2021 Volume 17 Issue 3 Pages 174-192
Local governments are required to implement measures that take advantage of regional characteristics in order to solve complex social issues such as low birthrate and an aging population, climate change and biodiversity. Although the regional input-output table （RIO） is one of the most useful tools for analyzing the characteristics of the region and economic ripple effect focused on direct and indirect effects, it is not utilized by most of the basic local governments. The purpose of this paper is to create a flow chart on the construction and publication of RIO based on a survey on the historical record and the estimation of workload rate using the number of administrative staff. The number of RIO created in the last five years was limited and accounted for 9.6% （167 regions） of the total municipalities. The analysis of the workload rate suggests that it is difficult for more than 90% of municipalities to carry out the construction of RIO by themselves. However, involvement of local governments was essential for the continuous publication of RIO. We conclude that it is important to select efficient methods that match local conditions and to collaborate with external organizations.
