Statistical Terms Glossary

All activities carried out by companies to put a product on the market, from conception to end use. These activities range from the creation of a design (design) to support to the end customer, through production, marketing, logistics and distribution. They are either carried out by one and the same company, or divided between several stakeholders.

Global warming is a phenomenon believed to occur as a result of the build—up of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. It has been identified by many scientists as a major global environmental threat

The aggregate measure of the contribution to the greenhouse effect of some gases through their conversion into carbon dioxide equivalent.

The term globalisation is generally used to describe an increasing internationalisation of markets for goods and services, the means of production, financial systems, competition, corporations, technology and industries. Amongst other things this gives rise to increased mobility of capital, faster propagation of technological innovations and an increasing interdependency and uniformity of national markets

See Gross National Income

See Gross National product

Gold loans (or gold deposits) may be undertaken to obtain an income return on gold. The gold that is placed on loan (or deposit) may be either a financial asset (i.e., monetary gold) or a non- financial asset (i.e., non-monetary gold.) The gold remains on the books of the gold lender, and the lender retains the exposure to the market risk arising from movements in the market price of gold. Gold loans (or deposits) are not backed by cash collateral and, in some cases, are not backed by non-cash collateral. However, the gold may be on-sold by the borrower.

Gold swaps are forms of repurchase agreements commonly undertaken between central banks or between a central bank and other types of financial institutions. They occur when gold is exchanged for foreign exchange, at a specified price with a commitment to repurchase the gold at a fixed price on a specified future date so that the original party remains exposed to the gold market. Its features are, therefore, very similar to those of a repo

The implementation of principles is generally achieved through the development of practices, which generally address issues of importance for a specific commodity and/or production system. Better Management Practices (BMP), Good Aquaculture Practices (GAP), Better Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and others are all examples of practices for the implementation of the principles. BMP, GAP and their counterparts are somehow "indicative", as opposed to standards, either mandatory (e.g. legal documents) or voluntary, which are more "normative" rules for a product or process.

Good governance is characterised by participation, transparency, accountability, rule of law, effectiveness, equity, etc.

The GPG-LULUCF assists countries in producing inventories for the land use, land-use change and forestry sector that are neither over- nor underestimates so far as can be judged, and in which uncertainties are reduced as far as practicable. It supports the development of inventories that are transparent, documented, consistent over time, complete, comparable, assessed for uncertainties, subject to quality control and quality assurance, and efficient in the use of resources.

Good practice in the use of veterinary drugs (GPVD) is the official recommended or authorized usage including withdrawal periods, approved by national authorities, of veterinary drugs under practical conditions.

All types of commodities, industrial and agricultural products, petroleum, raw materials and raw materials, includes crude oil and gas.

Goods usually comprise the largest category of transactions that for the most part, involve changes of ownership between resident and non- residents.
Goods covers:
- general merchandise
- goods for processing
- repairs on goods
- non-monetary gold.
- goods procured in ports by carriers

Goods are physical objects for which a demand exists, over which ownership rights can be established and whose ownership can be transferred from one institutional unit to another by engaging in transactions on markets; they are in demand because they may be used to satisfy the needs or wants of households or the community or used to produce other goods or services.

Comprise division 0, agriculture, forestry and fishery products; 1, ores and minerals; electricity, gas and water; 2, food products, beverages and tobacco; textiles, apparel and leather products; 3, other transportable goods, except metal products, machinery and equipment; 4, metal products, machinery and equipment.

The goods and services account shows for the economy as a whole and for groups of products, the total resources in terms of output and imports, and the uses of goods and services in terms of intermediate consumption, final consumption, gross capital formation and exports.

Any goods moved by inland waterways transport (IWT) freight vessel.

Any goods moved by rail vehicles.
This includes all packaging and equipment, such as containers, swap-bodies or pallets as well as road goods vehicles carried by rail.

Any goods moved by road goods vehicles.

Any goods moved by sea.

Goods which, having been loaded on an inland waterways transport (IWT) vessel in another country, entered the country by inland waterways and were unloaded there.

Goods which, having been pumped into an oil pipeline in another country or that part of the seabed allocated to it, entered the country by oil pipeline and were pumped out there.

Goods which, having been loaded into a pipeline by pumping or compression in another country or that part of the seabed allocated to it, entered the country by pipeline and were delivered there.
Note: These are other than goods in transit by pipeline throughout.

Goods which, having been loaded into a pipeline by pumping or compression in another country or that part of the seabed allocated to it, entered the country by pipeline and were delivered there.