MA311D Confectionery

2007

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
MA311D — CONFECTIONERY
DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Scope of survey

c. Unit of measure

This survey covers all firms in the United States producing
consumer-type chocolate and confectionery and industrial
chocolate, excluding cough drops, medicated candy, roasted
peanuts, unsweetened popcorn, and fountain syrup. Small
firms which manufacture confectionery for sale at retail on
the premises are not included in this survey.

Quantity — Report all quantities in thousands of
pounds.
Value — Report all values in thousands of dollars.
3. Definitions
a. Product type

2. Figures to be reported
CHOCOLATE-TYPE CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS
Companies with more than one establishment manufacturing
the products covered by this survey are requested to
complete a separate form for each location. If you have not
received a separate report form for each of your establishments, please call the contact shown on the report form or
write to the U.S. Census Bureau for additional forms.
a. Quantity and value of shipments
The figures on quantity and value of shipments should
include the physical shipments of all consumer-type
confectionery products sold or shipped on consignment,
whether for domestic or export sale. The value represents
the net sales price, f.o.b. plant, to the customer or branch to
which the products are shipped, net of discounts,
allowances, freight charges, and returns. Products bought
and resold without further manufacture or packaging should
not be included in shipments in sections I, II, or III.
b. Materials consumed
Report the amounts and value of materials used in the
manufacture of consumer-type confectionery items reported
in product sales under sections I, II, and III. Do not include
ingredients to make products excluded from sections I, II,
and III, such as cough drops, medicated candies, salted
nuts, unsweetened popcorn, fountain syrups, or other
noncandy items.
The value of materials consumed should be based on the
delivered cost, i.e., the amount paid or payable after
discounts, but including freight and other direct charges
incurred in acquiring the materials. Report the actual value
(i.e., cost) of materials consumed, regardless of date or
purchase.
Materials transferred from other plants within your company
should be assigned their full economic value, as assigned by
the shipping plant, plus cost of freight and handling charges.

Products which contain as an ingredient either real
chocolate or a chocolate compound containing substitute
raw material ingredients such as cocoa butter extenders.
Products comprising various types of chocolate-type and
nonchocolate-type pieces (such as certain boxed
assortments) should be reported as chocolate-type
assortments. Fund-raising products should be included
under the appropriate category.
Solid — Including hollow molded and containing no
additional foods of any kind. Examples are chocolate
stars, Easter bunnies, hollow chocolate Santas, solid
chocolate candy bars, etc.
Solid with inclusions — Solid chocolate mixed with other
foods such as dried fruits, nuts, rice, etc.
Enrobed or molded with bakery product center — Molded
or enrobed chocolate exterior with a baked cookie or wafer
center. May or may not have additional confectionery
layers or ingredients.
Enrobed or molded with candy, nuts, fruit, or granola
center — Examples are chocolate covered cherries,
candy bars covered in chocolate with centers of nougat,
granola, caramel, peanuts, etc.
Panned — Products manufactured using the panning
process.
Assortments and others — Products comprising an
assortment of two or more of the above subcategories,
and/or products which do not fall in any of the above
combinations of product types.
OTHER CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS
Comprised of coatings, both chocolate and compound,
including baking chocolate sold in bars and chips through
retail outlets; chocolate chips and other chocolate coatings

USCENSUSBUREAU

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DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS — Continued
black. Other flavors and colors may be substituted in
licorice-type. Examples are licorice twists, licorice
shoelaces, and nuggets, etc.

3. Definitions — Continued
a. Product type — Continued
sold to bakers, ice cream manufacturers, biscuit and
cracker manufacturers, and other outlets; chocolate liquor,
cocoa butter melted and cocoa cake and powder.

Chewing gum — An emulsion consisting of a polymer
base, sweeteners, bulk fillers and flavors.
b. Types of materials

NONCHOCOLATE TYPE CONFECTIONERY
PRODUCTS

Milk products (item code 4111 ) — Include all milk
products such as fluid milk and cream; condensed,
evaporated, and dried; creamery butter.

All other confectionery products which do not contain
either real chocolate or chocolate compound as an
ingredient.
Hard candy — Comprising sugar mass which is processed
to be nongrained, sugar mass which is grained through
seration, brittles which frequently contain nuts. Examples
are pops, lemon drops, pressed mints, dessert mints,
candy canes, and sour balls.

Fats and oils (item code 4101) — Include margarine,
hydrogenated shortenings, corn, cottonseed, coconut,
soybean and peanut oils, etc. Exclude slab oils.
Nuts and nutmeats (item codes 4121, 4131, and 4141) —
To convert from nuts in shells to shells or kernel basis use
the following factors:
WEIGHT FACTOR TABLE

Chewy candy — Comprising plastic-textured grained or
nongrained caramel which is sometimes mixed with corn
or other foods, toffee which is less plastic than caramel,
taffies which vary from hard chewy to soft chewy, grained
and nongrained nougats. Examples are caramel covered
popcorn, caramels, plain granola bars, and fruit based
confectionery, etc.
Soft candy — Comprising crystallized and noncrystallized
creams, fudges, grained and nongrained marshmallows,
soft jellies, and gummis. Examples are candy corn, orange
slices, gummi bears, and gummi worms.
Iced/coated — Enrobed, formed, or deposited
nonchocolate confectioner's coated candies.
Examples are bark, "white chocolate," coconut bonbons.
Panned — Products manufactured using the panning
process. Examples are jelly beans and Boston baked
beans.
Licorice and licorice type — Sugar and starch based
product flavored with licorice extract and colored

TYPE

WEIGHT
(In shell)

WEIGHT
(Kernels)

Peanuts

1

0.64

Almonds

1

0.43

Brazil

1

0.50

Filberts

1

0.45

Pecans

1

0.40

Pistachios

1

0.50

Walnuts

1

0.42

Peanut butter, 1 lb. peanut butter equals 1.18 lbs.
Other edible materials (item code 4161) — Include
corn starch, essential oils, flavoring, eggs and egg
products, fruits, jams, and fruit products. Exclude
casting starch.

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DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS — Continued
4. Comparability
Data reported in this survey should correspond to data reported in the Economic Census - Manufacturing
Sector form. The sum of values for item codes shown in column (a) should correspond to the dollar values
reported under product class codes indicated in column (b) below:
Current Industrial Reports
(Form MA311D)

Economic Census - Manufacturing Sector

Item codes
(a)

Product codes
(b)

1099

3113301 100 or
3113204 100

1199

3113401 100

1212, 1222, 1242

3113201 000

1202, 1232, 1252, 1262

3113207 000

1399

3113404 000

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REFERENCE LIST
Shipments

FORM MA311D

CONFECTIONERY
Item code
Product
code

Item description

Quantity

Value

Section I — CHOCOLATE AND CHOCOLATE-TYPE CONFECTIONERY
PRODUCTS
3113301001
3113301004
3113301007
3113301015
3113301021
3113301026
31133010

Solid
Solid with inclusions
Enrobed or molded with candy, fruit, nut or granola center
Enrobed or molded with a bakery product center
Panned
Assortments and other
TOTAL, CHOCOLATE AND CHOCOLATE-TYPE CONFECTIONERY

1001
1011
1021
1031
1041
1051

1002
1012
1022
1032
1042
1052

1098

1099

1101
1111
1121
1131
1141
1151

1102
1112
1122
1132
1142
1152

1198

1199

1201
1211
1221
1231
1241
1251

1202
1212
1222
1232
1242
1252

1261

1262

1298

1299

PRODUCTS
NON-CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS
3113401001
3113401004
3113401007
3113401015
3113401021
3113401026
31134010

Hard candy
Chewy candy (including granola bars)
Soft candy
Iced/coated
Panned
Licorice and licorice type
TOTAL, NON-CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS
Section II — CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS OTHER THAN CONFECTIONERY

3113207471
31132014A1
3113201231
3113207360
31132015C1
31132075G1
31132076H1

31130000

Baking chocolate (bars or blocks)
Chocolate coatings (blocks, wafers, liquid)
Chocolate liquor
Cocoa butter
Compound coatings (blocks, wafers, liquid)
Chocolate chips and baking pieces
Cocoa powder (sweetened and unsweetened), syrup, toppings and
other
TOTAL NON-CONFECTIONERY CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS

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REFERENCE LIST — Continued
Shipments

FORM MA311D

Product
code

Item code
Item description
Quantity

Value

Section III — CHEWING GUM, BUBBLE GUM, AND CHEWING GUM
BASE
3113404111
3113404321
3113404114
3113404324
3113404530
31134041

Chewing gum:
Containing sugar
Not containing sugar
Bubble gum:
Containing sugar
Not containing sugar
Chewing gum base
TOTAL, CHEWING GUM, BUBBLE GUM, AND CHEWING GUM BASE

1301
1311

1302
1312

1321
1331
1341

1322
1332
1342

1398

1399

4001
4011
4021
4031
4041

4002
4012
4022
4032
4042

4051
4061
4071
4081
4091
4101
4106
4111
4121

4052
4062
4072
4082
4092
4102
4107
4112
4122

4131
4141
4151
4161

4132
4142
4152
4162

XXX

4199

Section IV — MATERIALS CONSUMED
11193001
11130007
31122101
31132006
31132005
31132010
31132007
31132009
31132003
31132006
31100015
31134003
31150000
11199203
31191101
11100031
31142313
31130000
XXX

Sugar (cane – beet)
Cocoa beans
Corn syrup (include HFCS and dextrose)
Chocolate liquor – imported
Chocolate liquor – domestic
Cocoa powder composition coatings (coatings composed mainly
of cocoa powder and fats)
Cocoa cake or powder
Cocoa butter
Chocolate coatings – milk
Chocolate coatings – other than milk
Fats and oils
Gum base
Milk and milk products (report on a dry weight basis)
Peanuts – shelled basis (see definitions for converting unshelled
to shelled)
Almond kernels (see definitions)
Other nuts and nutmeats – kernels (see definitions)
Coconut meat
Other edible materials
TOTAL MATERIALS CONSUMED

10/18/07

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