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Forecast for the Services Sector in Germany
Klaus Wohlrabe
ifo Institut, München, 2012
ifo Schnelldienst, 2012, 65, Nr. 01, 31-39
ifo Institut, München, 2012
ifo Schnelldienst, 2012, 65, Nr. 01, 31-39
The services sector accounts for over 70% of German gross value added, but business cycle analysis and forecasting in this segment is underdeveloped; and research in this area is in its very early days. To close this gap somewhat, indicators for six different sub-segments of the services sector were identified according to their forecasting properties.
JEL Classification: L800,C420