Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17
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Release Date: June 28, 2024
Table 1.22 NAICS 325: Chemical
Groups and Series |
Classification |
Value added in 2021 | 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 | . . . | 472,584 | 12.46 | . . . | . . . |
Basic chemical | 3251 | . . . | 122,857 | 3.24 | . . . | . . . |
Organic chemicals | 32511,9 | . . . | 91,687 | 2.42 | . . . | . . . |
Ethyl alcohol* | 325193 | Sb, Mec | 12,625 | .33 | Prod | Barrels, ethanol; DOE. |
Organic chemicals ex. ethanol† | 32511,9 ex 325193 | Sb, Mnn | 79,062 | 2.08 | Qprod | Pounds and gallons, weighted combination of acrylonitrile, benzene, finished butadiene, cumene, ethylene, ethylene oxide, para-xylene, propylene, and styrene; American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers. |
Basic inorganic chemicals | 32512-8 | . . . | 31,170 | .82 | . . . | . . . |
Industrial gas | 32512 | Sb, Mnn | 8,969 | .24 | 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 | 32518pt. | . . . | 19,528 | .51 | . . . | . . . |
Misc. other basic inorganic chemicals* |
32518pt. | Sb, Mnn | 11,653 | .31 | Hrs | Tons, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, aluminum sulfate, sodium phosphate tripoly, phosphorus, hydrofluoric acid, calcium phosphate, calcium carbide, hydrogen peroxide, sodium chlorate, sodium silicate, and potassium pyrophosphate for 1972Q1-2011Q2; Census Bureau. Monthly data for 1972-90. Carbon black estimated from production worker hours for 1972-2012. |
Alkalies and chlorine | 32518pt. | Sb, Mnn | 4,161 | .11 | Prod | Tons, sodium hydroxide liquid and chlorine gas; The Chlorine Institute. Census Bureau, 1972-86. |
Nuclear materials† | 32518pt. | Mec | 3,714 | .10 | Prod | SWU; URENCO. Kilowatt sales to facilities producing nondefense nuclear materials 1972-2013; Department of Energy, individual facilities. |
Synthetic dye and pigment | 32513 | Sb, Mnn | 2,673 | .07 | Hrs | Tons, titanium dioxide, 1972-2002; Census Bureau. |
Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments |
3252 | . . . | 44,012 | 1.16 | . . . | . . . |
Resin and synthetic rubber | 32521 | . . . | 41,419 | 1.09 | . . . | . . . |
Plastics material and resin | 325211 | Mnn | 38,258 | 1.01 | Prod | Pounds, thermosetting and thermoplastic resins; American Chemistry Council. |
Synthetic rubber | 325212 | Mnn | 3,161 | .08 | Hrs | Tons; Rubber Manufacturers Association, 1972-2002. |
Artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments |
32522 | Mnn | 2,593 | .07 | Hrs | Pounds, noncellulosic, rayon, and acetate fibers; Fiber Economics Bureau, 1972-2017. |
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical |
3253 | . . . | 24,514 | .65 | . . . | . . . |
Fertilizer† | 32531 | Sb, Mnn | 16,068 | .42 | Prod | Tons, synthetic anhydrous ammonia, ammonia nitrate, ammonium sulfate, nitrogen solutions, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, phosphatic fertilizer materials, and urea; Census Bureau (1972Q1-2011Q2), The Fertilizer Institute (2011Q3-present, monthly). Monthly data for 1972-90. |
Pesticide and other agricultural chemical* | 32532 | Cnn, Sb, Mnn | 8,446 | .22 | Hrs | . . . |
Pharmaceutical and medicine | 3254 | . . . | 186,130 | 4.91 | . . . | . . . |
Medicinal, botanical, biological product* | 325411,3,4 | Cnn, Mnn | 67,200 | 1.77 | Hrs | . . . |
Pharmaceutical preparation† | 325412 | Cnn, Mnn | 118,930 | 3.14 | Prod | Fisher quantity index, with model-based inventory adjustment; IQVIA/IMS-Health, FRB. Production worker hours for 1972-93. |
Paints, soaps and toiletries, and other chemical products |
3255-9 | . . . | 95,070 | 2.51 | . . . | . . . |
Paints and other chemical products | 3255,9 | . . . | 46,799 | 1.23 | . . . | . . . |
Paint, coating, and adhesive | 3255 | . . . | 23,648 | .62 | . . . | . . . |
Paint and coating | 32551 | Sc, Mnd | 14,849 | .39 | . . . | . . . |
Adhesive* | 32552 | Cnn, Sc, Sb, Mnn | 8,798 | .23 | Hrs | . . . |
Other chemical product and preparation* | 3259 | Cnn, Sb, Mnn | 23,151 | .61 | Hrs | Electric power use for 1972-96. |
Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation |
3256 | Cnn, Sb, Mnn | 48,271 | 1.27 | Hrs | Electric power use for 1972-96. |
* Unpublished but available upon request.
† Unpublished and not available upon request.
. . . Not applicable.
Last Update: June 28, 2024