Concept information

economy > trade and consumption > domestic material consumption

Preferred term

domestic material consumption  

Definition

  • total amount of materials directly used in the economy minus the materials that are exported

Broader concept

Scope note

  • Improved definition (EN only): Measures the total amount of materials directly used by an economy and is defined as the annual quantity of raw materials extracted from the domestic territory, plus all physical imports minus all physical exports

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15120

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