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* '''YOY''' -- means ''year over year'', and is an abbreviation frequently used to measure growth from one year to the next. For example, if you sold 100 apples in 2020 and 110 apples in 2021, your 2021 YOY change would be ''10 apples'' or a ''10% increase''. | * '''YOY''' -- means ''year over year'', and is an abbreviation frequently used to measure growth from one year to the next. For example, if you sold 100 apples in 2020 and 110 apples in 2021, your 2021 YOY change would be ''10 apples'' or a ''10% increase''. | ||
* '''YOY Δ''' -- similar to '''YOY''', it means ''year over year change''. | * '''YOY Δ''' -- similar to '''YOY''', it means ''year over year change''. | ||
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- GDP -- see gross domestic product
- Δ -- the Greek letter delta, which is used in mathematics to notate change.
- ~ -- is a symbol used throughout this site to indicate "approximately"
- gross domestic product (GDP) -- The most widely accepted measurement of the health of a nation's economy.
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- inflation -- generally defined as a decline in purchasing power over time, is the rise in the price of goods and services relative to a currency. Related terms are: deflation and stagflation
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- YOY -- means year over year, and is an abbreviation frequently used to measure growth from one year to the next. For example, if you sold 100 apples in 2020 and 110 apples in 2021, your 2021 YOY change would be 10 apples or a 10% increase.
- YOY Δ -- similar to YOY, it means year over year change.
