|
|
Industrial production |
|
|
|
 Home Site Map Add Term Search About Us Contributors |
Industrial productionA statistic determined by the Federal Reserve Board focusing on the total output of all US factories and mines on a monthly basis. Used as an economic indicator.Industrial production Similar MatchesIndustrial policyIndustrial policyGovernment policy to influence which industries expand and, perhaps implicitly, which contract, via subsidies, tax breaks, and other aids for favored industries. The purpose, aside from political favor, may be to foster competitive advantage where there are beneficial externalities and/or scale economies. IndustrialsIndustrialsGeneral term used in the financial markets to refer to companies manufacturing, producing, or distributing goods and services. Industrial life assuranceIndustrial life assuranceAn assurance policy on the life of an individual where weekly or monthly premiums are regularly paid to the assurance company by way of their agent who collects directly from the policyholder's home. This method of collection originated in industrial areas as a means of saving for a future lump sum or protection against industrial accidents etc. This type of assurance is now virtually extinct. Dow Jones Industrial AverageDow Jones Industrial AverageOne of the main USA share indices which monitors the movement of 30 industrial companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange.The Dow Jones Industrial Average has just been joined by a new index, the Dow Jones Total Market Index, which covers a much broader range of companies. Industrial revenue bond (IRB)Industrial revenue bond (IRB)A bond issued by local government agencies on behalf of corporations. Further SuggestionsImport substituting industrializationNewly Industrializing Country Industrial Tax Exemption Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Industrial concentration Newly Industrializing Economy De-industrialization |
|
|
|