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WPI: The abbreviation for Wholesale Price Index, which is an index of the prices paid by retail stores for the products they would ultimately resell to consumers. The Wholesale Price Index, abbreviated WPI, was the forerunner of the modern Producer Price Index (PPI). The WPI was first published in 1902, and was one of the more important economic indicators available to policy makers until it was replaced by the PPI in 1978. The change to Producer Price Index in 1978 reflected, as much as a name change, a change in focus of this index away from the limited wholesaler-to-retailer transaction to encompass all stages of production. While the WPI is no longer available, the family of producer price indexes provides a close counterpart in the Finished Goods Price Index.
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MRO: The abbrevation for maintenance, repair, and operations. A business classified product. These are products that are used to support the operations of a business, but are not generally included in product as a direct cost. Examples would be: lubricating oil, replacement belts for a fan motor, or shop towels. See also | products | business products |
Recommended Citation:MRO, AmosWEB GLOSS*arama, http://www.AmosWEB.com, AmosWEB LLC, 2000-2023. [Accessed: March 22, 2023].
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PRODUCTION The process of transforming the natural resources of the land into consumer satisfying consumption goods or productive capital goods. This transformation process involves the four scarce resources or factors of production--labor, capital, land, and entrepreneurship. Although production is generally the physical transformation of materials, it often involves the spatial relocation, or transportation, of commodities, as well.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time calling an endless list of 800 numbers hoping to buy either a weathervane with a cow on top or a box of multi-colored, plastic paper clips. Be on the lookout for attractive cable television service repair people.
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BOP
Balance of Payments
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