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Example of: Expenditures on Investment by Industry Group. Cross-country
Sample. Units Available: Millions US $s, Millions 1995 $s, Millions of
1995 $s at Purchasing Power Parity Prices |
Estimation Approach: Based on analysis of similar industrial outlays for
capital equipment measured against value of gross output. Factors drawn
from US Input-Output model framework,adjusted by actual outlays on
investment at the country level. |
Forecast Model: Forecasts depend upon growth rates for production (gross
output) by industry and macroeconomic forecasts (at the national level) of
investment spending. Country and commodity differences in growth reflect
differences in growth rates for production across countries, the size of the
production relative to other industries in the manufacturing/service groups,
and the point in the investment cycle for the country as a whole. |
Applications in Business and Government: a) Capital Equipment Manufacturers
can prioritize sales opportunities by country or by industry group. |
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