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Table 2

Differences between life cycle assessment and input-output analysis

Differences	Life cycle assessment	Input-output assessment
Data sources	Unit process data	Economic national account
Way of processing	Bottom-Up approach	Top-Down approach
Commodity unit flow	Physical flows	Monetary valued flows
Level	Micro level	Macro level
Covered life cycle stages	Complete life cycle	Pre-use and consumption stage

Differences	Life cycle assessment	Input-output assessment
Data sources	Unit process data	Economic national account
Way of processing	Bottom-Up approach	Top-Down approach
Commodity unit flow	Physical flows	Monetary valued flows
Level	Micro level	Macro level
Covered life cycle stages	Complete life cycle	Pre-use and consumption stage

Source(s): Faße et al. (2009)