INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SOURCE AND DESCRIPTION TABLES
| Groups and Series |
Classification |
Value added in 2006 | Type of series |
Units, source for monthly series, and notes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millions of dollars |
Proportion |
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| NAICS | Market | |||||
| Chemical | 325 | . . . | 350,786 | 11.39 | . . . | . . . |
| Basic chemical | 3251 | . . . | 83,979 | 2.73 | . . . | . . . |
| Organic chemicals | 32511,9 | . . . | 59,692 | 1.94 | . . . | Pounds and gallons, weighted combination of acrylonitrile, benzene, finished butadiene, cumene, ethylene, ethylene oxide, para-xylene, propylene, and styrene, 1992-96; National Petroleum Refiners Association. Production worker hours for 1972-91. |
| Ethyl alcohol* | 325193 | Sb, Mec | 953 | .03 | Prod | Barrels, ethanol; Department of Energy. |
| Organic chemicals ex. ethanol* | 32511,9 ex 325193 | Sb, Mnn | 58,739 | 1.91 | Qprod | Pounds and gallons, weighted combination of acrylonitrile, benzene, finished butadiene, cumene, ethylene, ethylene oxide, para-xylene, propylene, and styrene; National Petroleum Refiners Association. |
| Basic inorganic chemicals | 32512-8 | . . . | 24,287 | .79 | . . . | . . . |
| Industrial gas | 32512 | Sb, Mnn | 5,084 | .16 | Qprod | Cubic feet, hydrogen, oxygen, acetylene, argon, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide; Census Bureau. Monthly data for 1972-90. |
| Other basic inorganic chemical | 32518 | . . . | 15,402 | .50 | . . . | . . . |
| Alkalies and chlorine | 325181 | Sb, Mnn | 3,306 | .11 | Prod | Tons, sodium hydroxide liquid and chlorine gas; The Chlorine Institute. Census Bureau, 1972-86. |
| Carbon black* | 325182 | Sb, Mnn | 641 | .02 | Hrs | . . . |
| All other basic inorganic chemical | 325188 | . . . | 11,454 | .37 | . . . | . . . |
| Acids, phosphates, and sulfates | 325188pt. | Sb, Mnn | 1,539 | .05 | Qprod | Tons, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, aluminum sulfate, sodium phosphate tripoly, phosphorus, hydrofluoric acid, and calcium phosphate; Census Bureau. Monthly data for 1972-90. |
| Nuclear materials* | 325188pt. | Mec | 4,015 | .13 | Prod | Kilowatt sales to facilities producing nondefense nuclear materials; Department of Energy, individual facilities. |
| Other inorganic chemicals | 325188pt. | Sb, Mnn | 5,900 | .19 | Qprod | Tons, calcium carbide, hydrogen peroxide, sodium chlorate, sodium silicate, and potassium pyrophosphate; Census Bureau. Monthly data for 1972-90. |
| Synthetic dye and pigment | 32513 | Sb, Mnn | 3,802 | .12 | Hrs | Tons, titanium dioxide, 1972-2002; Census Bureau. |
| Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments |
3252 | . . . | 36,300 | 1.18 | . . . | . . . |
| Resin and synthetic rubber | 32521 | . . . | 32,532 | 1.06 | . . . | . . . |
| Plastics material and resin | 325211 | Mnn | 30,269 | .98 | Prod | Pounds, thermosetting and thermoplastic resins; Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. |
| Synthetic rubber | 325212 | Mnn | 2,263 | .07 | Hrs | Tons; Rubber Manufacturers Association. 1972-2002 |
| Artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments |
32522 | Mnn | 3,768 | .12 | Prod | Pounds, noncellulosic, rayon, and acetate fibers; Fiber Economics Bureau. |
| Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical |
3253 | . . . | 14,110 | .46 | . . . | . . . |
| Fertilizer* | 32531 | Sb, Mnn | 5,164 | .17 | Qprod | Tons, synthetic anhydrous ammonia, ammonia nitrate, ammonium sulfate, nitrogen solutions, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, phosphatic fertilizer materials, and urea; Census Bureau. Monthly data for 1972-90. |
| Pesticide and other agricultural chemical* | 32532 | Cnn, Sb, Mnn | 8,946 | .29 | Hrs | . . . |
| Pharmaceutical and medicine | 3254 | . . . | 137,928 | 4.48 | . . . | . . . |
| Medicinal, botanical, biological product* | 325411,3,4 | Cnn, Mnn | 24,934 | .81 | Hrs | . . . |
| Pharmaceutical preparation* | 325412 | Cnn, Mnn | 112,994 | 3.67 | Prod | Fisher quantity index, with model-based inventory adjustment; IMS-Health, FRB. Production worker hours for 1972-93. |
| Paints, soaps and toiletries, and other chemical products |
3255-9 | . . . | 78,468 | 2.55 | . . . | . . . |
| Paints and other chemical products | 3255,9 | . . . | 36,696 | 1.19 | . . . | . . . |
| Paint, coating, and adhesive | 3255 | . . . | 16,577 | .54 | . . . | . . . |
| Paint and coating | 32551 | . . . | 12,021 | .39 | . . . | . . . |
| Construction paints* | 32551pt. | Sc | 6,808 | .22 | Qprod | Gallons, architectural and special-purpose coatings; Census Bureau. Monthly data for 1972-90. |
| Industrial paints* | 32551pt. | Mnd | 5,213 | .17 | Qprod | Gallons, product coatings and special-purpose coatings; Census Bureau. Monthly data for 1972-90. |
| Adhesive* | 32552 | Cnn, Sc, Sb, Mnn | 4,556 | .15 | Hrs | . . . |
| Other chemical product and preparation* | 3259 | Cnn, Sb, Mnn | 20,119 | .65 | Hrs | Electric power use for 1972-96. |
| Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation |
3256 | Cnn, Sb, Mnn | 41,772 | 1.36 | Hrs | Electric power use for 1972-96. |