Attribution to final demand

In the final demand perspective, consumption and emissions by industry are attributed to the end-user of goods and services rather than the producer and can be referred to as indirect consumption and emissions. For energy, an example of indirect energy use is the energy required by refineries and other industries to produce the gasoline the household purchased, whereas direct energy use is the gasoline required by households to drive their car.

Statistics Canada derives the final demand results from a hybrid input-output model that combines physical data by industry with economic data on production and consumption of goods and services. Data for the final demand perspective are available for water use, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

Attribution to final demand is treated in the United Nations System of Environmental-Economic Accounting - Applications and Extensions manual, section 3.3.3.

Access the data table and methodological information through the following link: