Specifically, consumption data of each of these nine foods/food groups were divided into tertiles and a value of 1, 2, and 3 was assigned to the first, second and third tertiles of consumption, respectively.
Imports this year are expected to account for one-third of consumption of about 1.5 billion barrels.Royal Dutch/Shell has finalised a joint venture worth $4.3 billion with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China's third-biggest oil company, for production of ethylene.
Individuals falling in the third tertile of consumption of typical Mediterranean food items received a score of 1 and 0 otherwise.
Cotton makes up a third of fibre consumption in the textile industry, according to a global apparel fibre consumption report (pdf) published in 2013.
They would generate more than 18,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity a year, around a third of current consumption.
These would generate more than 18,000 gigawatt hours of electricity a year, around a third of current consumption.
They achieve the equivalent of 80 miles per American gallon of petrol (35km/litre), a third of the consumption of current American saloon cars and better, even, than existing fuel-efficient cars such as Toyota's Prius and Honda's Insight.
Gas trading alone is 20 billion cubic feet a day, equivalent to a third of U.S. consumption.
Many thought renewable energy would eclipse it but gas still accounts for a third of UK consumption.
The remaining third of superalloy consumption is used by the chemical, medical and structural industries in applications requiring high temperature properties and/or exceptional corrosion resistance.
