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 results 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
Authors:	Jacobs, Jan P.A.M. ; Sturm, Jan-Egbert
Publisher:	Munich : Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Subject:	Leistungsbilanz \| Außenhandelsstatistik \| Statistische Methode \| Konjunkturumfrage \| Schweiz \| Current account statistics \| real-time analysis \| data revisions

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Series:	CESifo Working Paper ; 2370
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	577312863 [GVK] hdl:10419/26415 [Handle]
Classification:	C22 - Time-Series Models ; C53 - Forecasting and Other Model Applications ; C82 - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data
Source:	EconStor

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