Public Sector Statistics Glossary

The Public Sector Glossary lists the terms used in state and local government-related surveys, censuses, products, statistics, and tools produced by the Census Bureau and links to their definitions in the main Census Bureau Glossary.

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  • Refunding
  • Regular highway facilities
  • Rents and royalties
  • Retirement system
  • Revenue - All amounts of money received by a government from external sources--net of refunds and other correcting transactions--other than from issuance of debt, liquidation of investments, and as agency and private trust transactions. Note that revenue excludes noncash transactions such as receipt of services, commodities, or other “receipts in kind.”

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