To enable comparisons of economic data with energy consumption data, energy statistics data are aggregated according to the definitions of the national accounts. The resulting energy accounts thus provide information on the generation and use of energy by economic sector in physical and energy units. They are compiled annually for Austria.
For the calculation, a variety of different data is used, e.g. from own surveys (on energy consumption) but also from business statistics (such as the material input statistics) as well as from administrative data sources (such as the emissions trading system).