Economic statistics terminology · MLC-0116

Economic statistics terms: I (93)

• If-Then-Else EditAn edit that verifies that the data follow a predefined logic where the final sequence can only have one...
• Immediate disability retirement benefitsBenefits available upon the onset of disability or after a specified waiting period.
• Import ChargesThe import charges represent the aggregate cost of all freight, insurance, and other charges (excluding U.S...
• Import locality of originThe country, region, or grouping from which a good or service is imported to the United States.
• Import price indexMeasure of change in the import prices for nonmilitary goods and services traded between the United States...
• ImportsGoods and services that U.S. residents buy or receive from residents of another country.
• Imports for ConsumptionMeasures the total of merchandise that has physically cleared through Customs either entering consumption...
• Imports (General)Measures the total physical arrivals of merchandise from foreign countries, whether such merchandise enters...
• ImputationProcess of filling in missing data in a survey by using statistical methods.
• Imputation (Econ)The process used to replace missing or inconsistent data.
• InbondA procedure administered by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) under which goods are transported or...
• Incentive-based payPay such as production bonuses or commissions, or pay based on piece rates or incentives such as production...
• Incidence rate (injuries and illnesses)Number of injuries and/or illnesses per 100 full-time workers over a specified time.
• IncomeTotal money earnings and selected money receipts, including wages and salaries, self-employment earnings...
• Incorporated placeA type of governmental unit incorporated under state law having legally prescribed powers and functions...
• Independent CityAn incorporated place that is a primary division of a state and legally not part of any county. The Census...
• Independent contractorIndividual who identifies as an independent contractor, a consultant, or a freelance worker in the CPS...
• IndexMeasure of change in some quantity over time.
• Individual income taxesTaxes on individuals measured by net income and taxes distinctively imposed on special types of income (e.g...
• Industrial ClassificationIdentifier of establishments and companies classified according to the North American Industry Classification...
• IndustryGroup of businesses or government establishments that produce similar products or provide similar services...
• Industry contribution to total NAPCS collection code sales, value of shipments, or revenue (%)Percent of industry contribution to total NAPCS collection code sales, value of shipments, or revenue.
• Industry groupGroup of organizations that produce similar products or services.
• Industry input indexMeasure of the average change in prices for domestic inputs consumed by a specific industry or industry...
• Industry (population data)Information on industry relates to the kind of business conducted by a person's employing organization. For...
• Industry Quick ReportDisplays industry statistics for the United States by state using data collected during the Economic Census...
• Industry SeriesPreliminary Economic Census data for individual industries and their products at the U.S. level only...
• Industry Statistics PortalThis application provides access to the Census Bureau programs that provide economic data for a user-selected...
• Infant mortality rateThe number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age from a cohort of 1,000 live births. Denoted 1q0 or IMR...
• InflationRising prices of goods and services over time.
• InformationThe Information sector comprises establishments engaged in the following processes: (a) producing and...
• Information and Communication Technology EquipmentInformation and communication technology equipment include central office switching equipment, telephones and...
• Information and Communication Technology SurveyProvides annual data on both noncapitalized and capitalized spending for information and communication...
• Information capitalAggregation of information processing equipment (IPE) assets, such as computers and communication equipment.
• InitiationData collectors' attempt both to get an establishment to agree to participate in a survey and to educate the...
• Injury or IllnessCondition or significantly aggravated preexisting condition caused by or attributable to the work environment.
• Injury/illness incidence rateNumber of injuries and/or illnesses per a predetermined number of full-time workers.
• Inland freight in CanadaAn addition is made for inland freight in Canada. Imports of goods from all countries are valued at the...
• Inpatient careTreatment in a hospital or specialized facility.
• InputMaterials, services, and construction products purchased by producers for use in the production of a good or...
• Input priceCost of producing goods and services.
• Input-output price ratioRatio of the aggregate price of capital input and labor hours relative to the price of output.
• Institutionalized populationInstitutional group quarters are facilities that house those who are primarily ineligible, unable, or...
• Insurance benefits and repaymentsSocial insurance payments to beneficiaries, employee-retirement annuities and other benefits, and withdrawals...
• Insurance sales and gross receipts taxesSee Sales and gross receipts taxes.
• Insurance trust expenditureCash payments to beneficiaries (including withdrawals of retirement contributions) of employee retirement...
• Insurance trust revenueRevenue from contributions required of employers and employees for financing social insurance programs...
• Insurance trust systemA government-administered plan for compulsory or voluntary social insurance (insurance protection of persons...
• Insured planEmployer contract with another organization to assume financial responsibility for the costs of enrollees'...
• Integrated Coverage MeasurementThe Integrated Coverage Measurement program was designed to permit statistically valid estimates of the...
• Integration with Social SecurityProcess whereby the employer's contribution to taxes falling under the Social Security Federal Insurance...
• Intercensal estimatesPopulation estimates produced for the years between two decennial censuses when both the beginning and ending...
• Interest earningsInterest earned on deposits and securities, including amounts for accrued interest on investment securities...
• Interest expenditureAmounts paid for the use of borrowed money. Interest on utility debt is included in utility expenditure.
• Interest ExpenseInterest expense incurred in the financing of operations and long lived assets used in continuing operations...
• Intergovernmental expenditureRevenue amounts paid to other governments as fiscal aid in the form of shared revenues and grants-in-aid, as...
• Intergovernmental revenueAmounts received from other governments as fiscal aid in the form of shared revenues and grants-in-aid, as...
• Intergovernmental revenue for federal governmentIntergovernmental revenue received by a government directly from the federal government. For local...
• Intergovernmental revenue for general local government supportFiscal aid that allows the receiving government unrestricted use as to function or purpose.
• Intergovernmental revenue from local governmentsRevenue amounts from local governments: for shares in financial support of programs administered by the...
• Intergovernmental revenue from state governmentsAll intergovernmental revenue received from the state government. For local governments, includes amounts...
• Interior additions and replacementsAccording to the American Housing Survey, these are jobs that were major alterations or improvements in the...
• Intermediate consigneeThe person or entity in the foreign country who acts as an agent for the principal party in interest with the...
• Intermediate demandPortion of the Final Demand-Intermediate Demand (FD-ID) system that tracks price changes, from a producer's...
• Intermediate inputsGoods and services (energy, raw materials, semifinished goods, and services that are purchased from all...
• Intermediate inputs costsPayments to purchase intermediate inputs for producing goods and services.
• Intermediate inputs intensityRatio of the amount of intermediate inputs used relative to the amount of labor hours used to produce output...
• Intermediate inputs productivityEfficiency at which intermediate inputs are used in the production of goods and services.
• Intermediate inputs share in costsProportion of current-dollar output attributed to the use of intermediate inputs (energy, materials, and...
• Intermediate purchasesValue of goods and services produced that are used as energy, materials, and purchased services in an...
• Intermodal ShipmentAn intermodal shipment is defined as a shipment of a commodity that has been placed within a piece of...
• Internal limitsLimits that apply to individual categories of medical care.
• Internal pointA calculated point (latitude and longitude coordinates) for each geographic entity that is at or near the...
• Internal rate of returnRate of return on investments in capital purchases that is specific to each particular industry. In other...
• Internal Revenue Code limitDollar limitation on benefits and contributions under qualified defined contribution plans.
• Internal transaction numberThe Automated Export System (AES) generated number assigned to a shipment confirming that an Electronic...
• Internally Developed SoftwareInternally developed software is developed by the company's employees for internal use or resale and includes...
• International Data BaseThe International Data Base (IDB) offers a variety of demographic indicators for countries and areas of the...
• International Standards Organization (ISO) Country CodesThe 2-position alphabetic code for countries used to identify countries for which shipments are reportable...
• International Traffic in Arms RegulationsRegulations administered by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls within the U.S. State Department that...
• Interplant TransfersIn the case of multiunit companies, the manufacturer was requested to report the value of products...
• InterpolationInterpolation frequently is used in calculating medians or quartiles based on interval data and in...
• In-transit ShipmentsGoods shipped through the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands from one foreign country or...
• InventoriesThe value of products that a company intends to sell or use in the fulfillment of services they intend to...
• Inventories (Manufacturing)Total inventories represent the value of the end-of-month stocks regardless of stage of fabrication (whether...
• Inventories (Retail)Merchandise inventories are the value of stocks of goods held for sale. The inventories estimates represent...
• Inventories/Sales Ratios (Retail)The inventories / sales ratios show the relationship of the end-of-month values of inventory to the monthly...
• Investment price deflatorChange in the cost of a unit of capital services over time.
• Island AreasThe Island Areas of the United States are American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana...
• Issued banknotesA promissory note intended to circulate as money, usually printed on paper or plastic, issued by a bank with...
• Item nonresponseNonresponse in which a survey respondent answers some, but not all, questions or provides incomplete...
• Item specificationDescription of an item (a good or service) that includes price-determining characteristics and any other...
• IterationsSub-groups of the original tabulation universe, especially by race, Hispanic origin, ancestry, and tribal...

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