1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2009–10  
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SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The following symbols and abbreviations are shown in tables, graphs and diagrams:


’000thousand
$’000thousand dollars
$bbillion (thousand million) dollars
$mmillion dollars
A$Australian dollars
ABCAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
ABSAustralian Bureau of Statistics
AC Companion of the Order of Australia
ACC Australian Crime Commission
ACT Australian Capital Territory
AFP Australian Federal Police
Agsilver
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
ALP Australian Labor Party
AM Member of the Order of Australia
AOOfficer of the Order of Australia
APRA Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
ASNAAustralian System of National Accounts
ATM automatic teller machine
ADO automotive diesel oil
ATOAustralian Taxation Office
Au gold
Aust. Australia
bbillion (one thousand million)
BAS Business Activity Statement
BMI body mass index
ctcarat (metric)
CPIconsumer price index
CSCConspicuous Service Cross
Cucopper
Cwlth Commonwealth
DSPDisability Support Pension
DVAAustralian Government Department of Veterans Affairs
DVDdigital versatile disc
excl.excluding
EDEfficiency Decoration
EFTPOSelectronic funds transfer at point of sale
EVAOEstimated Value of Agricultural Operations
FAOFamily Assistance Office
FTBFamily Tax Benefit
FTEfull-time equivalent
GDPgross domestic product
GFSGovernment Finance Statistics
GLgigalitre
GPGeneral Medical Practitioner
GSPgross state product
Gtgigatonne
GVAgross value added
hahectare
HIVHuman Immunodeficiency Virus
incl.including
ICD-10International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision
ICTinformation and communication technology
IDFindustrial diesel fuel
ISDNintegrated service digital network
ISPInternet service provider
kbpskilobits per second
kgkilogram
kLkilolitre
kmkilometre
km/hkilometres per hour
km² square kilometre
ktkilotonne
Llitre
Lilithium
LNGliquefied natural gas
LPLiberal Party
LPGliquefied petroleum gas
mmetre
cubic metre
mill.million
mmmillimetre
Mbps megabits per second
MBmegabyte
MBSMedicare Benefits Schedule
Mcmillion carats
MHAMember of the House of Assembly
MLmegalitre
MLAMember of the Legislative Assembly
Mm³ million cubic metres
MPMember of Parliament
Mtmegatonne
n.e.c.not elsewhere classified
n.e.i.not elsewhere included
n.e.s.not elsewhere specified
n.f.d.not further defined
no.number
Ninickel
NPCNational Preschool Census
NSWNew South Wales
NTNorthern Territory
OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OFRother refinery feedstock
Pblead
PBSPharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
PHIprivate health insurance
PJpetajoule
QldQueensland
R&Dresearch and development
RANRRoyal Australian Naval Reserve
RFDReserve Force Decoration
SASouth Australia
SARSpecial Administrative Region
SBSSpecial Broadcasting Service
SDRsspecial drawing rights
SEIFASocio-Economic Indexes for Areas
SITCStandard International Trade Classification
ttonne
Tatantalum
Tas.Tasmania
TAFETechnical and Further Education
Uuranium
UNUnited Nations
USAUnited States of America
VETvocational education and training
VFRvisiting friends and relatives
Vic.Victoria
VVCSveterans and veterans families counselling service
WAWestern Australia
Znzinc
°C degrees Celsius