MQ325F Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
2007

MQ325F — PAINT (COATINGS), VARNISH, AND LACQUER
DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Scope of Survey

Exterior solvent-type

This survey covers firms manufacturing paint (coatings),
varnish, or lacquer in the United States.

Solvent thinned paints and tinting bases, including
barn and roof paints.

2. Figures to be reported

Solvent thinned enamels and tinting bases including
exterior-interior floor enamels.

Companies with more than one establishment
manufacturing the products covered by this survey may
report each plant separately or file a combined report for
the company. If you have questions concerning your
report, please call or write to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Solvent thinned undercoaters and primers

a. Quantity and value of shipments

Other exterior solvent thinned coatings, including
bituminous paints

The figures on quantity and value of shipments should
include the physical shipments of all products sold,
transferred to other establishments within your company,
or shipped on consignment, whether for domestic or
export sale. The value represents the net sales price,
f.o.b. plant, to the customer or branch to which the
products are shipped, net of discounts, allowances,
freight charges, and returns. Shipments to your own
branches should be assigned the same value as
comparable sales to unaffiliated customers, i.e., the value
includes an appropriate allocation of company overhead
and profit. Products bought and resold without further
manufacture should not be included in shipments.
Include products made by you for others, but exclude
products made for you by others.

Solvent thinned clear finishes and sealers
Solvent thinned stains, including shingle and shake

Exterior water-type
Water thinned paints and tinting bases including barn
and roof paints
Water thinned exterior-interior deck and floor enamels
Water thinned undercoaters and primers
Water thinned stains and sealers
Other exterior water thinned coatings
Interior solvent-type

Include products transferred to other establishments of
your company (such as other manufacturing plants,
separate sales branches, or retail stores). Their "value"
should be the nearest approximation of the commercial
selling value, f.o.b. plant, and not the cost of production.

Flat solvent thinned wall paint and tinting bases,
including mill white paints
Gloss and quick drying enamels and other gloss
solvent thinned paints and enamels

b. Units of measure
Semigloss, eggshell, satin solvent thinned paints and
tinting bases

Report all quantities of shipments in 1,000 gallons and all
values in thousands of dollars.

Solvent thinned undercoaters and primers
Convert exterior dry lime and cement bound waterthinned paints, including casein and calcimines, on a
basis of 5 pounds per gallon.

Solvent thinned clear finishes and sealers
Solvent thinned stains

Convert plastic texture, paste and dry, on a basis of 10
pounds per gallon.
3. Definitions

Other interior solvent thinned coatings
Interior water-type

ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS, INCLUDING
ARCHITECTURAL LACQUERS (Item codes 2001-2002)
Coatings for on-site application to interior or exterior
surfaces of residential, commercial, institutional, or
industrial buildings. These are protective and decorative
finishes applied at ambient temperatures, for ordinary use
and exposure. Report industrial new construction and
maintenance paints on item codes 2021-2022.

Flat water thinned paints and tinting bases
Semigloss, eggshell, satin and other gloss waterthinned paints and tinting bases
Water thinned undercoaters and primers
Other interior water thinned coatings, stains, and
sealers
Architectural lacquers

USCENSUSBUREAU

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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
MQ325F

DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
(for pipe, rebar, electrical insulation, etc.); and
thermoplastic powder coatings (all). Convert
Powder Coating quantities from lbs to gallons
using a conversion factor of 5 (5 lbs = 1 gallon).

3. Definitions — Continued
PRODUCT COATINGS FOR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURERS (OEM), EXCLUDING MARINE
COATINGS (Item codes 2011–2012)
15.
Coatings formulated specifically for Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEM) to meet conditions of application
and product requirements, and applied to such products
during the manufacturing process. Report OEM and
refinish marine coatings on item codes 2021–2022.
Report all other refinish paints on item codes
2021–2022.

Other industrial product finishes

SPECIAL PURPOSE COATINGS, INCLUDING
COATINGS FOR TRANSPORTATION AFTERMARKET
AND ALL MARINE COATINGS (Item codes 2021–2022)
Special purpose coatings may also be stock type or shelf
goods, but differ from general architectural coatings by
the fact that they are formulated for special applications
and/or special environmental conditions.

1.

Automobile, light truck, van, and sport utility
vehicle finishes

2.

Automobile parts finishes

3.

Heavy duty truck, bus, and recreational vehicle
finishes

Industrial new construction and maintenance paints
(especially formulated coatings for special conditions of
industrial plants and/or facilities requiring protection
against extreme temperatures, fungi, chemicals, fumes,
etc.), interior and exterior types.

4.

Other transportation equipment finishes, including
aircraft and railroad

Traffic marking paints (all types, shelf goods and
highway department)

5.

Appliance, heating equipment, and air-conditioner
finishes

Automotive, other transportation and machinery refinish
paints and enamels, including primers

6.

Wood furniture, cabinet, and fixture finishes

7.

Wood and composition board flat stock finishes

Marine paints, ship and offshore facilities and shelf
goods for both new construction and marine refinish and
maintenance. Excludes spar varnish.

8.

Metal building product finishes (including coatings
for aluminum extrusions and siding)

Aerosol — paint concentrates produced for packaging in
aerosol containers

9.

Container and closure finishes

4. Comparability

10.

Machinery and equipment finishes, including road
building equipment and farm implement

The sum of values for item codes shown in column (a)
should correspond to the dollar values reported under
annual item codes indicated in column (b) below:

11.

Non-wood furniture and fixture finishes, including
business equipment finishes

12.

Paper, paper board, film, and foil finishes,
excluding pigment binder

13.

Electrical insulating coatings

14.

Powder coatings — thermoset general decorative:
appliance powder coatings, automotive powder
coatings, architectural powder coatings (such as
aluminum extrusions), lawn and garden powder
coatings, and general metal finishing powder
coatings; thermoset functional powder coatings

Current Industrial Reports
Quarterly Form MQ325F
Item codes
(a)

Annual Form MA325F
Item codes
(b)

2001–2002

5112–5193

2011–2012

5221–5267

2021–2022

5301–5331

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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
REFERENCE LIST
FORM MQ325F
PAINT, VARNISH, AND LACQUER — QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS
Product
code

Item
code

3255101100

Item description
Architectural coatings, including architectural lacquers

2001

Quantity of shipments

2002

Value of shipments
Product coatings for original equipment manufactures (OEM), excluding marine
coatings

3255104100

2011

Quantity of shipments

2012

Value of shipments

3255107100

Special purpose coatings, including coatings for transportation aftermarket, traffic
marking paints, and all marine coatings
2021

Quantity of shipments

2022

Value of shipments

NOTES

2/20/07

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