The Collection of the Services in Economic Situation Analyses: A Stocktaking (Die Erfassung Der Dienstleistungen in Konjunkturanalysen: Eine Bestandsaufnahme)

19 Pages Posted: 22 Feb 2007

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Hendrik Luchtmeier

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Andreas Thams

Free University of Berlin (FUB) - Institute for Statistics and Econometrics

Date Written: October 2006

Abstract

This paper deals with the latest developments of the service sector in Germany. We compute some simple statistical measures to highlight the growing importance of the service sector for the German business cycle. Finally, we summarize and comment on the existing leading indicators for the service sector in Germany.

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Keywords: Dienstleistungen, service sector, leading indicator, Konjunkturindikator

JEL Classification: E32, E37

Suggested Citation

Luchtmeier, Hendrik and Thams, Andreas, The Collection of the Services in Economic Situation Analyses: A Stocktaking (Die Erfassung Der Dienstleistungen in Konjunkturanalysen: Eine Bestandsaufnahme) (October 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=964247 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.964247

Hendrik Luchtmeier

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Andreas Thams (Contact Author)

Free University of Berlin (FUB) - Institute for Statistics and Econometrics ( email )

Boltzmannstrasse 20
Berlin, D-14195
Germany

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