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Domestic consumption of materials

Domestic consumption of materials (DMC) Catalonia. 2008
Value Variation (%)
Domestic consumption of materials (DMC) 98,281,777 -18.8
Domestic extraction 74,725,302 -19.2
Physical trade balance 23,556,473 -17.3
DMC per inhabitant 13.36 -20.28
Units: Tons.
Source: Idescat. Material Flow Accounts.
Domestic consumption of materials (DMC) Spain. 2008
Value Variation (%)
Domestic consumption of materials (DMC) 811,939,817 z Category not applicable
Domestic extraction 661,570,195 z Category not applicable
Physical trade balance 150,369,622 z Category not applicable
DMC per inhabitant 17.66 z Category not applicable
Units: Tons.
Source: INE. Material Flow Accounts.
(z) Category not applicable.

Last update: March 28, 2019.

Methodological note

The Material Flow Accounts show the physical inputs that enter the economy from the environment or other economic systems and the outputs that are heading towards other economies or the natural environment.

Domestic material consumption: Accounting derivative resulting from the sum total of domestic extraction and the physical trade balance. Quantifies the materials used directly in the economy