Statistical Terms Glossary

The price at the time the order is delivered to the purchaser.

Shipping conferences refers to shipping companies that have formed an association to agree on and set freight rates and passenger fares over different shipping routes. There are different shipping conferences for different regions of the world. Shipping conferences, aside from setting rates, adopt a wide number of policies such as allocation of customers, loyalty contracts, open pricing contracts, etc. Historically, eastern bloc country shipping lines have not joined these conferences.

Crane(s) or derrick(s) fixed to the deck of a ship for loading and discharging cargo and/or stores and spares. It is used for cargo at ports where there are no shore cranes or where the shore cranes are inefficient or of inadequate lifting capacity.

The unloading of cargo from one merchant ship and its loading into another to complete a journey, even where the cargo may have dwell time ashore before its onward journey.

Non-resident bond issues denominated in foreign currencies on the Tokyo market. Started June 1985.

Non-yen-denominated issue in the Japanese domestic market by a non-Japanese borrower.

It constitutes a physical inventory of potential and actual sources of pollution relevant to the potential hazards and impacting factors identified during the risk profile and other potential sources relevant to those hazards that are observed during the survey.

Hedging operation by someone who is "short" (i.e., who owns less of an item than he has contracts to deliver).

Short Message Service (SMS) is a communication service standardized in the GSM mobile communication system, using standardized communications protocols allowing the interchange of short text messages between mobile telephone devices. SMS text messaging is the most widely used data application on the planet, with 2.4 billion active users, or 74% of all mobile phone subscribers sending and receiving text messages on their phones.[citation needed] The SMS technology has facilitated the development and growth of text messaging. The connection between the phenomenon of text messaging and the underlying technology is so great that in parts of the world the term "SMS" is used as a synonym for a text message or the act of sending a text message, even when a different protocol is being used.

A wireless messaging service that involves the transmission of a short text message and its receipt by a wireless terminal.

Where a dealer in stocks or commodities is committed to sell more of them than he has available for sale. The Bank definition is (1) in relation to securities, any security sold but not then owned by the Bank and (2) in relation to futures and option contracts, any such contract sold by the Bank which has not expired, been exercised by a seller or canceled through the sale of such contract by the Bank.

Sale by dealers of securities they do not own.

Movement of cargo by sea between ports situated within a relatively narrow geographical area.

Shortwave radio refers to radio broadcasts on a portion of the radio spectrum in the frequency range of 3,000–30,000 kHz (3–30 MHz). Because smaller wavelengths correspond to higher frequencies (given the inverse relationship between frequency and wavelength), shortwave radio received its name because its wavelengths are shorter than the longer wavelengths used in early radio communications. A longer wavelength example is the medium wave AM broadcast band: 1 MHz = 300 meters. An example of shortwave would be 10 MHz which is 30 meters.

Approach to debt restructuring whereby the restructuring agreement only applies for a short period of time.

Short-term benefits are aimed at replacing earned income in case of a temporary loss of earnings resulting from sickness, maternity or unemployment.

In the context of export credits, short-term commitments are those that provide for repayment within a short period, usually six months (although some export credit agencies define short-term credits as those with repayment terms of up to one or two years). Short-term business represents the bulk of that of most export credit agencies and normally includes transactions in raw materials, commodities, and consumer goods.

Debt that has maturity of one year or less. Maturity can be defined either on an original or remaining basis.

The OECD’s monthly Main Economic Indicators provides an extensive range of short-term economic indicators for the 30 OECD Member countries and 6 non-member countries (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russian Federation, South Africa) within the program of the OECD Centre for Co-operation with Non-Members (CCNM).