A set of tables in the
input-output
(I-O) accounts calculated from the
make
table and
use
table. They show the inputs that are required directly and
indirectly to deliver a dollar of output to
final
uses. There are three total requirements tables. In the
commodity-by-commodity table, the column shows the commodity
delivered to final uses and the rows show the total production of
each commodity required to meet that demand. In the
industry-by-commodity table, the column shows the commodity
delivered to final uses and the rows show the total production of
each industry required. In the industry-by-industry table, the
column shows the industry output delivered to final uses and the
rows show the total production required by each industry.
Related terms:
make
table,
use
table,
direct
requirements table.