INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SOURCE AND DESCRIPTION TABLES
| Groups and Series |
Classification |
Value added in 2009 | 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 | . . . | 328,794 | 12.04 | . . . | . . . |
| Basic chemical | 3251 | . . . | 66,655 | 2.44 | . . . | . . . |
| Organic chemicals | 32511,9 | . . . | 42,591 | 1.56 | . . . | 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 | 3,807 | .14 | Prod | Barrels, ethanol; Department of Energy. |
| Organic chemicals ex. ethanol* | 32511,9 ex 325193 | Sb, Mnn | 38,784 | 1.42 | 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 | . . . | 24,064 | .88 | . . . | . . . |
| Industrial gas | 32512 | Sb, Mnn | 4,931 | .18 | Hrs | Cubic feet, hydrogen, oxygen, acetylene, argon, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide; quarterly for 1991-2004; Census Bureau. Monthly data for 1972-90. |
| Other basic inorganic chemical | 32518 | . . . | 16,066 | .59 | . . . | . . . |
| Alkalies and chlorine | 325181 | Sb, Mnn | 2,857 | .10 | Prod | Tons, sodium hydroxide liquid and chlorine gas; The Chlorine Institute. Census Bureau, 1972-86. |
| Carbon black* | 325182 | Sb, Mnn | 419 | .02 | Hrs | . . . |
| All other basic inorganic chemical | 325188 | . . . | 12,791 | .47 | . . . | . . . |
| Acids, phosphates, and sulfates | 325188pt. | Sb, Mnn | 1,491 | .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 | 5,553 | .20 | Prod | Kilowatt sales to facilities producing nondefense nuclear materials; Department of Energy, individual facilities. |
| Other inorganic chemicals | 325188pt. | Sb, Mnn | 5,748 | .21 | 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 | 3,067 | .11 | Hrs | Tons, titanium dioxide, 1972-2002; Census Bureau. |
| Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments |
3252 | . . . | 27,239 | 1.00 | . . . | . . . |
| Resin and synthetic rubber | 32521 | . . . | 25,447 | .93 | . . . | . . . |
| Plastics material and resin | 325211 | Mnn | 23,057 | .84 | Prod | Pounds, thermosetting and thermoplastic resins; American Chemistry Council. |
| Synthetic rubber | 325212 | Mnn | 2,390 | .09 | Hrs | Tons; Rubber Manufacturers Association. 1972-2002 |
| Artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments |
32522 | Mnn | 1,792 | .07 | Prod | Pounds, noncellulosic, rayon, and acetate fibers; Fiber Economics Bureau. |
| Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical |
3253 | . . . | 16,142 | .59 | . . . | . . . |
| Fertilizer* | 32531 | Sb, Mnn | 8,705 | .32 | 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 | 7,438 | .27 | Hrs | . . . |
| Pharmaceutical and medicine | 3254 | . . . | 140,568 | 5.15 | . . . | . . . |
| Medicinal, botanical, biological product* | 325411,3,4 | Cnn, Mnn | 34,403 | 1.26 | Hrs | . . . |
| Pharmaceutical preparation* | 325412 | Cnn, Mnn | 106,165 | 3.89 | 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 | . . . | 78,189 | 2.86 | . . . | . . . |
| Paints and other chemical products | 3255,9 | . . . | 33,402 | 1.22 | . . . | . . . |
| Paint, coating, and adhesive | 3255 | . . . | 14,000 | .51 | . . . | . . . |
| Paint and coating | 32551 | . . . | 9,703 | .36 | . . . | . . . |
| Construction paints* | 32551pt. | Sc | 5,605 | .21 | Qprod | Gallons, architectural and special-purpose coatings; Census Bureau. Monthly data for 1972-90. |
| Industrial paints* | 32551pt. | Mnd | 4,099 | .15 | Qprod | Gallons, product coatings and special-purpose coatings; Census Bureau. Monthly data for 1972-90. |
| Adhesive* | 32552 | Cnn, Sc, Sb, Mnn | 4,297 | .16 | Hrs | . . . |
| Other chemical product and preparation* | 3259 | Cnn, Sb, Mnn | 19,402 | .71 | Hrs | Electric power use for 1972-96. |
| Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation |
3256 | Cnn, Sb, Mnn | 44,787 | 1.64 | Hrs | Electric power use for 1972-96. |