100 commodities classified by group based on comparison of values for ABS 2020/1970 and IOU 2020/1970. (IMAGE)
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For many metals and minerals, the intensity of U.S. commodity use dropped. While some of this decline may owe to production shifting to other countries, the inclusion of 100 commodities demonstrates broader factors at play as well.
For 51 materials, consumption grew but more slowly than the economy, with per-person use of many basic materials staying about the same. For a small group of 8 materials, including three high-tech “vitamins” (rhenium, indium, gallium), consumption grew faster than the economy from 1970 to 2020.
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The Rockefeller University Programme for the Human Environment
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