The best illustration comes in comparing the Ml and AMI for Australia and Japan. Australia still has a markedly higher AMI than Japan, with Australia requiring nearly 75% more materials input per unit of GDP generated than Japan in 2010. Another major difference can be seen in that Singapore’s AMI deteriorates sharply, increasing by 21 %, compared to a 43% decrease when using conventional Ml. Also apparent is the change in rankings in this group using AMI, with Singapore and the Republic of Korea becoming the most materials-intense economies, whereas using conventional Ml Australia and New Zealand are rated the most materials intensive (in 2010). Where AMI relative to Ml for 2010 was 15% less for Australia, Singapore’s AMI was 95% higher than Ml.