Saccharin from China - USITC

Table C-1Saccharin: Summary data concerning the U.S. market, 2003-08(Quantity=1,000 pounds, value=1,000 dollars, unit values, unit labor costs, and unit expenses are per pound; period changes=percent, except where noted)Reported dataPeriod changesItem 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2003-08 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08U.S. consumption quantity:Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Producers' share (1) . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Importers' share (1):China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***All other sources . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Total imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***U.S. consumption value:Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Producers' share (1) . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Importers' share (1): *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***All other sources . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Total imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***U.S. imports from:China:Quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3 2 226 1,115 2,951 19450.6 -79.8 -39.7 12149.9 394.4 164.7Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 8 13 736 3,433 28,863 111134.2 -68.2 57.0 5582.8 366.5 740.8Unit value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.72 $2.70 $7.03 $3.26 $3.08 $9.78 469.0 57.1 160.4 -53.6 -5.6 217.7Ending inventory quantity . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***All other sources:Quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,982 3,937 4,608 4,275 4,931 5,396 80.9 32.0 17.0 -7.2 15.3 9.4Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,795 10,211 14,297 13,315 15,705 55,618 718.5 50.3 40.0 -6.9 18.0 254.1Unit value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.28 $2.59 $3.10 $3.11 $3.18 $10.31 352.3 13.8 19.6 0.4 2.3 223.7Ending inventory quantity . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***All sources:Quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,997 3,940 4,610 4,501 6,046 8,346 178.5 31.5 17.0 -2.4 34.3 38.0Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,821 10,219 14,310 14,050 19,137 84,481 1138.5 49.8 40.0 -1.8 36.2 341.4Unit value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.28 $2.59 $3.10 $3.12 $3.17 $10.12 344.7 13.9 19.7 0.6 1.4 219.8Ending inventory quantity . . . . 325 309 326 341 434 691 112.6 -4.8 5.5 4.4 27.3 59.4U.S. producers':Average capacity quantity . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Production quantity . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Capacity utilization (1) . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***U.S. shipments:Quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Unit value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Export shipments:Quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Unit value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Ending inventory quantity . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Inventories/total shipments (1) . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Production workers . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Hours worked (1,000s) . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Wages paid ($1,000s) . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Hourly wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Productivity (pounds per hour) . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Unit labor costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Net sales:Quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Unit value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Cost of goods sold (COGS) . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Gross profit or (loss) . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***SG&A expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Operating income or (loss) . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Capital expenditures . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Unit COGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Unit SG&A expenses . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Unit operating income or (loss) . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***COGS/sales (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***Operating income or (loss)/sales (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***(1) "Reported data" are in percent and "period changes" are in percentage points.(2) Not applicable.(3) Not meaningful.Note.--Financial data are reported on a fiscal year basis and may not necessarily be comparable to data reported on a calendar year basis. Because of rounding,figures may not add to the totals shown. Unit values and shares are calculated from the unrounded figures.Source: Compiled from data submitted in response to Commission questionnaires and from official Commerce statistics.C-3