The following abbreviations are commonly used in the time series descriptions usually to indicate different types of percentage change.
| Abbreviation |
Description |
| Change P/P |
The change compared to the previous period |
| PP=100 |
This is the same as 'Change P/P' + 100 |
| Change Y/Y |
The change compared to the same period of the previous year |
| CPPY=100 |
This is the same as 'Change Y/Y' + 100 |
| Change Y/Y Moving Average |
A one year moving average of the changes compared to the same period of the previous year |
| PY=100 |
The change compared to the average of the previous year + 100 |
| Change YTD |
The change compared to the last period of the previous year |
| DecPY=100 |
This is the same as 'Change YTD' + 100 |
| Change YTD Y/Y |
The change of the aggregated value from the start of the year compared to the corresponding value for the same period the previous year |
| Change YTD PY=100 |
This is the same as 'Change YTD Y/Y' + 100 |
| Change MTD |
The change compared to the last period of the previous month |
| Abbreviation |
Description |
| AC |
All Countries |
| AR |
Annual Rate |
| CCAdj |
Capital Consumption Adjusted |
| CDS |
Credit Default Swap |
| CIF |
Cost, Insurance & Freight |
| DM |
Developed Markets |
| EM |
Emerging Markets |
| EPS |
Earnings per Share |
| FOB |
Free on Board |
| FRA |
Forward Rate Agreement |
| FRN |
Floating Rate Note |
| IMI |
Investible Market Index |
| IRS |
Interest Rate Swap |
| IVA |
Inventory Valuation Adjustment |
| MFIs |
Monetary Financial Institutions |
| MTD |
Month to Date |
| NAV |
Net Asset Value |
| O/N |
Overnight |
| OIS |
Overnight Interest Swap |
| P/CE |
Price to Cash Earnings |
| P/E |
Price to Earnings |
| PPP |
Purchasing Power Parity |
| QTD |
Quarter to Date |
| ROE |
Return on Equity |
| SA |
Seasonally Adjusted |
| T/N |
Tomorrow Next |
| TMI |
Total Market Index |
| YTD |
Year to Date |
| YTM |
Yield to Maturity |
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