Question
August 2012 -- For which non-U.S. countries does Data Buffet carry subnational detail for historical (national source) and estimated (Moody's Analytics) datasets?
Answer
Where is the coverage explained? As we expand our subnational coverage we make announcements on Data Buffet News, and those articles are organized in the table below.
What does the table mean? The first two columns link to articles that tabulate our historical and estimated indicators, respectively; the third counts the cities in our Global Metro Areas Forecast. The last three columns link to information about the geographic structure of each country: the types of areas (hierarchy, names, count), a list of areas, and our chosen metro areas. (Many countries lack internationally-agreed metro definitions, so we have made reasonable choices where necessary.) Sometimes one article will serve several roles.
As of August 2012:
How do we produce subnational detail? We begin with subnational historical macroeconomic data reported by national sources (local statistical agencies), compute standardized historical estimates, and then forecast using regression-based models (see also Global Metro Areas Forecast [product]).
What indicators? Our key economic sectors are consumer sales, credit quality, demographics, finance, income, industry, labor and wages, national accounts, prices, and real estate.
What areas? Geographic granularity varies by country and indicator, but whenever possible, we obtain all levels down to the municipality-equivalent. When necessary and possible, our estimates fill any unreported gaps.
How can these be accessed? The subnational historical datasets are part of our Global Database [product] and various regional databases. If intrigued, please contact your Moody’s Analytics sales representative.