Table 2
Goods and services purchases resulting in the highest indirect emissions from households, 2004p
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| Emissions1 | Contribution to total household indirect emissions | Personal expenditure2 | Percent contribution to total spending | Emissions intensity3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kilotonnes | percent | millions of dollars | percent | kilotonnes per millions of dollars | |
| Personal expenditure categories of final demand4 | |||||
| Electricity | 41,445 | 20 | 13,570 | 2 | 3.054 |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages | 39,857 | 19 | 67,105 | 9 | 0.594 |
| Restaurants and accommodation services | 15,716 | 8 | 49,505 | 7 | 0.317 |
| Motor fuels and lubricants | 15,137 | 7 | 24,245 | 3 | 0.624 |
| Subtotal | 112,155 | 54 | 154,425 | 21 | ... |
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1. Domestic industrial emissions associated with producing goods and services to meet household demand. 2. Household spending on consumer goods and services, plus the operating expenses of private non-profit organizations serving households. 3. Domestic industrial emissions per unit of total personal expenditure. 4. Final demand in the Canadian System of National Accounts (CSNA) is broken down into 170 categories, 52 of which are related to personal expenditure by individuals, families and private non-profit organizations. Each of the 719 goods and services in the CSNA is assigned to one of these 52 broad categories of personal expenditure. Source(s): Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Material and Energy Flow Accounts, 2008. Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 380-0024, accessed November 12, 2008. |
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