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[[Resource Unit]] ([[RU]]) is a highly abstract measurement of the economic capabilities (production) of a world.
* The ''resource unit'' is a measure by which Imperial economists measure the economic behavior of the sophonts on a planet (world). 
* It is also known by the less formal term ''[[Aryu]].''

=== Library Data Referral Tree ===
Please see the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] articles for more information: <br>
* [[Interstellar Commerce]]
** [[Merchant]]
** Galactic Stock Exchange
** Interstellar Currency
** Interstellar Banking
** [[Resource Unit]]s
** [[UWP]]
* Business Entities
** Cartels
** [[Corporation]]
** [[Megacorporation]]
** [[Merchant Line]]
** [[Merchant Service]]
** Trade Organizations
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
The basis for economic activity for both players is the resource base of the various planetary systems; each player counts his resources in resource units (RUs). These RU are used to pay for maintenance costs, the production of new starships and other forces, and for

The calculation of the RU involves access to natural resources, labor, infrastructure, and a complex analysis of cultural factors. It also approximately measures the [[world]]'s budget. 

=== Avery-Quesnay System ===
The RU of a world is rated on the [[Avery-Quesnay Economic Scale]], ranging  -13,680 to +13,680. 
* The zero point of the scale represents a self sufficient economy, negative values represent a dependent or contracting economy, and positive values show an economy with growth or export capability.  
* Please see ''[[Resource Unit/summary]]'' for more information.

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
The [[Office of the Emperor]], the [[Imperial Bureaucracy]], the [[Imperial Interstellar Scout Service]], the [[Travellers' Aid Society]], the [[Merchant Service]], the [[Educational Institute]]s, and many other interstellar [[organization]]s use this data for [[governance]], [[interstellar economy]], world surveys, and other necessary tasks.

Such data drives [[Charted Space]].

== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
{{Intermediate}}
{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Dark Nebula |page= 13}}
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Pocket Empires |page= TBD}}
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page= 428}} 
}}


[[Category: Metric]]
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