Describes the unit of measure for reporting products or services sold, produced, exported, or installed by the organization.
Select one:
Note: Several metrics are reported in conjunction with this metric, such as Units/Volume Sold: Total (PI1263).
Organizations should footnote the unit of measure for each product/service for which data are reported, as well as the actual unit of measure used for reporting if they select "Other."
This metric is intended to capture in which unit of measure another metric reports. For example, if reporting units sold for two crops, one with sales volume measured in pounds and another with sales volume measured in tons, the organization should separately provide the unit of measure and units sold for each crop.
This metric is intended to be reported in conjunction with other relevant IRIS metrics. Organizations can filter on the "Reporting Format" column to see those metrics that require indicating Unit of Measure (PD1602).
Metrics identified as "cross-category" are those that are relevant to any IRIS+ Impact Category or Impact Theme (i.e., these metrics are not specific to any particular industry/category or theme).
June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
Immaterial change. Edited selection list to include a new option.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
Immaterial change. Metric definition language modified for improved accuracy, by adding and removing several answer options.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
New metric. Unit of Measure (PD1602) was developed via the IRIS Taxonomy Development Group.
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