Production NW - Production Metabolism
The energy, materials, carbon and footprint of the NW economy
Material balances
The pattern of material production and trade balance can be seen clearly in the chart. This summarizes the much more detailed information available in the REAP system and the REAP-benchmark package.
The largest production volumes are seen in the mining and quarrying industries, but exports from here are relatively small. Large volumes are also seen in the non-metallic sectors, i.e. building materials and other mineral products. The largest exports are seen in the chemicals industry: and the largest imports with chemicals and energy fuels.
