The most important objective of the Eurostat Manual of Supply, Use and Input-output Tables is to provide guidance for national accountants who are engaged to establish an input-output framework for their economy according to international standards. The Eurostat Manual complements SNA 1993 and ESA 1995 as well as the United Nations’ Handbook of Input-Output Table Compilation and Analysis’ of 1999. For national accounts experts the Eurostat Manual may serve as reference book. Finally, interested data users may also benefit from this publication as a source of background information and clarification.
The dissemintation of the first consolidated tables for the European Union and the euro area is subject to a short publication (Statistics in Focus n°22/2011, CO2 emissions induced by EU's final use of products are estimated to be 9 tonnes per capita). Accompanying the publication a technical paper explains the methodology of the consolidated tables.
