To that list I'll add another set of figures that will tell us in Wales a great deal - regional Gross Value Added figures.
Yes, our regional theatres are very good value and, yes, they produce brilliant work.
Among its consequences are a heightened demand for dollars, greater sensitivity to changes in the value of other regional currencies, and very thin markets.
The Regional Policy Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, said "we need to spend more intelligently, focus on the EU's top priorities and add visible value to what national and regional authorities are already doing".
Foreign firms in Kazakhstan, which pay a maximum tax rate of 30%, plus value added taxes, have come to expect frequent visits from the regional taxman.
The question for policy makers interested in regional economic growth and job creation is what is the most valuable part of the value chain to occupy?
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The real value for Comcast is that it has used the Flyers to build SportsNet into a powerful regional sports channel.
This is especially true of financials, where differences in value can make large jumps across the large-cap dividend payers to small-cap regional stocks.
More than 50% of its supplies by value in 2009 were from within Cornwall, according to an independent report for the South West Regional Development Agency.
But many Japanese financial institutions, especially regional banks and credit cooperatives, would be unable to keep such large holdings of government bonds if the value of those bonds drops too far, Allen said.
"Free ISPs are not going to be just a flash in the pan if they can create value-added services" and can keep surfers coming back to their websites, says Matthew McGarvey, regional Internet analyst for International Data Corp. in Hong Kong.
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