Released: August 2021

Next MECS will be fielded in 2023.

Table 8.8 Number of Establishments by Participation in Setting Goals for Improving Energy Consumption, 2018;

Level: National Data;

Row: NAICS Codes;

Column: Participation and Policies Influencing Energy Consumption Goals;

Unit: Establishment Counts.

NAICS Code(a) Subsector and Industry No Participation Participation(b) Don't Know

Legal

Requirement

Voluntary

Programs

Corporate

Policy Customer Requirements

Total United States

311 Food 6,405 4,713 4,724 1,024 2,537 2,895 1,191 

3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 151 329 131 109 189 262 52 

311221 Wet Corn Milling 14 38 0 D 17 36 5 

31131 Sugar Manufacturing 15 35 20 19 21 23 4 

3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food 388 398 261 109 225 305 70 

3115 Dairy Product 262 560 215 129 380 399 172 

3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 726 481 635 43 261 292 97 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 1,769 1,426 743 338 879 841 216 

3121 Beverages 1,731 1,390 732 333 857 811 208 

3122 Tobacco 38 36 11 5 22 30 8 

313 Textile Mills 745 398 217 81 243 305 53 314 Textile Product Mills 1,819 1,010 1,287 Q 530 Q Q 

315 Apparel 2,246 788 823 Q 94 Q Q 316 Leather and Allied Products 325 47 283 Q 24 37 Q 

321 Wood Products 4,486 1,864 3,085 493 873 734 405 

321113 Sawmills 864 412 511 139 249 158 67 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 468 273 342 76 216 144 30 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 52 57 49 32 48 52 10 

3219 Other Wood Products 3,055 1,139 2,092 268 392 408 301 

322 Paper 1,298 1,088 622 145 785 699 321 

322110 Pulp Mills D 19 D 4 13 12 8 

322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 32 115 8 29 78 83 26 322122 Newsprint Mills D 8 D 0 8 4 D 322130 Paperboard Mills 22 109 11 25 79 63 19 

323 Printing and Related Support 7,636 1,902 3,076 390 852 750 307 

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 512 780 591 315 513 591 189 

324110 Petroleum Refineries 31 96 9 34 62 81 D 324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block 290 555 444 254 381 421 170 

324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials 59 57 52 9 34 45 D 

324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Products 97 46 68 14 25 30 5 324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 34 26 19 3 12 14 8 

325 Chemicals 3,450 3,082 2,370 390 1,619 2,205 436 

325110 Petrochemicals 23 29 15 7 17 24 D 

325120 Industrial Gases 108 218 199 D 9 190 D 

325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 236 186 80 32 154 125 14 

325193 Ethyl Alcohol 22 139 46 35 91 62 23 325194 Cyclic Crudes, Intermediate and Gum and Wood Chemicals 13 45 3 5 32 20 5 

325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 123 232 169 35 178 175 31 

325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 257 346 209 85 167 262 74 

325212 Synthetic Rubber 28 40 19 6 23 27 7 

325220 Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 33 48 19 15 29 38 11 

325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 102 16 Q 5 10 12 3 

325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 9 20 25 3 6 10 4 

3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 444 404 480 104 229 314 97 

325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 192 244 282 90 132 169 88 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 50 48 10 D 39 40 4 

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 3,756 2,767 1,795 290 1,854 1,397 251 

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 5,528 2,643 3,864 792 1,591 1,438 466 

327120 Clay Building Material and Refractories 182 143 90 34 73 90 20 

327211 Flat Glass 17 27 16 D 21 19 D 

Policies that Influenced Energy Consumption Go
327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 94 32 37 6 21 27 5 

327213 Glass Containers 5 30 22 9 10 27 4 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 353 173 160 15 150 77 19 

327310 Cements 80 97 10 30 73 66 20 

327410 Lime 16 31 39 12 26 28 12 

327420 Gypsum 57 78 13 D 48 38 36 

327993 Mineral Wool 53 73 65 Q 51 45 D 

331 Primary Metals 1,351 1,081 794 265 685 685 183 

331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloys 119 187 84 43 140 125 31 

3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 268 95 135 30 67 65 19 

3313 Alumina and Aluminum 161 161 78 32 87 105 24 

331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 39 48 22 13 29 19 D 

331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 16 37 12 4 D 24 8 

331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing and Extruding 88 66 37 11 33 54 9 

3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 233 269 150 79 142 176 34 

331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 34 51 22 8 19 47 7 

3315 Foundries 571 370 347 80 249 214 75 

331511 Iron Foundries 160 109 104 19 69 55 19 

331523 Nonferrous Metal Die‐Casting Foundries 83 116 58 32 90 80 16 

331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die‐Casting 147 58 72 19 27 32 23 

332 Fabricated Metal Products 19,751 7,222 10,976 1,584 3,657 2,197 752 

333 Machinery 8,089 3,040 3,789 768 2,055 1,476 756 334 Computer and Electronic Products 3,811 1,810 1,025 447 1,105 1,065 677 

334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 167 118 58 28 72 104 24 

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 1,978 844 473 278 250 426 Q 336 Transportation Equipment 2,860 1,924 2,320 453 946 1,460 779 

336111 Automobiles 17 43 12 4 22 41 8 

336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 27 28 14 4 21 26 8 

3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 580 331 287 50 184 254 64 

336411 Aircraft 144 86 117 4 21 77 D 

337 Furniture and Related Products 4,835 779 2,733 Q 533 207 Q 

339 Miscellaneous 7,383 2,992 3,304 564 2,369 993 417 

Total 90,034 42,200 48,893 9,261 23,993 21,154 8,220 

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

(b) The Participation column includes those units which reported any of the five listed policies that influenced energy consumption goals at any time in 2018, plus those units where the policies that influenced 

goals was 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.

    ‐‐ Estimation is not applicable.

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 8.8 Relative Standard Errors for Table 8.8;

Unit: Percents.

NAICS Code(a) Subsector and Industry No Participation Participation(b) Don't Know

Legal

Requirement

Voluntary

Programs

Corporate

Policy

Customer

Requirements

Go

Total United States

311 Food 4.7 3.1 6.4 7.3 4.6 3.5 6.1 

3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 9.9 4.5 25.2 16.2 7.0 4.4 9.9 

311221 Wet Corn Milling 0.0 0.0 X D 0.0 0.0 0.0 

31131 Sugar Manufacturing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food 15.2 13.5 19.8 30.9 20.1 15.6 18.1 

3115 Dairy Product 14.7 8.4 20.2 23.5 12.1 10.8 12.5 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 10.9 11.7 12.1 20.8 13.8 12.5 12.6 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 4.4 4.5 9.4 13.7 6.5 5.0 11.2 

3121 Beverages 8.7 10.0 15.8 24.0 14.0 13.3 31.2 3122 Tobacco 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

313 Textile Mills 10.0 15.8 21.1 35.3 21.6 17.9 33.9 314 Textile Product Mills 22.1 33.7 28.9 83.6 48.8 51.1 54.4 

315 Apparel 18.1 42.0 40.5 77.1 46.6 82.4 70.3 316 Leather and Allied Products 18.1 28.7 20.7 66.7 23.9 25.0 57.8 

321 Wood Products 6.5 10.3 10.3 12.8 13.3 14.6 16.6 

321113 Sawmills 7.3 12.7 12.3 27.3 16.8 12.5 49.2 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 11.5 16.9 24.0 16.5 19.1 20.3 14.9 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 19.2 23.8 44.3 19.7 25.4 24.7 18.0 

3219 Other Wood Products 9.5 19.6 13.2 47.5 34.3 32.8 41.7 

322 Paper 5.2 1.8 8.2 2.6 2.1 2.5 4.3 

322110 Pulp Mills D 0.0 D 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 

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

323 Printing and Related Support 6.2 17.7 13.4 41.0 27.5 28.5 45.5 

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 6.8 3.1 7.8 4.8 3.5 3.4 8.5 

324110 Petroleum Refineries 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D 

324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block 8.7 6.8 8.7 12.8 9.8 8.7 18.9 

324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials 22.5 12.6 15.7 21.9 13.4 12.8 D 

324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Products 17.8 15.9 25.9 12.9 13.0 18.6 12.7 

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

325 Chemicals 4.9 2.9 5.2 5.3 4.0 3.8 7.6 

325110 Petrochemicals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D 325120 Industrial Gases 41.9 14.7 17.4 D 23.9 16.5 D 325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 14.4 16.1 28.0 17.9 19.1 17.9 9.4 

325193 Ethyl Alcohol 15.6 3.6 8.2 8.7 7.2 7.3 18.5 

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

325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 16.5 11.8 18.9 18.8 14.8 15.0 23.5 

325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 17.4 12.1 19.9 21.3 13.8 14.3 30.4 325212 Synthetic Rubber 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 

325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 21.4 43.7 52.6 43.3 43.3 44.0 43.3 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 14.2 13.6 14.1 30.9 19.8 16.2 37.9 

325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 21.5 18.2 17.6 36.3 26.7 23.4 42.1 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 21.5 20.2 18.8 D 23.2 22.8 18.8 

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 9.3 11.8 16.1 41.7 15.6 17.9 41.4 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 5.9 4.5 6.3 12.3 6.2 5.3 11.3 

327120 Clay Building Material and Refractories 12.5 14.2 16.6 8.6 26.4 12.1 10.9 327211 Flat Glass 0.0 0.0 0.0 D 0.0 0.0 D 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 17.8 21.6 47.0 18.8 24.2 22.4 32.7 

327213 Glass Containers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 11.5 17.2 18.9 13.8 19.3 21.4 11.7 

Policies that Influenced Energy Consumption Goals
327310 Cements 19.3 15.8 15.1 26.8 21.7 17.3 37.5 

327410 Lime 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

327420 Gypsum 21.4 15.2 19.1 D 19.6 32.9 26.7 

327993 Mineral Wool 42.2 23.9 29.3 57.4 28.9 26.1 D 

331 Primary Metals 4.0 4.1 7.1 6.6 5.9 4.8 5.6 

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

3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 11.3 16.6 21.0 28.2 20.2 20.3 28.1 

3313 Alumina and Aluminum 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.5 11.8 3.7 2.8 

331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 15.5 17.0 16.5 13.9 36.8 15.3 D 

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

331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing and Extruding 12.2 10.1 19.9 12.5 11.6 10.4 10.0 

3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 13.2 14.2 16.8 22.1 18.7 17.6 20.7 

331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 21.3 21.7 18.0 18.0 18.0 24.9 18.0 

3315 Foundries 7.9 7.9 15.3 14.3 9.8 7.8 13.4 

331511 Iron Foundries 21.6 22.9 40.6 19.6 30.4 19.3 31.5 331523 Nonferrous Metal Die‐Casting Foundries 15.3 10.0 20.3 26.7 12.1 12.3 34.4 

331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die‐Casting 14.5 16.8 36.9 22.4 16.5 19.9 21.8 

332 Fabricated Metal Products 5.9 12.5 9.6 28.5 18.4 23.4 41.4 

333 Machinery 6.0 12.8 11.3 27.8 16.1 18.9 28.3 334 Computer and Electronic Products 10.2 14.7 26.2 30.4 16.1 18.4 22.7 

334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 20.0 22.8 44.9 45.6 23.2 25.1 34.6 

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 11.8 23.6 36.8 46.7 31.7 32.3 54.3 

336 Transportation Equipment 6.3 4.5 10.9 12.5 4.8 4.5 9.4 

336111 Automobiles 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 11.9 13.1 23.8 33.0 15.0 14.2 31.0 

336411 Aircraft 22.4 22.5 34.8 19.1 28.1 22.6 D 

337 Furniture and Related Products 7.5 26.1 12.7 58.7 31.1 41.5 69.9 

339 Miscellaneous 7.3 14.7 13.9 38.2 17.0 26.6 43.0 

Total 1.7 1.4 2.5 3.1 1.8 1.7 3.1 

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

(b) The Participation column includes those units which reported any of the five listed policies that influenced energy consumption goals at any time in 2018, plus those units where the policies that influenced energy 

was 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.

    ‐‐ Estimation is not applicable.

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).