German Retail Trade Seasonality Fixed, Trend Stability Ensured with New Approach
The researchers used TRAMO-SEATS to adjust seasonal patterns and estimate trends in the German Retail Trade Turnover series. They found that TRAMO-SEATS effectively addressed issues with varying seasonal patterns and unstable trend-cycles identified when using X12-ARIMA. By making simple modifications to the automatic procedure, TRAMO-SEATS produced stable and reliable results for the data.