Research Article

The Efficiency of Economic Performance, Electricity Consumption, and Environmental Pollutants in Taiwan

Table 2

Description of statistics.

Variable2012201320142015

Inputs
Labor (people)Maximum1,892,000 (New Taipei City)1,910,000 (New Taipei City)1,927,000 (New Taipei City)1,945,000 (New Taipei City)
Minimum103,000 (Taitung County)104,000 (Taitung County)104,000 (Taitung County)104,000 (Taitung County)
Average569,474574,947580,736586,947
Standard deviation523,758529,741534,914541,477
Motor vehiclesMaximum3,309,078 (New Taipei City)3,233,275 (New Taipei City)3,178,499 (New Taipei City)3,183,551 (New Taipei City)
Minimum246,208 (Taitung County)233,394 (Taitung County)230,890 (Taitung County)230,954 (Taitung County)
Average1,166,6731,125,1811,110,5071,115,854
Standard deviation1,013,652979,776966,127971,184
Electricity consumption (degrees)Maximum22,399,088,277 (New Taipei City)22,850,473,858 (Taoyuan City)23,045,858,780 (Taoyuan City)22,801,815,338 (Taoyuan City)
Minimum485,166,744 (Taitung County)488,240,891 (Taitung County)496,469,053 (Taitung County)520,574,022 (Taitung County)
Average7,819,496,4567,988,861,2318,102,790,8318,121,363,829
Standard deviation7,529,994,2337,694,682,8867,811,168,0917,826,312,606
Desirable output
Average disposable income (NT$)Maximum1,278,278 (Taipei City)1,279,195 (Taipei City)1,292,604 (Taipei City)1,314,031 (Taipei City)
Minimum670,017 (Taitung County)676,390 (Taitung County)667,933 (Chiayi City)636,162 (Taitung County)
Average874,514889,033896,941895,059
Standard deviation158,827171,147182,797167,073
Undesirable output
Suspended particulate emissions (PM2.5) (metric tons)Maximum10,696 (Kaohsiung City)10,336 (Kaohsiung City)10,174 (Kaohsiung City)9,893 (Kaohsiung City)
Minimum514 (Chiayi City)491 (Chiayi City)479 (Chiayi City)471 (Chiayi City)
Average3,9413,9013,8253,742
Standard deviation2,6312,6062,5572,487
Sulfur oxide emissions (SO2) (metric tons)Maximum42,929 (Kaohsiung City)37,849 (Kaohsiung City)37,132 (Kaohsiung City)35,667 (Kaohsiung City)
Minimum60 (Chiayi City)44 (Chiayi City)44 (Chiayi City)43 (Chiayi City)
Average6,3975,9605,8455,638
Standard deviation10,5949,6149,4289,051
Nitrogen oxide emissions (NO2) (metric tons)Maximum76,826 (Kaohsiung City)74,061 (Kaohsiung City)69,934 (Kaohsiung City)65,068 (Kaohsiung City)
Minimum2,281 (Chiayi City)2,283 (Chiayi City)2,101 (Chiayi City)1,944 (Chiayi City)
Average20,21320,32119,25018,120
Standard deviation19,62619,22818,16716,922
Carry over
Fixed assets (NT$1,000)Maximum199,155,007 (Tainan City)199,637,849 (Taichung City)213,953,949 (Tainan City)232,090,820 (Taoyuan City)
Minimum324,609 (Chiayi City)264,800 (Taitung County)773,560 (Taitung County)903,929 (Taitung County)
Average56,753,88055,750,42162,653,27565,734,355
Standard deviation66,919,22168,137,79775,504,49774,984,091