Outputs from the oil and gas extraction and petroleum related industries are inputs into most economic goods and services, whether for use in the home,for business or for leisure.
These industries enable the production of fuel for cars and heating for homes, industry and commerce but are also vital for production of plastics, paints, cleaning products, clothing, furniture, pharmaceuticals, synthetic rubber, electricity generation and many more products essential to the economy.
The estimates are consistent with those published in the 2005 Blue Book, 2005 Pink Book and the 2005 Input-Output Analyses publications.
Published in web format: 19 August 2005 at 9:30 am