Released: November 2009

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 3.3 Fuel Consumption, 2006; Level: National and Regional Data;  Row: Values of Shipments and Employment Sizes; Column: Energy Sources; Unit: Trillion Btu.Economic Net Residual Distillate LPG and Characteristic(a) Total Electricity(b) Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(c) Natural Gas(d) NGL(e) Coal 

Total United States

Value of Shipments and Receipts(million dollars) Under 20 1,139 367 23 45 535 14 21  20-49 1,122 333 13 19 530 8 93  50-99 1,309 349 22 17 549 10 157  100-249 2,443 607 25 19 994 11 263  250-499 2,092 413 53 13 633 4 244  500 and Over 7,551 781 115 17 2,271 31 240 Total 15,657 2,851 251 129 5,512 79 1,016 Employment Size Under 50 1,103 334 10 45 550 10 32  50-99 988 233 19 15 520 7 64  100-249 2,722 656 38 27 1,024 23 339  250-499 3,317 593 44 19 1,135 15 244  500-999 4,170 568 57 11 1,153 16 182  1000 and Over 3,356 467 83 11 1,131 8 156 Total 15,657 2,851 251 129 5,512 79 1,016 

Northeast Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts(million dollars) Under 20 166 55 8 12 65 2 *  20-49 174 46 7 4 88 2 7  50-99 150 43 16 2 58 Q 14  100-249 242 64 6 2 114 1 24  250-499 139 32 9 2 36 * 15  500 and Over 495 65 17 2 134 6 16 Total 1,365 306 64 24 494 13 76 Employment Size Under 50 122 42 6 12 50 1 2  50-99 130 33 4 2 62 1 6  100-249 271 77 16 5 111 4 29  250-499 221 56 13 2 77 1 11  500-999 341 47 17 2 115 6 12  1000 and Over 279 52 8 1 79 * 16 Total 1,365 306 64 24 494 13 76 

Midwest Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts(million dollars) Under 20 446 132 Q Q 250 4 3  20-49 341 106 3 1 175 2 33  50-99 447 132 1 4 216 2 47  100-249 763 240 5 3 348 7 85  250-499 429 100 2 2 140 1 115  500 and Over 1,702 223 21 4 453 4 122 Total 4,127 934 37 26 1,582 21 404 
Released: November 2009

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 3.3 Fuel Consumption, 2006; Level: National and Regional Data;  Row: Values of Shipments and Employment Sizes; Column: Energy Sources; Unit: Trillion Btu.Economic Net Residual Distillate LPG and Characteristic(a) Total Electricity(b) Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(c) Natural Gas(d) NGL(e) Coal Employment Size Under 50 424 130 Q Q 232 2 10  50-99 327 76 Q 2 192 3 23  100-249 823 233 5 6 305 6 151  250-499 748 176 2 2 280 3 133  500-999 695 169 4 2 244 5 44  1000 and Over 1,110 150 19 3 329 1 43 Total 4,127 934 37 26 1,582 21 404 

South Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts(million dollars) Under 20 381 130 5 14 163 5 7  20-49 432 137 2 8 195 3 30  50-99 554 138 3 6 216 4 68  100-249 1,124 230 11 8 407 3 108  250-499 1,239 203 40 6 359 2 103  500 and Over 4,490 428 71 6 1,448 10 95 Total 8,219 1,267 131 48 2,788 27 410 Employment Size Under 50 412 120 2 14 206 5 9  50-99 408 93 5 6 208 1 27  100-249 1,222 271 9 10 479 5 109  250-499 1,826 270 24 9 597 8 66  500-999 2,690 296 35 5 661 5 109  1000 and Over 1,661 217 57 4 637 2 90 Total 8,219 1,267 131 48 2,788 27 410 

West Census Region

Value of Shipments and Receipts(million dollars) Under 20 147 50 3 7 57 3 10  20-49 175 44 Q Q 72 1 23  50-99 159 35 2 4 60 1 28  100-249 314 73 4 6 125 1 47  250-499 285 77 2 4 99 1 11  500 and Over 865 64 7 5 236 12 7 Total 1,945 344 18 32 649 19 126 Employment Size Under 50 144 42 1 7 61 2 11  50-99 123 32 2 Q 58 1 8  100-249 406 75 8 6 130 7 49  250-499 521 92 6 7 181 3 34  500-999 444 56 1 2 134 1 17  1000 and Over 306 48 * 3 86 4 7 Total 1,945 344 18 32 649 19 126  (a) Value of Shipments and Receipts and Employment Size categories were supplied by the
Released: November 2009

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 3.3 Fuel Consumption, 2006; Level: National and Regional Data;  Row: Values of Shipments and Employment Sizes; Column: Energy Sources; Unit: Trillion Btu.Economic Net Residual Distillate LPG and Characteristic(a) Total Electricity(b) Fuel Oil Fuel Oil(c) Natural Gas(d) NGL(e) Coal Bureau of the Census. (b) 'Net Electricity' is obtained by summing purchases, transfers in, andgeneration from noncombustible renewable resources, minus quantities sold andtransferred out. It does not include electricity inputs from onsitecogeneration or generation from combustible fuels because that energy hasalready been included as generating fuel (for example, coal). (c) 'Distillate Fuel Oil' includes Nos. 1, 2, and 4 fuel oils and Nos. 1, 2, and 4diesel 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) Examples of Liquefied Petroleum Gases '(LPG)' are ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene,normal butane, butylene, ethane-propane mixtures, propane-butane mixtures, and isobutaneproduced at refineries or natural gas processing plants, including plants that fractionate rawNatural Gas Liquids '(NGL).' (f) 'Other' includes net steam (the sum of purchases, generation fromrenewables, and net transfers), and other energy that respondents indicated wasused to produce heat and power. 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'scorresponding RSE column and RSE row factors. Totals may not equal sum ofcomponents because of independent rounding. The estimates presented in thistable are for the total consumption of energy (formerly total inputs of energy)for the production of heat, power, and electricity generation,regardless of where the energy was produced. Specifically, the estimatesinclude the quantities of energy that were originally produced offsite andpurchased by or transferred to the establishment, plus those that were producedonsite from other energy or input materials not classified as energy, or wereextracted from captive (onsite) mines or wells.During manufacturing processes, it is possible that the thermal energy content ofan energy input is not completely consumed for the production of heat,power, or electricity generation. Hence, residuals of that input mayremain. Those residual leftovers may be subsequently consumed for fuelpurposes, whether onsite or offsite at another manufacturing establishment(for example, blast furnace gas as a byproduct recovered from coke andother inputs that were not completely consumed). In such cases, doublecounting of inputs cannot be avoided, and the "Fuel Consumption" estimates willbe inflated. Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Marketsand End Use, Energy Consumption Division, Form EIA-846, '2006 ManufacturingEnergy Consumption Survey,' and Office of Oil and Gas, PetroleumSupply Division, Form EIA-810, 'Monthly Refinery Report' for 2006, and the Bureauof the Census, data files for the '2006 Annual Survey of Manufacturers.'