• Preface


• Introduction




• Definition


• Related Industries


• Comparison to U.S. Manufacturing Sector


• Scope


• History




• Executive Summary




• Quick Statistics


• Supply, Demand & Capacity Utilization


• 2016 Preview




• Foreign Trade


• Shipments & Inventory




• 2016-2020 Forecast




• Shipments


• Spending Per Capita


• Spending Per Household






• Industry Income Statement




• Revenue (Value of Shipments, Net Sales)


• Compensation (Payroll & Fringe Benefits)




• Salaries


• Wages


• Fringe Benefits


• Compensation Distribution




• Cost of Materials




• Materials Cost Excluding Fuel & Energy


• Electricity Cost


• Fuel Costs


• Materials Consumption Breakdown




• Gross Profit


• Other Costs




• Administrative, Sales and Marketing Expenses


• Current and Deferred Taxes




• Net Income




• Income (or Loss) From Operations (EBIT)


• Other Non-Operating Income


• Income (or Loss) Before Income Taxes (NIBT)


• Income (or Loss) After Income Taxes


• Earnings before Interest, Depreciation & Taxes (EBIDT)






• Industry Balance Sheet




• Assets




• Cash and Government Securities


• Accounts Receivable


• Inventories


• Inventories Stage of Fabrication Ratios


• Total Current Assets


• Current Assets Distribution Chart


• Property and Other Non-Current Assets




• Liabilities




• Current Liabilities


• Total Liabilities




• Equity




• Stockholders' Equity


• Profit on Stockholders' Equity before Income Tax


• Profit on Total Assets before Income Tax


• Total Current Assets to Total Current Liabilities


• Total Cash & Government Securities to Total Current Liabilities






• Capital Expenditures




• Building & Structure


• Machine and Equipment Expenditures (including Automobile & Computers)


• Computers


• Automobile & Highway


• Other Machine & Equipment




• Product Market Sizes


• Cost Analysis




• Upstream Industries




• Pricing Analysis




• Producer Price Indices




• Industry-Level Producer Price Indices


• Manufacturing Sector PPI


• Producer Price Index - Wholesale Sector


• Producer Price Index - Retail Sector


• Consumer Price Index - All Items


• Consumer Price Index - Durable Goods


• Consumer Price Index - Non-Durable Goods


• Consumer Price Index - Electricity


• Consumer Price Index - Gasoline




• Pricing Distribution


• Downstream Industries




• Industry Foreign Trade




• Import




• Import Process


• Harmonized Tariff Schedule


• Top Import Commodities Analysis


• Ranking - Countries US Imported From


• Top 5 Countries US Imported From


• Top 25 Countries US Imported From


• Importing Insurance and Freight Cost Index by Country


• Import Total Value from 2006 to 2018


• Import Total Quantity from 2006 to 2018


• Import Export Total Value Comparison from 2006 to 2018


• Import Export Total Quantity Comparison from 2006 to 2018


• Import Price Indices from 2006 to 2018


• Comparison of Import & Export Price Indices from 2006 to 2018




• Export




• Domestic Exports


• Foreign Exports (Re-exports)


• Export Statistics Summary


• Top Export Commodities Analysis


• Ranking - Countries US Exported To


• Top 5 Countries US Exported To


• Top 25 Countries US Exported To


• Export Total Value from 2006 to 2018


• Export Total Quantity from 2006 to 2018


• Export Price Indices from 2006 to 2018






• Industry Structure




• Labor and Compensation




• Trend


• Production Workers


• Production Workers to Total Employees Ratio


• Hourly Wages


• Production Hours Trend


• Contribution (Revenue) per Production Worker


• Annual Wage per Production Worker


• Production Worker Contribution (Revenue) Ratio


• Revenue to Number of Workers


• Labor Productivity (output per hour)


• Labor Input Index (total labor hours)


• Output Index


• Unit Labor Cost Index


• Labor Compensation Index


• Output per Worker Index


• All Worker Index


• Human Resources - Occupations




• Establishments




• Trend


• Average Number of Employees per Establishment


• Contribution (Revenue) per Establishment


• Establishment Sizes by Number of Employees


• Establishments by U.S. States




• Value-Added


• Sustainability




• Competitive Landscape




• Industry Concentration


• Industry Aggregate


• Major Players




• Appendix A - Additional Foreign Trade Statistics




• Trading Countries' Rank


• Top 5 US Trading Countries and Other


• Top 25 US Trading Countries




• Appendix B - Industry U.S. States' Statistics




• Production Workers Ratio


• Average Hourly Wage


• Average Annual Salary


• Cost of Materials Ratio


• Capital Expenditure Ratio


• Industry Shipment Ratios


• Electricity Consumption and Environmental Impact


• Fuel Consumption and Environmental Impact




• Appendix C - Additional Links




• Trade Associations


• Trade Publications


• Trade Shows


• Industry Standards


• Legislation, Regulation, Tax and Environmental Related Issues




• Industry Specific Regulatory Agencies


• Non-Industry Specific Regulatory Agencies






• Appendix D - Industry's 4-Year Financial Statement


• Appendix E - Report Methodology




• Data Sourcing


• Data Collection & Integration


• Data Analysis


• Data Presentation


• Human Factors




• Legal