A–Z of economic indicators

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15 results for “investment”

Australia Investment Lending for Homes

Australia Investment Lending for Homes measures new investor housing loan commitments reported in the ABS Lending Indicators release.

Investment Lending for Homesinvestor housing loan commitmentsnew investor loan commitments for dwellingsModerate volatility

China Fixed Asset Investment (YTD) YoY

China Fixed Asset Investment YTD YoY tracks the cumulative annual growth rate of spending on fixed assets such as infrastructure, manufacturing capacity and real estate development projects.

China fixed assets investmentInvestment in Fixed AssetsFixed Asset Investment YTDModerate volatility

UK Business Investment

UK Business Investment QoQ tracks the quarterly change in business spending on non-financial assets and is a component of investment in the national accounts.

Business investment in the UKUK capital spending by businessesUK business capital expenditureModerate volatility

Brazil Foreign Direct Investment

Brazil Foreign Direct Investment tracks net direct investment flows from foreign investors into Brazil. It covers longer-term investment links such as equity stakes, reinvested earnings and intercompany lending.

Foreign Direct Investment

Japan Foreign Bond Investment

A weekly Ministry of Finance measure of Japanese residents' net purchases or sales of foreign bonds, used to monitor outward portfolio flows and possible yen-flow pressure.

Japanese foreign bond buyingJapan investment in foreign bondsResidents' net purchases of foreign bondsLow volatility

GDP Capital Expenditure QoQ

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

GDP capital expenditurecapital expenditure in GDPgross fixed capital formationModerate volatility

Indonesia Loan Growth YoY

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

Indonesia credit growth year-over-yearIndonesia bank credit growthIndonesian lending growthModerate volatility

China FDI (YTD) YoY

China FDI (YTD) YoY tracks the year-on-year change in cumulative foreign direct investment actually used in mainland China, as reported by the Ministry of Commerce.

China FDI year-to-date year-over-yearChina actual use of foreign investmentChina absorbed foreign investmentModerate volatility

Baker Hughes U.S. Oil Rig Count

A weekly measure of active oil-directed drilling rigs in the United States.

Baker Hughes US Oil Rig CountBaker Hughes U.S. oil-directed rig countU.S. oil rig countLow volatility

Canada Foreign Securities Purchases

A monthly Statistics Canada measure of net foreign investment in Canadian securities, used to gauge overseas demand for Canadian financial assets and potential CAD-relevant capital flows.

Foreign investment in Canadian securitiesForeign purchases of Canadian securitiesNet foreign purchases of Canadian securitiesModerate volatility

Construction Spending MoM

U.S. Construction Spending tracks the monthly value of construction work put in place and is used as a signal of building activity and investment momentum.

Construction put in placeMonthly construction spendingValue of construction work doneModerate volatility

Euro Area Current Account s.a.

A monthly measure of the euro area's transactions with the rest of the world, reported on a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted basis.

Eurozone Current AccountEuro Area Current Account BalanceEA Current AccountModerate volatility

U.S. Wholesale Inventories (MoM)

A monthly measure of the value of goods held for sale by U.S. merchant wholesalers.

Wholesale InventoriesU.S. Wholesale InventoriesMerchant Wholesale InventoriesLow volatility

Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians

Canadian Purchases of Foreign Securities tracks net portfolio investment by Canadian residents in securities issued abroad.

Foreign Securities Purchases by CanadiansCanadian investment in foreign securitiesNet acquisitions of foreign securities by Canadian investorsModerate volatility

Switzerland Foreign Currency Reserves (CHF)

The Swiss National Bank's month-end foreign currency investments, valued in Swiss francs.

SNB foreign currency reservesSwiss National Bank foreign currency reservesSwiss foreign exchange reservesModerate volatility