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Petroleum and coal products
Industry profile, February 2020

This page is an industry profile for the Petroleum and coal products industry. It provides a general economic overview of recent developments in the industry. This includes information on industry pricing, costs, and demand. Below you will find a description of what type of business establishments are included in this industry. For information on how to best utilize this industry profile please visit our Business Solutions.

Industry Description

The Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing subsector is based on the transformation of crude petroleum and coal into usable products. The dominant process is petroleum refining that involves the separation of crude petroleum into component products through such techniques as cracking and distillation.

This industry description was sourced from the North American Industry Classification System.

Major Industry Costs by Sector
Sector Name Percentage of Costs Annual Percent Change 4
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 70.2% -11.3%
Manufacturing 11.7% +5.1%
Labor 4.8% -11.6%
Construction 2.5% +6.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 2.4% -1.9%

Industry Demand by Sector
Sector Name Percentage of Demand Annual Percent Change 6
Personal consumption 32.3% +4.2%
Public Administration 17.1% +5.6%
Exports 16.6% +52.3%
Transportation and Warehousing 8.7% +1.7%
Construction 6.3% +4.6%
  1. Pricing measured from January 2020.
  2. The BLS PPI used for this industry is PCU324---324---.
  3. Costs measured from January 2020
  4. Demand measured from July 2019