Changes to model inputs

Inputs to the Moody's Analytics forecast models encompass both historical verbatim datasets and Moody's Analytics historical estimates. Changes include both choice of series and revisions to series.

• Bahrain - Labor revisions in World Bank "World Development Indicators" (WDI).
• Colombia - National accounts re-referenced to 2015, and industrial classification advanced to ISIC Rev. 4.
• Kuwait - WDI
• Lebanon - WDI
• Mexico - CPI rebased to 2018.
• Nigeria - WDI
• Qatar - WDI
• U.S. - Revisions to FRB household debt service ratios (SFORQ.IUSA SDEBT.IUSA SDEBTMQ.IUSA SDEBTCQ.IUSA).

Changes to individual countries flow through to country-aggregates:

• Gulf Cooperation Council (geo code IGCCO)
• Africa (IAFRC)

Changes to forecast mnemonics

None.

See also

• Data Change: Colombia - GDP(O) - Reclassified and re-referenced to 2015 (Jul 2018)
• Data Change: Mexico - INEGI CPI - Rebased to 2018 (Sep 2018)