Released: February 2021

Next MECS will be fielded in 2022.

Table 3.6 Selected Wood and Wood‐Related Products in Fuel Consumption, 2018;

Level: National and Regional Data;

Row: Selected NAICS Codes; Column: Energy Sources;

Unit: Trillion Btu.

Biomass

Pulping Liquor Wood 

NAICS or Biomass Agricultural Harvested Directly 

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Black Liquor Total(b) Waste(c) from Trees(d) 

Total United States

311 Food 0 52 46 5 

311221 Wet Corn Milling 0 5 * 5 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 0 Q * Q 321 Wood Products 0 231 2 3 

321113 Sawmills 0 112 2 2 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 0 82 0 * 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 0 42 0 0 

3219 Other Wood Products 0 35 0 * 

322 Paper 854 315 1 18 

322110 Pulp Mills D 48 0 4 322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 262 81 0 5 

322122 Newsprint Mills 6 6 0 0 322130 Paperboard Mills 392 176 1 10 

337 Furniture and Related Products 0 5 0 0 

Other Manufacturing 3 10 1 3 

Total 857 624 50 40 

Northeast Census Region

311 Food 0** 0

311221 Wet Corn Milling 0 0 0 0 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 0 0 0 0 

321 Wood Products 0 39 0 2 

321113 Sawmills 060 2

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 0 27 0 * 

Selected Wood and Wood‐Related Products
321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 0 15 0 0 

3219 Other Wood Products 0 Q 0 0 

322 Paper 54 19 0 7 

322110 Pulp Mills D 8 0 4 

322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 35 11 0 3 

322122 Newsprint Mills 0 0 0 0 322130 Paperboard Mills 0 0 0 0 

337 Furniture and Related Products 0 * 0 0 

Other Manufacturing 0 * 0 * 

Total 54 59 * 9 

Midwest Census Region

311 Food 0QQ 0 

311221 Wet Corn Milling 0 * * 0 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 0 Q 0 Q 321 Wood Products 0 13 0 * 

321113 Sawmills 040 *

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 0 6 0 * 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 0 3 0 0 

3219 Other Wood Products 0 4 0 * 

322 Paper 59 26 0 * 

322110 Pulp Mills 0 0 0 0 

322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 58 20 0 * 

322122 Newsprint Mills 0 0 0 0 322130 Paperboard Mills 2 7 0 0 

337 Furniture and Related Products 0 Q 0 0 

Other Manufacturing 0 1 * * 

Total 59 58 Q Q 

South Census Region

311 Food 0 47 41 5 

311221 Wet Corn Milling 0 5 * 5 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 0 1 * 0 321 Wood Products 0 127 0 0 

321113 Sawmills 0 64 0 0 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 0 37 0 0 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 0 20 0 0 

3219 Other Wood Products 0 24 0 0 

322 Paper 685 251 1 11 

322110 Pulp Mills 170 38 0 0 

322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 156 46 0 1 
322122 Newsprint Mills 6 6 0 0 

322130 Paperboard Mills 352 158 1 10 

337 Furniture and Related Products 0 Q 0 0 

Other Manufacturing 3 7 1 3 

Total 688 435 43 19 

West Census Region

311 Food 0QQ 0 

311221 Wet Corn Milling 0 0 0 0 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 0 * * * 321 Wood Products 0 51 2 0 

321113 Sawmills 0 38 2 0 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 0 13 0 0 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 0 4 0 0 

3219 Other Wood Products 0 0 0 0 

322 Paper 56 19 0 0 

322110 Pulp Mills 4 1 0 0 

322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 13 5 0 0 

322122 Newsprint Mills 0 * 0 0 322130 Paperboard Mills 38 12 0 0 

337 Furniture and Related Products 0 0 0 0 

Other Manufacturing 0 1 * 0 

Total 56 73 Q * 

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

(b) Four components of Biomass are collected: agricultural waste, wood harvested directly from trees, wood residues and byproducts from mill processing, an

refuse. The Biomass Total does not include pulping liquor or black liquor.

(c) Agricultural Waste includes bagasse, rice hulls, nut shells, and orchard prunings.

(d) Wood Harvested Directly from Trees includes round wood, wood chips, and tree bark.

(e) Wood Residues and Byproducts from Mill Processing include sawdust, shavings, and slabs.

(f) Wood‐Related and Paper‐Related Refuse includes scrap, wastepaper, wood pallets, and packing materials.

* 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 estimates presented in this table are for the total consumption of en

for the production of heat, power, and electricity generation, regardless of where the energy was produced. Specifically, the estimates include the quantities of 

offsite and purchased by or transferred to the establishment, plus those that were produced onsite from other energy or input materials not classified as energ

(onsite) mines or wells. During manufacturing processes, it is possible that the thermal energy content of an energy input is not completely consumed for the p

electricity generation. Hence, residuals of that input may remain. Those residual leftovers may be subsequently consumed for fuel purposes, whether onsite or 

establishment (for example, blast furnace gas as a byproduct recovered from coke and other inputs that were not completely consumed). In such cases, double 

and the Fuel Consumption estimates will be inflated.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Demand and Integrated Statistics, Form EIA‐846, 2018 Manufacturing Energy Consumption S
The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices a

260).
Released: February 2021

Next MECS will be fielded in 2022.

RSE Table 3.6 Relative Standard Errors for Table 3.6;

Unit: Percents.

Biomass

Pulping Liquor Wood 

NAICS or Biomass Agricultural Harvested Directly 

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Black Liquor Total(b) Waste(c) from Trees(d) 

Total United States

311 Food X 5.9 6.5 0.0 

311221 Wet Corn Milling X 0.0 0 0.0 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products X 91.1 58.4 97.1 321 Wood Products X 5.1 0 0.1 

321113 Sawmills X 1.3 0 0.1 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods X 1.5 X 0.3 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products X 0.1 X X 

3219 Other Wood Products X 33.4 X 0.0 

322 Paper 0 0.0 0 0.0 

322110 Pulp Mills D 0.0 X 0.0 322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 0 0.0 X 0.0 

322122 Newsprint Mills 0.0 0.0 X X 322130 Paperboard Mills 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 

337 Furniture and Related Products X 50.0 X X 

Other Manufacturing 0 3.7 4.7 0.0 

Total 0 2.6 6 27.3 

Northeast Census Region

311 Food X 27.8 27.8 X 

311221 Wet Corn Milling X X X X 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products X X X X 321 Wood Products X 10.3 X 0.1 

321113 Sawmills X 1.4 X 0.1 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods X 0.1 X 0 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products X 0 X X 

3219 Other Wood Products X 60.4 X X 

Selected Wood and Wood‐Related Products
322 Paper 00X 0

322110 Pulp Mills D 0.0 X 0 

322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 

322122 Newsprint Mills X X X X 322130 Paperboard Mills X X X X 

337 Furniture and Related Products X 73.5 X X 

Other Manufacturing X 0 X 0 

Total 0 6.8 27.8 0.1 

Midwest Census Region

311 Food X 68.9 75.4 X 

311221 Wet Corn Milling X 0 0 X 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products X 97.1 X 97.1 321 Wood Products X 14.6 X 0.3 

321113 Sawmills X 3.5 X 0 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods X 20.6 X 0.4 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products X 0.3 X X 

3219 Other Wood Products X 40.8 X 0 

322 Paper 00X 0

322110 Pulp Mills X X X X 322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 0 0 X 0 

322122 Newsprint Mills X X X X 322130 Paperboard Mills 0.0 0.0 X X 

337 Furniture and Related Products X 72.5 X X 

Other Manufacturing X 0 0 0 

Total 0 19.9 73.5 91.4 

South Census Region

311 Food X 2.3 1.6 0 

311221 Wet Corn Milling X 0.0 0 0.0 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products X 3.4 97.2 X 

321 Wood Products X 8.6 X X 

321113 Sawmills X 2.2 X X 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods X 0.7 X X 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products X 0.0 X X 

3219 Other Wood Products X 44.4 X X 

322 Paper 0 0.0 0 0 

322110 Pulp Mills 0.0 0.0 X X 

322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 

322122 Newsprint Mills 0.0 0.0 X X 322130 Paperboard Mills 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 
337 Furniture and Related Products X 62.0 X X 

Other Manufacturing 0 4.8 0 0 

Total 0 2.5 1.5 0 

West Census Region

311 Food X 89.5 89.5 X 

311221 Wet Corn Milling X X X X 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products X 12.9 0 82 321 Wood Products X 0.3 0 X 

321113 Sawmills X 0.4 0 X 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods X 0.5 X X 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products X 0.0 X X 

3219 Other Wood Products X X X X 

322 Paper 0 0.0 X X 

322110 Pulp Mills 0.0 0.0 X X 

322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 0.0 0.0 X X 

322122 Newsprint Mills X 0.0 X X 

322130 Paperboard Mills 0.0 0.0 X X 

337 Furniture and Related Products X X X X 

Other Manufacturing X 6.1 67 X 

Total 0 2.8 51 82 

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

(b) Four components of Biomass are collected: agricultural waste, wood harvested directly from trees, wood residues and byproducts from mill processing, an

refuse. The Biomass Total does not include pulping liquor or black liquor.

(c) Agricultural Waste includes bagasse, rice hulls, nut shells, and orchard prunings.

(d) Wood Harvested Directly from Trees includes round wood, wood chips, and tree bark.

(e) Wood Residues and Byproducts from Mill Processing include sawdust, shavings, and slabs.

(f) Wood‐Related and Paper‐Related Refuse includes scrap, wastepaper, wood pallets, and packing materials.

* 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 estimates presented in this table are for the total consumption of en

for the production of heat, power, and electricity generation, regardless of where the energy was produced. Specifically, the estimates include the quantities of 

offsite and purchased by or transferred to the establishment, plus those that were produced onsite from other energy or input materials not classified as energ

(onsite) mines or wells. During manufacturing processes, it is possible that the thermal energy content of an energy input is not completely consumed for the p

electricity generation. Hence, residuals of that input may remain. Those residual leftovers may be subsequently consumed for fuel purposes, whether onsite or 

establishment (for example, blast furnace gas as a byproduct recovered from coke and other inputs that were not completely consumed). In such cases, double 

and the Fuel Consumption estimates will be inflated.

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

The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices a

260).