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Data definitionsexports volume index, all goods: An index based on quantityunits <strong>of</strong> goods such as number or weight (11, chapter V; 22,chapter XVI). See also index number, Laspeyres.external trade conversion factors: Exchange rates used toconvert trade data expressed in national currencies into acommon currency such as United States dollars (21).Fferro-alloys: CPC Vers. 1.1 (7) subclasses 41112-41115:ferro-manganese, ferro-chromium, ferro-nickel <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rferro-alloys.FOB (Free on board): <strong>The</strong> seller's obligation to deliver isfulfilled when <strong>the</strong> goods have passed over <strong>the</strong> ship's rail at<strong>the</strong> named port <strong>of</strong> shipment. This means that <strong>the</strong> buyer hasto bear all costs <strong>and</strong> risks <strong>of</strong> loss <strong>of</strong> or damage to <strong>the</strong> goodsfrom that point. This term can only be used for sea <strong>and</strong>inl<strong>and</strong> waterway transport (11).floor area: Floor area <strong>of</strong> buildings is <strong>the</strong> sum <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> area <strong>of</strong>each floor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> building measured to <strong>the</strong> outer surface <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> outer walls including <strong>the</strong> area <strong>of</strong> lobbies, cellars,elevator shafts <strong>and</strong> in multi-dwelling buildings all <strong>the</strong>communal spaces. Areas <strong>of</strong> balconies are excluded (21,p. 168).food production index: Food production includescommodities that are considered edible <strong>and</strong> that containnutrients. Accordingly, c<strong>of</strong>fee <strong>and</strong> tea are excluded because<strong>the</strong>y have practically no nutritive value (1, p. ix).freight loaded: <strong>The</strong> weight <strong>of</strong> all goods (including packing)<strong>and</strong> livestock which, at <strong>the</strong> ports <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country in question,were ei<strong>the</strong>r loaded into national or foreign sea-going vesselsfor unloading in ano<strong>the</strong>r country, or unloaded from nationalor foreign sea-going vessels after having been load inano<strong>the</strong>r country, including goods into or from bondedwarehouses (21, pp. 254-255).freight unloaded: <strong>The</strong> weight <strong>of</strong> all goods (including packing)<strong>and</strong> livestock which, at <strong>the</strong> ports <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country in question,were ei<strong>the</strong>r loaded into national or foreign sea-going vesselsfor unloading in ano<strong>the</strong>r country, or unloaded from nationalor foreign sea-going vessels after having been load inano<strong>the</strong>r country, including goods into or from bondedwarehouses (21, pp. 254-255).fuels: Material for burning as fire or source <strong>of</strong> heat or power(6). CPC Vers. 1.1 (7): Coke oven products; refinedpetroleum products; nuclear fuel (division 33).Hhard coal: Hard coal is coal that has a high degree <strong>of</strong>coalification with a gross calorific value above 24 MJ/kg(5700 kcal/kg) on an ash-free but moist basis, <strong>and</strong> with areflectance index <strong>of</strong> vitrinite <strong>of</strong> 0.5 <strong>and</strong> above. Slurries,middlings <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r low-grade coal products, which cannotbe classified according to <strong>the</strong> type <strong>of</strong> coal from which <strong>the</strong>yare obtained, are included under hard coal. (Source: UnitedNations, Energy Statistics - Definitions, Units <strong>of</strong> Measure<strong>and</strong> Conversion Factors. Series F, No. 44 (United Nationspublication, Sales No. E.86.XVII.21)). <strong>The</strong>re are two subcategories<strong>of</strong> hard coal: (i) coking coal <strong>and</strong> (ii) o<strong>the</strong>rbituminous coal <strong>and</strong> anthracite (also known as steam coal).Coking coal is a hard coal with a quality that allows <strong>the</strong>production <strong>of</strong> coke suitable to support a blast furnacecharge. Steam coal is coal used for steam raising <strong>and</strong> spaceheating purposes <strong>and</strong> includes all anthracite coals <strong>and</strong>bituminous coals not classified as coking coal.Iimported goods prices indices: See imports <strong>of</strong> goods <strong>and</strong>producers/wholesale prices indices.imports <strong>of</strong> goods: Goods which add to <strong>the</strong> stock <strong>of</strong> materialresources <strong>of</strong> a country by entering its economic territory.Goods simply being transported through a country (goods intransit) or temporarily admitted (except for goods for inwardprocessing) do not add to <strong>the</strong> stock <strong>of</strong> material resources <strong>of</strong>a country <strong>and</strong> are not included in <strong>the</strong> internationalmerch<strong>and</strong>ise trade statistics. In many cases, a country'seconomic territory largely coincides with its customsterritory, which is <strong>the</strong> territory in which <strong>the</strong> customs law <strong>of</strong>a country applies in full (11, paras, 14 <strong>and</strong> 66).imports unit value index, all goods: Value at <strong>the</strong> level <strong>of</strong> asingle, homogeneous good or service is equal to <strong>the</strong> priceper unit <strong>of</strong> quantity multiplied by <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> quantityunits. It is independent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> choice <strong>of</strong> quantity unit. <strong>The</strong>Laspeyres unit value index is <strong>the</strong> average transaction price<strong>of</strong> a unit (22, paras. 16.9 <strong>and</strong> 16.13). See also imports <strong>of</strong>goods <strong>and</strong> index number, Laspeyres.imports value, all goods: “<strong>The</strong> transaction value, that is <strong>the</strong>price actually paid or payable for <strong>the</strong> goods when sold forexport to <strong>the</strong> country <strong>of</strong> importation …, provided: (a) that<strong>the</strong>re are no restrictions as to <strong>the</strong> disposition or use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>goods by <strong>the</strong> buyer o<strong>the</strong>r than restrictions which: (i) areimposed or required by law or by <strong>the</strong> public authorities in<strong>the</strong> country <strong>of</strong> importation; (ii) limit <strong>the</strong> geographical area inwhich <strong>the</strong> goods may be resold; or (iii) do not substantiallyaffect <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> goods; (b) that <strong>the</strong> sale or price is notsubject to some condition or consideration for which a valuecannot be determined with respect to <strong>the</strong> goods beingvalued; (c) that no part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> proceeds <strong>of</strong> any subsequentresale, disposal or use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> goods by <strong>the</strong> buyer will accruedirectly or indirectly to <strong>the</strong> seller, unless an appropriateadjustment can be made in accordance with <strong>the</strong> provisions<strong>of</strong> Article 8; <strong>and</strong> (d) that <strong>the</strong> buyer <strong>and</strong> seller are not related,or where <strong>the</strong> buyer <strong>and</strong> seller are related, that <strong>the</strong> transactionvalue is acceptable for customs purposes … ” (11, annex C,based on World Trade Organization Agreement inValuation).imports volume index, all goods: An index based on quantityunits <strong>of</strong> goods such as number or weight (11, chapter V; 22,chapter XVI). See also index number, Laspeyres.index number, Laspeyres: A form <strong>of</strong> index number whereprices, quantities or o<strong>the</strong>r units <strong>of</strong> measure over time areweighted according to <strong>the</strong>ir values in a specified baseperiod (5).industrial production: Output <strong>of</strong> industrial establishments,covering mining <strong>and</strong> quarrying, manufacturing <strong>and</strong>electricity, gas <strong>and</strong> water supply (14).October 2010 – octobre 2010 322

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