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Table 1 Top 30 products contributing to the EU-28 material footprint (MF), values of final demand (FD) and material intensities (kg/€), 1995 and 2011

From: Identifying priority areas for European resource policies: a MRIO-based material footprint assessment

Product

Product group

MF 1995

MF 2011

% change

FD 2011

Intensity 2011

1000 t

1000 t

1995–2011

million €

kg per €

Construction work

Construction

2,135,125

2,834,192

33

1,239,222

2.29

Health and social work services

Other products

371,974

799,155

115

1,607,816

0.50

Food products nec

Manuf. products (biomass)

542,018

654,621

21

280,307

2.34

Public administration and defense services

Other products

357,479

543,163

52

1,036,643

0.52

Chemicals nec

Manuf. products (fossil fuels)

234,641

509,761

117

157,823

3.23

Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

Manuf. products (metals/min)

217,156

393,023

81

348,919

1.13

Real-estate services

Financial services

311,943

362,505

16

1,113,134

0.33

Furniture and other manufactured products nec

Manuf. products (metals/min)

149,487

277,609

86

240,462

1.15

Membership organization services nec

Other products

128,809

236,885

84

455,624

0.52

Machinery and equipment nec

Manuf. products (metals/min)

194,722

232,110

19

206,048

1.13

Education services

Other products

145,041

222,463

53

893,586

0.25

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Other products

117,288

218,279

86

496,697

0.44

Vegetables, fruit, nuts

Agri. and for. products

170,744

193,087

13

79,544

2.43

Motor gasoline

Manuf. products (fossil fuels)

229,335

188,913

−18

129,213

1.46

Products of meat cattle

Manuf. products (biomass)

176,350

185,881

5

25,177

7.38

Hotel and restaurant services

Sales and retail services

108,763

175,816

62

605,336

0.29

Wearing apparel; furs

Manuf. products (biomass)

109,155

170,524

56

160,629

1.06

Meat products nec

Manuf. products (biomass)

93,166

155,681

67

75,501

2.06

Fish products

Manuf. products (biomass)

77,426

155,457

101

89,126

1.74

Products of meat poultry

Manuf. products (biomass)

79,197

136,148

72

72,534

1.88

Radio, television and communication equipment

Manuf. products (metals/min)

54,644

129,304

137

128,149

1.01

Dairy products

Manuf. products (biomass)

80,227

122,533

53

78,554

1.56

Electricity by coal

Electricity and water supply

107,615

115,171

7

14,537

7.92

Distribution services of gaseous fuels

Electricity and water supply

125,924

114,488

−9

67,903

1.69

Fabricated metal products, except machinery

Manuf. products (metals/min)

66,117

104,590

58

79,618

1.31

Transport services equipment

Manuf. products (metals/min)

38,244

99,858

161

88,686

1.13

Basic plastics

Manuf. products (fossil fuels)

51,881

99,469

92

89,099

1.12

Sand and clay

Mining products

110,445

97,418

−12

1354

71.93

Ceramic goods

Manuf. products (metals/min)

54,608

96,508

77

8511

11.34

Leather and leather products

Manuf. products (biomass)

44,832

95,763

114

59,771

1.60

 

Other product groups

1,741,897

2,472,081

42

2,603,563

 

Total footprint

 

8,426,255

12,192,456

45

12,533,084