# Energy-intensive industry and Wholesale and retail trade

Wholesale and retail trade depends on energy-intensive industry.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/energy-intensive-industry-and-wholesale-and-retail-trade/

[Energy-intensive industry](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heavy_industry/) (energy) and [Wholesale and retail trade](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/wholesale_retail/) (industry): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Energy-intensive industry → Wholesale and retail trade*

1 of the enterprise types in Wholesale and retail trade depend on energy-intensive industry; for the most dependent, it rates 3 out of 5 on criticality.

- **1** enterprise types depend on it
- **3 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Branded consumer-goods manufacturers: factory heat and power (criticality 3 of 5)

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.