Common Acronyms

Candi Clouse, PhD

May 12, 2020 21:44

INTRODUCTION

At IMPLAN, we use a lot of acronyms. Here’s a list of what they are and what they mean.

IMPLAN TERMS

EC	Employee Compensation
FL	Forward Linkage
HH	Household
II	Intermediate Inputs
I-O	Input-Output
ICA	Industry Contribution Analysis
LI	Labor Income
LPF	Leontief Production Function
LPP	Local Purchase Percentage
MRIO	Multi-Regional Input-Output
OPI	Other Property Income
PI	Proprietor Income
RPC	Regional Purchase Coefficient
RSC	Regional Supply Coefficient
SAM	Social Accounting Matrix
S/D Ratio	Supply/Demand Ratio
TOPI	Taxes on Production & Imports Net of Subsidies
VA	Value Added

DATA TERMS

FTE	Full-time equivalent
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
LMI	Labor Market Information
MSA	Metropolitan Statistical Area
NAICS	North American Industry Classification System
PC	Personal Consumption Expenditures

DATA SOURCES

ASM	Annual Survey of Manufacturers
BLS	Bureau of Labor Statistics
BEA	Bureau of Economic Analysis
CBP	County Business Patterns
CEW	(Quarterly) Census of Employment and Wages
EIA	U.S. Energy Information Administration
NASS	National Agricultural Statistics Service
NIPA	National Income & Product Accounts
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
REA	Regional Economic Accounts
SNA	System of National Accounts
USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture
QCEW	Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Written August 30, 2023

Updated February 11, 2026