ABBREVIATIONS
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Countries and regions
EU European Union
EA Euro area
BE Belgium
BG Bulgaria
CZ Czechia
DK Denmark
DE Germany
EE Estonia
IE Ireland
EL Greece
ES Spain
FR France
HR Croatia
IT Italy
CY Cyprus
LV Latvia
LT Lithuania
LU Luxembourg
HU Hungary
MT Malta
NL The Netherlands
AT Austria
PL Poland
PT Portugal
RO Romania
SI Slovenia
SK Slovakia
FI Finland
SE Sweden
UK United Kingdom
CN China
JP Japan
US United States of America
AE Advanced economy
EFTA European Free Trade Association
EME Emerging markets economy
EMU Economic and Monetary Union
MENA Middle East and North Africa
ROW Rest of the World
Economic variables and institutions
CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
CPI Consumer price index
ECB European Central Bank
EUI Economic Uncertainty Indicator
ESI Economic Sentiment Indicator
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GNI Gross National Income
HICP Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices
IMF International Monetary Fund