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tanium Mill Products, Ingot,


Es and Castings




NOVEMBER 1983
ITA991(83)-11
Issued February 1984


The statistics in this publication are based on a survey of tabulation. A description of the survey methodology and related
manufacturers and represent total U.S. shipments of titanium information appears in the January 1983 report for this series,
mill products, ingot, and castings. Estimates are included for ITA-991(83)-1, issued May 1983.
companies whose reports were not received in time for


Table 1. NET SMiPMENTS OF TITANIUM MILL PRODUCTS
(Thousands of pounds)
Product Nojeaber 1983 October 1983 November 19821
Total ...................................... 2.555 2,656 2,01
Sheet and arrip..................... ....
Platr........................................... ) ()
Porging and extruelon bllle...................... 1,197 1,10; 1,221
Rod d and bar...................................... 2) 86 181
Pastener srock and uire..........................
Etrulo....................................... 3935 306 3
Pipe and rubing..................................
Other..........................................
IData are revised from the annual summary, ITA-991(62)-1, issued September 1983.
2Net shipments Is the sum of iLll product shipments plus mill products coanumed In the
manufacture of fabricated products, less total receipts.
3Data for sheet and strip, plate, extrusion other than tubing), pipe and tubing, and other
have been combined to avoid disclosing Individual company dats.


Table 2. TITANIUM INGOT, MILL PRODUCTS, AND CASTINGS: 1982 TO 1983

(Inousands of pounds)
Ingot Mill products CartlnEs
Honth and year Pro- Con- Ship- Ending Pro- Net ship- Pro- Ship-
ductlon sumption ments Receipts invetrorleE duction Receiprs mental 2 ductlon ments
1983
November........................ 4,117 4,770 1,012 994 5, 03 2,855 342 2,555 19 45
October.......................... 4,799 5,068 873 890 5.672 3.020 314 2.656 75 29
September......................... 5.05, 5,372 950 950 5,527 ),546 723 3,050 85 35
August........................... 4,361 4,81. 80d 961 5,920 2,865 312 2,437 71 32
July.............................. 4,18 3,608 867 1,1-1 5,994 2.577 31. 2,287 48 29
June.............................. 5,048 5,168 945 92. 5,052 3,132 155 2,642 84 41
May............................... 1,769 3,665 1,002 968 5,221 3,021 .-2 2,691 81 '
Aprll............................. ].,657 3,46 918 746 5,101 2,567 198 2.u7 96 42
Narch............................. 4,10 4,354 1,151 1,181 5,01; 2,88' 191 2,876 100 55
Pebruary................. ..... 3.698 3,560 977 839 5,020 2.,18 224 2.613 10' 61
January........................... ].544 3,698 621 892 -.938 2,651 168 2,665 83 34
1982
Total...................... 53,072 55,161 8,.92 8,670 (I) 37,221 1,789 36.562 197 521
December.......................... 3,034 3,014 305 633 3,068 2,3o6 16. 2.869 ?2 37
November......................... 3.4&4 6,058 595 532 -.707 2,31 177 2,501 72 40
October........................... 3,598 3,829 671 536 5,386 2,35' 307 2,359 52 63
September......................... 3.392 31,07 846 698 5,579 2,877 319 2,99- 36 36
Augustl.......................... 3,877 3,676 466 589 5,88- 2.339 162 2.3-2 60 35
July.............................. 3,284 3,118 328 5-2 5.63' 2,433 1.4 2.362 61 35
June............................. 4.011 .,631 653 588 5,411 3,186 387 3,166 66 39
Hay.............................. 3,610 4,480 i56 670 3,994 3,084 357 2.946 59 -5
Aprll............................. 5,001 5,2.0 769 806 6.o0' 3,209 353 3,636 69 So
March............................. 6,858 7,320 867 1,I71 6.552 .,361 1'0 4,.54 90 59
February.......................... 6.505 6,202 97j 1,252 6,646 '.186 83u 3.458 83 55
January........................... 6,452 6.222 1,363 955 6,523 4,.75 825 3,655 71 43
(X) Not applicable.
ISee table I for more detailed data.
2Eet shipments is the sum of mill product shipments plus ill products consumed in The manufacture of fabricated products, less total
receipts.
3Inventorle for the year are those shorn for Decehmer.




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Table 3 NET PIPNIS. r. IOPO BTS. TS, APPARENT CONSUMPPTION OF TITANIUM MTLI. PRODUCTS 1982 TO 1983

IOuaniltv In thousands of pounds. vale In thouaands of dollars)

Exports ol domestic Percent Iaports for
merchandise1 2 exports to conauption1 4 Percent
4anu(ac- manuafa- Apparent Ipoarta to
Month and year turers net Estimated turer' net consuip- apparent
shripmens Value at produceren shipments rlonb consumption
(..untlity Q0uar.tite port value quantityy) Quantity Value5 (quantity) (quantity)

NOEMB 1983

Total..................................... .... 1..581 268 2,829 2,753 156 1,645 3.475
Titanium Ingot and forcing and extruslon billet ..... 2,229 180 1.72' 1. 81 8 5 62 2,054 (Z)
Titaniua mill products............................. 1.158 88 1.102 l,072 6 151 1.383 1.421 II

OCTOBER 1983

Total....................................................... 1.29 3li ,623 3,526 10 195 1.53L .]363 6
Titanium Ingot and forging and extrusion billet7..... 1.980 2h5 2, 4. 2,.?7 II 13 139 1,728 1
Titanium mill products............................... 1,549 ~t 10 1,049 6 182 1,392 1.635 11

SEPTEMBER 1983

Total.................................... .. -4,00 43O' 4.nl 3,910 I 229 2,088 3,195 6
Titanium ingot and forging and extrusion bill-t'..... ?,26% ]71 3,210 3.12. 17 30 210 1q91B
Titanium mill products..... ....................... 1,735 808 '86 3 199 1,878 1,187 1I

AUGUST 1983

Total......................................... 3.242 ) 9 3,A98 3,794 11 191 1,632 3.074 6
Titanium ingot and forging and extrusioc bille I..... 1,9-6 293 2,.03 2,728 15 9 62 1,662 1
Titanium mill products............................... 1.24 1.. I,,95 1.066 1'2 1,570 1,612 12

JULY 1983

Toril........................................ 3,15 2 3.-32 3,632 9 169 1,262 3,069 6
Titanium Ingot and forglng and extrueFon billet ..... 1,8.9 1-8 2,125 2,Oh6 8 12 93 1.723 1
Titanium mill products.... ........................ ........ 1.2 i2 1,607 1,56I 10 157 1,169 1,326 12

JUNE 1983

Total......................................... 3.587 37!] .350 ,?33 I.) 104 2,017 3.10 6
Titanium ingot and forging and extrusion billet7..... 2.312 269 9' 2,'.30 12 2n 173 2,063 1
Titanium mill products............................... .. 1.?2% 10 1.853 1.803 8 1'4 1.844 1,367 13

MAY 1983

Toal......................................... 3,693 1' 3.7-2 3.641 10 2M1 2,062 3.555 7
Titania Ingot and forging and extruslon bIllert .... 2,IR 2-1 I.A15 .1'66 I 2& 185 1.968 1
Titanium mill products................................. I,i50 136 1.42' i.'i 9 217 1, 1577 1,87 1

APRIL 1983

Total............ .............. ........ .19 32' ..,50 .,52. 10 In1 950 3,172 3
Titanium Ingot and ifar-i. and etrruslon billet ..... 7,2f. 23' 3,362 3,1'2 lu 9 9q 2,065 (Z)
Titanium mill products.............................. 1,111 4' 1,288 1,; 93 855 1,107 8

MARCH 1983

Total.......................................... .2 6 1.3i 5,169 li 169 1,581 3,811 4
Titanium ingot and forging and extrusion billet' ..... ?.2 22'' 5..2 2,9q,3 9 ? 88 2,601 (Z)
Titanium mill products.............................. I.- .4 1:.6 2.288 2,226 II 162 1,493 1,410 11

FEBRUARY 1983

Total ........................................ 3.olL 12'. 2,62 2,556 3 162 1,046 3,648
Titanium ingot and forelne aad extrelon billetr .... 229' 5i 1,111 1,061 2 25 234 2,266 I
Titanium mill products............................. 1.313 b8 1I.16 1.-'5 5 137 1,233 1,.82 10

JANUARY 1983

Total.......................................... 3,3'- 2A2 3.728 3,t28 8 106 1,107 3.168 3
Titanium ingot and forging and extrusion blletl....... 1.n'. 212 2.9' 2,.30 LL 6 85 1.758 (Z)
Titanium mill products.............................. 361 1 ],731 1,lq8 100 1,022 1,390 7

1982

Total.......................................... ..'.021 "6,'. 10Pi,6,06 '9.'901 15 2.1o6 22.269 41,987 5
Titanium ingot and forging and extrusion ballet ..... 28.,-.1 -,3n? n0.239 8.618 16 .?A 3,976 24,075 2
Titanium mill products................................. I.Aa.l 2.r.~n .rin.)h 9,2831 1 1.7.0 18,293 17,912 8

(Z) Less than one-half of 1 percent.

For a comparison of Standard Industrial Cla- sfl .at on lnf irl .c;: Sch.ed-le B export numbers. and TSUSA Import number., see table 4 In the January report
ITA991(83)-1, issued May 1983.
2Source: Bureau of the Census report FM 546. 'U.. Exports.
3These values were derived by use of adjustment ract-rs tn exclude frilpht. Insurance, and 3ther charpea Incurred In moving goods to the port of export.
This adjustment is made to convert the value t, an qpprooalstilt n oi the pr.:.duers' val.-e of exported g:.inds. Current ad ustment factors are baaed on dart
for 1981 which are published in Origir. .if Exp.orts of Manufactured Products. MB8liS1-5. appendl B. The current adJutm.ent factor for thil report ia 0.9731.
4Source: Bureau of the Census report IM l1.-Y. 1'.5. Import: for Consumption and General Imports.
5The value includes c.i.f. (coat, In.-rar.ce. and Ireliht I ia the firt purt of entr. I [the I'nrted States plus U.S. Import dutleq and other charges to
the import point.
6Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting reports irom the t.tal ao net snhipoers ilu' Inmports.
7Comparability of output, export, and Import clIaslfl.:Znionr for In-got ind bIllet assume that bloom, sheet bar, and alab are reported as Ingot or billet
in the output numbers. Figures for imports a Ingot and billet lisa Include powder, crystal, and slamllar Eornm which are excluded from the output and export
numbers.







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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS


inium Mill Products, Ingot,

\and Castings



JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1983


U.S. Department of Com
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS


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The statistics in this publication areiS a survey of companies whose reports were not received in time for
manufacturers and represent total U.S. shipments of titanium tabulation. A description of the survey methodology and related


mill products, ingot, and castings. Estimates are included for


information appears on page 4.


Table I. NET SHIPMENTS OP TITANILH MILL PRODUCTS
(Thousands of pounds)
Product February 1983 January 1943 February 1982 January 1982
Totally ......... ............... ... ....... 2,923 3,061 3,367 3,55
Sheet and strip..................................2) (2 2 2
PLate...........................................
Porging and eswrualon billet..................... 1,658 L,688 1,841 1,91.
Rod and bar............................ ........ .. 29. 238 21 1i2
Fastener stock and wire........................ .
Extruslon....................... 1,13, 21,373 21,5..
Pipe ad tubin..................................
Other ...........................................
Net shipments, total, Is the sm of mill product shipments plus mill products consumed In the
manufacture of fabricated products, less total receipts. Net shipments for each mill product
category also includes the consumption of 1ill products ir trat category in the manufacture of
other mill products. Detail may not add to the total because of this difference In deitnitl3r.
2Data for sneet and strip, plate, extrusion (otner than tubing), pipe and [ubing, and other
have been combined to arold dIscloslng individual company dati.


Table 2. TITANIUM INGOT, MILL PRODiOCTS, AND CASilNGS: 1981 TO 1983
( ihous nau of pounds)
Ingot Mi 11 pr-ducr Cvatlr.g-
Month and year Pro- Con- Ship- Ending Pro- Net ship- Pra- Ship-
duction sumption ments Peceipta luventorles ductlon Peceipts sentsl 2 duccion mt
1983
Pebruary.......................... 3,.1' 3,350 920 1,1- 5,019 2,365 198 2,923 10- cl
January.............................652 3,790 728 884 -,921 2,581 15I 3,061 8- 35
1982
Total....................... 53,072 55,161 8,492 8,670 (X) 32,221 .,'8 36,562 '9' l
December .......................... 3,03. 3,014 305 633 5,068 2,366 16- 2,869 7- 3?
November.......................... 3,.6t 4,058 595 532 .,70? 2,3.7 17I 2,I01 '2 0
October............................ 3,598 3,829 671 53- 5,386 2,35' 307 2.359 i2 .3
September......................... 3,392 3,07 BL6 198 5.579 2,87' 379 2,99. 36 36
August............................ 3,87,7 3,676 : 66 589 5,88R 2,339 162 2,3-2 o 3
July.............................. 3,284 3,118 528 5-2 5,634 2,433 1-- 2,382 nl
June............................... .,017 4,631 653 58d 5,-11 3,188 38' 3,16b 6- 3
Nay......................... 3,610 L,480 .5s 670 3,99- 3 308 35' 2,9.6 51 *
April............................. 5,001 5,204 769 806 6.405 3,29 353 3.36 -
Harch............................ 6,858 7,320 867 i,'371 ,552 ..361 '0O .-.5. 90 i
February.......................... 6,505 6,202 9S3 1,252 6.686 -185 830 3.-58 63 51
January.......................... 6,.52 6,222 1,363 955 6,523 .,-' 825 3.655 -3
1981........................ (NA) (NA) (IlA) (NA) (IA) 58,9i0 9,08- 50,983 no' -17


(NA) Not available.


(X) Not applicable.


1See table I for more detailed data.
2Net shipments, total, is the sum of mill product shlpmerns plus mill products conaumed In the manufacture ort iabrlcsir product, i1c.
tOLal receipts. Net shipments for each mILl product category also includes the consumprton of mill products In crar catrzory in the mi -
facture of other mill products. Detail does not add to the total of tnln difference in definitran.


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slightly overstated.

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extent that used or rebuilt products are significant in trade.

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Table 4. COMPARISON OF STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATIOi (SIC) CODES, SCHEDULE B EXPORT NUMBERS, AND I3USA IMPORT NUMBERS. 1983

Product Description Export Description Import D-criptaon
code number number

33562 741 ritanium ingots and forgings and 630.6420 Titanium ingots, billets, bloom,, 2629.1-60 Unurought titanium
extrusion billet................... sheet bar -ad slabs

33562 79 Titanium mill products.............. 630.6570 Wrought Utranli metal, including 629.2001 Wrought titanium metal, including
allows (excludes iponge, Ingots, allow ) (eailude: waste, scrip,
billees, blooms, sheet bars, and unwrought metal)
alaba, waite, and scrap)

Lomparaililty output, export, and import class[flcaEtor for inoot 3ad billet assume that bloom, Siret bar, and slao ire reported aE Ingot or
billet in the output codes.
2Figures for imports of Ingot and billet also include powder, crystals, and siiliar primary forms uhlch are excluded irm the output and export
codes.






DESCRIPTION OF SURVEY

Scope of Survey-This survey covers companies engaged in
producing titanium ingot, mill products, and castings.

Survey Methodology-The statistics in this publication are
collected by mail on Bureau of the Census monthly Form ITA-
991, Titanium Metal. The panel for this survey includes all
known producers of titanium ingot, mill products, and castings,
approximately 30 companies.

Survey Error-Figures for the current month include esti-
mates for panel members for which reports were not received
in time for tabulation. Such missing figures are "imputed"
based on month-to-month movements shown by reporting
firms. Imputation generally is limited to a maximum of 10 per-
cent for any one data cell. Figures with imputation rates greater
than 10 percent are footnoted.
The imputation rate is not an explicit indicator of the
potential error in published figures due to nonresponse because
the actual monthly movements for nonrespondents may or may
not closely agree with the imputed movements. The probable
range of difference between the actual and imputed figures is
not precisely known but is assumed to be small. The degree
of uncertainty regarding the accuracy of the published data,
however, increases as the percentage of imputation increases.
figures with imputation rates above 10 percent should be used
with caution.

Revision to Previous Period Data-Statistics for previous
months may be revised due to receipt of corrected data from
respondents, including the receipt of late reports for which
estimates were previously made as described above, and other
corrections. Figures which have been revised by more than 5
percent from previously published figures are indicated by
footnotes.

EXPLANATION OF TERMS

Gross Shipments of Mill Products-Represents mill shapes
shipped between producers plus mill shapes consumed in the
production of fabricated products such as forgings.

Net Shipments of Mill Products-Represents gross shipments
less receipts. For detail categories, net shipments also include
consumption in the manufacture of other mill shapes.

COMPARISON OF EXPORT, IMPORT, AND
DOMESTIC OUTPUT DATA

The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system used for
domestic output and the statistical export and import com-
modity classifications were developed independently and are
based on somewhat differing systems of classification. This
results in considerable difficulty in comparing the three types of
data for many commodity areas. The domestic output classifi-
cation is based on type of industry; on the other hand, the
export and import classification system is more materials
oriented. Aside from the differences in the basic commodity


classifications, there are additional problems involving import
data, since there are a substantial number of imported com-
modities which are not produced in the United States or which
are produced only in very small quantities and which, therefore,
have no comparable domestic output classification. The
relationships shown in this report should be considered only as
approximations, since, in addition to the problems mentioned
above, there are also the following problems affecting the
comparability of the three sets of data.


Valuation-There are different methods of valuation for the
three types of data:

Domestic Output-Valued at the point of production. It
includes the net sales price, f.o.b. plant, after discounts and
allowances, exclusive of freight charges and excise taxes.


Exports-Valued at the point of exportation. It includes
the selling price, or cost if not sold, and inland freight,
insurance, and other charges to the export point.
Estimated producers' values of exports have also been
developed. These values more closely approximate the values
reported for domestic output because they exclude freight,
insurance, and other charges applied from the producing
plant to the export point.

Imports-Valued at the first port of entry in the United
States. It includes c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight), duty,
and other charges to the import point.


Duplication in Quantity and Value of Output-Because
producers' shipments of some commodities may be used as
materials for incorporation into other commodities, combina-
tions of data for such commodities may contain a certain
amount of duplication. Thus, percentages of exports to output
or imports to apparent consumption outputt plus imports minus
exports) at four-digit or broader levels may be understated.
Where duplication is known to be substantial, the output data
are appropriately noted in the table.


Estimated Low- Valued Export and Import Transactions-The
import statistics include estimated value data for shipments
valued under $251. Effective August 1982, value data for
shipments valued under $251 are estimated from factors based
on the ratios of under $251 shipments to individual country
totals. Prior to August 1982, estimates were based on a
1-percent sample of documents for shipments valued under
$251. Effective with the statistics for March 1979, the lower
limit of the value ranges for estimating data for low-value export
shipments was raised from $251 to $501. Effective July 1981,
the statistics for countries other than Canada reflect fully
compiled data for shipments valued over $500. Prior to July
1981, these data were fully compiled only for shipments valued
$1,000 and over, while shipments valued $501 to $999 were
estimated, based on a 50 percent sample.







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Table 3. NET SHIPIENTSI. SPORTS. IMPORTS. AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OP TITANIUM HILL PRODUCTS 1981 TO 1983

(')Qantlit in thousands of pounds. ialue In tho 4pdm 'of' oLl'. -
r ^^", ^^.' -. ,- ,""S--------- -
Emports of damed PercR ,ports for
merc.a.ndlasel," e xpeorts o :'.10 u prl onl, Percent
nufi ac- --- manuf 9c- Apparent Importsr to
Month nd -rnor urrs' not j mted turIrg' nt conaump- apparent
,nIpment. Value ers' shI ents. lon6 consumption
tfqantltyi Q-uantlty po value .quantitv) Qua rr Value (quantity) (quantity)

FEBRUARY 193 I I I 2

Toal ................ ........... .... .. ... 3, -3 1 T A (1A, (NA) (8A (NA) fNA) (NA)
TTinlln In,.,t i n fringne? and ecruploan billet...... .5 NA) INA J (Ni (NA) / (N (NA) (NAJ (NA)
TItsnln *ill prsdutl1 ..................... .......... 1, NA) ilh (NA / d ) NA) ( )NA) (NA)

iANUI1RY It3

To.al ........................................... 31, 282 3.728 3.628 ... ---7 106 1.101 3.615 3
Ilcaniu Ingot and orgilng ana extrusion DllEct..... ..-16 212 2.-9' 2, 30 9 6 85 :.210 (Z)
Titanium m111 products .............................. L,33 70 1,231 1,198 5 100 1,022 1,403 7

1982

Total.......................................... 47,021 7,200 100,606 97,901 15 2,166 22,269 a1.987 5
Titanium ingot and forging and extrusion billet7.... 28,041 4,392 60,239 58,618 16 426 3,976 26.075 2
Titanium mill products ............................... 18,980 2,808 40,367 39,283 15 1,740 18,293 11,912 8

1981

Total .......................................... (NA) 12,098 159,454 155,165 (NA) 2,719 27,234 (WA) (NA)
Titanium ingot and forging and extrusion billet7 ..... (NA) 8,405 105,647 102,805 (NA) 488 5,221 (NA) (NA)
Titanium mill products................................ 27,303 3,693 53,807 52,360 13 2,231 22,013 25,841 9

(NA) Not available. (Z) Less than one-half of 1 percent.

For a comparison of Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, export (Schedule B) numbers, and import (TSUSA) numbers, see table 4.
2Source: Bureau of the Census report EN 546, U.S. Exports.
3These values were derived by use of adjustment factors to exclude freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in moving goods to the port of export.
This adjustment is made to convert the values to an approximation of the producers' value of exported goods. Current adjustment factors are based on data
for 1980 which are published in Origin of Exports of Manufactured Products, M80(AS)-6, appendix B. Comparable adjustment factors for earlier years are
based on similar factors developed for 1971 and 1972. The current adjustment factor for this report is 0.9731.
4Source: Bureau of the Census report IN 145-X, U.S. Imports for Consumption and General Imports.
5The value includes c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) at the first port of entry in the United States plus U.S. import duties and other charges to
the import point.
6Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from the total of net shipments plus imports.
7Comparability of output, export, and import classifications for ingot and billet assume that bloom, sheet bar, and slab are reported as ingot or billet
in the output numbers. Figures for imports of ingot and billet also include powder, crystal, and similar forms which are excluded from the output and export
numbers,