The FDI according to BMD4 metadata database includes a list of 80 questions, organised in nine main sections:
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"Namibia", "NRU": "Nauru", "NPL": "Nepal", "NCL": "New Caledonia", "NIC": "Nicaragua", "NER": "Niger", "NGA": "Nigeria", "NIU": "Niue", "NFK": "Norfolk Island", "MKD": "North Macedonia", "MNP": "Northern Mariana Islands", "OMN": "Oman", "PAK": "Pakistan", "PLW": "Palau", "PSE": "Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip", "PAN": "Panama", "PNG": "Papua New Guinea", "PRY": "Paraguay", "PER": "Peru", "PHL": "Philippines", "PCN": "Pitcairn", "PRI": "Puerto Rico", "QAT": "Qatar", "REU": "Réunion", "ROU": "Romania", "RUS": "Russia", "RWA": "Rwanda", "BLM": "Saint Barthélemy", "SHN": "Saint Helena", "KNA": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "MAF": "Saint Martin", "LCA": "Saint Lucia", "SPM": "Saint Pierre and Miquelon", "VCT": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "WSM": "Samoa", "SMR": "San Marino", "STP": "Sao Tome and Principe", "SAU": "Saudi Arabia", "SEN": "Senegal", "SRB": "Serbia", "SYC": "Seychelles", "SLE": "Sierra Leone", "SGP": "Singapore", "SXM": "Sint Maarten", "SLB": "Solomon 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"Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)", "DAC": "DAC countries", "DACEU": "DAC EU countries", "WXDAC": "Non-DAC countries", "ODA": "ODA recipient countries", "ODAA": "ODA recipient countries - America", "ODAF": "ODA recipient countries - Africa", "ODAE": "ODA recipient countries - Europe", "ODAO": "ODA recipient countries - Oceania", "ODAS": "ODA recipients countries - Asia", "LDC": "Least developed countries", "LDCF": "Africa, least developed countries", "LDCWXF": "World outside Africa, least developed countries", "LLDC": "Land locked developing countries", "SIDS": "Small island developing states", "SIDSF": "Africa, small island developing states", "SIDSWXF": "World outside Africa, small island developing states", "DPGC": "Developing countries", "DPGC_O": "Other developing countries", "DPGC_X": "Developing countries unspecified", "DPDC": "Developed countries", "MADCT": "More advanced developed countries and territories", "MADCT_X": "More advanced developed countries and territories unspecified", "HICS": "High income countries", "HICSXA9": "High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries)", "UMIC": "Upper-middle income countries", "LMIC": "Lower-middle income countries", "LMICWBF": "Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank)", "LMICWBWXF": "World outside Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank)", "OLIC": "Other low income countries", "INC_X": "Countries unallocated by income", "HICSWB": "High income countries (World Bank)", "UMICWB": "Upper-middle income countries (World Bank)", "UMICWBF": "Africa, upper-middle income countries (World Bank)", "UMICWBWXF": "World outside Africa, upper-middle income countries (World Bank)", "LMICWB": "Lower-middle income countries (World Bank)", "OLICWB": "Low income countries (World Bank)", "OLICWBF": "Africa, low income countries (World Bank)", "OLICWBWXF": "World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)", "INCWB_X": "Countries not classified by the World Bank", "RRC": "Resource-rich countries", "RRCF": "Africa, resource-rich countries", "RRCFWXF": "World outside Africa, resource-rich countries", "NRRC": "Non-resource-rich countries", "NRRCF": "Africa, non-resource-rich countries", "NRRCFWXF": "World outside Africa, non-resource-rich countries", "LLDCF": "Africa, land locked developing countries", "LLDCWXF": "World outside Africa, landlocked developing countries", "HIPC": "Heavily-indebted poor countries", "FS": "Fragile states", "FSF": "Africa, fragile states", "FSWXF": "World outside Africa, fragile states", "FSCAC": "Fragile states and Conflict-affected countries", "EFS": "Extremely fragile states", "WBA": "World aviation bunkers", "WBM": "World maritime bunkers", "WB": "World maritime and aviation bunkers", "FZ": "Free zones", "FZ_D": "Divided zones", "HIGH_SEAS": "High seas", "IEA": "IEA Total", "IEAA": "IEA Americas", "IEAOS": "IEA Asia Oceania", "IEAXMEX": "IEA Total (excl. Mexico)", "IEAE": "IEA Europe", "IEA_ACC": "IEA and Accession/Association countries", "ANNEX1": "Annex I of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Parties", "WXANNEX1": "Non-Annex I of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate \nChange Parties", "ANNEX2": "Annex II of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Parties", "ANNEX2A2": "Annex II of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change North America Parties", "ANNEX2E": "Annex II of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Europe Parties", "ANNEX2OS": "Annex II of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Asia Oceania Parties", "IPAC": "International Programme for Action on Climate Parties", "OECD_KEY_PART": "OECD Key Partners", "OECD_ACCESSION": "OECD Accession countries", "OECD_KEY_PART_ACCESSION": "OECD Key Partners and Accession countries", "AU": "African Union", "INDUS": "Indus Basin", "MKNG": "Mekong Delta", "A": "America", "A2": "Northern America", "A2_X": "Northern America unspecified", "A3": "Central America", "A2_A3_X": "Northern and Central America unspecified", "A3_X": "Central America unspecified", "A4": "Caribbean", "A4_X": "Caribbean unspecified", "A5": "Central America and the Caribbean", "A5_X": "Central America and the Caribbean unspecified", "A5_A7": "South and Central America", "A7": "South America", "A7_X": "South America unspecified", "A8": "Latin America", "A8_M": "Main Latin American countries", "A9": "Latin America and the Caribbean", "A9_X": "Latin America and the Caribbean unspecified", "A_X": "America unspecified", "A_O": "Other America", "E": "Europe", "E2": "Eastern Europe", "E3": "Northern Europe", "E4": "Southern Europe", "E5": "Western Europe", "E_X": "Europe unspecified", "E_O": "Other Europe", "E_S4": "Europe and Central Asia", "F": "Africa", "F3": "Eastern Africa", "F3_X": "Eastern Africa unspecified", "F4": "Northern Africa", "F4_X": "Northern Africa unspecified", "F5": "Middle Africa", "F5_LCB": "The Lake Chad Basin", "F5_CH": "Central Sahel", "F5_X": "Middle Africa unspecified", "F6": "Sub-Saharan Africa", "F6_X": "Sub-Saharan Africa unspecified", "F7": "Southern Africa", "F7_X": "Southern Africa unspecified", "F8": "Western Africa", "F8_X": "Western Africa unspecified", "F97": "Middle East", "F97_X": "Middle East unspecified", "F98": "Middle East and North Africa", "F_F97": "Middle East and Africa", "F_X": "Africa unspecified", "F_O": "Other Africa", "F1AU": "Central Africa (African Union)", "F2AU": "East Africa (African Union)", "F3AU": "North Africa (African Union)", "F5AU": "West Africa (African Union)", "F4AU": "Southern Africa (African Union)", "SACU": "The South African Customs Union countries", "O": "Oceania", "O6": "Australia and New Zealand", "O7": "Melanesia", "O7_X": "Melanesia unspecified", "O8": "Micronesia", "O8_X": "Micronesia unspecified", "O9": "Polynesia", "O9_X": "Polynesia unspecified", "O_X": "Oceania unspecified", "O_O": "Other Oceania", "S": "Asia", "S2": "Eastern Asia", "S2_S8": "Eastern and South-eastern Asia", "O_S2_S8": "Eastern and South-eastern Asia, and Oceania", "S3": "Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries", "S3_O": "Other Western Asia / Near and Middle East countries", "S3_X": "Western Asia unspecified", "S4": "Central Asia", "S4_X": "Central Asia unspecified", "S4_S7": "Southern and Central Asia", "S4_S7_X": "Southern and Central Asia unspecified", "S7": "Southern Asia", "S7_X": "Southern Asia unspecified", "S8": "South-eastern Asia", "S97": "Far East Asia", "S97_X": "Far East Asia unspecified", "S_X": "Asia unspecified", "S_O": "Other Asia", "SXHICS": "Asia (excluding high income countries)", "SO": "Asia and the Pacific", "SO_O": "Other Asia and the Pacific", "W_O": "Other countries", "W_O_X": "Other countries unspecified", "WXEU00": "Extra-EU (evolving composition)", "WXEU00_X": "Extra-EU (evolving composition) unspecified", "WXF": "World outside Africa", "WXTIVA": "Non-target TiVA countries", "W": "World", "W_CF": "World confidential", "W_IO": "World and international organisations", "W_X": "World unspecified", "IO": "International organisations", "D": "Domestic (home or reference area)", "WXD": "Rest of the world", "STLS": "Stateless", "FED": "Federal countries", "UNI": "Unitary countries", "FEDOECD": "OECD federal countries", "UNIOECD": "OECD unitary countries", "_Z": "Not applicable" }, "CL_MEASURE_QDD": { "S1": "SECTION 1 - CONTACT INFORMATION", "Q1_6": "Metadata information completed by", "Q1_6_COMM": "Other insitutions involved in the completion of the metadata information", "Q2": "Date of metadata update", "Q3": "Title of national publication/Address of website where FDI statistics are disseminated", "Q3SUB": "Link to metadata information", "Q4": "Are there other sources which disseminate FDI statistics", "Q5": "Title of national publication/Address of website where FDI statistics are disseminated by other sources", "Q6": "Are statisics published by other sources consistent with the statistics that you disseminate?", "Q7": "Description of differences between statisics published by other sources and statistics that you disseminate:", "S2": "SECTION 2 - IDENTIFICATION OF DIRECT INVESTMENT ENTERPRISE", "Q8": "In defining diect investment enterprises, do you:", "C_Q8_1": "Apply the 10% voting power criterion?", "C_Q8_1_EXC": "Exceptions to the application of the 10% voting power criterion", "C_Q8_2": "Include enterprises in which the direct investor has less than 10% of the voting power but has an influence on management, such as through representation on the board of directors?", "C_Q8_2_EXC": "Exceptions to the inclusion of enterprises in which the direct investor has less than 10% of the voting power but has an influence on management", "C_Q8_3": "Include enterprises in which the direct investor has more than 10% of the voting power but does not have an influence on management?", "C_Q8_3_EXC": "Exceptions to the inclusion of enterprises in which the direct investor has more than 10% of the voting power but does not have an influence on management", "C_Q8_4": "Apply a value threshold, such as a minimum net asset value of the enterprise?", "C_Q8_4_EXC": "Exceptions to the application of a value treshold", "C_Q8_COMM": "Comments on the criteria used to define direct investment enterprises", "Q9": "Do you treat unincorporated entities like incorporated entities in defining direct investment?", "Q10": "Description of the difference in treatment of incorporated and coporated entities", "C_Q11": "What method do you use to determine FDI relationships?", "C_Q11_COMM": "Comments on methods used to determine FDI relationships:", "C_Q11_EXC": "Exceptions to the method used to record direct investment relationships", "Q13": "Comments on the identification of direct invetsment enterprises", "S3": "SECTION 3 - COVERAGE", "S3A": "SECTION 3.A- GENERAL COVERAGE", "Q14": "Do you include transactions in real estate activities in your FDI statistics?", "C_Q14_EXC": "Exceptions to the inclusion of transactions in real estate activities", "C_Q14_COMM": "Comments on the coverage of commercial real estate", "Q15": "Do you include transactions in private purchase and sale of real estate in your FDI statistics?", "C_Q15_EXC": "Exceptions to the inclusion of private purchase and sale of real estate", "Q15_COMM": "Comments on the coverage of private purchase and sale of real estate", "Q16": "Do you include the following types of debt instruments:", "Q16_1_1": "Long term loans", "C_Q16_2_1": "Short term loans", "C_Q16_3_1": "Short and long term debt securities", "Q16_4_1": "Very short term debt, such as that arising from cash pooling", "C_Q16_5_1": "Trade credits", "C_Q16_6_1": "Financial leases", "Q16_7_1": "Financial derivatives (this is not recommanded in BMD4)", "C_Q16_8_1": "Insurance technical reserves", "Q16_9_1": "Other", "Q16_COMM": "Comments on the coverage of debt instruments", "C_Q16_EXC": "Exceptions to the inclusion of selected types of debt instruments", "Q17": "Do you exclude debt between affiliated financial intermediaries?", "Q17_COMM": "Comments on the exclusion of debt between financial intermediaries", "Q18": "Do you include instances where an investor acquires at least 10% of the voting power of a collective investment institution?", "C_Q18_EXC": "Exceptions to the inclusion of CIIs as direct investment enterprises", "Q19": "Which type of collective investment institutions do you include:", "Q19_COMM": "Comments on the coverage of collective investment institutions", "Q21": "Comments on the general coverage of your FDI statistics", "S3B": "SECTION 3.B- COVERAGE OF FELLOW ENTERPRISES", "C_Q22_EQT": "Do you cover cross-border equity between fellow enterprises in your FDI statistics?", "C_Q22_EQT_EXC": "Exceptions on the coverage of equity between fellow enterprises", "C_Q22_DBT": "Do you cover cross-border debt between fellow enterprises in your FDI statistics?", "C_Q22_DBT_EXC": "Exceptions on the coverage of debt between fellow enterprises", "C_Q22_COMM": "Comments on the coverage of equity and/or debt transactions and positions between fellow enterprises", "C_Q23_EQT": "Which method do you use for recording equity transactions/positions between fellow enterprises in your FDI statistics?", "C_Q23_DBT": "Which method do you use for recording debt transactions/positions between fellow enterprises in your FDI statistics?", "C_Q23_COMM": "Comments on the method used to record equity/debt transactions between fellow enterprises", "C_Q24": "What is the data source usedfor identifying the Ultimate Controlling Parent (UCP) of fellow enterprises?", "Q24_COMM": "Comments on the data sources used for identifying the UCP of fellow enterprises", "C_Q24_OTHER": "Description of Other sources used for identifying the UCP of fellow enterprises:", "Q26": "Comments on the coverage of fellow enterprises", "S3C": "SECTION 3.C- SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF COVERAGE", "Q27": "If an operator of mobile equipment is present in a single economy for more than a year and also fulfils the other requirements for being treated as a separate institutional unit, do you treat it as a direct investment enterprise in your FDI transactions and positions data?", "C_Q27_1": "Treatment of ships operators as direct investment enterprises:", "C_Q27_1_EXC": "Exceptions to the treatment of ships operators as direct investment enterprises", "C_Q27_2": "Treatment of aircraft operators as direct investment enterprises:", "C_Q27_2_EXC": "Exceptions to the treatment of aircraft operators as direct investment enterprises", "C_Q27_3": "Treatment of drilling rigs operators as direct investment enterprises:", "C_Q27_3_EXC": "Exceptions to the treatment of drilling rigs operators as direct investment enterprises", "Q27_COMM": "Comments on the treatment of operators of mobile equipment", "Q28": "If a construction enterprise is present in a single economy for more than a year and also fulfils the other requirements for being treated as a separate institutional unit, do you treat it as a direct investment enterprise in your FDI transactions and positions data?", "Q29": "If a resident non-profit institution serving households is a direct investor, do you include information on its investments in your outward FDI statistics?", "Q30": "Do you include the relevant share of earnings of all indirectly owned enterprises in your FDI income statistics?", "Q31": "Description of what is not included in terms of indirect earnings in income FDI statistics", "Q32": "Do you measure FDI income according to the Current Operating Performance Concept?", "Q32_COMM": "Comments on the use of COPC for measuring FDI income", "Q33_RE_EQ": "Do you include the relevant share of reinvested earnings and equity of all indirectly owned direct investment enterprises in your FDI position data?", "Q33_DBT": "Do you include the relevant share of debt of all indirectly owned direct investment enterprises in your FDI position data?", "C_Q33_COMM": "Comments on the inclusion of indirect shares of equity and reinvested eranigs and of debt in FDI positions", "S4": "SECTION 4- VALUATION", "C_Q36_LIST_IN": "What method(s) do you use to value inward equity positions in enterprises listed in a stock exchange?", "C_Q36_LIST_OUT": "What method(s) do you use to value outward equity positions in enterprises listed in a stock exchange?", "Q36_LIST_COMM": "Comments on the valuation methods used for listed equity positions", "C_Q36_UNLIST_IN": "What method(s) do you use to value inward equity positions in enterprises not listed in a stock exchange?", "C_Q36_UNLIST_OUT": "What method(s) do you use to value outward equity positions in enterprises not listed in a stock exchange?", "Q36_UNLIST_COMM": "Comments on the valuation methods used for unlisted equity positions", "Q36_COMM": "Details on how the different valuation methods (if more than one) are used", "C_Q37_IN": "What method(s) do you use to value inward debt positions ?", "C_Q37_OUT": "What method(s) do you use to value outward debt positions ?", "Q37_COMM": "Comments on the valuation methods used for debt positions", "Q38_IN_1": "When book values are used, what are your practices regarding the use of company accounts for inward positions?", "Q38_OUT_1": "When book values are used, what are your practices regarding the use of company accounts for outward positions?", "Q39": "Additional comments on valuation", "S5": "SECTION 5- DATA SOURCES AND CONFIDENTIALITY MANAGEMENT", "S5A": "SECTION 5.A-DATA SOURCES", "C_Q40_T_IN": "What are your primary data sources used for compiling inward FDI transactions?", "C_Q40_I_IN": "What are your primary data sources used for compiling inward FDI income?", "C_Q40_P_IN": "What are your primary data sources used for compiling inward FDI positions?", "C_Q40_T_OUT": "What are your primary data sources used for compiling outward FDI transactions?", "C_Q40_I_OUT": "What are your primary data sources used for compiling outward FDI income?", "C_Q40_P_OUT": "What are your primary data sources used for compiling outward FDI positions?", "Q40_OTHER": "Comments on primary data sources used", "C_Q41_T_IN": "What are your secondary data sources used for compiling inward FDI transactions?", "C_Q41_I_IN": "What are your secondary data sources used for compiling inward FDI income?", "C_Q41_P_IN": "What are your secondary data sources used for compiling inward FDI positions?", "C_Q41_T_OUT": "What are your secondary data sources used for compiling outward FDI transactions?", "C_Q41_I_OUT": "What are your secondary data sources used for compiling outward FDI income?", "C_Q41_P_OUT": "What are your secondary data sources used for compiling outward FDI positions?", "Q41_OTHER": "Comments on secondary data sources used", "Q42": "Are your reporting requirements for FDI data primarily voluntary or compulsory?", "Q43": "When collecting FDI data through a survey system, do you use a business register?", "Q44": "If using a business register, do you use the same register for all four datasets: inward transactions, inward positions, outward transactions, and outward positions?", "Q44_COMM": "Differences in the use of different business registers for the various FDI datasets", "C_Q45": "Which sources are used to update the business register?", "Q45_COMM": "Comments on soucres to update the business register", "Q46": "Additional comments on data sources", "S5B": "SECTION 5.B-CONFIDENTIALITY MANAGEMENT", "Q47": "Are you required by Law to protect the confidentiality of individual respondents?", "Q48": "Which rule do you apply when suppressing or when flagging data for primary confidentiality?", "Q48_OTHER": "Comments on the rule applied for suppressing or when flagging data for primary confidentiality", "Q49": "How do you suppress or flag the data for secondary confidentiality disclosure?", "Q50": "Do you use cell perturbation or additional noise to protect the confidentiality of data?", "Q51": "Do you suppress or flag data for quality concerns ?", "Q52": "Which flag do you use to mark data for primary confidentiality and/or secondary confidentiality and/or quality concerns?", "Q53": "Comments on data confidentiality management practices", "S6": "SECTION 6- GEOGRAPHICAL AND INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATIONS", "S6A": "SECTION 6.A-GEOGRAPHICAL CLASSIFICATION", "Q54_IN_T": "Do you compile inward financial transactions by partner country?", "Q54_IN_I": "Do you compile income on inward FDI statistics by partner country?", "Q54_IN_P": "Do you compile inward positions by partner country?", "Q54_OUT_T": "Do you compile outward financial transactions by partner country?", "Q54_OUT_I": "Do you compile income on outward FDI statistics by partner country?", "Q54_OUT_P": "Do you compile outward positions by partner country?", "Q55": "Do you use the debtor/creditor principle for the geographic allocation of your FDI statistics?", "Q56_IN": "Which bases are used for compiling the geographic breakdown for your inward direct investment position data?", "Q56_OUT": "Which bases are used for compiling the geographic breakdown for your outward direct investment position data?", "Q57": "Comments on the geographical allocation", "S6B": "SECTION 6.B-INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION", "Q58_IN_T": "Do you compile inward financial transactions by industry?", "Q58_IN_I": "Do you compile income on inward FDI statistics by industry?", "Q58_IN_P": "Do you compile inward positions by industry?", "Q58_OUT_T": "Do you compile outward financial transactions by industry?", "Q58_OUT_I": "Do you compile income on outward FDI statistics by industry?", "Q58_OUT_P": "Do you compile outward positions by industry?", "Q59": "Which system is used for industrial classification?", "Q60_IN_T": "Which base is used for the industry allocation of your inward FDI transactions?", "Q60_IN_I": "Which base is used for the industry allocation of your income on inward FDI?", "Q60_IN_P": "Which base is used for the industry allocation of your inward FDI positions?", "Q60_OUT_T": "Which base is used for the industry allocation of your outward FDI transactions?", "Q60_OUT_I": "Which base is used for the industry allocation of your income on outward FDI?", "Q60_OUT_P": "Which base is used for the industry allocation of your outward FDI positions?", "C_Q60_COMM": "Comments on the basis used for industry allocation", "Q61": "Do you compile a cross-tabulation of country/region and industry classification?", "Q62": "Comments on the geography and industry classification", "S7": "SECTION 7- SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITIES", "Q63": "Do non-residents establish Special Purpose Entities in your economy?", "Q64": "Do you include information on SPEs in your direct investment data?", "C_Q65": "Do you compile separately data on resident SPEs?", "C_Q65_EXC": "Exceptions to the compilation of separate data on SPEs", "Q66": "How are SPEs identified?", "Q66_OTHER": "Comments on the identification of SPEs", "Q67": "Do you include royalty and license fee companies in SPEs?", "Q67_COMM": "Comments on the inclusion of royalty and licence fee companies in SPEs", "Q68": "Do your resident enterprises establish SPEs abroad?", "Q68_COMM": "Comments on the existence of SPEs established abroad", "Q69": "Do you compile FDI statistics looking through non-resident SPEs set up by enterprises in your economy?", "Q70": "Which level do you go to when looking through non-resident SPEs?", "Q71": "Comments on SPEs", "S8": "SECTION 8- FDI STATISTICS BY ULTIMATE INVESTING COUNTRY", "Q72": "What is the data source used for identifying the Ultimate investing country?", "Q72_COMM": "Comments on the identification of the Ultimate investing country", "Q73_1_1": "When compiling inward position statistics by ultimate investing country (UIC), do you reallocate equity positions to the UIC?", "Q73_2_1": "When compiling inward position statistics by ultimate investing country (UIC), do you reallocate debt positions to the UIC?", "Q73_3_1": "When compiling inward position statistics by ultimate investing country (UIC), do you reallocate investment positions of associates (that is, minority-owned affiliates) to the UIC?", "Q74": "Comments on FDI statistics by Ultimate Investing Country", "S9": "SECTION 9- COHERENCE WITH OTHER FDI DATASETS", "Q75": "Apart from the presentational differences (asset/liability versus directional principle) how consistent are your statistics by partner country and by industry with the transactions and positions in your BOP and IIP accounts?", "Q76": "What are the differences between your statistics by partner country and by industry with the transactions and positions in your BOP and IIP accounts?", "Q77": "Are you a participant in the IMF’s Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS)?", "Q78": "Are the statistics reported to the OECD consistent with those reported to CDIS?", "Q79": "Describe the differences between FDI statistics reported to the OECD and to the IMF CDIS", "Q80": "Comments on coherence of FDI statistics by partner country and industry with other FDI datasets" }, "CL_OBS_STATUS": { "A": "Normal value", "B": "Time series break", "D": "Definition differs", "E": "Estimated value", "F": "Forecast value", "G": "Experimental value", "I": "Value imputed by a receiving agency", "K": "Data included in another category", "W": "Includes data from another category", "O": "Missing value", "M": "Missing value; data cannot exist", "P": "Provisional value", "S": "Strike and other special events", "L": "Missing value; data exist but were not collected", "H": "Missing value; holiday or weekend", "Q": "Missing value; suppressed", "J": "Derogation", "N": "Not significant", "U": "Low reliability", "V": "Unvalidated value", "_U": "Unknown", "X": "Observation status unavailable from external organisation", "R": "Excludes one or more subcategories" }, "CL_CONF_STATUS": { "A": "Primary confidentiality due to small counts", "C": "Confidential statistical information", "D": "Secondary confidentiality set by the sender, not for publication", "E": "Not for publication, restricted for internal use only (equivalent to the code N) until the embargo time elapses; Free for publication (equivalent to the code F) after the embargo time elapses.", "F": "Free (free for publication)", "G": "Primary confidentiality due to dominance by one or two units", "M": "Primary confidentiality due to data declared confidential based on other measures of concentration", "N": "Not for publication, restricted for internal use only", "O": "Primary confidentiality due to dominance by one unit", "S": "Secondary confidentiality set and managed by the receiver, not for publication", "T": "Primary confidentiality due to dominance by two units", "X": "Confidentiality due to military secrecy" } } }