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1consumption — con‧sump‧tion [kənˈsʌmpʆn] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE ECONOMICS the amount of goods, services, energy, or natural materials used in a particular period of time: • Texas is second only to California in beer consumption. • Cuban households… …
2Primary energy consumption — Consumption of primary energy. (Energy sources that are produced from other energy sources, e.g., coal coke from coal, are included in primary energy consumption only if their energy content has not already been included as part of the original …
3Petroleum imports — Imports of petroleum into the 50 states and the District of Columbia from foreign countries and from Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories and possessions. Included are imports for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and… …
4Net electricity consumption — Consumption of electricity computed as generation, plus imports, minus exports, minus transmission and distribution losses. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
5Apparent consumption, petroleum — (international) Consumption that includes internal consumption, refinery fuel and loss, and bunkering. For countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), apparent consumption is derived from refined product… …
6Sustainable consumption — Main articles: Sustainability, Sustainable livingDefinitions of sustainable consumption share a number of common features, and to an extent build in the characteristics of sustainable production, it s twin sister concept and inherit much of from… …
7Apparent consumption — (coal) Coal production plus imports of coal, coke, and briquets minus exports of coal, coke, and briquets plus or minus stock changes. Note: The sum of Production and Imports less Exports may not equal Consumption due to changes in stocks,… …
8Domestic inland consumption — Domestic inland consumption is the sum of all refined petroleum products supplied for domestic use (excludes international marine bunkers). Consumption is calculated by product by adding production, imports, crude oil burned directly, and… …
9Apparent consumption, natural gas — (international) The total of an individual nation s dry natural gas production plus imports less exports. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
10Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …
