Definition of allowance for English Language Learners. : 1  an amount of money that is given to someone regularly or for a specific purpose. : 2  a small amount of money that is regularly given to children by their parents. : 3  an amount of something (such as time) that is allowed or available.
category development index (CDI) Category development index (CDI) is an index that is calculated by taking the percentage of a product categoryâs total sales that occur in a given market area as compared to the percentage of the total population in the market.
informed decisions by seeing the big picture of the economy. The Economy Performance Index (EPI) is designed to solve these problems. Though structurally simple, the EPI is a powerful macro indicator that clearly measures the performance of the economyâs three primary segments: households, firms, and government.