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In response, we have archived the predecessors (May 1972 or April 1986 to March 2017) by marking metadata as "discontinued" and by segregating in the catalog. The replacements have standardized mnemonics. They start at April 1986 (SA subset) or January 2017 (NSA subset). Figures are balance of opinion.
The series reside in the historical catalog (Netherlands » Cyclic indicators » Consumer confidence indicators). We have also taken this opportunity to standardize mnemonics. The six pairs of series are:
| Predecessor | Replacement | Description |
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| 1986M4-2017M3 |
1986M4-present |
SA |
| CI%CSCCAM.INLD |
CI%CNFCSTAM.INLD |
Consumer confidence |
| CI%CSECLAM.INLD |
CI%EACCSTAM.INLD |
Economic climate |
| CI%CSWTBAM.INLD |
CI%WTBCSTAM.INLD |
Willingness to buy |
| 1972M5-2017M3 |
2017M1-present |
NSA |
| CI%CSCCUM.INLD |
CI%CNFCSTUM.INLD |
Consumer confidence |
| CI%CSECLUM.INLD |
CI%EACCSTUM.INLD |
Economic climate |
| CI%CSWTBUM.INLD |
CI%WTBCSTUM.INLD |
Willingness to buy |
Because catalog locations are subject to change, the upper-right search box on DataBuffet.com provides a "find in catalog" mode that accepts a mnemonic.
About the dataset:
- The "consumer confidence" measure combines the results of "economic climate" and "willingness to buy."
- "Economic climate" is a combination of past (12 months) and future (12 months) economic sentiment.
- "Willingness to buy" is a combination of past (12 months) and future (12 months) financial situation, and "good time to buy consumer durables."
About our extract:
- Because the replacement series have standardized mnemonics, to obtain the active data, you will need to update legacy baskets or other retrievals.
- One reason we standardize mnemonics is to facilitate cross-dataset and cross-country retrieval. A concept codes is built of segments, each with meaning, and by using standard segments we impose commonality among current series and future additions. Series with related meaning can then be retrieved using wild card expressions.
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