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  2. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes

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    The joint European standard for size labelling of clothes, formally known as the EN 13402 Size designation of clothes, is a European standard for labelling clothes sizes. The standard is based on body dimensions measured in centimetres , and as such, and its aim is to make it easier for people to find clothes in sizes that fit them.

  3. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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    The recent formula used by the Brannock device assumes a foot length of 2 barleycorns less than the length of the last; thus, men's size 1 is equivalent to a last's length of 8 + 1 ⁄ 3 in (21.17 cm) and foot's length of 7 + 2 ⁄ 3 in (19.47 cm), and children's size 1 is equivalent to 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (10.8 cm) last's length and 3 + 7 ⁄ 12 in ...

  4. Bra size - Wikipedia

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    Conversion of the measurement to cup size is shown in the "Measuring cup size" table. [ 73 ] Note that, in general, countries that employ metric cup sizing (like in § Continental Europe ) have their own system of 2 cm (0.79 in) increments that result in cup sizes which differ from those using inches, since 1 inch (2.5 cm) does not equal 2 ...

  5. GNU Units - Wikipedia

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    GNU Units is a cross-platform computer program for conversion of units of quantities. It has a database of measurement units, including esoteric and historical units. This for instance allows conversion of velocities specified in furlongs per fortnight, and pressures specified in tons per acre. Output units are checked for consistency with the ...

  6. Inflation - Wikipedia

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    Inflation rates among members of the International Monetary Fund in April 2024 UK and US monthly inflation rates from January 1989 [1] [2] In economics , inflation is a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy .

  7. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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    Sizes follow the misses' standard and are marked with a P, as in 10P. Junior petite For very short women with average busts and fairly straight bodies. Size may be denoted as "5JP" or as "5P". Women's petite For larger, shorter women, sometimes with lower bust lines. Sizes are marked the same as women's with a P, as in 20P. Young junior

  8. Fuel economy in automobiles - Wikipedia

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    The average fuel economy for all vehicles on the road is higher in Europe than the United States because the higher cost of fuel changes consumer behaviour. In the UK, a gallon of gas without tax would cost US$1.97, but with taxes cost US$6.06 in 2005. The average cost in the United States was US$2.61. [21]

  9. 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom

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    H6 has a contingency for the situation that the UK does not leave the EU before the 2019 election, stating that "in case the above mentioned legal situation concerning the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union changes, the allocation of seats applied during the 2014–2019 parliamentary term should apply until the withdrawal of ...