Domestic Material Consumption

Domain : Environment

Circuit : Environment

Modified : 2023-28-06

Term

Domestic Material Consumption (DMC)

Area of use

Environment, Environmental accounts

Definition

Domestic Material Consumption (DMC) monitors the total amount of materials, which are directly used within the national economy. The indicator is calculated as Direct Material Input (Domestic Extraction plus Imports) minus Exports.

Source

Eurostat, Economy-wide material flow accounts handbook:

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-manuals-and-guidelines/-/ks-gq-18-006

Unit of measure

1 000 tonnes; tonnes per capita

Method of calculation

DMC = Domestic Extraction + Imports - Exports

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 on European environmental economic accounts

Relation to international standards

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting, Central Framework - international statistical standard for environmental accounts

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