Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.17 Percent of Establishments by Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would

 Cause Fuel Switching from LPG to a Less Expensive Substitute, 2006; 

 Level: National Data;

 Row: NAICS Codes;

 Column: Levels of Lowest Price Difference;

 Unit: Establishment Counts.

Would Switch

Would Not Estimate to More

NAICS Establishments Switch Due 1 to 10 11 to 25 26 to 50 Over 50 Cannot Expensive

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Able to Switch(b) to Price Percent Percent Percent Percent Be Provided Substitute

Total United States

311 Food 325 63 W Q Q W W Q

 3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 36 Q 0 Q W W Q 0

 311221 Wet Corn Milling W 0 0 0 W 0 W 0

 31131 Sugar Manufacturing 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Foods 37 0 W Q W 0 Q 0

 3115 Dairy Products 5 0 W 0 0 0 W 0

 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 67 Q Q Q Q 0 Q 0

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 143 0 4 Q Q Q Q 0

 3121 Beverages 139 0 4 Q W Q W 0

 3122 Tobacco 4 0 0 0 W 0 W 0

313 Textile Mills W 0 Q W 0 Q 0 Q

314 Textile Product Mills 157 W 69 0 0 Q Q W

315 Apparel Q 0 W 0 0 0 W 0

316 Leather and Allied Products W 0 0 W 0 0 0 0

321 Wood Products 629 83 66 85 140 Q 211 0

 321113 Sawmills 63 Q W 6 W W 18 0

 3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 103 4 Q Q Q 0 Q 0

 3219 Other Wood Products 457 Q Q Q 95 Q 149 0

322 Paper 236 Q 64 28 21 W 68 W

 322110 Pulp Mills W 0 W 0 0 0 0 W

 322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 13 W W 3 4 W 0 0

 322122 Newsprint Mills W 0 W 0 0 0 0 0

 322130 Paperboard Mills 5 0 W W W 0 W 0

323 Printing and Related Support 417 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 89 25 W Q W 0 13 9

 324110 Petroleum Refineries 37 6 W 7 W 0 12 3

 324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 3 0 0 W 0 0 W 0

325 Chemicals 228 Q W Q Q 8 79 W

 325110 Petrochemicals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325120 Industrial Gases W 0 0 0 0 W 0 0

 325181 Alkalies and Chlorine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325182 Carbon Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325188 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 20 W W 0 Q W 7 0

 325192 Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325193 Ethyl Alcohol 4 0 W 0 0 0 W 0

 325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 18 3 Q W 0 W 9 0

 325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 11 Q 0 0 W W 0 0

 325212 Synthetic Rubber 6 W 0 0 0 0 0 W

 325222 Noncellulosic Organic Fibers 4 W W 0 0 0 W 0

 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 3 0 0 0 W 0 W 0

 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 3 W 0 0 W 0 0 0

 3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines Q W 0 0 0 W Q 0

 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 4 W 0 0 0 W 0 0

 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals W 0 0 0 0 0 W 0

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 590 Q Q Q 0 Q 281 Q

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 351 93 W 79 Q Q Q W

 327211 Flat Glass 7 W W 0 0 0 3 0

 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Q W 0 W 0 Q W 0

 327213 Glass Containers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 28 Q 0 Q W W 10 W

 327310 Cements 3 W W W 0 0 0 0

 327410 Lime W 0 0 W 0 0 0 0

 327420 Gypsum Q Q 0 0 0 0 0 0

 327993 Mineral Wool 6 3 0 W 0 0 W 0

331 Primary Metals 163 38 14 31 18 22 22 7

Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would Cause a Switch from LPG(c) 
Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.17 Percent of Establishments by Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would

 Cause Fuel Switching from LPG to a Less Expensive Substitute, 2006; 

 Level: National Data;

 Row: NAICS Codes;

 Column: Levels of Lowest Price Difference;

 Unit: Establishment Counts.

Would Switch

Would Not Estimate to More

NAICS Establishments Switch Due 1 to 10 11 to 25 26 to 50 Over 50 Cannot Expensive

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Able to Switch(b) to Price Percent Percent Percent Percent Be Provided Substitute

Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would Cause a Switch from LPG(c) 

 331111 Iron and Steel Mills 17 W 0 3 W 4 W W

 331112 Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Products W W 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel W 7 W 5 0 0 W 0

 3313 Alumina and Aluminum 24 5 W 6 W 3 W W

 331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 4 W 0 W 0 W 0 0

 331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils W 0 0 W 0 0 0 W

 331316 Aluminum Extruded Products 9 W W 3 0 0 0 0

 3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum Q W 0 Q Q 0 W 0

 3315 Foundries 84 Q 9 5 7 Q 15 W

 331511 Iron Foundries 21 W 4 4 W 0 W W

 331521 Aluminum Die-Casting Foundries 8 W W W 0 0 3 0

 331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die-Casting 25 W W 0 W Q 3 Q

332 Fabricated Metal Products 1,099 Q Q 0 Q Q Q Q

333 Machinery 399 Q 0 Q Q 0 Q 0

334 Computer and Electronic Products 132 W Q Q W 0 0 0

 334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices W W 0 0 0 0 0 0

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 73 0 Q 0 0 0 Q Q

336 Transportation Equipment 401 W 88 90 W 89 96 0

 336111 Automobiles 3 0 0 0 W 0 W 0

 336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 12 W 0 0 Q W Q 0

 336411 Aircraft 5 W 0 0 W W 0 0

337 Furniture and Related Products 341 Q Q 43 Q Q Q 0

339 Miscellaneous 347 Q 0 0 0 Q Q Q

Total 6,242 1,170 653 741 602 823 1,705 292

 (a) The Bureau of the Census classifies establishments using the North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

 (b) This count includes only those establishments that reported this activity in 2006.

 (c) These levels of price difference were estimates at which establishments

perceived that they would switch. These levels were not actual values at which switching

occurred. The percentage of price difference is computed as the quantity of (current fuel

price minus alternative fuel price) divided by the current fuel price, expressed as a percent.

 NF=No applicable RSE row/column factor.

 * Estimate less than 0.5.

 W=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments.

 Q=Withheld because Relative Standard Error is greater than 50 percent.

 NA=Not available.

 Notes: To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the cell's

corresponding RSE column and RSE row factors. Totals may not equal sum of

components because of independent rounding. Establishment percents may not

equal 100 percent because of unknown and/or unreported fuel-switching guesstimate.

 Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End

Use, Energy Consumption Division, Form EIA-846, '2006 Manufacturing Energy

Consumption Survey.'
Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

RSE Table 10.17 Relative Standard Errors for Table 10.17;

 Unit: Percents.

Would Switch

Would Not Estimate to More

NAICS Establishments Switch Due 1 to 10 11 to 25 26 to 50 Over 50 Cannot Expensive

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Able to Switch(b) to Price Percent Percent Percent Percent Be Provided Substitute

Total United States

311 Food 22.9 49.7 64.2 55.6 66.3 76.0 34.3 73.5

 3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 43.1 100.3 X 81.2 0.0 76.0 54.2 X

 311221 Wet Corn Milling 0.0 X X X 0.0 X 0.0 X

 31131 Sugar Manufacturing 0.0 0.0 X X X X X X

 3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Foods 49.0 X 5.4 59.5 5.4 X 59.4 X

 3115 Dairy Products 14.1 X 16.1 X X X 28.1 X

 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 45.1 70.9 50.3 71.7 91.4 X 56.3 X

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 40.1 X 36.9 64.8 84.6 94.6 75.4 X

 3121 Beverages 41.3 X 36.9 64.8 90.9 94.6 77.8 X

 3122 Tobacco 0.0 X X X 0.0 X 0.0 X

313 Textile Mills 43.7 X 60.2 58.5 X 72.6 X 71.4

314 Textile Product Mills 27.3 61.3 14.3 X X 73.9 73.9 27.1

315 Apparel 78.0 X 6.8 X X X 81.4 X

316 Leather and Allied Products 10.2 X X 10.2 X X X X

321 Wood Products 14.7 39.4 46.6 43.9 29.5 65.6 26.9 X

 321113 Sawmills 33.2 60.7 4.3 4.3 10.9 4.3 39.7 X

 3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 30.6 24.3 59.3 65.2 51.1 X 52.8 X

 3219 Other Wood Products 18.5 57.6 52.2 54.6 38.1 68.0 34.4 X

322 Paper 20.1 54.0 34.5 44.4 34.8 2.0 47.5 49.9

 322110 Pulp Mills 0.0 X 0.0 X X X X 0.0

 322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 X X

 322122 Newsprint Mills 0.0 X 0.0 X X X X X

 322130 Paperboard Mills 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 X

323 Printing and Related Support 37.4 62.8 87.8 81.2 86.8 93.9 70.6 X

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 24.1 48.9 0.0 52.1 0.0 X 0.0 43.9

 324110 Petroleum Refineries 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 0.0

 324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 0.0 X X 0.0 X X 0.0 X

325 Chemicals 28.9 58.5 22.8 65.9 59.8 14.7 48.2 0.0

 325110 Petrochemicals X X X X X X X X

 325120 Industrial Gases 2.1 X X X X 2.1 X X

 325181 Alkalies and Chlorine X X X X X X X X

 325182 Carbon Black X X X X X X X X

 325188 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 41.2 11.1 11.1 X 90.8 11.1 18.7 X

 325192 Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates X X X X X X X X

 325193 Ethyl Alcohol 0.0 X 0.0 X X X 0.0 X

 325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 24.1 5.7 54.0 5.7 X 5.7 45.2 X

 325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 44.0 59.3 X X 41.5 8.4 X X

 325212 Synthetic Rubber 0.0 0.0 X X X X X 0.0

Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would Cause a Switch from LPG(c) 
Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

RSE Table 10.17 Relative Standard Errors for Table 10.17;

 Unit: Percents.

Would Switch

Would Not Estimate to More

NAICS Establishments Switch Due 1 to 10 11 to 25 26 to 50 Over 50 Cannot Expensive

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Able to Switch(b) to Price Percent Percent Percent Percent Be Provided Substitute

Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would Cause a Switch from LPG(c) 

 325222 Noncellulosic Organic Fibers 0.0 0.0 0.0 X X X 0.0 X

 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 0.0 X X X 0.0 X 0.0 X

 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 0.0 0.0 X X 0.0 X X X

 3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 75.3 45.8 X X X 47.7 89.2 X

 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 34.0 45.8 X X X 47.7 X X

 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 6.9 X X X X X 6.9 X

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 18.7 62.2 88.1 50.7 X 50.7 27.5 88.1

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 22.3 42.7 17.7 49.7 79.3 62.9 50.4 7.8

 327211 Flat Glass 0.0 0.0 0.0 X X X 0.0 X

 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 52.5 13.7 X 13.7 X 91.8 13.7 X

 327213 Glass Containers X X X X X X X X

 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 25.1 50.3 X 79.4 7.8 7.8 26.7 7.8

 327310 Cements 17.5 11.7 36.5 16.3 X X X X

 327410 Lime 0.0 X X 0.0 X X X X

 327420 Gypsum 88.3 88.3 X X X X X X

 327993 Mineral Wool 11.5 11.5 X 11.5 X X 11.5 X

331 Primary Metals 13.2 36.2 15.6 34.4 28.0 34.8 22.7 36.1

 331111 Iron and Steel Mills 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 331112 Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Products 0.0 0.0 X X X X X X

 3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 5.7 8.5 18.7 10.1 X X 1.8 X

 3313 Alumina and Aluminum 3.2 2.9 19.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 X 0.0 X X

 331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 0.0 X X 0.0 X X X 0.0

 331316 Aluminum Extruded Products 8.2 6.6 19.3 6.6 X X X X

 3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 59.9 10.6 X 91.4 85.4 X 10.6 X

 3315 Foundries 21.6 65.6 23.5 20.2 29.2 51.2 32.5 56.8

 331511 Iron Foundries 27.5 8.1 13.0 8.1 8.1 X 8.1 8.1

 331521 Aluminum Die-Casting Foundries 18.7 12.9 12.9 60.0 X X 12.9 X

 331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die-Casting 32.4 6.3 6.3 X 6.3 55.6 6.3 76.9

332 Fabricated Metal Products 25.2 55.5 68.1 X 63.5 55.5 68.1 96.4

333 Machinery 37.7 69.5 X 91.6 89.6 X 63.9 X

334 Computer and Electronic Products 40.8 16.0 59.1 83.8 83.8 X X X

 334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 16.0 16.0 X X X X X X

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 45.3 X 70.4 X X X 54.5 66.5

336 Transportation Equipment 21.1 78.4 47.4 46.4 42.6 46.5 43.5 X

 336111 Automobiles 1.4 X X X 1.4 X 1.4 X

 336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 0.0 X X X X X 0.0 X

 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 36.7 0.0 X X 54.0 0.0 83.2 X

 336411 Aircraft 0.0 0.0 X X 0.0 0.0 X X

337 Furniture and Related Products 36.6 61.8 63.2 49.1 66.1 84.1 84.5 X

339 Miscellaneous 45.2 92.8 X X X 92.8 92.8 86.5
Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

RSE Table 10.17 Relative Standard Errors for Table 10.17;

 Unit: Percents.

Would Switch

Would Not Estimate to More

NAICS Establishments Switch Due 1 to 10 11 to 25 26 to 50 Over 50 Cannot Expensive

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Able to Switch(b) to Price Percent Percent Percent Percent Be Provided Substitute

Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would Cause a Switch from LPG(c) 

Total 7.6 18.9 20.7 17.3 22.8 23.7 14.4 40.5

 (a) The Bureau of the Census classifies establishments using the North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

 (b) This count includes only those establishments that reported this activity in 2006.

 (c) These levels of price difference were estimates at which establishments

perceived that they would switch. These levels were not actual values at which switching

occurred. The percentage of price difference is computed as the quantity of (current fuel

price minus alternative fuel price) divided by the current fuel price, expressed as a percent.

 NF=No applicable RSE row/column factor.

 * Estimate less than 0.5.

 W=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments.

 Q=Withheld because Relative Standard Error is greater than 50 percent.

 NA=Not available.

 X=Not defined because RSE corresponds to a value of zero.

 Notes: To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the cell's

corresponding RSE column and RSE row factors. Totals may not equal sum of

components because of independent rounding. Establishment percents may not

equal 100 percent because of unknown and/or unreported fuel-switching guesstimate.

 Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End

Use, Energy Consumption Division, Form EIA-846, '2006 Manufacturing Energy

Consumption Survey.'