Cotton System Consumption and Stocks 2015 Summary

United States
Department of
Agriculture
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Cotton System
Consumption and
Stocks
2015 Summary

ISSN: 2470-9875

March 2016

2015 Cotton System Consumption and Stocks
As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2015 Annual Summary of the Cotton System
Consumption and Stocks contains data and annual totals for January through December 2015.
Extra long staple cotton consumed on the cotton system was 11.2 million pounds in 2015.
Total Manmade fiber consumed on the cotton system was 389.6 million pounds in 2015.

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Consumption and Stocks – United States: 2015
Item
Extra long staple
Consumed
Running bales ...................................number
Weight ..................................... 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1
Running bales ...................................number
Weight ..................................... 1,000 pounds

January
2015

February
2015

March
2015

April
2015

May
2015

June
2015

July
2015

2,397
1,186

2,081
1,041

2,001
1,000

2,001
998

1,711
859

1,230
614

1,687
846

3,480
1,741

2,211
1,106

2,413
1,206

3,796
1,901

3,546
1,774

4,909
2,440

4,628
2,308

Rayon and acetate staple
Consumed .................................. 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1 ......................... 1,000 pounds

636
494

745
664

758
575

1,040
553

972
(D)

373
852

296
2,017

Polyester staple
Consumed .................................. 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1 ......................... 1,000 pounds

23,790
19,827

18,678
18,964

27,849
19,895

30,255
20,929

33,338
19,884

31,398
24,327

33,327
27,619

Other manmade fiber staple
Consumed .................................. 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1 ......................... 1,000 pounds

1,828
1,670

2,514
5,588

3,281
2,798

3,986
3,853

2,731
4,444

3,205
4,652

4,736
2,911

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Spindles in Place, Active Spindles and Spindle Hours Operated – United States: 2015
Item
Cotton-system spindles in place
Ring spindles ........................................... 1,000
Airjet spindles ........................................... 1,000
Open-end spindles ................................... 1,000
Cotton-system spindles active
Spindles consuming
100% cotton ......................................... 1,000
million hours
Spindles consuming
100% manmade fiber ........................... 1,000
million hours
Spindles consuming
mixtures or blends ................................ 1,000
million hours
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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January
2015

February
2015

March
2015

April
2015

May
2015

June
2015

July
2015

736
28
340

736
28
340

736
30
340

736
30
340

736
30
367

736
30
365

736
30
364

584
448

593
391

597
415

605
466

605
411

592
405

598
459

25
15

34
20

23
13

28
19

28
18

30
18

28
14

475
344

458
291

469
314

457
336

463
314

468
312

460
342
--continued

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Consumption and Stocks – United States: 2015 (continued)
Item
Extra long staple
Consumed
Running bales .............................................. number
Weight ................................................ 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1
Running bales .............................................. number
Weight ................................................ 1,000 pounds

August
2015

September
2015

October
2015

November
2015

December
2015

Total
2015

1,983
994

1,652
826

2,070
1,036

1,736
867

1,838
914

22,387
11,181

4,526
2,259

4,390
2,188

3,647
1,818

3,241
1,617

3,131
1,563

(X)
(X)

Rayon and acetate staple
Consumed .............................................. 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1 ..................................... 1,000 pounds

455
(D)

598
(D)

702
1,669

925
1,624

777
1,401

8,277
(X)

Polyester staple
Consumed .............................................. 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1 ..................................... 1,000 pounds

35,234
24,493

30,005
27,232

29,637
22,664

25,997
21,305

24,567
23,751

344,075
(X)

Other manmade fiber staple
Consumed .............................................. 1,000 pounds
Stocks on hand 1 ..................................... 1,000 pounds

4,980
3,322

4,253
3,719

2,084
3,021

1,791
2,732

1,891
2,861

37,280
(X)

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(X) Not applicable.
1
Last Saturday of the month.

Spindles in Place, Active Spindles and Spindle Hours Operated – United States: 2015 (continued)
Item
Cotton-system spindles in place
Ring spindles ...................................................... 1,000
Airjet spindles ..................................................... 1,000
Open-end spindles .............................................. 1,000
Cotton-system spindles active
Spindles consuming
100% cotton .................................................... 1,000
million hours
Spindles consuming
100% manmade fiber ...................................... 1,000
million hours
Spindles consuming
mixtures or blends ........................................... 1,000
million hours

August
2015

September
2015

October
2015

November
2015

December
2015

Total
2015

736
30
365

736
30
365

736
30
365

741
30
365

741
30
365

(X)
(X)
(X)

592
402

591
407

589
452

609
374

609
326

(X)
(X)

33
19

33
19

36
21

30
15

31
13

(X)
(X)

453
303

446
300

437
319

444
288

445
257

(X)
(X)

(X) Not applicable.

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Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedures: Cotton System Consumption and Stocks is part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR)
program. CAIR reports are administered under NASS’s Census of Agriculture program. Response to CAIR surveys are
required by law (Title 7, U.S. Code). Data are collected from all known mills that consume cotton.
The census universe was determined during operation profile interviews which were completed for each potential facility
to identify the presence of cotton consumption and spindle activity in 2014.
In the Cotton and Manmade Fiber Staple survey questionnaires, mills are asked for previous calendar month data on
cotton and manmade fiber consumed, stocks and spindle activity. Mills are mailed questionnaires with the options of
completing the survey by mail or by Electronic Data Reporting (EDR). For surveys not received in a reasonable amount
of time, telephone follow-up is conducted.
Estimating Procedures: Imputation is done for operations with non-response by using historical data and current data
relationships. Data for reporting firms are added to estimates for non-reporting firms to obtain National totals.
Revision Policy: Data are revised the following month based on late reports or corrected data. Final figures are published
in the annual summary of the following year.
Reliability: Approximately 50 reports are received each month which represent about 95 percent of total spindles.
Monthly data can vary due to different firms reporting month to month. Survey data are also subject to non-sampling
errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured
directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.

Information Contacts
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Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected].
Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch ................................................. (202) 720-6146
Scott Shimmin, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section .................................................................. (202) 720-0684
Stephanie Brennan – Field Crops Chemical Use ...................................................................................... (202) 690-0392
Natasha Bruton – Current Agricultural Industrial Reports ........................................................................ (202) 720-7644
Ryan Cowen - Farms, Land in Farms, Census of Agriculture ................................................................... (202) 690-3233
Doug Farmer – Vegetable Chemical Use .................................................................................................. (202) 720-7492
Virginia Harris – Census of Agriculture .................................................................................................... (502) 582-5293
Miste Salmon – Current Agricultural Industrial Reports ........................................................................... (202) 690-3226
Dominique Sims – Census of Agriculture ................................................................................................. (202) 690-4752
Theresa Varner – Farm Labor, Chemical Use ........................................................................................... (202) 690-2284

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