A–Z of economic indicators

The change in inflation-adjusted gross domestic product from the previous quarter, expressed as the rate that would result if that quarterly pace continued for a full year.

GDP Capital Expenditure is the quarterly change in fixed investment reported within the expenditure side of Australia’s GDP.

A quarterly national-accounts measure of price change across the goods and services included in GDP.

A quarterly national-accounts measure of spending by households and general government on final goods and services.

GDP growth measures the inflation-adjusted change in an economy’s output over a quarter or year.

A measure of the gap between Georgia’s merchandise exports and imports.

Georgia's HICP annual inflation rate measures the year-over-year change in a harmonised consumer-price index designed for international comparability.

A quarterly measure of changes in the volume of output from Georgia’s industrial sectors.

Georgia Inflation Rate MoM tracks the monthly change in the consumer price index, showing short-term price momentum in the Georgian economy.

Georgia’s annual inflation rate measures the year-on-year change in consumer prices using the national consumer price index.

A quarterly measure of the year-over-year change in retail trade turnover in Georgia.

A quarterly measure of the share of Georgia’s labour force that is unemployed.

An auction in which Germany sells a roughly 10-year Federal bond, known as a Bund, to finance government borrowing.

An auction of one-year German Treasury discount paper, used to gauge short-term German government borrowing costs and investor demand.

An auction of five-year German government notes, commonly called Bobls.

An auction of short-dated German federal Treasury discount paper with approximately six months left to maturity.

A regular Deutsche Bundesbank publication covering monetary, financial and economic issues relevant to Germany and the euro area.

A scheduled speech or public appearance by the Vice-President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany's central bank. Traders monitor these appearances for comments that may provide insight into inflation, interest rates, economic conditions, monetary policy or financial stability.

A monthly survey indicator of German households' confidence and expected spending conditions.

A monthly measure of how consumer prices in Germany changed from the previous month.

A monthly measure of the change in the value of goods exported from Germany.

A monthly measure of German consumer-price inflation designed for comparison across the European Union.

An early estimate of annual consumer-price inflation in Germany using the EU-harmonised HICP measure.

A monthly business survey that combines German firms' views of current conditions and their expectations for the next six months.

Germany Import Price Index — monthly change

A monthly measure of the annual change in prices paid by German businesses for imported goods.

A monthly measure of the value of goods imported into Germany from abroad.

A monthly measure of changes in Germany's price-adjusted production output.

A monthly indicator of changes in Germany's real industrial output.

Germany Producer Price Index for industrial products (domestic sales) — annual rate

Germany's Producer Price Index measures changes in prices received by industrial producers for products sold in the domestic market.

A monthly measure of turnover in Germany's retail sector, used as an indicator of household-facing demand.

A monthly measure of changes in retail trade turnover in Germany.

A monthly measure of the gap between Germany’s goods exports and goods imports.

A monthly Federal Employment Agency release on registered unemployment in Germany.

A monthly measure of people registered as unemployed in Germany, shown without seasonal adjustment.

A monthly measure of the change in Germany's registered unemployed population.

ZEW survey balance of analysts' six-month expectations for the German economy.

A regular auction of approximately 10-year German federal government bonds.

A German government auction of 10-year green Federal bonds, watched for euro-area rates signals and demand for green-labelled sovereign debt.

A German federal auction of roughly one-year Treasury discount paper, used by traders to gauge demand for short-dated German government debt and euro money-market conditions.

A German federal securities auction for two-year Schatz notes, a key benchmark for the front end of the euro-area yield curve.

A German federal short-term debt auction for Treasury discount paper with about three months remaining to maturity.

German Finance Agency conventional 30-year Federal bond (Bund) auction — average yield

An auction of German Treasury discount paper with about five months left until maturity.

An auction of five-year German government notes that provides a snapshot of demand and borrowing costs in a key euro-area bond market.

An auction of short-term German Treasury discount paper with about nine months remaining to maturity.

Annual change in Germany's national consumer price index (VPI), published by Destatis as a flash estimate and then a final figure.

Germany Goods Exports MoM tracks the monthly change in German goods exports, giving traders a read on foreign demand for Europe's largest economy.

German new orders in manufacturing (Destatis) — monthly change

Seasonally adjusted survey index of German manufacturing conditions; 50 = no change.

Germany Wholesale Prices MoM measures the monthly change in wholesale selling prices, giving traders an upstream view of inflation pressure before it reaches consumers.

Germany Wholesale Prices YoY tracks the annual change in wholesale selling prices and is used as a signal of pipeline inflation pressure in Europe’s largest economy.

A monthly German consumer-sentiment survey that provides an early read on household spending conditions.

A Global Dairy Trade auction index that summarises dairy commodity price movements and is closely watched by NZD traders.

Seasonally adjusted survey index of Greek manufacturing conditions; 50 = no change.

A monthly measure of changes in consumer prices in Greece, commonly followed through its year-on-year inflation rate.

A monthly measure of Greece's transactions with the rest of the world.

A monthly, EU-comparable measure of consumer-price inflation in Greece.

A monthly measure of annual changes in prices received by industrial producers in Greece.

A monthly indicator of changes in Greek retail-trade activity compared with the same month a year earlier.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the total value of goods and services produced within a country over a set period.

A quarter-on-quarter measure of the total output produced by a country's residents and businesses, including income earned overseas.