Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.23 Reasons that Made LPG Unswitchable, 2006;

 Level: National Data;

 Row: NAICS Codes;

 Column: Reasons that Made Quantity Unswitchable;

 Unit: Million barrels.

Total Amount of Total Amount of Equipment is Not Switching Unavailable Long-Term Unavailable Combinations of 

NAICS LPG Consumed Unswitchable Capable of UsingAdversely Affects Alternative Environmenta Contract Storage for Another Columns F, G, 

Code(a) Subsector and Industry as a Fuel LPG Fuel Use Another Fuel the Products Fuel SupplyRestrictions(b)in Place(c)Alternative Fuels(d Reason H, I, J, and K Don't Know

Total United States

311 Food 850 549 351 Q 96 8 1 * 0 * 92

 3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling Q Q Q * 0 Q 1 0 0 0 3

 311221 Wet Corn Milling 3 2 1 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

 31131 Sugar Manufacturing 10 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

 3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Foo 147 92 66 * 1 2 0 0 0 * 22

 3115 Dairy Products 28 21 Q 0 0 * * 0 0 0 Q

 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 239 147 32 * 67 Q 0 0 0 0 Q

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 251 177 129 Q Q 0 0 * 0 1 Q

 3121 Beverages 244 171 124 Q Q 0 0 * 0 1 Q

 3122 Tobacco 7 6 6 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0

313 Textile Mills 72 52 51 Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q

314 Textile Product Mills 167 Q Q * 0 1 0 0 0 0 *

315 Apparel 6 Q * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q

316 Leather and Allied Products 14 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

321 Wood Products 1,368 732 513 12 66 4 Q * 0 Q 130

 321113 Sawmills 113 62 51 0 * * Q 0 0 * 5

 3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 850 416 284 Q 64 Q 0 0 0 0 Q

 3219 Other Wood Products 346 200 163 Q 2 Q Q * 0 Q 23

322 Paper 1,339 1,007 848 Q 0 8 0 Q 0 Q 42

 322110 Pulp Mills 29 28 28 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 *

 322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 182 149 133 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 10

 322122 Newsprint Mills 47 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

 322130 Paperboard Mills 117 97 91 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3

323 Printing and Related Support 183 104 87 * Q 0 0 Q 0 0 Q

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 7,424 4,267 1,314 975 143 0 0 823 0 * 1,012

 324110 Petroleum Refineries 7,307 4,179 1,227 975 143 0 0 823 0 * 1,012

 324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 2 * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

325 Chemicals 1,907 1,717 1,220 * 4 256 195 * 0 Q 12

 325110 Petrochemicals 1 1 * 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325120 Industrial Gases Q Q Q 0 * 0 * 0 0 0 *

 325181 Alkalies and Chlorine 2 2 2 0 * * 0 0 0 0 0

 325182 Carbon Black * * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 325188 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 26 18 12 0 1 Q * 0 0 0 Q

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

 325193 Ethyl Alcohol 10 2 2 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 *

 325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 76 11 10 0 0 0 * 0 0 * 1

 325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 1,520 1,496 1,046 0 0 252 194 0 0 0 4

 325212 Synthetic Rubber 9 8 8 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 *

 325222 Noncellulosic Organic Fibers 9 7 7 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 0

 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 9 9 1 0 * 0 0 0 0 7 *

 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 49 Q Q 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 *

 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 44 Q Q 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 0

 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 1,316 898 325 0 Q Q Q 0 0 Q Q

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 1,327 1,095 Q * 16 Q 0 5 0 Q Q

 327211 Flat Glass 11 8 8 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 *

 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 92 Q Q 0 13 0 0 0 0 Q 3

 327213 Glass Containers 31 29 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 0

 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 68 37 35 * 0 1 0 0 0 * 1

 327310 Cements 12 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 * *

 327410 Lime 6 5 2 0 0 * 0 3 0 0 *

 327420 Gypsum 70 61 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *

 327993 Mineral Wool 27 22 16 * 2 * 0 1 0 0 3

331 Primary Metals 979 596 344 4 2 12 2 4 0 3 225

Reasons that Made LPG Unswitchable
Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.23 Reasons that Made LPG Unswitchable, 2006;

 Level: National Data;

 Row: NAICS Codes;

 Column: Reasons that Made Quantity Unswitchable;

 Unit: Million barrels.

Total Amount of Total Amount of Equipment is Not Switching Unavailable Long-Term Unavailable Combinations of 

NAICS LPG Consumed Unswitchable Capable of UsingAdversely Affects Alternative Environmenta Contract Storage for Another Columns F, G, 

Code(a) Subsector and Industry as a Fuel LPG Fuel Use Another Fuel the Products Fuel SupplyRestrictions(b)in Place(c)Alternative Fuels(d Reason H, I, J, and K Don't Know

Reasons that Made LPG Unswitchable

 331111 Iron and Steel Mills 43 28 23 * * 1 0 0 0 1 3

 331112 Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Products 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *

 3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 69 50 38 2 * 4 Q * 0 0 5

 3313 Alumina and Aluminum 266 66 54 Q * 3 * * 0 * 8

 331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 13 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

 331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 27 26 21 0 0 2 * * 0 * 3

 331316 Aluminum Extruded Products 214 23 20 Q 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

 3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 335 284 100 0 0 Q 0 1 0 2 179

 3315 Foundries 265 167 129 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 31

 331511 Iron Foundries 95 69 65 * 0 2 0 * 0 0 2

 331521 Aluminum Die-Casting Foundries 47 16 13 1 1 * 0 0 0 1 *

 331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die-Casting 49 29 13 0 0 * 1 * 0 0 15

332 Fabricated Metal Products 1,178 729 360 Q * Q Q Q 0 0 Q

333 Machinery 725 581 535 Q 0 0 0 0 0 Q Q

334 Computer and Electronic Products Q 9 7 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 Q

 334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices Q Q Q 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 *

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 229 133 96 Q Q Q 0 0 0 0 Q

336 Transportation Equipment 1,008 626 536 12 Q 6 Q * 0 12 43

 336111 Automobiles 63 14 13 * 0 0 0 * 0 1 *

 336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 10 5 4 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 1

 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 116 85 58 12 0 4 0 0 0 5 7

 336411 Aircraft 12 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 6

337 Furniture and Related Products 140 91 68 0 0 0 Q 0 0 0 16

339 Miscellaneous 152 51 28 * Q 0 Q 0 0 0 8

Total 20,669 13,530 7,809 1,040 397 328 238 870 0 Q 2,517

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

Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

 (b) The environmental resrictions related to air quality that limit the amount of 

the usable alternative fuel that could be used instead.

 (c) Long-term contracts are typically with a utility or third-party supplier 

such as an energy broker and requires the purchase of a fuel for an extended 

amount of time. 

 (d) The storage of usable alternative fuels is not available due to the potential

environmental impact of storage tanks.

 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.'