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This repository contains a sample of SEIDO's economic research products, including High Frequency CPI, Macro Weekly Reports, Public Opinion Reports and Monthly Macro Updates.
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Step-by-Step: How the Coincident Investment Index Was Made
A coincident index provides a gauge for the movement of a key economic variable through the use of related data series. In this case, the coincident investment index mirrors one the two largest components of GDP, Private Fixed Investment. The index is divided in sections, which are weighed in accordance with their relevance to the variable at hand, and estimated using the latest available data for each. You can see read more about the index (methodology, usefulness, interpretation) here. | Component | Weight | Indicators| | --- | --- | --- | | Construction | 47.2%| Construction Activity, Construction Employment| | Machinery and Equipment| 41.4% | Machinery Production, Capital Goods Imports| | Transportation Equipment| 11.3%| Utility Vehicles Sales, Transportation Imports | Rather than focusing on what the index looks like and what to use it for, this post will focus on how the Alphacast pipelines engine can be used to make it in a completely automated manner. This means that, as soon as the data is uploaded in the Alphacast site, the Index will be updated to reflect it. The first step, then, is identifying the data. As said above, the index is divided into three components, reflected their importance...
