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Electrolux CO2 emissions	377,678 metric tons		[1st of 25]
Electrolux Factories	19		[1st of 25]
DEFINITION: Number of Electrolux factories, by country.
SOURCE: Electrolux, 2006.
Heavy truck production	258,257		[4th of 36]
DEFINITION: Heavy truck production by country 2002
SOURCE: Electrolux, 2006.
Iron ore > Mining > Country	54		[7th of 14]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers
Light commercial vehicle production	7,000,350		[1st of 42]
DEFINITION: Light commercial vehicle production by country 2002
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Iron ore
Manufactures exports > % of merchandise exports	81.54 %		[22nd of 156]
DEFINITION: Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals).		View time series
SOURCE: International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers
Manufacturing, value added > annual % growth	5.21 %		[64th of 156]
DEFINITION: Annual growth rate for manufacturing value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$	1,608,900,000,000 constant 2000 US$		[1st of 155]
DEFINITION: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are expressed constant 2000 U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Manufacturing, value added > constant LCU	1608900000000
DEFINITION: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Manufacturing, value added > current LCU	1545400000000
DEFINITION: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Manufacturing, value added > current US$	1,545,400,000,000 $		[1st of 167]
DEFINITION: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Motor vehicle production	12,274,900		[2nd of 35]
DEFINITION: Motor vehicle production by country 2002
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	2.7 %		[54th of 154]
DEFINITION: Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).		View time series
SOURCE: International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers
Patent applications, nonresidents	171,935		[1st of 96]
DEFINITION: Patent applications are applications filed with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Patent applications, residents	185,008		[2nd of 97]
DEFINITION: Patent applications are applications filed with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Textiles and clothing > % of value added in manufacturing	8.4 %		[46th of 101]
DEFINITION: Value added in manufacturing is the sum of gross output less the value of intermediate inputs used in production for industries classified in ISIC major division 3. Textiles and clothing comprise ISIC division 32.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
value added > annual % growth	4.27 %		[90th of 164]
DEFINITION: Annual growth rate for industrial value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
value added > constant LCU	2253400000000
DEFINITION: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
value added > current LCU	2390300000000
DEFINITION: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
value added > current US$	2,390,300,000,000 $		[1st of 172]
DEFINITION: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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