This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to enter data into EIO-LCA and the process behind choosing the data to enter. Throughout the tutorial, we use an example of producing $2 million of output from the automobile manufacturing sector. The blue boxes to the right of the screen provide additional notes about the functions of the EIO-LCA model.
EIO-LCA Tutorial - Step 1: Select a sector for analysis
The first step in using the EIO-LCA model is to select an industry sector to analyze. This means that you need to think about your product of interest as it fits within the overall industry structure. For our example of analyzing cars, we need to find a sector in manufacturing that makes cars. But what sector produces cars?
In the left panel of the browser is a list of major industry groups in the US economy - these are large subsets of the economy with about 10 to 20 sectors each. The first group is agriculture-related industries (which does not sound related to cars). Look down the list for a major industry group that might contain a sector which produces cars. Use the scroll bar on the right of the panel to see the groups at the bottom. A good choice is probably the "Vehicles and transportation equipment" group. Choose that one.
Industry Groups
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