- Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) Group
- SDI Inventory, Organized by Framework Element
- Working Draft, Version 3, October 8, 1996
Economic Output
Economic Output Definition:
Candidate SDI:
- Consumption Expenditures Per Capita (125 SDI Group)
- Definition: Total dollar value of goods and services purchased by consumers per year as defined in the National Income Accounts.
- Issue: Economic Performance/Economic Productivity
- Economic Output Characteristic: Value
- Energy Efficiency (27 PCSD)
- Definition: energy used per unit of output
- Issue: Production/Production Efficiency
- Economic Output Characteristic: Amount of Energy
- Environment Technology Exports (50 PCSD)
- Definition: dollars of exported technology that is cost-effective and environmentally sound
- Issue: Environment Quality/Environmental Technology
- Economic Output Characteristic: Amount of Money
- Export Concentration (266 UN CSD)
- Definition: Export concentration ratio (%)
- Issue: Economic Performance/Trade Deficit
- Economic Output Characteristic: Level of Exports
- Exports (261 UN CSD)
- Definition: Exports of goods and services (US$)
- Issue: Economic Performance/Trade Deficit
- Economic Output Characteristic: Amount of Money
- Imports (262 UN CSD)
- Definition: Imports of goods and services (US$)
- Issue: Economic Performance/Trade Deficit
- Economic Output Characteristic: Amount of Money
- Income Distribution (133 SDI Group)
- Definition: distribution of income per capita arranged to show the percentage of the population at various levels of income
- Issue: Poverty/Poverty
- Economic Output Characteristic: income
- Manufacturers in Merchandise Exports (274 UN CSD)
- Definition: Share of manufacturers in merchandise exports (%)
- Issue: Economic Performance/Trade Deficit
- Economic Output Characteristic: Level of Exports
- Materials Consumption per Output (25 PCSD)
- Definition: tons of raw materials used per unit of output
- Issue: Production/Production Efficiency
- Economic Output Characteristic: Mass of Materials
- Natural Resource Industries (273 UN CSD)
- Definition: Share of natural-resource inclusive industries in manufacturing value added (%)
- Issue: Resource/Renewable Resources
- Economic Output Characteristic: Number of Industries
Crude Materials for Further Processing Definition: Products entering the market for the first time that have Not been manufacturered or fabricated and are Not sold directly to consumers. This includes products such as grains and livestock, lumber, coal and petroleum, iron ore, and minerals.
Candidate SDI:
- Consumption Non-wood Products (90 USDA FS)
- Definition: supply and consumption/use of non-wood products from forests
- Issue: Land Use/Deforestation
- Crude Materials for Further Processing Characteristic: Amount of Wood Products
Crude Foods and Feeds Definition: Foods and feeds that are entering the market for the first time and are Not sold directly to consumers. This includes unprocessed fin and shellfish, and raw cane sugar.
Candidate SDI:
- Contaminants in Shellfish (146 CEQ)
- Definition: annual contaminant concentrations in mussels and oysters measured as part of NOAA National Status and Trends Program
- Issue: Environment Quality/Contamination of Biota
- Crude Foods and Feeds Characteristic: Amount of Pollutants
- Fish Catch (167 NOAA)
- Definition: Fish landings/amount & value
- Issue: Resource/Declining Fisheries
- Crude Foods and Feeds Characteristic: Amount of Fish
- Marine Species Catches (291 UN CSD)
- Definition: Catches of marine species (t)
- Issue: Resource/Declining Fisheries
- Crude Foods and Feeds Characteristic: Amount of Fish
Crude Lumber and Wood Products Definition: Lumber and wood products that are entering the market for the first time and are Not sold directly to consumers. This includes logs, bolts, timber and pulpwood.
Candidate SDI:
- Forest Product Infrastructure (112 USDA FS)
- Definition: Dollars of capital per dollar extracted
- Issue: Infrastructure/Public Infrastructure
- Crude Lumber and Wood Products Characteristic: Amount of Money
- Fuelwood Consumption (303 UN CSD)
- Definition: Fuelwood consumption per capita (m3)
- Issue: Climate/Desertification
- Crude Lumber and Wood Products Characteristic: Volume of Fuelwood
- Non-Timber Forest Product Removal (71 USDA FS)
- Definition: Annual removal of non-timber forest products (e.g. fur bearers, berries, mushrooms, game), compared to the level determined to be sustainable.
- Issue: Resource/Renewable Resources
- Crude Lumber and Wood Products Characteristic: Amount Non-Timber Products
- Timber Harvest (151 CEQ)
- Definition: billions of cubic feet of timber harvested in the U.S.
- Issue: Land Use/Deforestation
- Crude Lumber and Wood Products Characteristic: Volume of Lumber
- Value All Forest Products (88 USDA FS)
- Definition: Dollars of wood and non-wood products per year divided by Gross Domestic Product times 100
- Issue: Production/Production Efficiency
- Crude Lumber and Wood Products Characteristic: Amount of Money
- Value Non-wood Forest Products (86 USDA FS)
- Definition: Dollars of non-wood forest products per year
- Issue: Production/Production Efficiency
- Crude Lumber and Wood Products Characteristic: Amount of Money
- Value Wood Products (85 USDA FS)
- Definition: Dollars of wood and wood products per year
- Issue: Production/Production Efficiency
- Crude Lumber and Wood Products Characteristic: Amount of Money
- Wood Products Consumption (87 USDA FS)
- Definition: supply and consumption of wood and wood products, including consumption per capita
- Issue: Land Use/Deforestation
- Crude Lumber and Wood Products Characteristic: Amount of Wood Products
Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power Definition: Fuels and power that will Not undergo further processing and is ready for sale to the final demand user, either an individual consumer or business firm. This includes products such as refined petroleum products, natural gas, electric power and coal.
Candidate SDI:
- Energy Consumption by Type (371 UN CSD)
- Definition: Total energy consumption organized by fuel type (oil, natural gas, nuclear, wood, etc.)
- Issue: Resource/Energy Resources
- Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power Characteristic: Energy
- Energy Consumption by Use (362 SDI Group)
- Definition: Total Energy consumed organized by use (construction, transportation, production, heating, etc.)
- Issue: Resource/Energy Resources
- Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power Characteristic: Energy
- Energy Consumption Per Capita (269 UN CSD)
- Definition: Annual energy consumption per capita
- Issue: Resource/Energy Resources
- Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power Characteristic: Energy Consumption
- Energy Imports by Type (372 SDI Group)
- Definition: Total energy imports organized by fuel type (oil, natural gas, nuclear, wood, etc.)
- Issue: Resource/Energy Resources
- Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power Characteristic: Amount of Fossil Fuel
- Nuclear Material Used (156 CEQ)
- Definition: millions of pounds of nuclear materials used
- Issue: Resource/Energy Resources
- Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power Characteristic: Amount of Nuclear Fuel
- Renewable Energy Consumption (157 CEQ)
- Definition: percentage of U.S. annual energy use that is produced using renewable energy sources, which include hydropower, solar, biomass, municipal solid wastes, wind and geothermal energy
- Issue: Resource/Energy Resources
- Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power Characteristic: Energy Consumption
- Transportation Fuel Consumption (250 UN CSD)
- Definition: Transportation fuel consumption per capita (1)
- Issue: Land Use/Traffic Congestion
- Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power Characteristic: Mass of Fuel Used
- Urban Energy Consumption (361 SDI Group)
- Definition: Energy consumed in urban areas as a percentage of total energy consumed
- Issue: Resource/Energy Resources
- Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power Characteristic: Energy
- Wood Energy Consumption (319 UN CSD)
- Definition: Wood as % of energy consumption
- Issue: Resource/Energy Resources
- Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power Characteristic: Energy
Amusement and Recreation Services Definition:
Candidate SDI:
- Park Visitors (153 CEQ)
- Definition: number of people visiting National Park Service and National Forest Service lands
- Issue: Individual/Recreation
- Amusement and Recreation Services Characteristic: Number of People
Educational Services Definition:
Candidate SDI:
- Adult Literacy Rate (234 UN CSD)
- Definition: Adult literacy rate (%)
- Issue: Education/Education Quality
- Educational Services Characteristic: Number of People
- Graduates With Jobs (440 SDI Group)
- Definition: The total number of high school graduates that obtain jobs within three months of graduation
- Issue: Education/Education Infrastructure
- Educational Services Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- National Achievement Test Scores (56 PCSD)
- Definition: standardized achievement test scores
- Issue: Education/Education Quality
- Educational Services Characteristic: Test Scores
- Secondary School Enrollment (233 UN CSD)
- Definition: Secondary school enrollment ratio (net and gross)
- Issue: Education/Education Infrastructure
- Educational Services Characteristic: Number of People
- Test Scores by Economic Group (414 SDI Group)
- Definition: Standardized achievement test scores organized by economic group
- Issue: Education/Education Equity
- Educational Services Characteristic: Number of People
Health Services Definition:
Candidate SDI:
- Equitable Health Care Coverage (245 UN CSD)
- Definition: % of population covered by primary health care as a function of income level
- Issue: Health/Health Care Equity
- Health Services Characteristic: Number of People
- Receipt of Health Care (452 SDI Group)
- Definition: % of population with adequate access to health care as a function of income level
- Issue: Health/Health Care Equity
- Health Services Characteristic: Number of People