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DefinitionRepresent a common set of culturally productive industries, activities and practices that can be grouped under A: Cultural and Natural Heritage; B: Performance and Celebration; C: Visual...
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DefinitionMethod of ordering and/or delivering products by electronic means, such as through the internet or other computer-mediated networks. In principle, charges for electronically delivered...
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DefinitionFATS describe the activities of foreign affiliates: enterprises resident in a country or area, such as the European Union (EU), controlled or owned by (multinational) enterprises which are...
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DefinitionReflects the objective by a foreign entity of obtaining a lasting interest in the reporting economy (i.e. controlling more than 10% of the voting power of a resident entity). FDI positions...
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DefinitionReflects the objective by a resident entity of obtaining a lasting interest (i.e. controlling more than 10% of the voting power) in an entity of another economy. FDI positions represent the...
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DefinitionRefers to international transactions in services. International transactions in services are in practice referred to as trade in services; a credit entry represents an export of services...
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DefinitionExports of foreign goods which were previously recorded as importsSource definitionUN, Economic and Social Affairs (2011). International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Concepts and...
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DefinitionThe difference between the exports and imports of goods. Also called Net trade of goods.Data sourceCustoms statisticsSource definitionUNESCO Institute for StatisticsCalculation...