Indicator List of Category: BANKING, MONEY AND PRICES

Indicator Unit Definition Broad Money Liabilities, Annual % Change Percent Annual change of broad money liabilities (sum of net foreign assets, domestic credit, and other items (net) less loans and shares & other equity) over corresponding period of previous year, expressed in terms of percentage. Central Bank Net Foreign Assets, Claims on Non-Residents, Other Foreign Assets, International Liquidity USD Includes foreign assets not classified under Monetary Gold and SDRs, Reserve Position in the IMF, Foreign Currency, Deposits, Debt Securities, Loans, Equity and Investment Fund Shares, Financial Derivatives of the Claims on Non-Residents component, expressed in terms of USD. Claims on Non-Residents and Liabilities to Non-Residents are separate components of Net Foreign Assets in the IMF's Central Bank Survey. Central Bank Net Foreign Assets, Liabilities to Non-Residents, Other Foreign Liabilities, International Liquidity USD Includes foreign liabilities not classified under Deposits, Debt Securities, Loans, Financial Derivatives and Employee Stock Options, Use of IMF Credit, SDR Allocations of the Liabilities to Non-Residents component, expressed in terms of USD. Claims on Non-Residents and Liabilities to Non-Residents are separate components of Net Foreign Assets in the IMF's Central Bank Survey. Consumer Price Index, Annual Average Index Value Annual average value of the consumer price index (CPI). CPI reflects the changes in the cost of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services by the average consumer. Consumer Price Index, Annual Average, Annual % Change Percent Annual change in the annual average consumer price index over corresponding period of previous year, expressed in terms of percentage. Consumer Price Index, End of Period Index Value End of period value of the consumer price index (CPI). CPI reflects the changes in the cost of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services by the average consumer. Consumer Price Index, End of Period, Annual % Change Percent Annual change in the end of period consumer price index over corresponding period of previous year, expressed in terms of percentage. Discount Rate Percent Interest rate at which the central bank lends to commercial banks to meet their liquidity needs, expressed in terms of percentage. Income Velocity of Broad Money Index Value Number of times that the average unit of currency is used to purchase goods and services within a given time period, expressed usually in terms of a ratio of gross national income (GNI) to money supply of a country. Interest Rates, Deposit, Annual Percent Annual rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits, expressed in terms of percentage. Interest Rates, Lending Rate, Annual Percent Annual bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector, expressed in terms of percentage. Interest Rates, Monetary Policy-Related Interest Rate, Annual Percent Annual interest rate that the monetary authority sets in order to influence the evolution of the main monetary variables in the economy. Also the interest at which private banks obtain money from the central bank, expressed in terms of percentage. Interest Rates, Money Market, Annual Percent Annual interest rate provided on the money market (where short-term loans and securities are traded), expressed in terms of percentage. Monetary Base, Annual % Change Percent Annual change of the central bank liabilities that support the expansion of credit and broad money over corresponding period of previous year, expressed in terms of percentage. Money plus Quasi-Money (Non-Standardized Presentation), Annual % Change Percent Annual percentage change of "narrow money" (corresponding only to the media of exchange that were then considered "money") plus "quasi-money" (all financial instruments that were not media of exchange but were substitutes for financial instruments included in "money") over corresponding period of previous year, expressed in terms of percentage. Money Supply, M1 National Currency Units Sum of currency outside banks and demand deposits other than those of central government, expressed in terms of national currency units. Money Supply, M1 plus Quasi-Money National Currency Units Sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government, expressed in terms of national currency units. Producer Price Index, All Commodities Index Value Measures the average annual rate of change in the prices of all commodities bought and sold by producers. Producer Price Index, All Commodities, Annual % Change Percent Annual change of producer prices index of all commodities over corresponding period of previous year, expressed in terms of percentage. Ratio of Monetary Base to Broad Money Percent Ratio of central bank liabilities that support the expansion of credit and broad money to the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveller's checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper, expressed in terms of percentage. Wholesale Price Index (2010=100) Index Value Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.