Technology is one of the things that helps reduce the overall consumption of materials.
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Water footprint measurements are important, he said, but they are not easily understandable in the context of overall consumption.
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In fact, the case could easily be made overall consumption increased in the TV market because falling prices made the product available to a larger base of consumers.
After falling in September, overall consumption rose 0.4% in October.
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If the cigarette market goes the same way as hand-rolling tobacco, then increases in duty could actually result in an increase in overall consumption as well as a fall in revenues.
What Russians don't seem to be shelling out for is shelter and power--the combination of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels merits just 9% of Russians' overall consumption--thanks in part to lingering Soviet-era subsidies.
As the authors, Bremer et al., note in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Trends in US Adolescents and Their Association with Insulin Resistance-Related Parameters, (J Nutr Metab. 2010), teens who are low and medium soda drinkers consume considerably less sugar sweetened beverages than high consumers (an overall mean consumption between .05 and 2.5 servings per day respectively, compared to an overall mean of 7.1 servings, or 57 ounces per day).
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The distillers have therefore decided that it is not only anxieties about health that have been driving down overall spirits consumption in Britain and America.
In theory, many companies can share the IT infrastructure of a few providers which, in turn, should reduce the overall energy consumption of SMEs worldwide.
As a result, overall domestic consumption of coffee rose to an estimated 108, 000 metric tons in 2010, up 80% in the past decade, according to government figures.
Still, the company says overall fuel consumption's been reduced over the last model and you'll get other niceties like Porsche's Car Connect smartphone app to view and control different vehicle functions.
California's Department of Water Resources says it would like ocean water desalination to add 500, 000 acre-feet a year of water to the Golden State's supplies, a modest amount compared with California's overall water consumption.
Indeed, there was such an uproar in California when the authorities proposed letting power companies adjust the thermostats in people's homes remotely so as to lower overall electricity consumption at peak times the idea was hastily abandoned.
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On the average day, the upward and downward regulating resources may be called upon as often as 50 times (in a typical calendar year, Demark exports and imports nearly 30% of its overall electricity consumption).
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The willingness of households to pile up debt buttressed the growth in consumption and overall demand during the past few years.
The initiative lies within the framework of an overall project aimed to curtail consumption of alcohol and cigarettes in the country within the next few years, Ria Novosti reported.
As a consequence, overall supply in 1973 actually increased relative to consumption.
To be precise, the author, Franz Messerli, was wondering if chocolate consumption might be correlated with the overall cognitive function of a population.
The even bigger bet, long term, is about moving from situations to the overall course of a day, in the creation and consumption of media, communications, and work products.
We took a snapshot of overall allocations for 18 countries, measured as percentages of total individual consumption (rounded to the nearest percent).
Forbes.com took a snapshot of overall allocations for 18 countries, measured as percentages of total individual consumption (rounded to the nearest percent).
Drinks are a good place to be in right now: Fruit juice and dairy products are rising 18% a year in consumption, much faster than the 15% for the beverage industry overall, according to figures from the Soft Drink Industry Association (Asrim).
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Industry officials are eager to point out that small cuts in the fuel consumption and emissions of millions of cars add up and have a greater impact overall than what might still be a relatively weak take-up of electric cars.
The LED backlighting employed in all three new displays reduces the number and overall size of panel components for an attractive, slim form factor, while also minimizing power consumption when compared to previous CCFL panel monitors.
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