Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/18839 
Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 1200
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Since 1990 the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) uses a leading indicator in preparing short-term forecasts for the Dutch economy. This paper describes some recent methodological innovations as well as the current structure and empirical results of the revised CPB leading indicator. Special attention is paid to the role and significance of IFO data. The structure of the CPB leading indicator is tailored to its use as a supplement to model-based projections, and thus has a unique character in several respects. The system of the CPB leading indicator is composed of ten separate composite indicators, seven for expenditure categories (?demand?) and three for the main production sectors ('supply?). This system approach has important advantages over the usual structure, in which the basis series are directly linked to a single reference series. The revised system, which uses 25 different basic series, performs quite well in describing the economic cycle of GDP, in indicating the upturns and downturns, and in telling the story behind the business cycle.
Subjects: 
leading indicator
short-term forecasts
JEL: 
E37
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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