Terms are often abbreviated for the purpose of conserving space in routine business correspondence. The following are common abbreviations used in tables and on business forms:
The following is a list of symbols for terms used in business correspondence and in tabular and statistical material:
Note that a space is usually required before and after the symbols @, =, & and ×:
No extra space is required for upper-case abbreviations or in e-mail addresses:
Note also that no space is required between figures and the symbols %, ¢, #, ’, ’’:
Do not leave any space after the symbols $, #, ¶, § when they precede a figure:
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