The information content of KOF indicators on Swiss current account data revisions

This paper analyses revisions of Swiss current account data, taking into account the actual data revision process and the implied types of revisions. In addition we investigate whether the first release of current account data can be improved upon by the use of survey re- sults as gathered by the KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich. An answer in the affirmative indicates that it is possible to improve first releases and thereby enhance the current assessment of the Swiss economy.

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Year of publication:	2008-07
Authors:	Jacobs, Jan P.A.M. ; Jan-Egbert, Sturm
Institutions:	KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC)
Subject:	current account statistics \| real-time analysis \| data revisions

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	KOF Working papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 08-202 31 pages
Classification:	C22 - Time-Series Models ; C53 - Forecasting and Other Model Applications ; C82 - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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