Economic statistics terminology · MLC-0116

Economic statistics terms: A (134)

• Ability to speak EnglishFor a respondent who speaks a language other than English at home, this refers to their assessment of their...
• AbsenceTime away from work due to own illness, injury, or medical reasons; childcare; other family or personal...
• Absence rateRatio of workers with absences to total full-time wage and salary employment.
• Access to a benefit planAvailability of a benefit plan to employees.
• AccessibilityOne of four key dimensions of survey quality, accessibility refers to the ability of the data users to...
• Accidental death or dismembermentDeath or loss of a body part, or loss of eyesight, due to a non-work-related accident.
• AccommodationModification or adjustment to a job, or a change in the work environment, that enables a person with a...
• Accommodation and Food ServicesThe Accommodation and Food Services sector is comprised of establishments providing customers with lodging...
• Accounts ReceivableRetail accounts receivable are amounts owed to retail stores by their customers for purchases made on credit.
• AccuracyOne of four key dimensions of survey quality. Accuracy refers to the difference between the survey estimate...
• Accuracy and Coverage EvaluationA survey designed to measure the undercount/overcount of the census.
• AcquisitionEntity that was purchased by another entity.
• AcreageThis question determines a range of acres (cuerdas in Puerto Rico) on which the house or mobile home is...
• Actual ProductionThe market value of production based on estimated sales price(s) of what was produced during the quarter.
• Actuarial valueReduction formula applied to the amount of the normal retirement benefit on the basis of statistical...
• AdjustmentsThe Foreign Trade Division applies adjustments for seasonal and working-day variations, and for price changes.
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation ServicesThe Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector comprises establishments...
• Administrative costs (of retirement systems)Expenses paid out of the retirement fund for salaries and wages and current operation costs of the pension...
• Administrative dataAdministrative data (or "administrative records") refers to government records collected by Federal or state...
• Administrative EntitiesGeographic areas, usually with legally defined boundaries but often without elected officials, created to...
• Administrative expenses ($1,000)Administrative expenses. Data are reported in thousands of dollars ($1,000).
• Adopted childA child legally taken into a family to be raised by that family. Applies to the American Community Survey and...
• Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MARTS)Provides an early indication of sales of retail and food service companies.
• Advance ReportThe first data released from the Economic Census. It shows preliminary data for 2- and 3-digit NAICS at the...
• Advanced Technology ProductsAbout 500 of some 22,000 commodity classification codes used in reporting U.S. merchandise trade are...
• AES ApplicantThe U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) or authorized agent who applies to the Census Bureau for...
• AES downtime filing citationA statement used in place of a proof of filing citation when the Automated Export System (AES) or AESDirect...
• AESDirectA free Internet application supported by the U.S. Census Bureau that allows U.S. Principal Party in Interest...
• AfricaThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• AfricanRefers to people who identified their ancestry as "African," and does not include those who identified as...
• AgeCensus Bureau programs define age as the length of time in completed years that a person has lived. For the...
• Age dependency ratioA measure derived by dividing the combined population under 18 years and 65 years and over by the population...
• Age structureThe distribution of a population according to age, usually by 5-year age groups.
• Age-and-service requirementRequired years of age and service as specified in a plan without incurring a reduction in benefits.
• Agency and private trust transactionsExcluded from Census Bureau data on government finances because it involves receipt, holding, and...
• Agents and BrokersPersons or organizations that act as a representative for others in negotiating contracts, purchases, or...
• Age-plus-service requirementCriterion for receiving full benefits based on the sum of age and years of service.
• Age-specific fertility rateThe number of births during a year to women in a particular age group, usually per 1,000 women in a 5-year...
• AggregateThe sum of the values for each of the elements in the universe. For example, aggregate household income is...
• Aggregate measureAny measure that is based on a combination of other measures.
• AgingAn increase in the proportion of the population in the older ages. May also be measured as an increase in the...
• Agricultural CommoditiesAgricultural commodities, as determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are derived from farming or...
• Agricultural salesThis refers to the total amount (before taxes and expenses) received in the 12 months prior to the interview...
• AgricultureDevelopment and conservation of natural resources for agricultural purposes. Includes provision and support...
• Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and HuntingThe Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing...
• AIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome.
• Air Carrier CodesThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) developed and maintains 2-digit and 3-digit codes for air...
• Air conditioningAir conditioning is defined as the cooling of air by a refrigeration unit. It does not include evaporative...
• Air Shipping Weight (SWT)Represents the gross weight in kilograms of shipments made by air, including the weight of moisture content...
• Air transportationConstruction, maintenance, operation, and support of airport facilities.
• Air ValueThe value of goods that enter or leave the country by air. In some instances, shipments between the United...
• Air waybillThe shipping document used for the transportation of air freight, which includes conditions, limitations of...
• Alaska NativeSelf-identification among people of Alaska Native descent. There were six main Alaska Native groups in the...
• Alaska Native Regional CorporationA legal entity organized to conduct both business and nonprofit affairs of Alaska Natives within a defined...
• Alaska Native Village Statistical AreaA statistical entity that represents the densely settled extent of an Alaska Native village, which may...
• All Other EmployeesThe "other employees" covers nonproduction employees of the manufacturing establishment including those...
• All Other Hispanic or LatinoRefers to people who reported their origin as "Hispanic," "Spanish," "Latino," or other variations of...
• All Other Operating ExpensesOperating expenses not reported elsewhere, such as bank card charges, motor fuel, and travel expense...
• All other operating expenses ($1,000)The total other operating expenses is the sum of all other operating expenses for a firm that is not...
• AllocationThe process by which a characteristic (for example, age, race or rent) is assigned to a person or housing...
• Alternative measures of labor underutilizationRange of measures encompassing concepts both broader and narrower than the definition of "unemployed."
• Alternative work arrangementWork for a temporary-help agency, for a contract company, on an on-call basis, or as an independent...
• AmericanRefers to people who identified their ancestry as "American," "United States," as a region such as...
• American Community SurveyThe American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey designed to provide communities a fresh look at...
• American FactFinderAn electronic system for access and dissemination of Census Bureau data on the Internet. The system offers...
• American Housing SurveySponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...
• American IndianSelf-identification among people of American Indian descent. Many American Indians report membership in a...
• American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian AreaA Census Bureau term referring to the following types areas: federal and state American Indian reservations...
• American Indian off-reservation trust landAreas for which the United States holds titles in trust for the benefit of a tribe (tribal trust land) or for...
• American Indian or Alaska NativeA person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America)...
• American Indian reservation - federalAreas that have been set aside by the United States for the use of tribes, the exterior boundaries of which...
• American Indian reservation - stateReservations established by some state governments for tribes recognized by the state. A governor-appointed...
• American Indian Tribal SubdivisionLegal administrative subdivisions of federally recognized American Indian reservations and off-reservation...
• American SamoaThe Census Bureau treats American Samoa as the statistical equivalent of a state for data presentation...
• AmericasThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• America's EconomyThe Census Bureau's first mobile app providing up-to-date statistics on key economic indicators from the...
• AncestryRefers to a person's self-identification of the ethnic origin, descent, roots, heritage, or place of birth of...
• AnnotationAn explanatory note (e.g., proof of filing citation, postdeparture filing citation, Automated Export System...
• Annual average indexIndex whose value is the sum of the 12 data points of the corresponding monthly index over a calendar year...
• Annual Capital Expenditures SurveyProvides data on capital spending for new and used structures and equipment by U.S. nonfarm businesses with...
• Annual PayrollPayroll includes all forms of compensation, such as salaries, wages, commissions, dismissal pay, bonuses...
• Annual payroll ($1,000)This definition of payroll is the same as that used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Forms 941 or 944...
• Annual percent changeCompound annual growth rate in an index series over a period of more than 1 year; however, the annual percent...
• Annual Rate of Profit on Stockholders' Equity at End of PeriodThis ratio measures the rate of return that accrues to stockholders on their investment(s). It is calculated...
• Annual Rate of Profit on Total AssetsThis ratio measures the productivity of assets in terms of producing income. It is calculated by multiplying...
• Annual Retail Trade SurveyProvides national estimates of total annual sales, e-commerce sales, end-of-year inventories...
• Annual Survey of ManufacturesProvides sample estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employees.
• Annual Wholesale Trade SurveyProvides data on sales, inventory, and operating expenses for merchant wholesalers and manufacturers.
• ApplicantPerson who formally applies for a job.
• Application Programming InterfaceApplication Programming Interface, or "API," is a set of programs that allow an application to interact with...
• ApportionmentAfter each Decennial Census the population count of the United States and overseas military and civilian...
• Apportionment populationThe population counts used to calculate the apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives every 10 years...
• ApprenticeshipFormal relationship between a worker and a sponsor that consists of a combination of on-the-job training and...
• ArabRefers to people who reported any type of Arab ancestry, including those who reported a specific group such...
• AreaThe size, in square miles, square kilometers, or square meters, recorded for each geographic entity for which...
• Area MeasurementThe decennial census table G001 (referred in AFFAmerican FactFinder as product type "Geography Header")...
• ARTAnti-retroviral therapy.
• Arts, Entertainment, and RecreationThe Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector includes a wide range of establishments that operate...
• AsiaThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• Asia - SouthThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• Asia excluding Near EastThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• Asia Near EastThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• AsianA person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian...
• Asia-Pacific Economic CooperationThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• Asset share in industry capital incomePortion of the total income received by an industry attributed to a particular capital asset generally used...
• AssignmentImputation method in which values for a missing or inconsistent item can be derived from other responses from...
• Assistance and subsidiesCash contributions and subsidies to persons, not in payments for goods or services or claims against the...
• Associate's degreeDegree awarded usually for at least 2 years of full-time academic study beyond high school.
• Association of Southeast Asian NationsThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• At workArrangement, time, and condition under which someone is performing his or her job.
• Attendance bonusMoney paid to employees who achieve a specified attendance goal.
• Australia/New ZealandThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• AuthorizationThe act of a local jurisdiction approving construction projects by issuing building or zoning permits.
• Authorized agentAn individual or legal entity physically located in or otherwise under the jurisdiction of the United States...
• Authorized, Not StartedEstimates of housing units authorized by a building or zoning permit, but for which construction has not yet...
• Automated Broker InterfaceA CBP system through which an importer or licensed customs broker can electronically file entry and entry...
• Automated Export SystemThe electronic system, including AESDirect, for collecting export information that was previously captured on...
• Automated Export System Trade Interface RequirementsThe document that describes the operational requirements of the Automated Export System (AES). The AESTIR...
• Automated Foreign Trade Zone Reporting ProgramThe electronic reporting program used to transmit statistical data on goods admitted into a Foreign Trade...
• Automatic enrollmentEnrollment in a defined contribution plan whose coverage begins as soon as eligibility requirements are met.
• Automatic escalationAutomatic increases in contributions to a defined contribution plan at a predetermined rate over time.
• Auxiliary enterprisesState institutions of higher education. Dormitories, cafeterias, athletic contests, lunchroom, student...
• Auxiliary establishmentAn establishment primarily involved in rendering support services for other establishments within the same...
• AverageQuantity calculated by adding a set of numbers and dividing the resulting sum by the quantity of numbers...
• Average cost inventory valuation, end of year ($1,000)Total value of merchandise inventories using the average cost valuation method on December 31st of the...
• Average family sizeA measure obtained by dividing the number of members of families by the total number of families (or family...
• Average hourly earningsTotal earnings or payroll, divided by the total number of hours for which employees received pay during the...
• Average hours per week in operationThe average number of hours the plant was in operation during a single week.
• Average household sizeA measure obtained by dividing the number of people in households by the total number of households (or...
• Average household size of owner-occupied unitsA measure obtained by dividing the number of people living in owner-occupied housing units by the number of...
• Average household size of renter-occupied unitsA measure obtained by dividing the number of people living in renter-occupied housing units by the number of...
• Average miles per shipmentAverage miles are computed by dividing the total miles traveled by the total number of shipments.
• Average weekly earningsAverage weekly hours estimates multiplied by average hourly earnings estimates.
• Average weekly hoursTotal number of hours worked over a specified period of time divided by the total number of weeks worked in...

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