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Domestic consumption of materials

Domestic consumption of materials (DMC) Catalonia. 2023
Value Variation (%)
Domestic consumption of materials (DMC) 43,859,974 0.6
Domestic extraction 32,319,167 -3.9
Physical trade balance 11,540,807 15.6
DMC per inhabitant 5.51 -1.03
Units: Tons.
Source: Idescat. Material Flow Accounts.
Domestic consumption of materials (DMC) Spain. 2023
Value Variation (%)
Domestic consumption of materials (DMC) 417,632,862 -3.4
Domestic extraction 347,715,508 -2.3
Physical trade balance 69,917,354 -8.7
DMC per inhabitant 8.64 -4.53
Units: Tons.
Source: INE. Material Flow Accounts.

Last update: June 30, 2026. Revised series on July 13, 2026.

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.

For further information about these statistics, you may check the methodology.