Statistical Terms Glossary

Using large vessels, generally greater than 15 m in length, for a fishing activity that is mainly carried out in offshore areas.

Industrial production comprises the output of industrial establishments, covering: mining and quarrying; manufacturing; and electricity, gas and water supply

An industrial production index is an index covering production in mining, manufacturing and public utilities (electricity, gas and water), but excluding construction.
The exact coverage, the weighting system and the methods of calculation vary from country to country but the divergences are less important than e.g. in the case of the price and the wage indices.

Non-renewable waste that is combusted with heat recovery in plants other than those used for the incineration of municipal waste.

Industrial waste consists of solid and liquid products (e.g. tyres) combusted directly, usually in specialised plants, to produce heat and/or power and that are not reported in the category solid biomass.

Industrial wastes are liquid, solid and gaseous wastes originating from the manufacture of specific products

It refers to the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for industrial uses.

Industrial water withdrawal as percentage of total water withdrawal.

Industry comprises Divisions 10-45 of ISIC Rev. 3. These comprise ISIC Rev. 3 Tabulation Categories C, D and E:
- mining and quarrying;
- manufacturing;
- electricity, gas and water

Industry (producer) technology is one of two types of technology assumptions used in converting supply and use tables into symmetric input-output tables; it assumes that all products produced by an industry are produced with the same input structure

See Concentration

Employed persons laid off as a result of the plant or company closing down or moving, insufficient work or their position or shift being abolished.

Funds that pool the assets of pension plans established for unrelated employers who are involved in the same trade or businesses.

An industry-by-industry table is a symmetric input- output table with industries as the dimension of both rows and columns; as a result it shows which industry uses the output of which other industry

Legal, social and cultural unfair situation in society some people face that are reflected in their unequal access to or enjoyment of rights, as well as the assumption of stereotyped social and cultural roles.

The probability (expressed as deaths per 1,000 live births) of a child born in a specified year dying before reaching the age of 1 if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.

The probability of a child born in a specific year or period dying before reaching the age of one, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of that period. The number of deaths of infants under age 1 per 1,000 live births in a given year.

The number of infant deaths (excluding foetal deaths) between birth and first birthday in the population of a given area during a calendar year (or annual average infant death rate in a given period).

The killing of young children, within weeks of birth, often by burying them alive. Infanticide was often committed by fathers, grandfathers, or a member of the family who has power. In the pre-Islamic days it was common, but Islam forbids it.

All kinds of waste, which may transmit viral, bacterial or parasitic diseases to human beings. It includes infectious animal waste from laboratories, slaughter- houses, veterinary practices and so on.

Occurs when information can be inferred with high confidence from statistical properties of the released data. For example, the data may show a high correlation between income and purchase price of a home. As the purchase price of a home is typically public information, a third party might use this information to infer the income of a data subject.

A premium added to a security to allow for inflation.

An investor exercises an influence on the management of an enterprise if he owns directly at least 10% of the ordinary shares or voting power of this enterprise without controlling it directly or indirectly.

Influent is water, waste water or other liquid flowing into a reservoir, basin or treatment plant

Assistance or support given by a family member, friend, neighbour, or volunteer, without pay.

The part of an economy that escapes regulation by government authorities, particularly in the areas of contract and company law, taxation and labour law; hence the basic activities of enterprises are not, or not consistently, subject to formal regulation and oversight