Statistical Terms Glossary

Multi-factor productivity (MFP) relates a change in output to several types of inputs. MFP is often measured residually, as that change in output that cannot be accounted for by the change in combined inputs.

Multifibre Arrangement (1974-94) under which countries whose markets are disrupted by increased imports of textiles and clothing from another country were able to negotiate quota restrictions.

Are terms used to indicate generally that agriculture can produce various non-commodity outputs in addition to food.

Multilateral claims cover data for African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Inter- American Development Bank, IMF and World Bank claims. Stocks are the total of loans from African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and Inter- American Development Bank, use of IMF credit and IBRD loans and IDA credits from the World Bank.
Flows are the sum of disbursements less principal repayments on loans and IDA credits and IMF purchases less IMF repurchases.

A price or quantity comparison of more than two countries simultaneously that produces consistent relations among all pairs; that is, one that satisfies the circular test or the transitivity requirement.

These creditors are multilateral institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank, as well as other multilateral development banks.

Address, via international cooperation, environmental problems, especially those which have a transboundary nature or are global in scope. For the most relevant MEAs, participant or signatory countries are usually expected to report on progress periodically, either on a mandatory or voluntary basis.

Procedure whereby a company with multinational trade flows is able to balance its debits and credits between subsidiaries and associates leaving only the balance to be settled, thereby reducing its need to acquire foreign currency.

In Development Aid Statistics (DAC) statistics, these international institutions with governmental membership which conduct all or a significant part of their activities in favour of development and aid recipient countries. They include multilateral development banks (e.g. World Bank, regional development banks), United Nations agencies, and regional groupings (e.g. certain European Union and Arab agencies). A contribution by a DAC Member to such an agency is deemed to be multilateral if it is pooled with other contributions and disbursed at the discretion of the agency.

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The Multilingual Internet Names Consortium (MINC) first origins may be traced to a research project on multilingual Internet domain name. The consortium may consists of various organizations and qualified individuals such as software companies, ISPs, regional organizations, TLD administrators, user organizations, and public organizations. The multilingual names covered at the consortium include the following areas multilingual domain names, and multilingual keywords.

The consortium's activity may include the following areas:

Coordination of research and development on multilingual names,
Coordination on technical aspects of deployment of the multilingual names,
Coordination with the relevant organizations
Coordination for standards development on multilingual names

Is a web page archive format used to bind resources that are typically represented by external links (such as images, Flash animations, Java applets, audio files) together with HTML code into a single file.

A publication in which images, sound and text are integrated.

Is a government-owned institution responsible for the management of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC Malaysia) in Malaysia as a technology industry and commerce zone.

Is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core SMS (Short Message Service) capability which only allowed exchange of text messages up to 160 characters in length.

The Multimedia Super Corridor is a Government designated zone, designed to leapfrog Malaysia into the information and knowledge age. It includes an area of approximately 15x50 km² which stretches from the Petronas Twin Towers to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and also includes the towns of Putrajaya and Cyberjaya.

Transportation using more than one mode.
In the GATS negotiations, essentially door-to-door services that include international shipping.

Transport of goods by at least two different modes of transport.

Transport of goods by at least two successive modes of transport without handling of the goods when changing modes.

A multinational enterprise group is an enterprise group which has at least two enterprises or legal units located in different countries.

Type of short-term note facility which allows the borrower to draw funds in a variety of forms, such as short-term advances, swinglines, bankers' acceptances, etc.

Bond (usually Eurobond) which gives the lender the right to opt to receive interest and/or capital in a currency other than that in which the bond is denominated.

Includes everyone with two or more disability domains coded according to any degree of difficulty i.e., “some difficulty”, “a lot of difficulty”, or “unable to do it”. It excludes everyone with only one disability domain coded according to any degree of difficulty.

Cultivation of two or more crops on the same field in a year. The concept of mixed cropping includes cropping practices where sole or mixed crops are grown in sequence, simultaneously, or with an overlapping period.

Issue with an investor’s option to choose the currency for redemption and sometimes also for interest payments.