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 |
| CA | Calendar Adjusted |
| 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 |