List of abbreviations and acronyms
ABO | accrued benefit obligation |
ABS | asset-backed security |
BPM6 | Balance of payments manual, sixth edition |
CCP | central counterparty clearing house |
CDS | credit default swap |
CIF | cost, insurance and freight |
COFOG | Classification of the Functions of Government |
COICOP | Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose |
COPNI | Classification of the Purposes of Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households |
COPP | Classification of Outlays of Producers by Purpose |
CPA | Classification of Products by Activity |
EAA | economic accounts for agriculture |
EAFRD | European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development |
EAGF | European Agricultural Guarantee Fund |
EC | European Commission |
ECB | European Central Bank |
EMU | economic and monetary union |
ESA | European System of Accounts |
ESO | employee stock option |
ESSPROS | European System of Integrated Social Protection Statistics |
EU | European Union |
EURIBOR | European interbank offered rate |
EUROSTAT | the statistical office of the European Union |
FDI | foreign direct investment |
FISIM | financial intermediation services indirectly measured |
FOB | free on board |
FRA | forward rate agreement |
FVC | financial vehicle corporation |
GAB | general arrangements to borrow |
GDP | gross domestic product |
GFS | government finance statistics |
GNI | gross national income |
GVA | gross value added |
IAS | international accounting standards |
IASB | International Accounting Standards Board |
IASC | International Accounting Standards Committee |
IC | insurance corporations |
ICLS | International Conference of Labour Statisticians |
ICPF | insurance corporations and pension funds |
ICT | information, communications and telecommunications |
IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
IIP | international investment position |
ILO | International Labour Organisation |
IMF | International Monetary Fund |
IMTS | international merchandise trade statistics |
INTRASTAT | statistical collection system |
I-O | input-output |
IPO | initial public offering |
IPSASB | International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board |
ISIC | International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities |
ISIN | international securities identification number |
KAU | kind-of-activity unit |
KLEMS | capital, labour, energy, materials and services |
LIBOR | London interbank offered rate |
MFI | monetary financial institution |
MMF | money market fund |
MSITS | Manual on statistics of international trade in services |
N.E.C. | not elsewhere classified |
NAB | new arrangements to borrow |
NACE | general industrial classification of economic activities within the European Union |
NDP | net domestic product |
NOS | net operating surplus |
NPI | non-profit institution |
NPISH | non-profit institution serving households |
NUTS | nomenclature of territorial units for statistics |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
OMFI | other monetary financial institution |
OTC | over the counter |
PAYE | pay as you earn |
PBO | projected benefit obligation |
PF | pension funds |
PIM | perpetual inventory method |
PPP | purchasing power parity |
PPP | public-private partnership |
PPS | purchasing power standard |
PRGF | Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility |
R & D | research and development |
ROW | rest of the world |
SAM | social accounting matrix |
SDR | special drawing right |
SEEA | System of Environmental-Economic Accounts |
SNA | System of National Accounts |
SOCX | Social Expenditure Database |
SPE | special-purpose entity |
SPV | special-purpose vehicle |
STRIPS | Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities |
UCITS | undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities |
UN | United Nations |
VAT | value added tax |
List of abbreviations and acronyms
ABO | accrued benefit obligation |
ABS | asset-backed security |
BPM6 | Balance of payments manual, sixth edition |
CCP | central counterparty clearing house |
CDS | credit default swap |
CIF | cost, insurance and freight |
COFOG | Classification of the Functions of Government |
COICOP | Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose |
COPNI | Classification of the Purposes of Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households |
COPP | Classification of Outlays of Producers by Purpose |
CPA | Classification of Products by Activity |
EAA | economic accounts for agriculture |
EAFRD | European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development |
EAGF | European Agricultural Guarantee Fund |
EC | European Commission |
ECB | European Central Bank |
EMU | economic and monetary union |
ESA | European System of Accounts |
ESO | employee stock option |
ESSPROS | European System of Integrated Social Protection Statistics |
EU | European Union |
EURIBOR | European interbank offered rate |
EUROSTAT | the statistical office of the European Union |
FDI | foreign direct investment |
FISIM | financial intermediation services indirectly measured |
FOB | free on board |
FRA | forward rate agreement |
FVC | financial vehicle corporation |
GAB | general arrangements to borrow |
GDP | gross domestic product |
GFS | government finance statistics |
GNI | gross national income |
GVA | gross value added |
IAS | international accounting standards |
IASB | International Accounting Standards Board |
IASC | International Accounting Standards Committee |
IC | insurance corporations |
ICLS | International Conference of Labour Statisticians |
ICPF | insurance corporations and pension funds |
ICT | information, communications and telecommunications |
IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
IIP | international investment position |
ILO | International Labour Organisation |
IMF | International Monetary Fund |
IMTS | international merchandise trade statistics |
INTRASTAT | statistical collection system |
I-O | input-output |
IPO | initial public offering |
IPSASB | International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board |
ISIC | International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities |
ISIN | international securities identification number |
KAU | kind-of-activity unit |
KLEMS | capital, labour, energy, materials and services |
LIBOR | London interbank offered rate |
MFI | monetary financial institution |
MMF | money market fund |
MSITS | Manual on statistics of international trade in services |
N.E.C. | not elsewhere classified |
NAB | new arrangements to borrow |
NACE | general industrial classification of economic activities within the European Union |
NDP | net domestic product |
NOS | net operating surplus |
NPI | non-profit institution |
NPISH | non-profit institution serving households |
NUTS | nomenclature of territorial units for statistics |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
OMFI | other monetary financial institution |
OTC | over the counter |
PAYE | pay as you earn |
PBO | projected benefit obligation |
PF | pension funds |
PIM | perpetual inventory method |
PPP | purchasing power parity |
PPP | public-private partnership |
PPS | purchasing power standard |
PRGF | Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility |
R & D | research and development |
ROW | rest of the world |
SAM | social accounting matrix |
SDR | special drawing right |
SEEA | System of Environmental-Economic Accounts |
SNA | System of National Accounts |
SOCX | Social Expenditure Database |
SPE | special-purpose entity |
SPV | special-purpose vehicle |
STRIPS | Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities |
UCITS | undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities |
UN | United Nations |
VAT | value added tax |