Economic ISED measure how the use and production patterns of energy, as well as the quality of energy services, affect progress in economic development, and how the status of the energy sector and its trends in a country might improve the chances for economic development to be sustainable in the long run. All sectors of an economy—residential, industrial, commercial, transport, service and agriculture require energy. These energy services in turn foster economic and social development at the local level by raising productivity and facilitating local income generation. Availability of energy affects jobs, productivity and development. Electricity is the dominant form of modern energy for telecommunications, information technology, manufacturing and services. Therefore, main factors of indicators in the economic dimension include energy use, production and supply; energy supply
efficiency and end-use energy intensity; energy pricing, taxation and subsidies; energy security; and
energy diversity. A difficulty with economic ISED lies in their interpretation, and specifically in
maintaining a clear focus on income generation trends in economic growth and natural resource
exploitation.