Economic statistics terminology · MLC-0116

Economic statistics terms: T (96)

Table• A systematic arrangement of data presented in rows and/or columns with appropriate titles, captions, etc...
Tabulation• Process of summarizing statistical data in a table.
Tabulation MonthThe month associated with a sample case which is used in producing estimates. Also known as the Interview...
Tabulation UniverseThe specific category of people, households, or housing units on which estimates are based; for example...
Take-up ratePercentage of workers with access to a benefit plan who participate in the plan.
Target date fundSelf-balancing plan that shifts investments on the basis of risk over time.
TariffCustoms duties on merchandise imports. Levied either on an ad valorem basis (percentage of value) or on a...
Tariff scheduleA comprehensive list or schedule of goods with applicable duty rates to be paid or charged for each listed...
TaskDistinct activity assigned to or performed by workers in an occupation such that the activity results in a...
TaxesCompulsory contributions collected by a government for public purposes except employee and employee...
TaxonomyClassification into ordered categories.
Technical documentationA publication or section of a publication or pdf file presenting detailed and complete information regarding...
Telephone availableIn the American Housing Survey, this item refers to housing units with landlines, cell phones, office phones...
Telephone Questionaire AssistanceA process which allows respondents to call a toll-free telephone number to receive help when completing the...
Telephone Service AvailableA telephone must be in working order and service available in the house, apartment, or mobile home that...
Temporary-help agency workersWorkers who are paid by a temporary-help agency.
TenureRefers to the distinction between owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing units.
Terms of tradeThe relative price for exports in terms of import prices for a specific country, region, or grouping.
Text analysisParsing of texts in order to extract machine-readable facts for the purpose of creating structured data.
Thematic mapData products that show the geographic patterns in statistical data. Thematic maps are a complement to the...
Third-Party Logistics Provider (3PL)An outsourced provider that manages and provides all or a significant part of an organization's warehousing...
Three-Year Estimates (American Community Survey)Estimates based on 3 years of American Community Survey (ACS) data. These estimates are meant to reflect the...
Time leaving home to go to workThe time of day that the respondent usually left home to go to work during the employment status reference...
Time seriesSet of numbers that represents the change over time in some measure.
Time sharingIn the American Housing Survey, this item is restricted to vacant housing units, including units temporarily...
Time-based payWages and salaries that are based solely on a unit of time, such as an hourly rate or an annual salary.
TimeshareA timeshare is a form of ownership or right to the use of a property. These can be either single-family or...
Title 13 (U.S. Code)The law under which the Census Bureau operates and that guarantees the confidentiality of census information...
Ton-milesThe shipment weight multiplied by the mileage traveled by the shipment. For the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS)...
Tons ShippedThe total weight of the entire shipment. Respondents are to report the weight in pounds. Aggregated pounds...
TopcodingA disclosure avoidance practice whereby extremely low or high values are masked by replacing them with a...
Topologically Intergrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) System or DatabaseA digital (computer-readable) geographic database that automates the mapping and related geographic...
Törnqvist indexIndex for expressing the aggregation of growth rates using a value-share weighted geometric mean of growth...
Total beginning and end of year inventoriesThese items are comprised of:
Total capital expenditures for buildings, structures, machinery, and equipment (new and used) ($1,000)This term refers to the total capital expenditures for buildings, structures, machinery, and equipment (new...
Total Cash and U.S. Government and Other Securities to Total Current LiabilitiesThis ratio measures the ability to discharge current liabilities from liquid assets. It is calculated by...
Total compensationEmployer costs for wages, salaries, and employee benefits.
Total Current Assets to Total Current LiabilitiesThis ratio measures the ability to discharge current maturing obligations from existing current assets. It is...
Total ExportsTotal exports are calculated by adding domestic exports to foreign exports (also called re-exports).
Total factor productivityEfficiency at which combined inputs are used to produce output of goods and services.
Total fertility rateThe average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their...
Total Fringe BenefitsThis item is the employer's costs for social security tax, unemployment tax, workmen's compensation...
Total fringe benefits ($1,000)The total sum of fringe benefits of all non-leased full-time and part-time employees on the payrolls of firms...
Total inventories, beginning of year ($1,000)The total value of merchandise inventories owned on December 31st of the year prior to the reporting year...
Total inventories, end of year ($1,000)The total value of merchandise inventories owned on December 31st of the reporting year (and/or the prior...
Total Modal ActivityRefers to the values for the overall activity (e.g., ton-miles) of a specific mode of transportation. It...
Total other operating expenses ($1,000)The total other operating expenses is the sum of all other operating expenses for a firm that is not...
Total outstanding principal amountAs referenced in the American Housing Survey, principal is the amount of money raised by a mortgage or other...
Total sales, value of shipments, or revenue of establishments with the NAPCS collection code ($1,000)Total sales, value of shipments, or revenue of establishments with sales, value of shipments, or revenue for...
Total separationsAll employees who separated from payroll during the reference month. Reported by type of separation (quits...
Total separations rateTotal separations during the month, divided by the number of employees who worked during or received pay for...
Total Stockholders' Equity to Total DebtThis ratio indicates the extent of leverage financing used. It is calculated by dividing total stockholders'...
Total storage capacity, December 31 (1,000 gallons)Total shell stationary storage capacity for refined petroleum fuels, feedstocks, intermediates, oils and...
Total storage capacity, December 31, excluding liquified petroleum gas (1,000 gallons)Total shell stationary storage capacity for refined petroleum fuels, feedstocks, intermediates, oils and...
Total under-roof floor space (1,000 square feet)Total under-roof floor space for establishments in business at the end of the census year.
Total unit costsTotal payments (costs) for each unit of output produced.
Total value of shipmentsIncludes the received or receivable net selling values, "Free on Board" (FOB) plant (exclusive of freight and...
TownA type of minor civil division in the New England states, New York, and Wisconsin and a type of incorporated...
TownshipSecondary local geographic area (used primarily in the New England states and New Jersey).
Township governmentsOrganized local governments authorized in state constitutions and statutes and established to provide general...
TractA small, relatively permanent statistical subdivision of a county delineated by a local committee of census...
Tract numberUsed to uniquely identify a census tract within a county.
Trade AreaThe broad band of business groupings - retail trade, wholesale trade, and service industries.
Traditional defined benefit formulaRetirement benefit formula determined by a combination of average annual earnings and years of service.
Traditional fee-for-service planHealth benefit plan financing but not delivering healthcare services and allowing participants the choice of...
Traditional methods of contraceptionPeriodic abstinence, rhythm, withdrawal, douche, prolonged breastfeeding, and folk methods. Also known as...
Traffic Analysis DistrictA higher-level area delineated by state and/or local transportation officials for tabulating traffic-related...
Traffic Analysis ZoneAn area delineated by state and/or local transportation officials for tabulating traffic-related data...
Transfers or rolloversDirect payments of plan benefits from a defined contribution plan into an IRA or another employer's plan.
TransitConstruction, maintenance, and operation of public mass transit systems--bus, commuter rail, light rail, or...
Transit subsidiesPayments in support of subway, bus, surface rail and street railroad, and other passenger transportation...
Transitioning GoodsShipments of goods moving through the United States en route from one country to another, where the United...
Transmitting electronic export informationThe act of sending the completed Electronic Export Information (EEI) to the Automated Export System (AES).
Transporation reference numberA reservation number assigned by the carrier to hold space on the carrier for cargo being shipped. It is the...
TransportationComprises the functions of Highways, Air transportation, Parking facilities, Water transport and terminals...
Transportation and WarehousingThe Transportation and Warehousing sector includes industries providing transportation of passengers and...
TransshipmentThe transfer of merchandise from the country of origin to an intermediary country prior to shipment to the...
Travel time to workThe total number of minutes that it usually took the worker to get from home to work (one-way) during the...
Tribal Block GroupA subdivision of a tribal census tract, a tribal block group is the smallest geographic unit for which the...
Tribal Block Group (BG)A subdivision of a tribal census tract, a tribal block group is the smallest geographic unit for which the...
Tribal Census TractA small, relatively permanent statistical subdivision of a federally recognized American Indian reservation...
Tribal Designated Statistical AreaA statistical entity identified and delineated for the Census Bureau by a federally recognized American...
Tribal GroupingRefers to the combining of individual American Indian tribes, such as Gila Bend, San Xavier, Sells, and...
Tribal Jurisdiction Statistical AreaFormerly, statistical area identified and delineated for the 1990 decennial census by American Indian tribal...
Turnkey HousingUnits in structures built by private developers with partial public subsidies or that are for sale upon...
TurnoverSee total separations.
Turnover rateSee total separations rate.
Twenty Latin American RepublicsThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
Two or More RacesPeople may choose to provide two or more races either by checking two or more race response check boxes, by...
Type of institutionInstitutions are those facilities designed for group quarters living. These facilities are either...
Type of Materials Used for FoundationThe categories for types of materials used are: (1) "Concrete"; (2) "Wood pier or pilings"; or (3) "Other,"...
Type of Materials Used for Outside WallsThe categories for types of materials used are: (1) "Poured concrete"; (2) "Concrete blocks" (the wall may be...
Type of Materials Used for RoofThe categories for types of materials used are: (1) "Poured concrete"; (2) "Metal," including zinc, tin...
Type of operation or tax status codeMerchant wholesale establishments are classified by kind of business and are also classified by type of...
Type of payer revenue ($1,000)Revenue by type of payer.
Type of schoolSchools can be either public or private institutions. Home school is considered private school.

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