Statistical Terms Glossary

Unit of measure of goods transport which represents the transport of one tonne by inland waterways over one kilometre.

Unit of measurement of goods transport which represents the transport of one tonne by inland waterways over one kilometre.

Unit of measure of transport which represents transport of one tonne of goods by oil pipeline over one kilometre.

Unit of measurement of transport which represents transport of one tonne of goods by pipeline over one kilometre.

Unit of measure of goods transport which represents the transport of one tonne of goods by rail over a distance of one kilometre.

Unit of measure of goods transport which represents the transport of one tonne by road over one kilometre.

Unit of measure representing the movement of one tonne available in an inland waterways transport (IWT) freight vessel when performing the services for which it is primarily intended over one kilometre.

Unit of measure representing the movement of one tonne available in a road goods vehicle when performing services for which it is primarily intended over one kilometre.

Unit of measure representing the movement of one tonne of carrying capacity in a seagoing vessel over one kilometre.

Unit of measure representing the transport capacity of oil pipeline measured by the movement over one kilometre of a tonne of goods that can be transported by oil pipeline during the given period.

The tonne-kilometres offered is determined by the cargo carrying capacity authorized in a means of transport (in tonnes) and the origin-to-destination kilometres for all journeys.

The tonne-kilometres performed is determined by the total tonnes of load carried in a means of transport and the origin-to-destination kilometres for all journeys.

Tonnes of cargo on board a means of transport on arrival or departure.

Operationalised instruments that can be used separately or combined together to shape largely different programmes, in terms of aims, approaches and dimensions.

See prime borrower.

Last part of an Internet domain name; that is, the letters that follow the final dot of any domain name, e.g., in the domain name <en.wikipedia.org>, the top-level domain is <org>.

Providing extra funds to an existing loan package, rather than a new one.

Bond issued by corporation or organization considered to be particularly creditworthy.

A line with streamers, towed as a scaring device over the area behind a vessel where sinking baited hooks are within range of diving seabirds. This is used as a bycatch reduction device.

A Törnqvist volume index is a weighted geometric average of the quantity relatives using arithmetic averages of the value shares in the two periods as weights

See Concessional restructuring.

Direct Material Input plus unused domestic extraction (in economy – wide material flow accounting).

The sum of the internal renewable water resources and natural incoming flow originating outside the country, taking into account the quantity of flow reserved to upstream and downstream countries through formal or informal agreements.

Sum of total area equipped for irrigation and areas with other forms of agricultural water management (non-equipped flood recession cropping area and non-equipped cultivated wetlands and inland valley bottoms).

The TAC is the total catch allowed to be taken from a resource in a specified period (usually a year), as defined in the management plan. The TAC may be allocated to the stakeholders in the form of quotas as specific quantities or proportions.

The sum of surface irrigation, sprinkler irrigation and localized irrigation.

The hunting, collecting and gathering activities directed at removing or collecting live wild aquatic organisms.