting yarns, and other textile materials consumed in each use; (c) cotton's percentage share of total materials; and (d) the quantity of gray and raw cotton consumed in each end use. Note: This edition utilizes a revised end-use format. These changes have been made to conform with revisions in reports published by the Industry Division, Bureau of the Census, United States Department of Commerce. Conversion Factors and Methodology Beginning with the February 1973 Special Edition of Cotton Counts Its Customers, a change was effected in the method of calculating the "cotton equivalent" of competing materials. The methodology and the reasons for incorporating it were discussed in the introductions to major sections of that report. Prior to the change, the "cotton equivalent" of competing materials was calculated on the basis of typical cotton materials in use -- or conventional cotton materials which might be used in competition with other materials -- with allowances for differences in use-life, style, and strength-to-bulk ratios. Effective with the February 1973 Special Edition, total gray material and raw fiber consumption are calculated on the basis of estimated average weight of all materials -- cotton and other -- in each end use. The result of the change is an estimate of total gray fabric, yarn, and other materials utilized, not in terms of "cotton equivalents" but in terms of actual pounds of all materials consumed. However, there continue to be differences in processing wastes and sizing contents of cotton and its principal natural and man-made competitors. To the extent these differences exist, the measure of raw fiber in bales continues to be expressed in "cotton equivalents" rather than in actual volume of all fibers consumed. Except in instances where considerable shifts have occurred since 1971 in material requirements per unit and/or average weight of fabrics, conversion factors presented in Section IV of the February 1973 Special Edition of Cotton Counts Its Customers also are used in this edition. Comparability Individual end-use estimates in this issue are comparable with those reported in the February 1973 Special Edition unless otherwise annotated. It should be noted, however, that lining and pocketing, previously tabulated with appropriate end-use items, now are shown as separate end uses at the end of men's, women's, and children's apparel sections. Grand totals and sub-totals for apparel, home furnishings, and industrial uses are not comparable with those published in the February 1973 Special Edition because of the addition of some women's and children's apparel linings and pocketings not previously included and the deletion of the following items from end-use coverage: Men's, Boys', & Women's Caskets Leather Coats & Jackets Flags Men's, Women's & Children's Electrical Insulation Dress Gloves Laundry & Dry Cleaning Materials All-leather Work Gloves Mail Bags Men's, Women's, & Children's Meat Stockinettes Plastic & Rubberized Rainwear Twisted paper, Jute & Hard Men's & Boys' Shirt Interlinings Fiber Rope, Cordage, & Twine Shower Curtains Saturated Woven Fabrics Automobile Replacement Seat Covers Shoe Laces & Waterproof Footwear Automobile Laces & Bindings Miscellaneous Sporting Equipment Automobile Head Rests Gummed Tapes Loose-leaf Binder Materials Tracing Cloth Dropping these items reduces Cotton Counts Its Customers end-use coverage by approximately 1%. End-Use Consumption Versus Mill Consumption As in previous editions, end-use estimates of raw cotton consumption do not agree with total mill consumption of cotton for a specified calendar year because: a) Many small uses are not included in the end-use estimates; b) Time lags occur between mill consumption of raw cotton and the conversion of yarns and fabrics into end-use products; c) Inventories of yarns and fabrics vary from one year to another; d) An unknown quantity of spinnable cotton waste included in some end-use products has been calculated as staple cotton; and, e) Imported yarns and fabrics used in products manufactured in the United States are included in this report; exported yarns and fabrics are excluded. Acknowledgement Statistical data in this report were compiled by the National Cotton Council's market research staff. The interest and cooperation of the many representatives of private companies, trade associations, and government agencies who contributed information are acknowledged with appreciation TABLE OF CONTENTS Page COTTON CONSUMPTION BY END USES: ARRAYED BY SIZE, 1994 ........ 1 SECTION I: CONSUMPTION OF COTTON AND COMPETING MATERIALS SUMMARIZED BY MAJOR END USES, REVISED 19921 REVISED 1993, AND PRELIMINARY 1994 . 3 Summary ............................. 3 Men's, Youths', & Boys' Apparel ................ 4 Women's, Misses', & Juniors' Apparel ............. 5 Girls', Children's, & Infants' Apparel ............ 7 Home Furnishings ....................... 9 Industrial Uses ........................ 10 SECTION II: ESTIMATED END-USE CONSUMPTION OF COTTON AND COMPETING MATERIALS, REVISED 1992, REVISED 1993, AND PRELIMINARY 1994 ..... 13 Introduction ......................... 13 REVISED 1992 Summary ............................ 15 Men's, Youth's, & Boys' Apparel ................ 16 Women's, Misses', & Juniors' Apparel ............. 24 Girls', Children's, & Infants' Apparel ............ 28 Home Furnishings ....................... 33 Industrial Uses ........................ 38 REVISED 1993 Summary ............................ 47 Men's, Youths', & Boys' Apparel ................ 48 Women's, Misses', & Juniors' Apparel ............. 56 Girls', Children's, & Infants' Apparel ............ 60 Home Furnishings ....................... 65 Industrial Uses ........................ 70 PRELIMINARY 1994 Summary ............................ 79 Men's, Youth', & Boys' Apparel ................ 80 Women's, Misses', & Juniors' Apparel ............. 88 Girls', Children's, & Infants' Apparel ............ 92 Home Furnishings ....................... 97 Industrial Uses ....................... 102 FOOTNOTES ............................. 111 L COTTON CONSUMPTION BY END USE ARRAYED BY SIZE Thousands of 480 Pound Bales PRELIMINARY 1994 1 NIB SHIRTS (14) ............... 1565 NIB COATS, JACKETS & VESTS EXCL. LEATHER (7 68 2 N/B TROUSERS & SHORTS (1) .......... 1419 28 GCI UNDERWEAR ................ 66 3 TOWELS & WASH CLOTHS . 944 29 CURTAINS, EXCL, SHOWER ............ 63 4 DRAPERY, UPHOLSTERY & SLIP COVER FABRICS (21) 846 30 TARPAULINS, WOVEN .............. 62 5 WMJ SLACKS, DUNGAREES, & JEANS . 809 31 WMJ COATS, JACKETS & VESTS . 61 6 NIB UNDERWEAR ................ 128 32 WHJ SWEATERS & JERSEYS, KNIT (16) ....... 56 7 SHEETS & PILLOWCASES (34) .......... 653 33 WMJ NIGHTWEAR ................ 55 8 WNJ BLOUSES & SHIRTS . 522 34 WNJ ROBES, DRESSING GOWNS, & HOUSECOATS . 52 9 WMJ DRESSES ................. 281 35 RUGS 9 CARPETS (33) ............. 52 10 GCI SLACKS, DUNGAREES, & JEANS ........ 210 36 ABRASIVES, PRINCIPALLY WOVEN . 50 11 RETAIL PIECE GOODS (32) ........... 261 37 N/B JUMPSUITS/OVERALLS/COVER- ALLS & SKI SUI 45 12 HOSIERY, MEN'S ONLY, KNIT (12)........ 183 38 PADS, QUILTED, EXCL. FILLING . 45 13 BLANKETS & BLANKETING ............ 169 39 BOOK BINDINGS, EXCL. LOOSE- LEAF BINDERS (42 40 14 GCI HOSIERY, SIZES 3 TO 11.......... 151 40 GCI DRESSES ................. 40 15 MEDICAL SUPPLIES (43) ............ 129 41 ROPE, CORDAGE & TWINE, EXCL. HARD FIBER/JUTE 33 16 GCI BLOUSES & SHIRTS ............. 121 42 WMJ ACTIVE APPAREL . 31 11 WMJ SKIRTS . 121 43 M/S SWEATERS, KNIT (16) ........... 28 18 THREAD, INDUSTRIAL .............. Ill 44 NIB WASHABLE SERVICE APPAREL . 28 19 COMFORTERS & QUILTS (26)........... 109 45 WNJ FOUNDATION GARMENTS (22)......... 27 20 WMJ UNDERWEAR ................ 93 46 N/B ACTIVE APPAREL . 26 21 GLOVES & MITTENS, WORK TYPE, INCL. WOMEN'S 93 41 WIPING 9 POLISHING CLOTHS, WOVEN ...... 23 22 NIB LINING & POCKETING, ............ 91 48 BELTS, MACHINERY (TEXTILE CONTENT ONLY). 23 23 WMJ SHORTS & OTHER PLAYGARMENTS ....... 86