Released: August 2021

Next MECS will be fielded in 2023.

Table 8.5 Number of Establishments by Management Decision‐Making Process, 2018;

Level: National Data;Row: NAICS Codes;Column: Participation of Management Decision‐Making Process;Unit: Establishment Counts

NAICS Code(a) Subsector and Industry Establishments(b)

Energy Consumption

Becoming Higher Priority for

Establishment

Management

Sometimes Supports

Projects to Improve

Energy Consumption

Energy Consumption

are Rarely a Part of

Management Decision‐

Making Don't Know

Total United States

311 Food 15,842 4,060 6,162 4,213 1,408

3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 611 256 250 36 Q

311221 Wet Corn Milling 52 39 13 0 0

31131 Sugar Manufacturing 70 35 19 9 8

3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food 1,047 411 345 218 Q

3115 Dairy Product 1,036 430 542 26 39

3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 1,842 633 736 313 160

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 3,938 1,499 1,320 972 146

3121 Beverages 3,853 1,473 1,292 945 1423122 Tobacco 85 25 28 28 4

313 Textile Mills 1,360 430 484 423 Q

314 Textile Product Mills 4,116 552 1,368 1,820 Q315 Apparel 3,856 1,059 Q 1,912 Q316 Leather and Allied Products 655 89 251 238 Q321 Wood Products 9,435 1,753 3,512 3,204 966

321113 Sawmills 1,787 370 698 604 115

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 1,083 266 455 259 104

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 158 51 61 D D

3219 Other Wood Products 6,286 1,073 2,201 2,323 689

322 Paper 3,009 1,192 1,347 318 152

322110 Pulp Mills 28 22 6 0 0

322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 156 119 33 D D322122 Newsprint Mills 11 D 0 D 0322130 Paperboard Mills 143 107 29 4 3

323 Printing and Related Support 12,614 2,441 4,348 5,153 672324 Petroleum and Coal Products 1,883 889 699 176 120

324110 Petroleum Refineries 136 81 46 D D

324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block 1,289 654 478 86 72

324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials 168 69 51 45 4

324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Products 211 57 88 32 Q

324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 79 28 36 D D

325 Chemicals 8,902 2,833 3,887 1,633 548

325110 Petrochemicals 66 40 20 D D

325120 Industrial Gases 525 238 138 3 146325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 501 213 195 70 22

325193 Ethyl Alcohol 207 161 39 Q 4

325194 Cyclic Crudes, Intermediate and Gum and Wood Chemicals 61 D 36 D D

325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 524 295 166 22 41325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 813 322 326 91 73325212 Synthetic Rubber 87 37 30 13 7325220 Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 99 51 32 13 3325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 148 24 97 D D325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 55 13 22 14 6

3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 1,327 350 559 329 90

325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 717 163 294 214 Q325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 108 32 60 12 4

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 8,317 2,514 4,333 1,331 Q327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 12,035 2,789 4,841 3,133 1,272

327120 Clay Building Material and Refractories 415 126 172 94 23

327211 Flat Glass 60 24 25 D D

Management Decision‐Making Process
327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 164 52 50 D D

327213 Glass Containers 57 40 11 0 6327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 686 195 234 201 Q

327310 Cements 187 77 67 Q 15

327410 Lime 86 41 16 0 29

327420 Gypsum 148 80 31 34 3327993 Mineral Wool 191 93 30 56 Q

331 Primary Metals 3,226 1,100 1,306 615 205

331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloys 390 205 125 49 11

3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 498 105 275 71 Q

3313 Alumina and Aluminum 399 187 152 46 14

331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 109 64 30 D D331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 65 39 20 D D331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing and Extruding 191 76 82 26 8

3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 651 181 262 159 49

331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 107 33 31 38 5

3315 Foundries 1,288 422 492 290 84

331511 Iron Foundries 373 133 83 148 Q

331523 Nonferrous Metal Die‐Casting Foundries 257 101 120 27 9

331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die‐Casting 277 62 126 47 Q

332 Fabricated Metal Products 37,949 5,249 15,033 14,627 3,040333 Machinery 14,919 3,187 6,985 4,338 410334 Computer and Electronic Products 6,646 1,678 2,583 2,137 Q

334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 344 104 161 57 Q

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 3,295 848 1,405 944 Q336 Transportation Equipment 7,103 1,891 2,780 2,083 349

336111 Automobiles 71 38 21 9 3

336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 69 30 15 20 5

3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 1,199 387 381 419 12

336411 Aircraft 347 107 Q 182 5

337 Furniture and Related Products 8,347 947 2,505 4,390 506

339 Miscellaneous 13,679 2,614 4,616 5,523 926

Total 181,126 39,613 70,196 59,183 12,134

(a) The Bureau of the Census classifies establishments using the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

(b) The Establishments column includes those units which reported any of the three listed management decision‐making processes in use anytime in 2018, plus those units where

management decision‐making processes were not ascertained.

* Estimate less than 0.5.

D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments.

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

NA=Not available.

Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Demand and Integrated Statistics, Form EIA‐846, 2018 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey.

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: August 2021

Next MECS will be fielded in 2023.

RSE Table 8.5 Relative Standard Errors for Table 8.5;

Unit: Percents.

NAICS Code(a) Subsector and Industry Establishments(b)

Energy Consumption

Becoming Higher Priority for

Establishment

Management

Sometimes Supports

Projects to Improve

Energy Consumption

Energy Consumption

are Rarely a Part of

Management Decision‐Making Don't Know

Total United States

311 Food 0.0 3.1 4.1 8.6 15.9

3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 0.0 3.9 8.0 24.8 50.6

311221 Wet Corn Milling 0.0 0.0 0.0 X X

31131 Sugar Manufacturing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food 0.0 12.6 16.0 26.0 51.3

3115 Dairy Product 0.0 10.3 8.5 42.9 46.4

3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 0.0 10.6 10.7 22.3 32.8

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 0.0 5.4 5.5 6.2 17.8

3121 Beverages 0.0 9.6 10.9 14.3 41.0

3122 Tobacco 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

313 Textile Mills 0.0 15.2 15.7 18.5 51.7

314 Textile Product Mills 0.0 46.6 27.0 22.1 66.9315 Apparel 0.0 34.8 51.2 21.6 61.4316 Leather and Allied Products 0.0 39.5 22.9 24.6 55.0321 Wood Products 0.0 9.1 7.0 13.2 20.1

321113 Sawmills 0.0 11.2 8.5 11.3 26.2

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 0.0 14.6 13.4 29.9 38.5

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 0.0 20.0 23.0 D D

3219 Other Wood Products 0.0 19.5 12.2 12.3 28.0

322 Paper 0.0 1.7 5.6 16.1 36.6

322110 Pulp Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 X X322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 0.0 0.0 0.0 D D322122 Newsprint Mills 0.0 D X D X322130 Paperboard Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

323 Printing and Related Support 0.0 15.4 10.5 9.3 32.8

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 0.0 3.5 5.1 15.5 27.4

324110 Petroleum Refineries 0.0 0.0 0.0 D D324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block 0.0 5.7 8.1 22.5 26.2324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials 0.0 13.1 13.0 34.4 17.3324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Products 0.0 16.0 20.1 24.0 55.8324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 0.0 0.0 0.0 D D

325 Chemicals 0.0 3.1 4.1 8.3 9.1

325110 Petrochemicals 0.0 0.0 0.0 D D325120 Industrial Gases 0.0 15.6 31.2 23.7 16.2325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 0.0 14.7 17.8 41.5 22.3325193 Ethyl Alcohol 0.0 2.1 6.6 69.8 4.1325194 Cyclic Crudes, Intermediate and Gum and Wood Chemicals 0.0 D 0.0 D D325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 0.0 9.6 15.8 28.2 31.0325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 0.0 13.2 13.2 33.8 43.0325212 Synthetic Rubber 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0325220 Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 0.0 46.6 23.5 D D325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 0.0 13.9 12.1 19.4 43.1

325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 0.0 19.2 16.4 22.8 59.1325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 0.0 29.3 17.1 19.5 18.8

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 0.0 12.5 8.1 20.1 56.4

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 0.0 4.8 6.1 13.1 8.0

327120 Clay Building Material and Refractories 0.0 11.5 12.8 27.4 31.8327211 Flat Glass 0.0 0.0 0.0 D D327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 0.0 25.2 32.8 D D327213 Glass Containers 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 0.0 18.4 15.6 21.8 59.8327310 Cements 0.0 20.1 23.0 71.2 15.1

Management Decision‐Making Process
327410 Lime 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0

327420 Gypsum 0.0 18.4 42.8 48.7 15.0327993 Mineral Wool 0.0 22.0 23.8 47.8 65.4

331 Primary Metals 0.0 3.4 3.5 10.4 20.5

331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloys 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 0.0 15.3 11.5 41.1 57.1

3313 Alumina and Aluminum 0.0 3.7 4.0 14.9 3.8

331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 0.0 9.5 13.7 D D

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

331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing and Extruding 0.0 9.9 12.1 43.6 12.8

3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 0.0 13.6 12.4 25.2 48.9

331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 0.0 18.5 22.2 35.9 18.0

3315 Foundries 0.0 8.0 6.9 16.4 40.3

331511 Iron Foundries 0.0 21.2 24.0 28.5 71.3

331523 Nonferrous Metal Die‐Casting Foundries 0.0 11.9 10.1 42.7 39.6

331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die‐Casting 0.0 16.1 14.5 32.9 70.1

332 Fabricated Metal Products 0.0 14.9 7.6 7.8 20.9333 Machinery 0.0 12.4 7.0 10.3 37.7334 Computer and Electronic Products 0.0 14.9 12.1 17.9 57.8

334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 0.0 23.5 19.4 45.0 85.1

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 0.0 23.3 17.0 24.9 92.2336 Transportation Equipment 0.0 5.0 7.7 8.5 12.0

336111 Automobiles 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 0.0 13.1 18.4 14.7 23.0

336411 Aircraft 0.0 20.6 54.4 18.7 31.5

337 Furniture and Related Products 0.0 23.5 13.3 8.4 36.3339 Miscellaneous 0.0 15.9 11.0 9.6 29.6

Total 0.0 1.4 1.7 3.2 5.5

(a) The Bureau of the Census classifies establishments using the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

(b) The Establishments column includes those units which reported any of the three listed management decision‐making processes in use anytime in 2018, plus those units where management

decision‐making processes were not ascertained.

* Estimate less than 0.5.

D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments.Q=Withheld because Relative Standard Error 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.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Demand and Integrated Statistics, Form EIA‐846, 2018 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey.

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).