Environmental Accounts: Material Flow Account Main indicators of flow materials Absolute indicators by type of indicator and years Units: tonnes ;2012;2011;2010;2009;2008; Direct Material Input (DMI);561,471,532;656,395,609;715,334,961;778,106,916;938,048,849; Direct Material Input (DMI)- Variation rate (year 2008=100);59.86;69.97;76.26;82.95;100.00; Domestic material consumption (DMC);413,989,209;517,696,814;587,361,821;660,515,518;810,644,540; Domestic material consumption (DMC) Variation rate (year 2008=100);51.07;63.86;72.46;81.48;100.00; Phyisical Trade Balance (PTB) = Imports - Exports;86,771,624;94,407,569;105,815,301;114,417,977;149,313,632; Phyisical Trade Balance (PTB) = Variation rate (year 2008=100);58.11;63.23;70.87;76.63;100.00; Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute