EXHIBIT A.-Glass and glassware-United States production, imports for consumption, and domestic exports, by kinds, years 1950 to 1952, inclusive. Grand total, glass and glassware... 1, 336, 196, 000 2 1, 491, 439, 000 2 1, 508, 599,000 1,619, 865,000 See footnotes at end of table. Source: U. S. Department of Commerce in collaboration with U. S. Tariff Commission: 1 Preliminary. 2 Estimated and subject to revision. Estimates for 1953 supplied by American Glassware Association. Imports of duty-free stained and painted glass windows and pictorial paintings on glass are included in another commodity group and are not shown on this table. Almost entirely machinemade. In 1953, $244,596 from Canada as electronic glass. Largely handmade. • Almost entirely handmade. Imports of kitchen articles are believed to be small. Imports of smokers' articles are included in another commodity group and are not shown on this table. Separation of these data into blown and pressed categories is based on trade estimates. 7 Consists largely of prisms and chandelier parts. Includes about $350,000 of television tubes, imported as blown or decorated (coated) glassware; imports of such items in later years have been negligible. 9 Includes electronic tube and light bulb blanks for 1950-51; electronic tube blanks are included for 1952 and 1953 under technical, scientific, industrial, and other ware. 10 Imports of camera and projection lenses and lenses fitted to instruments are included in another commodity group and are not shown on this table. Includes certain fiber glass products in 1950-51 which in later years are included under another classifi cation. Exports of sun and goggle glasses and ophthalmic and instrument lenses are included in another commodity group and are not shown on this table. EXHIBIT B.-American Glassware Association summary of annual imports of glassware most generally produced by members showing dollar totals and principal exporting countries, period 1945 to 1953, inclusive $4, 467 $4 $459 $10 1946. $3,066 263, 649 $563 740 187 1, 223 7,592 1947. $4,052 $278 296, 993 256 1,470 807 650 8, 265 1948 1,370 96 1,004, 966 1,421 50 1,876 11,899 1949 21, 561 3,850 781,872 1,295 3, 719 8,917 1950. 15, 288 3.272 586, 893 473 1,039 2,752 5, 563 1951. 15, 079 703, 649 180 1,603 5,824 26, 353 156 1,993 19, 106 841 1952. 128 281, 743 35, 866 221 355 3,227 10, 905 1953. 739 466 24, 147 292, 332 706 5273100 Chimneys: 1,373 5, 522 262 8,474 14, 302 Out, classification discontinued; included in 5273500 in year 1953. |