Energy costs account for about 5% of the value of shipments for metal castings. Energy expenditures for the entire industry in 1998 were about $1.6 billion, about 2% of all energy expenditures in the manufacturing sector. Iron foundries accounted for $790 million of this total. [MECS 1998]

Energy Expenditures – 1998 (NAICS 3315 Foundries)
(Million Dollars)



Total: $1,575 million

Source: MECS 1998

NOTE: These estimates are open-market expenditures and exclude transfers of energy sources from other establishments inside a company. The original purchase, as done by the establishment from which the transfer is made, may not be covered by the MECS.