Abbreviations
Abbreviations
Units of measurement
% |
per cent |
µm |
micrometer |
CO2-equivalents |
carbon dioxide equivalents |
DWT |
deadweight tonnes |
EUR |
euro |
GWh |
gigawatt-hour |
kg |
kilogram |
km |
kilometre |
km² |
square kilometre |
m³ |
cubic metre |
ODS tonnes |
tonnes of ozone depleting substances |
passenger-km |
passenger-kilometre |
toe |
tonne of oil equivalent |
tonne-km |
tonne-kilometre |
USD |
United States dollar |
Geographical aggregates
EA-17 |
Euro area of 17 Member States |
EU |
European Union |
EU-27 |
European Union of 27 Member States |
G20 |
Group of Twenty |
G7 |
Group of Seven |
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Other abbreviations
AAGR |
annual average growth rate |
CH4 |
methane |
CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
CPI |
consumer price index |
EA |
euro area |
EFTA |
European Free Trade Association |
ESS |
European statistical system |
EU |
European Union |
Eurostat |
statistical office of the European Union |
FDI |
foreign direct investment |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
GERD |
gross domestic expenditure on research and development |
GFS |
government finance statistics |
GHG |
greenhouse gases |
GNI |
gross national income |
HFCs |
hydrofluorocarbons |
HICP |
harmonised index of consumer prices |
ICT |
information and communication technology |
ISCED |
International Standard Classification of Education |
ISIC |
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities |
n.e.c. |
not elsewhere classified |
N2O |
nitrous oxide |
NACE |
statistical classification of economic activities within the European |
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NO |
nitric oxide |
NO2 |
nitrogen dioxide |
NOx |
nitrogen oxides |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
portable document format |
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PFCs |
perfluorocarbons |
PM10 |
particles (particulate matter) measuring 10 µm or less in diameter |
PPP |
purchasing power parities |
R & D |
research and development |
Rev. |
revision |
RON |
research octane number |
SF6 |
sulphur hexafluoride |
SO2 |
sulphur dioxide |
UN |
United Nations |
UNFCC |
United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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The EU in the world 2013 — A statistical portrait
Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union
2012 — 147 pp. — 14,85 x 21 cm
Theme: General and regional statistics
Collection: Statistical books
ISBN 978-92-79-26456-6 doi:10.2785/35119
Cat. No KS-30-12-861-EN-C
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The EU in the world 2013
A statistical portrait
This publication provides a statistical portrait of the European Union (EU) in relation to the rest of the world. It presents a broad range of indicators for the EU and the G20 countries from the rest of the world. It treats the following areas: economy and finance; population; health; education and training; the labour market; living conditions and social protection; industry, trade and services, tourism and the information society; agriculture, forestry and fisheries; international trade; transport; the environment; energy; and science and technology.
The publication, which complements information found in Europe in figures — Eurostat yearbook and in the Eurostat regional yearbook, may be viewed as an introduction to European and international statistics. It provides a starting point for those who wish to explore the wide range of data that are freely available from a variety of international organisations and on Eurostat’s website at
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