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Figure 1, below, shows the basic flow of the four end-use sectors into the economy. Flowcharts (PDF 969 KB) Download Adobe Reader detailing the structure of the sectors are also available for download and viewing. Please note that several of the sub-sectors shown in the flowcharts also have an activity, intensity, and structural change graph linked within the PDF file.

Five boxes are shown connected by lines. At the top of a vertical line sits a box marked "Economy" in big letters. A horizontal line intersects a third of the way down the vertical line, with a box marked "Transportation Sector" on the left side of the horizontal line, and a box marked "Industrial Sector" at the right side of the horizontal line. At the bottom of the vertical line is another horizontal line, with a box marked "Commercial Sector" on the left side, and a box marked "Residential Sector" on the right side.

Figure 1. End-Use Sector Flowchart (PDF 969 KB) Download Adobe Reader.