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Economic Growth in Germany's Quarterly National Accounts: Previous Year's Price Basis Revisited
Wolfgang Nierhaus
ifo Institut, München, 2013
ifo Schnelldienst, 2013, 66, Nr. 03, 29-36
ifo Institut, München, 2013
ifo Schnelldienst, 2013, 66, Nr. 03, 29-36
The German Federal Statistical Office has switched its calculation of real GDP for the Federal Republic of Germany from a fixed price basis to a previous year basis. This concept has been used on a regional level since February 2006. This article discusses the characteristics of volume calculations.
JEL Classification: C430, H610