A–Z of economic indicators

A monthly measure of Iceland’s goods exports minus goods imports, used to assess goods-trade momentum and external demand conditions.

Iceland Commerce Day is a public holiday that can affect local banking hours, settlement and liquidity in Icelandic markets.

A quarterly measure of Iceland’s net transactions with the rest of the world for trade, income and current transfers.

Iceland's Consumer Price Index measures monthly changes in the prices households pay for a representative basket of goods and services.

Iceland's annual inflation rate measures the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index from the same month a year earlier.

The Central Bank of Iceland's Monetary Policy Committee announcement on policy interest rates and the policy assessment behind them.

A monthly survey-based indicator of how German businesses assess current conditions and the near-term outlook.

A monthly, forward-looking survey indicator of how German businesses expect conditions to develop over the coming six months.

A monthly survey-based measure of how German firms view their present business situation.

Brazil General Price Index – Domestic Availability (IGP-DI) — monthly change

Brazil General Market Price Index (IGP-M) — monthly change

Chile’s IMACEC year-on-year rate is the annual change in the Central Bank of Chile’s monthly economic activity index, a timely proxy for GDP momentum.

A yearly global policy gathering that can generate market-relevant speeches, forecasts and financial-stability headlines.

A UK Debt Management Office sale of inflation-linked government debt maturing in 2049.

India Bank Loan Growth YoY measures the annual growth rate of bank credit, giving traders a read on credit creation and domestic financial conditions.

India's Cash Reserve Ratio is the percentage of banks' net demand and time liabilities that must be maintained as cash reserves with the Reserve Bank of India.

A year-over-year measure of how quickly aggregate deposits in India’s banking system are growing.

The RBI rate used to absorb overnight bank liquidity against eligible government securities.

A weekly RBI measure of India's total reserves (foreign currency assets, gold, SDRs and the IMF reserve position), expressed in US dollars.

Annual growth in India's M3 money stock, published fortnightly by the RBI.

India Manufacturing Production YoY shows how much manufacturing output changed compared with the same month a year earlier. It is a gauge of factory-sector momentum in India.

Indonesia’s year-over-year core inflation rate tracks the annual change in the core component of the consumer price index, offering a view of underlying price pressure beyond more volatile or administered items.

The Bank Indonesia rate paid on eligible banks' rupiah placements in the Deposit Facility.

The interest rate on Bank Indonesia's conventional standing lending facility for eligible banks.

An annual measure of how quickly outstanding bank credit in Indonesia is expanding or contracting.

Annual growth in Indonesia's M2 money supply, published by Bank Indonesia.

A monthly year-over-year measure of Indonesian motorcycle sales or distribution, used as a sector-specific signal of consumer demand and credit-sensitive spending.

CPI measures the change in the price of a basket of goods and services bought by households, and it is the headline gauge of inflation. Core CPI strips out food and energy to show the underlying trend. Because central banks set interest rates to control inflation, a CPI surprise moves currencies quickly and is one of the highest-impact releases on the calendar.

A setup that has stopped meeting its own conditions, so it should no longer be traded.

IPC-Fipe Inflation MoM tracks monthly consumer price changes in São Paulo and is used as a timely local inflation gauge for Brazil.

Arbaeen is an Iranian public holiday observed according to the Islamic calendar, with market relevance mainly through closures, settlement timing and local liquidity conditions.

A quarterly measure of how much employees earn per week in Ireland and how that amount has changed over a year.

Monthly change in Ireland's national consumer price index, published by the CSO.

Annual change in Ireland's national consumer price index, published by the CSO.

Monthly change in Ireland's Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, published by the CSO as a flash estimate and then a final figure.

Annual change in Ireland's Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, published by the CSO as a flash estimate and then a final figure.

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

A monthly estimate of Ireland's unemployment rate and number of unemployed people.

A monthly measure of changes in prices paid by households for residential properties sold in Ireland.

A monthly measure of changes in retail sales activity in Ireland, with annual readings comparing the latest period with the same period a year earlier.

A monthly measure of changes in the volume of retail sales in Ireland.

A monthly diffusion index within the ISM Manufacturing PMI report that tracks whether U.S. manufacturers are reporting improving or worsening employment conditions.

A survey-based gauge of whether new orders at U.S. manufacturers are increasing or decreasing compared with the prior month.

A monthly survey of U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers that indicates whether factory activity is expanding or contracting.

A monthly survey gauge showing whether U.S. manufacturers are broadly paying higher or lower input prices.

A monthly survey index showing whether U.S. service businesses report expanding or contracting activity.

A monthly survey indicator of employment conditions across U.S. service-sector businesses.

A monthly survey measure of changes in new orders received by US service-sector businesses.

A monthly U.S. services-sector purchasing managers' index from the Institute for Supply Management, watched as a timely signal of business activity, demand, employment and price pressures.

A monthly survey indicator of price changes paid by US service-sector businesses.

A monthly measure of changes in the output of Israel's manufacturing industries.

A regular auction in which Italy sells one-year Treasury bills, providing a snapshot of short-term sovereign borrowing costs and investor demand.

A monthly measure of changes in prices paid by households in Italy.

A monthly measure of annual consumer-price changes for Italian blue- and white-collar households, excluding tobacco products.

Italy's EU-harmonised measure of monthly and annual consumer-price inflation.

A monthly measure of the gap between Italy's goods exports to EU partners and its goods imports from them.

A monthly preliminary measure of Italy's goods-trade balance with countries outside the European Union.

This is an auction of short-maturity Italian government bonds. It shows the yield or price Italy pays to borrow for roughly two years.

Italian Treasury 3-year BTP auction — gross yield

An auction of six-month Italian Treasury bills that offers a snapshot of Italy's short-term government funding conditions and investor demand.

This is an auction of Italian government bonds around the 7-year part of the yield curve. It shows investor demand and the borrowing cost Italy faces at that maturity.

This is an auction of Italian government bonds whose principal is linked to euro-area inflation. It shows how much Italy raises from these inflation-protected bonds and at what market yield or price.

Annual change in Italy's national consumer price index (NIC), published by Istat as a preliminary estimate and then a final figure.

A monthly measure of price changes received by Italian industrial producers for goods sold at the factory gate.

A monthly measure of changes in prices received by Italian industrial producers, commonly followed as an indicator of pipeline inflation.

A monthly measure of the change in Italian industrial sales values.

A monthly measure of the year-on-year change in the value of sales made by Italian industrial enterprises.

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

A monthly measure of the year-on-year change in newly registered passenger cars in Italy.

The seasonally adjusted Ivey PMI is a monthly Canadian survey indicator showing whether purchasing activity is rising or falling compared with the previous month.