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Business Dynamics, Business Statistics
Ole Olsen
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Energy consumption in manufacturing industries

Data on energy consumption by manufacturing industry is provided from 1980 and the concept has almost been kept since.

Time series can be found in The Statbank for the years since 2012.

Comparability - geographical

The results from the energy census are used by Statistics Denmark to compile Energy Accounts for Denmark, that are internationally comparable.

Comparability over time

The energy census has been carried out since 1980 and the structure has overall been kept. Older results are published in Statistics Denmark's Statistical Yearbook.

In 2018 new energy types was included in the questionnaire. This may have an impact on comparability between previous periods.

In 2020 new and more detailed use categories has been introduced.

Coherence - cross domain

Direct comparable statistics are not available. The Danish Energy Agency provide annual and monthly energy statistics covering all of Denmark. The development in the use of energy can be related to economic results, in example by type of industry.

Coherence - internal

Not relevant for these statistics, as all results derive from the same source