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Quality of life counts 2004

Further analysis of the indicators; integration and uncoupling

A further 16 indicators were included in the 1999 report to provide further analysis. See Chapter 5 of the 1999 report for the background to these indicators.

The indicators have been updated and links are provided here. There is also a summary of the main trends

a Uncoupling economic growth from energy consumption and environmental impacts
b Sectoral final energy consumption/output
c Environmental impacts of households
d Household energy use and efficiency
e Domestic energy prices and real income
f Industrial sector: output, employees, energy consumption and environmental impacts
g Services sector: output, employment, energy consumption and CO2
h Uncoupling road traffic from economic growth and environmental impacts
j(i) Personal travel (cars)
j(ii) Personal travel (buses)
j(iii) Personal travel (rail)
k Road freight: volumes and energy consumption
l Size of agricultural enterprises in the United Kingdom
m Agricultural yields and output
n Agriculture: output volume, employment, inputs of fertilisers and environmental impacts
p Percentage of people whose income is below various fractions of average income


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