Statistical Terms Glossary

The vehicles of cylindrical body (tanker) used for transporting liquid measures in (Liter) and that used for transporting solid materials ex. (asphalt and cement measures in ton).

Wagon designed for the bulk transport of liquids or gases.

Ship designed with a single deck and an arrangement of integral or independent tanks specifically for the bulk carriage of liquid cargo.
Ship designed with a single deck and an arrangement of integral or independent tanks specifically for the bulk carriage of liquid cargo.

Six-month bill issued by Japanese Government to refinance expiring long-term bonds.

All greenhouse gases emissions from combusting the fuel used to power the vehicle.

A certificate of deposit issued on an as required basis. See straight certificate of deposit.

An issue of a security made available on an as required basis. Used primarily in the British market, where the British Government issues Treasury stock and seeks subscriptions. As the stock is rarely fully subscribed, the remainder is sold to Stock Exchange jobbers as demand requires. The French introduced an equivalent system in 1985 called obligations assimilable du Trésor (OAT).

Security that is continuously available and may be obtained on demand by investors. Used primarily in the British market.

The tare weight of a container is included in the total weight of the containerized goods transported, also called the gross-gross weight of goods. The gross weight of containerized goods transported can be calculated by deducting the tare weight of the container from the gross-gross weight. If information about the tare weight is missing, then it may be estimated using the averages below:
- 20-foot long ISO container: 2.3 tonnes;
- 40-foot long ISO container: 3.7 tonnes;
- Over 20-feet and under 40-feet long ISO container: 3.0 tonnes;
- Over 40-feet long ISO container: 4.7 tonnes.

TARGET (Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system) is a payment system composed of one RTGS system in each of the 15 European Union Member States and the European Central Bank (ECB) payment mechanism. The domestic RTGS systems and the ECB payment mechanism are interconnected according to common procedures (Interlinking mechanism) to allow cross-border transfers throughout the European Union to move from one system to another

Target capacity is the level of capacity that achieves the management objectives. Capacity targets may be either short run (i.e. targets for the current year or season) or long run in nature (targets to be achieved over a number of years).

The maximum amount of fish over a period of time (i.e. year or season) that can be produced by a fishing fleet if fully utilized while satisfying fishery management objectives designed to ensure sustainable fisheries.

Company considered ripe for takeover.

Associated with each target output level is a target capital, and corresponding variable input, level. Thus, the question of target levels for comparison of capacity measures is relevant for both input- and output oriented concepts of capacity.

A target interest rate refers to a given level of an interest rate - e.g. overnight lending rate, repo rate, etc. - with which the central bank seeks to influence short term interest rates, as part of its monetary policy strategy

In the European Union, a target price is fixed annually by the Council of Ministers for products of standard quality. It is not a guaranteed price but rather serves as a policy guideline. In Switzerland, a non-binding target price is set annually for milk to provide market guidance.

Corresponds to a state of a fishery and/or a resource which is considered desirable. Management action, whether during a fishery development or a stock rebuilding process should aim at bringing and maintaining the fishery system at this level. In most cases a TRP will be expressed in a desired level of output for the fishery (e.g. in terms of catch) or of fishing effort or capacity and will be reflected as an explicit management objective for the fishery.

Those species that are primarily sought by the fishermen in a particular fishery. The subject of directed fishing effort in a fishery.

A wide zone of exchange rates, perhaps plus or minus 10 per cent, within which a currency can freely move against other currencies. Suggested at the New York Plaza Agreement at the Group of Five meeting in September 1985, and proposed by the French Treasury in February 1986, as a way to reduce major currency swings.

Under the new currency pooling system, the currency pool will have targeted ratios for currencies in the pool of 1 U.S. dollar for every 125 Japanese yen and 2 Deutsche marks (or the equivalent in a composite of Deutsche marks, Swiss francs and Netherlands guilders).

A tariff is a tax imposed on a good imported into a country. A tariff may be specific, when it is levied as a fixed sum per unit of the imported good, or ad valorem, when it is applied at a percentage rate with reference to the value of the import.

Tariffs are the schedule of rates and regulations governing the provision of telecommunications services. Unbundling of tariffs is where each component of a communications service or product is priced separately, so that customers may select only those components needed and be charged accordingly.