Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.15 Percent of Establishments by Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would

 Cause Fuel Switching from Natural Gas to a Less Expensive Substitute, 2006; 

 Level: National Data;

 Row: NAICS Codes;

 Column: Levels of Lowest Price Difference;

 Unit: Establishment Counts.

Would Switch

Would Not Estimate to More

NAICS Establishments Switch Due 1 to 10 11 to 25 26 to 50 Over 50 Cannot Expensive

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Able to Switch(b) to Price Percent Percent Percent Percent Be Provided Substitute

Total United States

311 Food 1,830 369 306 415 236 143 303 Q

 3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 90 Q 27 18 10 W 16 W

 311221 Wet Corn Milling 11 W 3 W 0 W 3 0

 31131 Sugar Manufacturing 13 W 0 0 0 0 W 0

 3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Foods 153 Q 41 34 W W 41 0

 3115 Dairy Products 182 9 33 32 56 W 45 W

 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 361 Q 76 75 Q Q 79 13

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 118 13 Q 13 Q 4 14 0

 3121 Beverages 94 Q Q 9 Q 0 10 0

 3122 Tobacco 24 4 5 4 3 4 4 0

313 Textile Mills 426 Q 136 157 0 Q 79 Q

314 Textile Product Mills 314 84 82 92 0 0 W W

315 Apparel 237 Q Q Q Q 0 3 0

316 Leather and Allied Products 42 0 0 Q 5 0 Q 0

321 Wood Products 509 90 24 45 Q Q 182 Q

 321113 Sawmills 75 4 3 6 6 Q Q Q

 3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 61 W Q 11 0 Q W 0

 3219 Other Wood Products 352 83 10 11 Q 0 140 0

322 Paper 616 179 117 101 27 Q 123 17

 322110 Pulp Mills 11 0 W W W 0 4 W

 322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 95 9 29 39 7 W 7 W

 322122 Newsprint Mills 5 0 W 0 0 0 W 0

 322130 Paperboard Mills 76 7 33 18 3 0 13 3

323 Printing and Related Support 1,406 Q Q 450 Q Q Q Q

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 226 35 55 56 6 5 58 11

 324110 Petroleum Refineries 66 9 25 12 0 3 13 4

 324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 5 W W W W 0 0 0

325 Chemicals 923 141 133 228 97 Q 252 4

 325110 Petrochemicals 8 0 W W 3 W W 0

 325120 Industrial Gases 53 W 0 W 0 0 0 0

 325181 Alkalies and Chlorine 9 W 0 0 W 0 3 3

 325182 Carbon Black 6 0 W W 0 0 0 0

 325188 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 73 Q 16 8 W Q W 0

 325192 Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates 5 W 0 W W 0 0 0

 325193 Ethyl Alcohol 9 W W 0 W W 5 0

 325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 63 14 11 10 5 3 20 0

 325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 107 8 14 24 Q 8 Q 0

 325212 Synthetic Rubber 20 W 4 6 3 0 3 W

 325222 Noncellulosic Organic Fibers 32 0 15 11 0 0 6 0

 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 4 0 W W 0 0 0 0

 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers W 0 0 W 0 0 0 0

 3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 116 17 26 42 W W 23 0

 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 81 16 20 24 W W 15 0

 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 25 4 3 9 0 0 3 0

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 1,377 197 153 446 119 Q 322 0

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 900 209 Q 102 183 Q 228 Q

 327211 Flat Glass 18 6 W 3 W 0 4 0

 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 26 Q W W Q 0 4 0

 327213 Glass Containers 19 0 0 6 W 0 8 0

 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 49 Q 0 4 W 0 9 4

 327310 Cements 22 W 5 4 3 W 4 0

 327410 Lime 4 W W 0 0 0 0 0

 327420 Gypsum 18 Q 0 0 0 0 10 0

 327993 Mineral Wool 8 W 0 W 0 0 W W

331 Primary Metals 387 61 46 79 30 49 107 7

Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would Cause a Switch from Natural Gas(c) 
Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

Table 10.15 Percent of Establishments by Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would

 Cause Fuel Switching from Natural Gas to a Less Expensive Substitute, 2006; 

 Level: National Data;

 Row: NAICS Codes;

 Column: Levels of Lowest Price Difference;

 Unit: Establishment Counts.

Would Switch

Would Not Estimate to More

NAICS Establishments Switch Due 1 to 10 11 to 25 26 to 50 Over 50 Cannot Expensive

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Able to Switch(b) to Price Percent Percent Percent Percent Be Provided Substitute

Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would Cause a Switch from Natural Gas(c) 

 331111 Iron and Steel Mills 43 4 W 9 4 W 17 W

 331112 Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Products W W 0 0 0 0 0 0

 3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 71 16 13 14 W 18 W 0

 3313 Alumina and Aluminum 63 11 10 16 W 7 12 W

 331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 8 0 0 4 0 0 4 0

 331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 7 0 0 W 0 0 W 0

 331316 Aluminum Extruded Products 22 6 W W Q 4 3 0

 3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum W W W 13 0 W W 0

 3315 Foundries 171 24 17 28 12 19 66 4

 331511 Iron Foundries 46 13 10 7 Q W 8 W

 331521 Aluminum Die-Casting Foundries 29 3 3 Q W W 10 W

 331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die-Casting 34 4 4 4 W Q Q W

332 Fabricated Metal Products 3,212 447 Q 480 Q Q 1,221 318

333 Machinery 1,479 330 Q 262 310 Q 299 Q

334 Computer and Electronic Products 688 162 108 9 Q 148 195 W

 334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 60 23 5 W 0 19 8 W

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 353 Q 73 54 81 0 109 0

336 Transportation Equipment 667 69 43 147 101 93 W W

 336111 Automobiles 14 4 4 W W 0 W 0

 336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 14 4 W 0 5 W W 0

 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 120 3 11 Q W W Q W

 336411 Aircraft 9 0 W 0 W 0 5 W

337 Furniture and Related Products 677 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0

339 Miscellaneous 1,184 Q 0 Q Q Q 374 0

Total 17,573 3,048 1,920 3,527 1,971 1,548 4,375 637

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

Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

 (b) This count includes only those establishments that reported this activity in 2006.

 (c) These levels of price difference were estimates at which establishments

perceived that they would switch. These levels were not actual values at which switching

occurred. The percentage of price difference is computed as the quantity of (current fuel

price minus alternative fuel price) divided by the current fuel price, expressed as a percent.

 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.'
Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

RSE Table 10.15 Relative Standard Errors for Table 10.15;

 Unit: Percents.

Would Switch

Would Not Estimate to More

NAICS Establishments Switch Due 1 to 10 11 to 25 26 to 50 Over 50 Cannot Expensive

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Able to Switch(b) to Price Percent Percent Percent Percent Be Provided Substitute

Total United States

311 Food 8.6 22.4 20.3 19.0 27.3 39.3 13.5 61.7

 3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 18.1 65.1 31.2 35.7 25.5 53.1 49.3 9.1

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

 31131 Sugar Manufacturing 0.0 0.0 X X X X 0.0 X

 3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Foods 22.4 62.4 48.6 26.1 5.4 20.4 49.4 X

 3115 Dairy Products 12.0 21.2 42.4 13.6 30.4 3.2 5.8 3.2

 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 15.8 61.1 39.3 28.3 57.2 61.5 25.3 40.7

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 29.4 37.3 53.7 11.9 51.8 0.0 24.9 X

 3121 Beverages 37.1 55.1 58.8 17.5 65.9 X 35.5 X

 3122 Tobacco 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X

313 Textile Mills 15.5 56.7 29.9 26.8 X 73.0 36.2 71.4

314 Textile Product Mills 19.3 49.4 13.5 35.9 X X 55.2 27.1

315 Apparel 39.9 73.9 68.2 55.4 71.4 X 6.8 X

316 Leather and Allied Products 47.8 X X 59.6 35.8 X 63.9 X

321 Wood Products 15.3 36.4 28.0 23.4 50.1 54.2 28.6 59.5

 321113 Sawmills 30.7 4.3 10.1 25.7 32.6 80.5 55.8 59.5

 3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 38.1 5.5 52.4 24.1 X 69.7 43.2 X

 3219 Other Wood Products 19.8 39.6 33.6 25.9 56.2 X 34.3 X

322 Paper 10.2 24.3 10.8 16.0 38.5 51.0 28.4 31.2

 322110 Pulp Mills 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 0.0

 322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

 322122 Newsprint Mills 0.0 X 0.0 X X X 0.0 X

 322130 Paperboard Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 0.0

323 Printing and Related Support 21.9 54.4 77.9 40.1 77.0 54.0 66.3 93.9

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 16.3 49.9 32.1 38.2 31.7 24.2 33.1 37.8

 324110 Petroleum Refineries 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0

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

325 Chemicals 11.5 33.7 24.5 18.6 38.1 52.9 26.3 0.0

 325110 Petrochemicals 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X

 325120 Industrial Gases 33.9 2.1 X 35.2 X X X X

 325181 Alkalies and Chlorine 0.0 0.0 X X 0.0 X 0.0 0.0

 325182 Carbon Black 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 X X X X

 325188 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 33.7 82.4 32.7 39.2 11.1 64.7 11.1 X

 325192 Cyclic Crudes and Intermediates 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 X X X

 325193 Ethyl Alcohol 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 0.0 X

 325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 9.9 22.2 8.6 5.8 5.7 5.7 20.9 X

 325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 24.5 49.6 17.4 49.1 65.8 44.2 63.6 X

 325212 Synthetic Rubber 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 0.0

Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would Cause a Switch from Natural Gas(c) 
Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

RSE Table 10.15 Relative Standard Errors for Table 10.15;

 Unit: Percents.

Would Switch

Would Not Estimate to More

NAICS Establishments Switch Due 1 to 10 11 to 25 26 to 50 Over 50 Cannot Expensive

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Able to Switch(b) to Price Percent Percent Percent Percent Be Provided Substitute

Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would Cause a Switch from Natural Gas(c) 

 325222 Noncellulosic Organic Fibers 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 X X 0.0 X

 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 0.0 X 0.0 0.0 X X X X

 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 0.0 X X 0.0 X X X X

 3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 14.1 29.1 30.5 22.0 56.9 10.8 13.9 X

 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 16.5 31.7 39.1 15.7 77.1 10.8 12.3 X

 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 18.7 6.9 6.9 8.3 X X 6.9 X

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 11.4 33.0 32.0 21.0 41.2 50.7 25.4 X

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 14.2 30.2 50.0 39.7 33.8 58.3 29.2 75.6

 327211 Flat Glass 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 X

 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 44.5 50.6 13.7 13.7 79.5 X 13.7 X

 327213 Glass Containers 0.0 X X 0.0 0.0 X 0.0 X

 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 33.1 53.9 X 7.8 7.8 X 37.0 48.4

 327310 Cements 12.2 11.7 15.8 11.7 11.7 11.7 14.5 X

 327410 Lime 0.0 0.0 0.0 X X X X X

 327420 Gypsum 35.7 88.3 X X X X 8.9 X

 327993 Mineral Wool 11.5 11.5 X 11.5 X X 11.5 11.5

331 Primary Metals 8.8 7.9 6.7 10.9 17.2 19.3 27.6 10.0

 331111 Iron and Steel Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 331112 Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Products 0.0 0.0 X X X X X X

 3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 7.6 11.8 10.6 14.1 12.0 24.6 1.8 X

 3313 Alumina and Aluminum 5.5 20.2 1.5 1.0 40.5 7.7 1.9 0.0

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

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

 331316 Aluminum Extruded Products 15.5 34.9 6.6 6.6 56.3 14.4 6.6 X

 3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 26.5 34.1 10.6 16.4 X 10.6 47.9 X

 3315 Foundries 18.7 15.2 15.8 28.8 36.6 44.6 44.2 17.6

 331511 Iron Foundries 13.7 27.2 25.9 8.1 51.0 76.8 8.1 8.1

 331521 Aluminum Die-Casting Foundries 25.9 12.9 12.9 75.1 12.9 12.9 12.9 46.8

 331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die-Casting 24.9 18.0 19.3 19.9 6.3 68.0 52.2 6.3

332 Fabricated Metal Products 14.3 39.6 50.1 38.9 55.5 68.1 24.0 48.0

333 Machinery 19.3 42.9 90.4 47.3 45.5 76.9 43.1 91.6

334 Computer and Electronic Products 16.3 33.5 43.4 42.3 78.2 36.5 32.1 1.8

 334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 11.5 20.0 1.8 1.8 X 28.1 6.1 1.8

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 19.1 64.1 38.5 49.0 42.7 X 36.9 X

336 Transportation Equipment 15.1 49.0 29.8 34.9 41.2 44.7 30.3 0.0

 336111 Automobiles 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 X 1.4 X

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

 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 34.3 10.1 35.2 60.2 0.0 10.1 62.8 0.0

 336411 Aircraft 0.0 X 0.0 X 0.0 X 0.0 0.0

337 Furniture and Related Products 29.4 86.5 83.0 59.6 60.9 86.5 77.3 X

339 Miscellaneous 23.2 52.2 X 63.1 65.4 65.4 42.7 X
Released: June 2010 

Next MECS will be conducted in 2010

RSE Table 10.15 Relative Standard Errors for Table 10.15;

 Unit: Percents.

Would Switch

Would Not Estimate to More

NAICS Establishments Switch Due 1 to 10 11 to 25 26 to 50 Over 50 Cannot Expensive

Code(a) Subsector and Industry Able to Switch(b) to Price Percent Percent Percent Percent Be Provided Substitute

Levels of Lowest Price Difference that Would Cause a Switch from Natural Gas(c) 

Total 4.5 11.2 11.3 10.1 14.4 16.9 9.7 30.2

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

Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

 (b) This count includes only those establishments that reported this activity in 2006.

 (c) These levels of price difference were estimates at which establishments

perceived that they would switch. These levels were not actual values at which switching

occurred. The percentage of price difference is computed as the quantity of (current fuel

price minus alternative fuel price) divided by the current fuel price, expressed as a percent.

 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.

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

 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.'