Released: May 2021  

Next MECS will be fielded in 2023.

Table 4.3    Offsite‐Produced Fuel Consumption, 2018;

                    Level: National and Regional Data;

                    Row: Values of Shipments and Employment Sizes;

                    Column: Energy Sources;

                    Unit: Trillion Btu.

                  

            

Economic Residual Distillate Natural HGL (excluding Coke and

Characteristic(a) Total Electricity(b) Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(c) Gas(d) natural gasoline)(e) Coal Breeze Other(f)

Total United States

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

  Under 20 908 325 1 35 460 15 30 3 38

  20‐49 758 268 * 7 366 10 42 7 57

  50‐99 1,200 403 * 11 602 6 80 4 95

  100‐249 1,893 517 2 11 1,107 8 66 37 146

  250‐499 1,375 351 5 5 747 2 55 2 208

  500 and Over 5,008 815 7 15 3,029 10 159 208 765

Total 11,142 2,680 14 82 6,312 52 432 262 1,308

Employment Size

  Under 50 1,188 322 1 31 738 15 21 2 58

  50‐99 1,052 279 * 11 632 8 47 5 72

  100‐249 D 650 1 14 D 11 128 23 295

  250‐499 2,241 595 4 10 1,247 8 119 3 255

  500‐999 D 470 6 8 D 5 59 8 388

  1000 and Over 2,191 364 2 8 1,290 3 59 222 241

Total 11,142 2,680 14 82 6,312 52 432 262 1,308

Northeast Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

  Under 20 148 46 * 9 79 4 1 * 9

  20‐49 90 38 * 1 45 2 1 * 3

  50‐99 149 54 * Q 82 1 2 0 8

  100‐249 151 46 * * 91 1 1 1 9

  250‐499 D 25 2 * D * 7 * 9

  500 and Over D 46 1 1 D 1 7 0 29

Total 859 255 4 15 489 9 19 1 67

Employment Size

  Under 50 129 39 * 5 70 3 2 0 9

  50‐99 97 34 * Q 53 2 0 * 2

  100‐249 214 78 * Q 116 2 2 1 12

  250‐499 136 40 * 1 84 1 1 * 9

  500‐999 142 32 3 * 68 * 9 0 29

  1000 and Over 141 32 * 1 97 1 5 0 5

Total 859 255 4 15 489 9 19 1 67

Midwest Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

  Under 20 321 117 * 10 168 4 9 1 13

  20‐49 257 89 0 1 134 2 16 1 13

  50‐99 372 130 * 3 201 2 23 1 13

  100‐249 775 171 * 2 493 2 29 34 44

  250‐499 D 96 * 1 D 1 16 2 31

  500 and Over D 235 * 5 D 3 89 207 85

Total 3,322 836 * 20 1,823 14 182 247 200

Employment Size

  Under 50 481 110 * 9 323 3 16 1 19

  50‐99 477 114 * 1 324 3 17 1 17

  100‐249 589 169 * 1 300 2 35 15 65

  250‐499 604 184 * 3 298 3 83 2 31

  500‐999 406 144 * 2 212 1 5 6 34

  1000 and Over 765 114 * 3 367 1 26 220 33

Total 3,322 836 * 20 1,823 14 182 247 200

South Census Region
Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

  Under 20 302 111 * 10 164 5 3 0 10

  20‐49 313 110 * 2 143 3 16 5 33

  50‐99 475 141 * 3 246 2 31 3 49

  100‐249 746 234 * 4 418 4 16 2 68

  250‐499 763 164 2 3 409 1 24 * 159

  500 and Over D 449 4 8 D 4 52 2 580

Total D 1,210 7 30 D 18 141 11 899

Employment Size

  Under 50 429 122 * 10 276 5 1 0 15

  50‐99 388 105 0 2 211 2 18 4 47

  100‐249 D 289 * 6 D 4 43 4 176

  250‐499 1,106 278 1 5 626 3 18 1 174

  500‐999 D 235 3 4 D 3 33 1 301

  1000 and Over 1,180 181 2 4 777 1 28 1 186

Total D 1,210 7 30 D 18 141 11 899

West Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

  Under 20 137 51 * 6 50 4 Q Q 6

  20‐49 97 32 * 2 44 2 8 * 8

  50‐99 204 79 0 2 73 1 25 * 25

  100‐249 221 66 1 5 105 1 19 * 24

  250‐499 D 66 * 1 D * 8 * 8

  500 and Over D 85 2 2 D 3 12 0 71

Total D 379 4 17 D 11 90 3 143

Employment Size

  Under 50 148 51 1 7 68 4 2 * 14

  50‐99 91 26 0 2 44 Q 12 * 6

  100‐249 D 114 * 4 D 2 48 Q 42

  250‐499 396 93 3 2 240 2 16 0 40

  500‐999 260 58 0 2 164 1 12 * 23

  1000 and Over 105 37 0 * 49 * 0 0 17

Total D 379 4 17 D 11 90 3 143

    (a)  Value of Shipments and Receipts and Employment Size categories were supplied by the Bureau of the Census.

    (b) Electricity consists of quantities of electricity that were purchased or transferred in, and is equivalent to purchased electricity as defined in the Annual Survey of Manufactures.

    (c) Distillate Fuel Oil includes Nos. 1, 2, and 4 fuel oils and Nos. 1, 2, and 4 diesel fuels.          

    (d) Natural Gas includes natural gas obtained from utilities, local distribution companies, and any other supplier(s), such as independent gas producers, gas brokers, marketers, and

any marketing subsidiaries of utilities.         

    (e) Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids (HGL) include ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, normal butane, butylene, ethane‐propane mixtures, propane‐butane mixtures, and isobutane

produced at refineries or natural gas processing plants, including plants that fractionate raw Natural Gas Liquids (NGL).              

    (f) Other includes all other energy that was purchased or transferred in and not shown elsewhere.      

    * Estimate less than 0.5.                    

    D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments.              

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

    NA=Not available.                    

    Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. The derived estimates presented in this table represent the consumption of energy originally

produced offsite, acquired as a result of a purchase or transfer and consumed onsite for the production of heat and power. This definition is consistent with the definition of purchased

fuels and electric energy used by the Bureau of the Census in the preparation of Fuels and Electric Energy Consumed, of the Annual Survey of Manufactures.

    Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Form EIA‐846, 2018 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey, and the

Bureau of the Census, data files for the 2018 Annual Survey of Manufactures.   

The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied (Approval ID:

CBDRB‐FY20‐260).
Released: May 2021

Next MECS will be fielded in 2023.

RSE Table 4.3     Relative Standard Errors for Table 4.3;

                              Unit: Percents.

                  

          

Economic Residual Distillate Natural HGL (excluding Coke and

Characteristic(a) Total Electricity(b) Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(c) Gas(d) natural gasoline)(e) Coal Breeze Other(f)

Total United States

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

  Under 20 5.4 6.2 31.9 17.8 7.1 9.3 47.5 42.5 15.2

  20‐49 4.3 4.9 2.1 12.0 6.6 17.1 0.5 6.9 5.9

  50‐99 4.5 9.2 47.7 19.4 4.0 12.4 0.2 6.5 5.4

  100‐249 2.3 3.2 0.2 15.5 2.8 7.5 0.8 0.0 4.9

  250‐499 2.8 3.7 1.2 5.4 2.9 9.8 0.0 0.0 8.5

  500 and Over 0.4 1.0 2.8 4.2 0.4 6.0 0.0 0.1 0.7

Total 0.8 1.8 2.5 8.3 0.9 4.9 3.3 0.5 1.6

Employment Size

  Under 50 4.1 5.0 24.2 15.8 5.2 10.4 1.0 24.3 10.2

  50‐99 2.8 5.8 0.0 38.2 3.0 17.5 0.4 10.9 3.9

  100‐249 D 6.0 3.9 16.1 D 8.5 11.1 5.0 6.7

  250‐499 1.8 2.7 0.1 11.2 2.0 9.7 0.4 0.0 1.0

  500‐999 D 2.2 0.9 1.1 D 6.7 0.4 0.0 0.1

  1000 and Over 0.8 2.1 8.1 6.9 0.8 8.8 0.0 0.1 2.2

Total 0.8 1.8 2.5 8.3 0.9 4.9 3.3 0.5 1.6

Northeast Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

  Under 20 11.4 8.2 7.8 41.9 17.1 8.3 12.4 51.6 49.7

  20‐49 9.7 13.4 0.0 12.7 10.9 27.0 0.0 0.0 8.0

  50‐99 13.2 18.6 0.0 73.7 14.3 30.6 0.0 X 0.6

  100‐249 6.3 10.8 1.7 34.0 6.5 25.9 0.0 0.0 0.2

  250‐499 D 6.3 0.0 6.5 D 12.7 0.0 0.0 11.2

  500 and Over D 4.5 21.0 6.0 D 27.2 0.0 X 0.1

Total 3.4 5.1 5.3 29.1 4.0 8.7 0.3 1.6 7.0

Employment Size

  Under 50 10.9 6.5 5.6 16.4 17.1 12.5 3.8 X 49.0

  50‐99 8.0 12.0 0.0 80.0 6.2 12.6 X 8.1 2.6

  100‐249 10.7 14.4 0.0 63.8 12.4 25.8 0.0 0.0 0.4

  250‐499 5.2 9.3 0.0 30.1 4.4 4.8 0.0 0.0 11.4

  500‐999 3.0 8.2 0.2 4.6 3.0 7.1 0.0 X 0.3

  1000 and Over 3.1 5.0 52.1 8.4 3.2 28.8 0.0 X 0.4

Total 3.4 5.1 5.3 29.1 4.0 8.7 0.3 1.6 7.0

Midwest Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

  Under 20 11.2 11.7 63.4 41.5 16.8 13.3 1.6 31.1 18.3

  20‐49 8.7 8.9 X 14.3 13.4 32.7 0.0 2.6 1.7

  50‐99 5.3 7.3 0.0 26.4 6.6 28.6 0.0 0.0 1.5

  100‐249 3.1 5.1 0.6 30.1 3.5 13.7 1.7 0.0 1.8

  250‐499 D 6.0 6.7 2.2 D 22.3 0.0 0.0 27.8

  500 and Over D 2.5 0.1 4.8 D 19.5 0.0 0.1 0.6

Total 1.6 2.5 0.6 20.3 2.2 9.1 0.3 0.2 4.6

Employment Size

  Under 50 8.1 11.8 52.0 42.5 9.8 15.7 0.1 32.9 12.8

  50‐99 3.8 6.6 0.0 15.8 4.0 26.9 0.8 0.0 1.4

  100‐249 4.2 6.4 67.2 17.8 5.0 24.6 0.0 0.2 13.4

  250‐499 3.2 4.3 0.0 37.1 4.2 19.8 0.6 0.0 2.5

  500‐999 3.8 4.8 0.0 0.9 4.5 14.2 0.0 0.0 0.3

  1000 and Over 1.2 4.6 0.1 3.0 1.5 12.6 0.0 0.1 1.6

Total 1.6 2.5 0.6 20.3 2.2 9.1 0.3 0.2 4.6

South Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

  Under 20 5.8 12.7 20.3 19.3 5.1 12.1 2.9 X 12.9

  20‐49 6.7 8.3 88.0 9.9 10.4 28.4 0.8 9.8 8.5
  50‐99 4.6 5.7 91.2 11.0 6.1 13.9 0.6 10.4 10.5

  100‐249 4.6 5.4 0.0 12.2 6.1 11.6 1.4 0.0 9.8

  250‐499 2.6 2.9 2.3 2.6 1.9 15.2 0.0 0.0 9.7

  500 and Over D 1.2 0.1 7.3 D 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.9

Total D 1.9 1.2 7.0 D 6.8 0.2 5.2 2.1

Employment Size

  Under 50 5.6 7.6 20.0 20.1 6.5 16.9 9.8 X 13.8

  50‐99 5.6 12.9 X 7.0 6.3 18.5 0.7 14.0 6.0

  100‐249 D 4.1 34.8 7.6 D 11.1 0.4 6.3 9.8

  250‐499 1.6 3.0 0.1 9.3 1.7 21.7 0.5 0.0 1.2

  500‐999 D 3.0 1.6 2.3 D 8.4 0.7 0.0 0.1

  1000 and Over 1.2 3.1 0.1 14.8 1.0 14.8 0.0 0.0 2.9

Total D 1.9 1.2 7.0 D 6.8 0.2 5.2 2.1

West Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts

(million dollars)

  Under 20 17.1 6.7 58.9 33.1 11.3 32.6 79.2 78.9 38.5

  20‐49 7.0 9.2 0.0 35.2 9.1 46.0 2.3 9.3 22.8

  50‐99 20.0 42.9 X 14.4 10.3 11.2 0.0 0.0 0.1

  100‐249 4.6 6.7 0.0 31.4 5.3 13.3 0.0 0.0 10.2

  250‐499 D 15.8 0.0 42.9 D 16.2 0.0 0.0 2.2

  500 and Over D 1.3 0.0 10.5 D 1.0 0.0 X 0.1

Total D 9.4 7.6 15.4 D 15.0 15.8 42.9 2.7

Employment Size

  Under 50 6.3 5.6 40.3 30.3 8.8 30.4 7.7 10.2 14.0

  50‐99 6.5 10.9 X 49.9 6.7 60.6 0.0 0.0 1.3

  100‐249 D 29.7 0.0 29.0 D 7.1 29.8 52.5 7.8

  250‐499 7.5 11.8 0.0 17.3 7.9 4.0 0.0 X 0.2

  500‐999 2.1 3.2 X 0.8 2.3 26.1 0.0 0.0 0.4

  1000 and Over 2.1 2.7 X 0.3 2.6 0.4 X X 0.0

Total D 9.4 7.6 15.4 D 15.0 15.8 42.9 2.7

    (a)  Value of Shipments and Receipts and Employment Size categories were supplied by the Bureau of the Census.

    (b) Electricity consists of quantities of electricity that were purchased or transferred in, and is equivalent to purchased electricity as defined in the Annual Survey of Manufactures.

    (c) Distillate Fuel Oil includes Nos. 1, 2, and 4 fuel oils and Nos. 1, 2, and 4 diesel fuels.          

    (d) Natural Gas includes natural gas obtained from utilities, local distribution companies, and any other supplier(s), such as independent gas producers, gas brokers, marketers, and any

marketing subsidiaries of utilities.          

    (e) Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids (HGL) include ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, normal butane, butylene, ethane‐propane mixtures, propane‐butane mixtures, and isobutane produced

at refineries or natural gas processing plants, including plants that fractionate raw Natural Gas Liquids (NGL).              

    (f) Other includes all other energy that was purchased or transferred in and not shown elsewhere.      

    * Estimate less than 0.5.                    

    D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments.              

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

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

    NA=Not available.                    

    Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. The derived estimates presented in this table represent the consumption of energy originally

produced offsite, acquired as a result of a purchase or transfer and consumed onsite for the production of heat and power. This definition is consistent with the definition of purchased

fuels and electric energy used by the Bureau of the Census in the preparation of Fuels and Electric Energy Consumed, of the Annual Survey of Manufactures.  

    Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Form EIA‐846, 2018 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey, and the Bureau

of the Census, data files for the 2018 Annual Survey of Manufactures.  

The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied (Approval ID: CBDRB‐

FY20‐260).