1996 Electronics Industry Environmental Roadmap - Civil and ...

Appendix E
1 ITEM: CES Report: “Toxic Waste, Product Choice, and Plant Characteristics: The U.S.
Chemical Industries”
2 SOURCE: Center for Economic Studies (CES), U.S. Bureau of the Census (301-457-1837)
3 CONTENT: This report is very similar to Source 1 (IPPS). Most of the same data resources
were used by both groups. However, the CES report provides in-depth economic data at the 4digit
SIC code level and at the five-digit product code level. Although the focus of the report is
the U.S. chemical industry, the techniques and data sources would be identical for the U.S.
electronics industry. The CEA report focuses more on products/processes which are primary
sources of pollution. The object is to identify possible research and development priorities by
product class.
4 ACCESSIBILITY: This is a publicly available report.
5 COST: Free access to all data/information (except LRD).
6 UPDATE: This is a final report.
7 PERTINENCE: This report, dated December, 1993, is of considerable importance to the MCC
Environmental Roadmap. Together with the IPPS (Source 1), the model developed in the report
could be applied to individual 4-digit SIC codes of the U.S. electronics industry and, more
importantly, to product classes within these 4-digit SICs. The confidentiality associated with use
of the CEA’s Longitudinal Research Database (LRD) presents a problem of data access.
However, as discussed above (Source 1), this potential problem could possibly be overcome by
using non-establishment-specific data sources.
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1 ITEM: Annual Survey of Manufacturers (ASM)/Census of Manufacturers (CM)
2 SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20233
3 CONTENT: These reports are prepared on an annual basis for the U.S. manufacturing sector.
The ASM is prepared every year except for years ending in a “2” or a “7.” On these years the
more detailed Census of Manufacturers (CM) is performed, which includes a greater number of
smaller establishments. Survey instruments for these surveys are industry-specific: “MA35Q”
for semiconductors, printed wiring board, and miscellaneous electronic components; and
“MA35R” for computer manufacturing. The reports focus on economic factors associated with
product production including numbers of establishments, employment, wages, costs of materials,
value added, value of shipments, and capital expenditures. Also included are costs for fuel and
electrical energy.
4 ACCESSIBILITY: This is a publicly available report.
5 COST: Free access to all data/information.
6 UPDATE: This is a final report.
7 PERTINENCE: These reports provide some of the most pertinent statistical data available for
the MCC Environmental Roadmap with respect to electronic industry production activities. They
form the basis for estimating the economic impact of the industry’s manufacturing activities.
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