Released: February 2018

Next MECS will be fielded in 2019

Table 8.7 Number of Establishments by Simple Payback Period, 2014;

 Level: National Data; 

 Row: NAICS Codes;

 Column: Company Policy for a Simple Payback Period;

 Unit: Establishment Counts.

NAICS Code(a) Subsector and Industry Establishments(b) Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years 3 to 4 years Greater than 4 years No Such Requirement Don't Know

Total United States

311 Food 13,690 532 1,691 2,038 1,480 566 3,620 3,762

 3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 600 0 67 128 122 74 78 132

 311221 Wet Corn Milling 49 0 11 13 15 0 W W

 31131 Table 71 0 13 14 6 13 10 15

 3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food 985 27 198 196 135 Q 228 157

 3115 Dairy Product 992 Q 213 190 84 98 131 238

 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 1,603 126 273 331 111 93 273 397

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 2,443 W 133 229 292 W 969 684

 3121 Beverages 2,369 W 128 214 280 W 949 667

 3122 Tobacco 74 0 5 15 11 6 20 17

313 Textile Mills 1,355 Q 241 311 109 Q 429 154

314 Textile Product Mills 4,277 W Q 164 Q W 2,605 894

315 Apparel 3,874 W Q Q 0 W 1,991 1,375

316 Leather and Allied Products 466 Q 43 50 34 0 252 52

321 Wood Products 8,398 251 948 1,052 355 229 2,714 2,849

 321113 Sawmills 1,619 W 209 186 85 W 537 536

 3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 973 Q 95 105 22 35 331 330

 321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 154 W 31 47 8 W 45 13

 3219 Other Wood Products 5,558 174 638 749 220 Q 1,805 1,828

322 Paper 3,220 Q 340 645 313 409 689 712

 322110 Pulp Mills 28 W W 12 W W W W

 322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 165 11 42 44 W W 33 27

 322122 Newsprint Mills 18 W 8 W 0 0 0 W

 322130 Paperboard Mills 147 8 34 29 11 6 30 30

323 Printing and Related Support 14,005 369 1,079 1,774 750 625 4,826 4,583

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 1,918 32 310 274 178 235 328 560

 324110 Petroleum Refineries 174 8 72 12 19 19 17 27

 324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block 1,285 9 162 201 136 195 217 364

 324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials 162 W 43 40 W W 22 42

 324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 86 W 18 10 W W 20 25

325 Chemicals 8,530 227 1,456 1,409 824 371 1,966 2,277

 325110 Petrochemicals 44 W 5 4 W 0 7 24

 325120 Industrial Gases 427 W Q W W Q 107 173

 325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 511 Q 128 91 Q 11 100 114

 325193 Ethyl Alcohol 211 7 55 49 26 7 37 30

 325194 Cyclic Crudes, Intermediate and Gum and Wood Chemicals 69 W 9 15 6 W 25 11

 325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 518 17 100 155 85 32 43 86

 325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 844 Q 168 164 80 15 165 184

 325212 Synthetic Rubber 85 6 19 21 9 0 12 18

 325220 Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 89 W 14 21 18 W 10 19

 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 133 W Q 7 W 12 11 Q

 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 57 0 W W W 15 7 27

 3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 1,199 26 122 235 109 35 280 392

 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 601 W 77 125 37 W 103 229

 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 121 3 29 9 5 0 24 51

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 8,217 629 1,652 1,478 534 Q 1,524 2,286

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 12,184 86 993 1,625 1,159 363 4,452 3,506

 327120 Clay Building Material and Refractories 446 6 73 122 51 23 94 77

 327211 Flat Glass 50 W 10 11 W W W W

 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 194 W 18 16 Q W 78 68

 327213 Glass Containers 59 W 42 4 0 W W W

 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 683 Q 60 109 30 18 267 162

 327310 Cements 189 10 18 21 Q 10 Q 77

 327410 Lime 83 W 6 23 W W 23 13

 327420 Gypsum 122 W 9 34 W 0 51 14

 327993 Mineral Wool 186 W 22 27 7 W 64 47

331 Primary Metals 3,138 75 642 517 204 111 795 794

 331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloys 345 20 73 51 31 18 47 105

 3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 470 W 66 73 47 W 87 177

 3313 Alumina and Aluminum 383 W 88 66 21 W 114 70

 331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 96 0 18 17 W W W 14

 331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 57 0 20 11 W 0 W 13

 331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing and Extruding 191 W 43 33 10 W 64 31

 3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 662 15 141 88 22 11 204 181

 331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 108 W 12 9 W W 56 22

 3315 Foundries 1,278 20 275 238 84 58 343 261

 331511 Iron Foundries 320 4 103 47 20 19 31 96

 331523 Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundaries 254 5 42 49 21 7 84 45

 331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die-Casting 268 W 56 45 16 W 72 60

332 Fabricated Metal Products 36,439 Q 1,924 4,671 1,629 1,888 15,767 10,141

333 Machinery 15,307 492 1,601 1,796 1,260 865 4,964 4,329

334 Computer and Electronic Products 6,831 Q 918 922 247 Q 2,195 2,197

 334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 388 Q 50 25 9 9 119 118

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 3,298 Q 534 377 Q Q 881 1,066

336 Transportation Equipment 6,603 556 1,103 1,136 136 Q 1,695 1,935

 336111 Automobiles 44 10 6 20 0 W W W

 336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 37 0 17 4 W 0 W 8

 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 1,063 Q 202 177 53 10 214 394

 336411 Aircraft 293 W 52 18 W 0 94 120

337 Furniture and Related Products 7,913 273 465 630 Q Q 3,424 2,713

339 Miscellaneous 13,001 Q 1,007 987 405 464 5,949 3,877

Total 175,107 4,876 17,782 22,189 10,378 7,099 62,036 50,746

 (a) The Bureau of the Census classifies establishments using the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

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

Maximum Simple Payback Period

 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Form EIA-846, '2014 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey.'

 (b) The 'Establishments' column includes those units which reported any of the five listed maximum simple payback periods at anytime in 2014, plus those units where the maximum simple payback period was not ascertained.
Released: February 2018

Next MECS will be fielded in 2019

RSE Table 8.7 Relative Standard Errors for Table 8.7;

 Unit: Percents.

NAICS Code(a) Subsector and Industry Establishments(b) Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years 3 to 4 years Greater than 4 years No Such Requirement Don't Know

Total United States

311 Food 0.0 29.9 13.3 13.1 17.2 25.8 10.6 10.2

 3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 0.0 X 26.4 20.0 15.9 36.2 24.2 20.6

 311221 Wet Corn Milling 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 0.0

 31131 Sugar Manufacturing 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food 0.0 45.8 21.2 18.8 24.7 60.0 22.7 24.4

 3115 Dairy Product 0.0 52.6 16.0 15.9 20.7 27.1 30.3 17.3

 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 0.0 17.9 14.1 16.0 35.7 37.2 21.5 16.1

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 0.0 7.0 29.8 24.2 17.7 40.0 11.5 14.6

 3121 Beverages 0.0 7.0 30.9 25.9 18.5 41.7 11.8 14.9

 3122 Tobacco 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

313 Textile Mills 0.0 56.3 21.5 24.1 34.2 77.4 19.6 28.8

314 Textile Product Mills 0.0 51.0 54.1 49.5 59.6 71.0 15.7 38.7

315 Apparel 0.0 94.1 66.1 57.3 X 86.5 25.4 35.5

316 Leather and Allied Products 0.0 69.7 21.7 28.2 32.5 X 14.6 39.2

321 Wood Products 0.0 35.8 16.7 16.5 17.5 36.5 9.7 9.1

 321113 Sawmills 0.0 9.9 19.2 15.3 17.3 21.9 9.4 9.6

 3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 0.0 55.4 25.5 22.8 15.5 28.3 17.1 16.6

 321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 0.0 19.8 25.6 38.3 16.4 15.5 21.3 25.1

 3219 Other Wood Products 0.0 48.6 23.7 22.6 26.9 57.0 13.9 13.6

322 Paper 0.0 69.6 21.7 24.5 41.5 35.4 24.8 23.1

 322110 Pulp Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 322122 Newsprint Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X X X 0.0

 322130 Paperboard Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

323 Printing and Related Support 0.0 46.4 23.5 19.4 32.3 34.0 10.5 10.9

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 0.0 15.8 10.7 7.4 19.8 9.2 8.4 6.9

 324110 Petroleum Refineries 0.0 26.6 37.5 26.6 26.6 26.6 26.6 36.3

 324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block 0.0 17.9 11.0 9.4 24.9 10.2 9.4 7.3

 324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials 0.0 4.0 9.2 14.4 4.0 4.0 16.5 14.2

 324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

325 Chemicals 0.0 29.8 14.1 13.0 20.6 33.5 12.7 10.9

 325110 Petrochemicals 0.0 20.3 20.3 20.3 20.3 X 20.3 17.4

 325120 Industrial Gases 0.0 13.7 56.4 16.4 47.0 59.6 37.6 17.5

 325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 0.0 57.6 27.2 29.4 53.7 45.9 28.3 30.6

 325193 Ethyl Alcohol 0.0 18.4 10.2 15.4 31.6 24.1 30.0 11.5

 325194 Cyclic Crudes, Intermediate and Gum and Wood Chemicals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 0.0 29.1 33.8 22.1 34.7 30.1 22.7 31.7

 325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 0.0 55.8 19.5 20.6 33.4 22.4 20.5 20.0

 325212 Synthetic Rubber 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 0.0

 325220 Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 0.0 25.2 63.4 25.2 25.2 28.2 25.2 65.0

 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 0.0 39.8 22.0 24.0 29.4 16.8 21.2 17.0

 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 0.0 42.7 29.4 30.7 20.8 21.1 24.0 19.8

 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 0.0 21.8 31.3 21.8 21.8 X 42.1 33.8

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 0.0 29.0 16.5 18.4 33.3 68.4 18.4 14.0

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 0.0 30.7 23.9 19.0 24.2 40.9 10.3 12.1

 327120 Clay Building Material and Refractories 0.0 8.0 13.6 16.0 40.6 9.7 19.3 17.7

 327211 Flat Glass 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 0.0 31.4 25.7 25.8 64.6 20.5 38.1 38.6

 327213 Glass Containers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0

 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 0.0 57.8 15.7 25.0 34.2 21.1 17.1 23.8

 327310 Cements 0.0 29.2 29.2 30.9 61.5 29.3 57.4 42.0

 327410 Lime 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 327420 Gypsum 0.0 16.0 16.0 28.7 51.7 X 27.0 16.0

 327993 Mineral Wool 0.0 83.9 34.2 25.6 20.8 20.8 44.0 30.9

331 Primary Metals 0.0 6.7 8.4 8.1 9.6 10.0 8.1 8.2

 331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloys 0.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 7.3

 3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 0.0 41.9 20.5 22.5 30.5 43.0 22.9 20.0

 3313 Alumina and Aluminum 0.0 3.6 9.6 6.6 5.1 21.1 11.0 10.7

 331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 0.0 X 32.4 17.1 17.1 X 17.1 17.1

 331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing and Extruding 0.0 9.3 13.0 11.8 9.3 42.5 19.2 23.3

 3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 0.0 30.8 20.0 15.3 20.9 39.0 18.0 19.9

 331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 0.0 26.2 26.2 26.2 26.2 26.2 24.5 26.2

 3315 Foundries 0.0 7.3 15.6 15.0 14.9 12.5 13.8 15.4

 331511 Iron Foundries 0.0 16.7 29.1 22.4 22.4 21.5 26.6 35.0

 331523 Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundaries 0.0 9.1 13.8 25.6 26.9 33.7 20.1 20.3

 331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die-Casting 0.0 7.7 20.2 14.6 21.2 20.5 19.2 12.3

332 Fabricated Metal Products 0.0 59.6 26.0 16.7 28.9 27.7 7.5 10.6

333 Machinery 0.0 34.5 18.8 17.9 22.2 27.2 9.7 10.6

334 Computer and Electronic Products 0.0 54.2 24.3 24.9 42.3 57.9 14.8 14.7

 334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 0.0 56.7 21.1 18.7 18.4 18.4 35.1 31.1

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 0.0 55.3 25.4 35.2 51.9 58.1 23.0 19.6

336 Transportation Equipment 0.0 33.4 19.1 21.2 30.5 53.8 18.4 16.0

 336111 Automobiles 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0

 336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 0.0

 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 0.0 50.5 24.3 20.1 30.0 46.1 24.7 17.7

 336411 Aircraft 0.0 23.5 47.0 32.0 48.7 X 40.3 31.9

337 Furniture and Related Products 0.0 47.3 33.5 29.7 54.5 65.2 11.2 13.5

339 Miscellaneous 0.0 52.1 25.6 26.7 43.7 41.4 8.9 12.5

Total 0.0 11.2 5.5 5.4 7.8 10.5 3.1 3.5

 (a) The Bureau of the Census classifies establishments using the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

 * 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.

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

 -- Estimation is not applicable.

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

Maximum Simple Payback Period

 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Form EIA-846, '2014 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey.'

 (b) The 'Establishments' column includes those units which reported any of the five listed maximum simple payback periods at anytime in 2014, plus those units where the maximum simple payback period was not ascertained.