Economic statistics terminology · MLC-0116

Economic statistics terms: B (71)

• Baby BoomersBaby Boomers include people born from mid-1946 to 1964. The Baby Boom is distinguished by a dramatic increase...
• Baby-boom generationCohort of individuals born between 1946 and 1964, inclusive.
• Bachelor's degreeDegree awarded usually for at least 4 years of full-time academic study beyond high school.
• BalanceThe difference between exports and imports. A positive balance is called a surplus. A negative balance is...
• Balance of PaymentsGoods on a Census basis are adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis to goods on a BOP basis to bring...
• BalticsThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• Bargaining statusClassification of workers that is based on whether they are or are not represented by a union.
• Bargaining unitClassification of a worker who is represented by a labor union.
• BarrioAlong with Barrio-Pueblo, the primary legal subdivision of municipios in Puerto Rico. Similar to the minor...
• Barrio-PuebloAlong with Barrio, the primary legal subdivision of municipios in Puerto Rico. Similar to the minor civil...
• Base periodPeriod or point in time-used as a reference for comparison with some other period or point in time.
• Base populationThe population count or estimate used as the starting point in the estimates process. It is typically the...
• Base TablesImputation method in which values for a missing or inconsistent item can be derived from other responses from...
• Base yearYear used as a reference for comparison with another year.
• BasementA basement is the lowest habitable story of a building, usually below ground level. Part of the basement can...
• Basic services (dental)Services routinely covered by dental plans.
• BathroomFor the purposes of these statistics, a full bathroom is one that has a washbasin, a toilet, and either a...
• Bathtub or showerA housing unit was considered to have a bathtub or shower only if the equipment was permanently connected to...
• Battery operated radioIncluded as battery-operated radios are car radios, transistors, and other battery operated sets in working...
• Bayesian hierarchical modelConditional probability model for parameters, given the data and assuming a prior distribution of the...
• BedroomA bedroom is a finished room specifically designed to be used for sleeping. A den, a space in the attic, or a...
• BedroomsThe number of bedrooms is the count of rooms designed to be used as bedrooms; that is, the number of rooms...
• Beginning-of-Quarter EmploymentAn estimate of the total number of jobs on the first day of the specified quarter. The Census Bureau releases...
• Behavior codingSystematic assignment of codes to the behaviors of an interviewer or respondent during survey interviews.
• BenchmarkComparison of estimates obtained from a sample with the measure of the full population at a specific point in...
• Benefit incidenceMeasure expressing one of the following conditions: (1) the percentage of workers with access to a benefit...
• Benefit payment methodManner by which payments from a defined benefit plan are made.
• BenefitsNonwage compensation provided to employees by their employer.
• Benefits paid ($1,000)Benefits paid. Data are reported in thousands of dollars ($1,000).
• Bill of LadingA document that establishes the terms of a contract between a shipper and a transportation company under...
• Birth rateThe average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 population at midyear. Also known as the crude...
• BirthplacePlace of birth refers to the U. S. state, U.S. Island Area, or foreign country where a person was born.
• BirthsFor Population Estimates Program - total number of live births occurring to the residents of the United...
• Births (Business)Business or government that came into existence or showed activity after the original sample was selected.
• Births (Econ)Business or government that came into existence or showed activity after the original sample was selected.
• Black or African AmericanA person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicate their...
• BlockA statistical area bounded by visible features, such as streets, roads, streams, and railroad tracks, and by...
• Block GroupA statistical subdivision of a census tract, generally defined to contain between 600 and 3,000 people and...
• Block Numbering AreaFormerly, a statistical subdivision created for grouping and numbering blocks within a county for which...
• BondAn instrument used by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as security to ensure the payment of...
• Bond fundsFunds established to account for the proceeds of bond issues pending their disbursement.
• Bonded WarehouseAn approved private warehouse used for the storage of goods until duties or taxes are paid and the goods are...
• BookingA reservation made with a carrier for a shipment of goods on a specific voyage, flight, truck or train.
• BoroughA county equivalent in Alaska, a minor civil division in New York, and an incorporated place in Connecticut...
• BorrowingLong-term debt incurred, other than to refund existing long-term debt, plus any net increase in short-term...
• BoundaryThe extent or limit of a geographic area such as a block, census tract, county, or place. A boundary may or...
• Boundry and Annexation SurveyAn annual survey of all counties and statistically equivalent entities, all or selected incorporated places...
• BoxheadThe portion of a statistical table in which are located the captions for individual columns together with...
• Brick-and-mortar retailersThis is a business model by which a company integrates both offline (bricks) and online (clicks) presences.
• Bridge ReportsAn Economic Census report displaying the relationships between two consecutive editions of NAICS categories...
• Broad LinesRefers to summarized categories of commodities or products as classified by the Economic Census. Broad lines...
• Building or Zoning PermitThe approval given by a local jurisdiction to proceed on a construction project. Note that not all areas of...
• Building Permits SurveyMonthly survey which provides national, state, and local data on the number of new housing units authorized...
• Built for RentThis category includes all houses built on builder's land with the intention of renting the housing unit.
• Built for SaleThis category includes all houses built on builder's land with the intention of selling the house and land in...
• Bureau of Ecomonic AnalysisA bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce that produces economic accounts statistics that enable...
• Bureau of Indian AffairsThe federal government agency, located in the Department of the Interior, responsible for the historic and...
• Bureau of Industry and SecurityA bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce concerned with the advancement of U.S. national security...
• Business and IndustryCensus internal term that indicates data are collected from businesses not private households.
• Business cycleTimeline of periods of growth and decline in an economy.
• Business Dynamics StatisticsStatistics on number of establishments and year-to-year change in employment for births, deaths, expansions...
• Business ExpensesProvides statistics on business operating expenses. Industries covered include retail, accommodation, food...
• Business Information Tracking SeriesA file which links establishments in the annual County Business Patterns data from year to year. We use a...
• Business Master FileThe Business Master file is a database of information maintained on businesses operating in the United States...
• Business on propertyA business must be easily recognizable from the outside. It usually will have a separate outside entrance and...
• Business RegisterThe Business Register is the U.S. Census Bureau's database of establishments of all domestic businesses...
• Business Research and Development and Innovation SurveyProvides detailed statistics on global and domestic research and development (R&D) expenses of US based...
• Business sectorSubsector of the total economy that excludes general government, private households, and nonprofit...
• Business-to-Business (B-to-B or B2B)Describes commerce transactions between businesses, such as between a manufacturer and a wholesaler, or...
• Business-to-Consumer (B-to-C or B2C)This term describes commerce transactions between businesses, such as between a manufacturer and a...
• BuyerThe principal in the export transaction that purchases the commodities for delivery to the ultimate...

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