Estimation of a Swiss input-output table for 2001 (6/2004 - 6/2005)

Input-output tables are an important instrument in order to assess structural change induced by policy actions, to analyse the impact of new technologies or to analyse the structure of prices. Despite the application field for input-output analyses is manifold, there was no up-to-date input-output table available. Former extensive work was done during the eighties and the last updating was performed in 1995. Due to a change in the classification of industries, this old table can not be used together with current statistical data on sectoral level.

Since an input-output table is an important means for energy system analysis, we decided to estimate an input-output table which is consistent to key figures of the Swiss national account and which also follows the actual Swiss classification of industries, which is based on European classification (NACE).

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