In order to make it easier to identify certain key series in Macrobond, they have been given structured aliases that you can use when entering series names in the Series List or when searching. Economics Equity Exchange Rates & Swaps Commodities

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 … Continue reading “Commonly used abbreviations in time series”