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Event Codes Used in Gale Group Databases

Event codes (EC) and Event Names (EN) are used in the following Gale databases:

16
18
47

75
80
88

111
148
149

211
275
570

621
636
649

Event Codes are phrase parsed and should be searched using truncation to ensure that all records pertaining to that code are retrieved:

     S EC=149?

Records for each code do not necessarily appear for every listed database. While online, EXPAND EC= or EN= to see which Event Codes and Event Names are present in the chosen database(s).

In the table below, click the column headings to sort by Event Name (/EN, EN=) or Event Code (EC=) in ascending or descending order.

/EN, EN=	EC=
Not Applicable	0
Forecasts, trends, outlooks	10
Organizations & institutions	100
Organizational nomenclature	110
Organizational history	120
Subsidiary-to-parent activities	130
Parent-to-subsidiary activities	140
Foreign operations	146
Joint ventures	149
Acquisitions & mergers	150
Asset sales & divestitures	160
Group structure	170
Industry structure	190
Management dynamics	200
Management development	210
Strategy & planning	220
Production management	230
Marketing procedures	240
Advertising	242
Financial management	250
General services	260
Retail & services management	270
Personnel administration	280
Public affairs	290
Products & technology – general	300
Science & research	310
Manufacturing processes	320
Product information	330
Product development	331
Product introduction	336
Product discontinued	338
Product specifications	340
Product standards, safety, & recalls	350
Product quality	353
Services information	360
Services development	361
Services introduction	366
Services discontinued	368
Patents & copyrights	370
Strategic alliances	380
Alliances, partnerships	389
Nonmanufacturing technology	390
Expenditures & obligations	400
Natural resources	410
Pollutants produced & recycled	420
Capital expenditures	430
Facilities & equipment	440
New capacity, new plant construction	443
Expanded capacity, plant expansion	444
Capacity	445
Plant shutdown	448
Research & development outlays	450
Use of materials & supplies	460
Use of energy	470
Use of services	480
Contracts & orders let	490
People	500
Population information	510
Personal income information	520
Labor force information	530
Executive changes & profiles	540
Analytic staff changes & profiles	550
Other staff changes & profiles	560
Elected Officials & Officers	570
Appointed Officials & Officers	580
Illness, injury, disabilities	590
Market information	600
Market share	604
Contracts & orders received	610
New orders received	613
Subcontracts received	614
Production data	620
Shipments data	630
Foreign trade	640
Imports	643
Exports	644
Sales & consumption	650
Retail sales	654
Wholesale sales	655
Plant & equipment sales	660
Research and development distribution	670
Labor distribution by employer	680
Goods & services distribution	690
Unit Costs & Prices	700
Unit Costs	710
Commodity & service prices	740
Consumer prices	743
Wholesale prices	744
Securities prices	750
Interest Rates	760
Exchange Rates	770
Capital funds & cash flow	800
Securities issued, listed	810
Receipt of funds	820
Sales, profits & dividends	830
Financial reports	840
Financial analysis	850
Stockholder data	860
Financial assets	870
Use of Funds	880
Liabilities NEC	890
Government expenditures	900
Government revenues	910
Taxes	920
Government regulation	930
Government regulation (cont)	940
International economic relations	950
International politics	960
Government domestic functions	970
Legal issues & crime	980
Social procedures	990

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