Sentences with phrase «seasonal adjustment»

Monthly numbers before seasonal adjustment showed all 20 cities experienced rising prices.

The unusual divergence between these two measures of growth underscores a widespread seasonal adjustment problem that economists have known about for some time.

May differ from the sum of individual industries due to differences in seasonal adjustment.

Indeed, one would expect that expectations for the number embedded such seasonal adjustments, thus expecting on a seasonally adjusted basis that activity * fell *.

After any issues that may surface in the review process are addressed, we will update monthly seasonal adjustment factors and publish revisions.

A recent report by professional services firm Deloitte Access Economics suggests retail spending could be slowly picking up in Western Australia, with recent official data finding sales grew 0.3 per cent in January after seasonal adjustment.

Given total non-farm payroll employment of about 132 million workers, these adjustment factors mean that in any given month, the effect of seasonal adjustment on the reported payroll employment figure amounts to something between +2.1 million and -1.1 million jobs.

Which brings us to the 2008 - 9 period which is known to have caused echo effects in the X-12 seasonal adjustment process elsewhere.

Given the overwhelming influence of seasonal adjustment on the January employment figure, which transformed an actual loss of 2.7 million jobs into a reported gain of 243,000, the enthusiasm over that number is almost certainly excessive.

They offer a Wi - Fi - connected controller for your sprinkler system which checks the local forecast and will adjust schedules based on past, present, and future weather, and will also make intelligent seasonal adjustments as needed.

Trina Bicknell, vice president of sales at PetEdge, Inc., suggests that in addition to stocking shampoos that solve problems year round — dry skin, hot spots, fleas, itching, shedding, etc. — retailers should also make seasonal adjustments, like offering fresh, citrus scents in the spring and summer, and warmer and sugar cookie scents in the winter.

* Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal variations, enabling analysis of monthly changes and fundamental trends in the data.

(The regional data are available only without seasonal adjustment, and so the four - year total is slightly different from the one presented in the seasonally adjusted estimate):

It might even be a classic shape with seasonal adjustments (Think Chanel - their classic quilted bag goes through a makeover with almost every season!).

This process is expected to take some time before finalized revisions can be published to address any issues that may surface in the review process and to update monthly seasonal adjustment factors; NAR is committed to providing accurate, reliable data.

Seasonal adjustments tend to be more difficult around holidays, and claims remain near a 45 - year low, indicating a persistent shortage of qualified workers is keeping employers reluctant to fire staff.

Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, warns that the number may have been affected by favorable seasonal adjustments due to the shifting timing of the Easter holiday.

TMM's analysis that attempts to take note of the above issues by using a dynamic seasonal adjustment approach, suggests that activity moved higher by around 0.7 ppts.

But it said that «distortions» from seasonal adjustment and «payback» from the unusually warm winter — which drew economic activity forward from the spring — seemed to be part of the explanation.

But the nature of the Great Recession seems to have had an unexpected impact on the statistical seasonal adjustment algorithms that are hard - wired to detect when the seasonal patterns evolve and change over the years.

In contrast, smoothed annualized growth rates, which we have traditionally preferred, presume proper seasonal adjustment.

This is particularly true given that the Labor Department still adjusted January and February employment numbers strongly higher, even though unseasonably warm weather argues that these upward seasonal adjustments were unnecessary.

But as I noted last week, much of that effect is actually tied to the very heavy downward seasonal adjustment that accompanies initial claims data in January.

Labor figures are subject to strikingly large seasonal adjustments.

«Most of the favorites are getting seasonal adjustments.

There is a distinct annual pattern to the NSA data, and I have done my own seasonal adjustments and they do not reduce that variability nearly as much as the BLS methods which involve ARIMA models.

Other industry leaders agreed seasonal adjustments are underway.

«This change is a predictable seasonal adjustment as buyers and sellers enjoy the warm weather.»

Contract closings climbed 1.1 percent to a 5.57 million annual rate (forecast was 5.48 million), the most since February 2007 Sales increased 1.9 percent from June 2015 before seasonal adjustment Median price of an existing home rose 4.8 percent from June 2015 to $ 247,700 Inventory of available properties dropped 5.8 percent from a year earlier to 2.12 million units, the lowest for a June since 2001

(no crazy seasonal adjustments included).

«Sales of existing homes fell in December and January after seasonal adjustment and are now as low as any month in 2017.

Markit does not revise underlying survey data after first publication, but seasonal adjustment factors may be revised from time to time as appropriate which will affect the seasonally adjusted data series.

«The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI - U) increased 0.9 percent in June before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- U.S. manufacturing output declined in August for the first time in seven months, reflecting a sharp fall in production at auto plants that was due mainly to seasonal adjustment problems.

* Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal variations, enabling analysis of monthly changes and fundamental trends in the data.

Changes in the outdoor temperature at every season will require you to make seasonal adjustments to the temperature and humidity controls for your reptile or amphibian.

Furthermore, the seasonal adjustment factor appears similar to that used in past Aprils.

And despite the weather, official numbers for construction employment were up as well for a gain of 36,000, but some of that increase is sure to be due to seasonal adjustments.

«The shifting date of the Easter holiday from year - to - year causes problems for the seasonal adjustments, so we need to see a few more weeks» numbers before we can be sure where the trend now stands.»

Applications plummeted 20 percent from March, although the MBA's index does not include any seasonal adjustments.

Interpretation of data on imports is complicated by differences in the seasonal adjustments calculated on a monthly and quarterly basis.

Seasonal adjustment factors had expected a decrease of 7.7 %, or 15,470, in unadjusted claims.