MQ325F Paint, Varnish and Lacuer

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
2008

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 custom er or branch to
which the products are shipped, net of discounts,
allow ances, freight charges, and returns. Shipm ents 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 shipm ents.
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
W ater thinned paints and tinting bases including barn
and roof paints
W ater thinned exterior-interior deck and floor enamels
W ater thinned undercoaters and primers
W ater 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
water-thinned paints, including casein and calcimines, on
a basis of 5 pounds per gallon.

Solvent thinned clear finishes and sealers

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

Other interior solvent thinned coatings

Solvent thinned stains

Interior water-type
3. Definitions
Flat water thinned paints and tinting bases
ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS, INCLUDING
ARCHITECTURAL LACQUERS (Item codes 2001-2002)

Semigloss, eggshell, satin and other gloss waterthinned paints and tinting bases

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.

W ater thinned undercoaters and primers
Other interior water thinned coatings, stains, and
sealers
Architectural lacquers

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MQ 325F

DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

3. Definitions — Continued

SPECIAL PURPOSE COATINGS, INCLUDING COATINGS
FOR TRANSPORTATION AFTERMARKET AND ALL
MARINE COATINGS (Item codes 2021–2022)

PRODUCT COATINGS FOR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURERS (OEM), EXCLUDING MARINE
COATINGS (Item codes 2011–2012)
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.
1.

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

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

2.

Automobile parts finishes

3.

Heavy duty truck, bus, and recreational vehicle
finishes

4.

Other transportation equipment finishes, including
aircraft and railroad

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

5.

Appliance, heating equipment, and air-conditioner
finishes

Aerosol — paint concentrates produced for packaging in
aerosol containers

6.

W ood furniture, cabinet, and fixture finishes

7.

W ood and composition board flat stock finishes

4. Comparability

8.

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

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:

9.

Container and closure finishes

10.

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

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

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
(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).

15.

Other industrial product finishes

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Current Industrial Reports
Quarterly Form MQ325F
Item codes
(a)

Annual Form MA325F
Item codes
(b)

2001–2002

5112–5193

2011–2012

5221–5269

2021–2022

5301–5331

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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

3255104100

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

5/7/08

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