Statistical offices try to match item models when measuring inflation between two periods. However, for product areas with a high turnover of differentiated models, the use of hedonic indexes is more appropriate since they include the prices and quantities of unmatched new and old models. The...

In this paper, the performance of the Singular Spectrum Analysis (SSA) technique is assessed by applying it to 24 series measuring the monthly seasonally unadjusted industrial production for important sectors of the German, French and UK economies. The results are compared with those obtained...