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Dendrogram Legend
Financial markets and the U.S. economy
Find the meaning and units of each indicator in the cluster-analysis dendrogram. All 104 chart labels are covered here, alongside the broader indicator reference list.
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127 definitions, including all 104 chart labels.
| Code | Indicator | Units |
|---|---|---|
AAA | Aaa Corp Bonds | Percent |
AUD | USD/Australian Dollar | Ratio |
Baa | Baa-rated corporate bond yield | Percent |
BABondSpread | Baa - Aaa bond spread | Percent |
Base | St. Louis Adjusted Monetary Base | Billion USD |
BorrowCorp | NonFinancial Corp Credit Level | Billion USD |
BorrowFG | Federal Government Public Debt | Billion USD |
Brent | Brent crude oil price | USD per barrel |
BusDebt | Business debt | Not specified |
CAC | French CAC 40, Avg | Index |
CAD | Canadian Dollar/USD | Ratio |
CHF | Swiss Franc/USD | Ratio |
CLFNSA | Civilian labor force, not seasonally adjusted | Thousand people |
CNY | Chinese Yuan / USD | Ratio |
CO2 | CO2 | ppm |
CommIndLoan | Commercial and industrial loans | Not specified |
Comp | Nonfarm Business Sector Compensation Per Hour | Index |
CPI | Consumer Price Index, NSA | Index |
CPICoreNSA | Core CPI NSA | Index |
CPISA | Consumer Price Index, SA | Index |
CreditCons | Total Consumer Credit Outstanding | Billion USD |
CreditLL | Total Loans and Leases at Commercial Banks | Billion USD |
CreditMargin | NYSE Margin Debt | Million USD |
Curr | Currency in Circulation | Billion USD |
Dax | Dax, Avg | Index |
dGDPDef | GDP Deflator YoY Percent Change | Percent |
dGDPn | Nominal GDP Growth, YoY % | Billion USD |
dGDPr | Real GDP Growth Rate, YoY % | Percent |
DJIA | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), avg of month | Index |
dJobs | Change in Payroll Employment, MoM | Thousand jobs |
DJT | Dow Jones Transportation Average, Avg of Month | Index |
DJU | Dow Jones Utility Average, Avg of Month | Index |
DollarIndex | U.S. dollar index | Index |
dSales | Retail Sales YoY Change | Percent |
dSP500 | SP 500 YoY Percent Change | Percent |
ERD | Energy Rate Density | erg/g/s |
EU10Yr | Euro 10 Year Bond | Percent |
EUM1 | Euro M1 Money Stock | Billion EUR |
EUR | Euro / USD | Ratio |
Exports | Exports of Goods and Services (SAAR) | Billion USD |
FedFund | Fed Funds Rate | Percent |
FTSE | UK FTSE 100, Avg | Index |
Gasoline | Gasoline | USD/gallon |
GBP | USD/GBP | Ratio |
GDPDef | GDP Deflator | Index |
GDPn | US Nominal GDP, SAAR | Billion USD |
GDPr | US Real GDP Chained 2009 Dollars | Billion USD |
Gold | London Gold | USD per troy ounce |
GovtTotExp | Total US Government Expenditures | Billion USD |
HKD | Hong Kong Dollar / USD | Ratio |
HouseStarts | Housing Starts, Total, SAAR | Thousand units |
HPI | House Price Index | Index |
HSI | Hang Seng, Avg | Index |
IIP | Index of Industrial Production (SA, 2007=100) | Index |
Imports | Imports of Goods and Services (SAAR) | Billion USD |
Inflation | CPI Inflation Rate, YoY % | Percent |
INR | India Rupee/USD | Ratio |
IPC | Mexico IPC, Avg | Index |
ISRatio | Ratio of inventory to sales: Total Business | Ratio |
Jobs | Nonfarm Payroll Employment (SA) | Thousand people |
JPY | Yen/USD | Ratio |
KRW | S Korea Won/USD | Ratio |
LaborForce | Civilian Labor Force | Thousand people |
Lib1m | 1 Mo. LIBOR | Percent |
Lib1yr | 1 Yr. LIBOR | Percent |
Lib3m | 3 Mo. LIBOR | Percent |
Lib6m | 6 Mo. LIBOR | Percent |
M1 | M1 Money Stock | Billion USD |
M2 | M2 Money Stock | Billion USD |
Mort | U.S. 30 Yr Mortgage Rate | Percent |
MXN | Mexico Peso/USD | Ratio |
N225 | Nikkei 225, Avg | Index |
NASDAQ | NASDAQ Composite, avg of month | Index |
NetExp | Net Exports | Billion USD |
NG | Natural Gas, Henry Hub, Avg | USD per million BTU |
NRFI | Private Nonresidential Fixed Investment (SAAR) | Billion USD |
NZD | USD/NZD | Ratio |
OilCon | Global Oil Consumption | Million barrels |
OilProd | Global Oil Production | Million barrels |
PCE | Personal Consumption Expenditures | Billion USD |
PCECoreInf | PCE Core Inflation | Percent |
PCEPIcoreSA | Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (SA) | Index |
PCEPISA | Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (SA) | Index |
PerIncome | Personal Income (SAAR) | Billion USD |
Pop | U.S. Population | Thousand people |
PPI | Producer Price Index, All Commodities (NSA, 82=100) | Index |
PriceComm | Commodity Price Index, Non Food, World Bank | Index |
PriceEnergyCons | Retail Price of Energy | USD per million BTU |
Prime | U.S. Prime Rate | Percent |
Profits | Corporate Profits After Tax (SAAR) | Billion USD |
R1000 | Russell 1000, Avg | Index |
R2000 | Russell 2000, Avg of Month | Index |
RetailElectric | Retail electricity price | cents per kwhr |
RFI | Private Residential Fixed Investment (SAAR) | Billion USD |
Sales | Retail & Food Service Sales (NSA) | Million USD |
SaveRate | Personal Savings Rate | Percent |
Sensex | India BSE Sensex | Index |
SGD | Singapore Dollar/USD | Ratio |
SP100 | S&P 100, Avg | Index |
SP500 | S&P 500, avg of month | Index |
SP500Div | SP500 Dividends | USD per share |
SP500DivYield | SP500 Dividend Yield | Percent |
SP500Earn | SP500 Earnings (As Reported) | USD per share |
SP500PE | SP 500 Price-Earnings Ratio | Ratio |
SP500Range | SP500 Range | Index |
SP500Vol | SP500 Volume | Shares |
SPMC400 | S&P Midcap 400, Avg of Month | Index |
STI | Singapore Straits Times, Avg | Index |
T10yr | 10 Year U.S. Treasury Rate | Percent |
T1yr | 1 Year U.S. Treasury Rate | Percent |
T20yr | 20 Yr Treasury | Percent |
T2yr | 2 Yr US Treasury | Percent |
T30yr | 30 Year U.S. Treasury | Percent |
T3m | 3 Mo U.S. Treasury | Percent |
T3yr | 3 Yr Treasury | Percent |
T5yr | 5 Year U.S. Treasury Rate | Percent |
T6m | 6 Mo U.S. Treasury | Percent |
T7yr | 7 Yr Treasury | Percent |
Tslope | Slope of Treasury Yield Curve | Percent |
TSX | Canada TSX Composite, Avg | Index |
TUS | US Temperature | Degrees Fahrenheit |
TWD | Taiwan Dollar/USD | Ratio |
Unrate | Civilian unemployment rate | Percent |
USEnergy | US Energy Consumption | Quadrillion BTU |
VIX | Volatility Index | Index |
W5000 | Wilshire 5000, Avg | Index |
WTI | West TX Intermediate Crude Oil Price | USD per barrel |
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The reference list includes all 104 dendrogram labels. “Not specified” means the original legend does not identify the units for that chart label.
Common abbreviations and units
- SA
- Seasonally adjusted
- NSA
- Not seasonally adjusted
- SAAR
- Seasonally adjusted annual rate
- YoY
- Year-over-year change
- MoM
- Month-over-month change
- Avg
- Average
- USD / EUR
- U.S. dollars / euros
- BBL
- Barrel
- BTU
- British thermal unit
- Index
- A series expressed relative to its reference base