Seasonality Tests

This article modifies and extends the test against nonstationary stochastic seasonality proposed by Canova and Hansen. A simplified form of the test statistic in which the nonparametric correction for serial correlation is based on estimates of the spectrum at the seasonal frequencies is considered and shown to have the same asymptotic distribution as the original formulation. Under the null hypothesis, the distribution of the seasonality test statistics is not affected by the inclusion of trends, even when modified to allow for structural breaks, or by the inclusion of regressors with nonseasonal unit roots. A parametric version of the test is proposed, and its performance is compared with that of the nonparametric test using Monte Carlo experiments. A test that allows for breaks in the seasonal pattern is then derived. It is shown that its asymptotic distribution is independent of the break point, and its use is illustrated with a series on U.K. marriages. A general test against any form of permanent seasonality, deterministic or stochastic, is suggested and compared with a Wald test for the significance of fixed seasonal dummies. It is noted that tests constructed in a similar way can be used to detect trading-day effects. An appealing feature of the proposed test statistics is that under the null hypothesis, they all have asymptotic distributions belonging to the Cramér–von Mises family.     

季度税收与季度GDP的协调关系

税收增长连年超GDP增长,引起人们对税收与经济增长关系是否协调的疑虑。本文对1994年分税制改革以来的季度税收资料,进行季节调整和HP滤波,然后从总体趋势上就税收与GDP的协调关系进行了讨论,包括季度税负、税收弹性、季节指数等。基本结论是：总体趋势上税收与经济指标之间是协调的,但增长率关系上存在着税收超经济增长的现实,季度之间也存在着一定程度的不平衡。     

A sequential approach to testing seasonal unit roots in high frequency data

In this paper we introduce a sequential seasonal unit root testing approach which explicitly addresses its application to high frequency data. The main idea is to see which unit roots at higher frequency data can also be found in temporally aggregated data. We illustrate our procedure to the analysis of monthly data, and we find, upon analysing the aggregated quarterly data, that a smaller amount of test statistics can sometimes be considered. Monte Carlo simulation and empirical illustrations emphasize the practical relevance of our method.     

基于分层随机抽样的季节指数的抽样估计研究

由于传统的季节指数分析方法是一种描述统计,本文提出了采用分层随机抽样的季节指数估计量,给出了估计量的偏误和均方误差以及均方误差的估计,并在此基础上分析了季节指数的假设检验以及最优估计量的确定。     

A SCORE TEST FOR SEASONAL FRACTIONAL INTEGRATION AND COINTEGRATION

This paper develops a time domain score statistic for testing fractional integration at zero and seasonal frequencies in quarterly time series models. Further, it introduces the notion of fractional cointegration at different frequencies between two seasonally integrated, I(1) series. In testing problems involving seasonal fractional cointegration, it is argued that the alternative hypothesis is one-sided for which the usual score test may not be appropriate. Therefore, based on ideas in Silvapulle and Silvapulle (1995), a one-sided score statistic is constructed. A simulation study finds that the score statistic generally has desirable size and power properties in moderately sized samples. The score test is applied to the quarterly Australian consumption function. The income and consumption series are found to be I(1) at zero and seasonal frequencies and these two series are not cointegrated at any frequency.     

A Note on Overdifferencing and the Equivalence of Seasonal Time Series Models With Monthly Means and Models With (0, 1, 1)12 Seasonal Parts When ⊖ = 1

Two general models for monthly seasonal time series are considered, one in which seasonality is modeled with monthly means and another in which seasonality is modeled with a (0, 1, 1)₁₂ ARIMA structure. The models are shown to be equivalent if the seasonal moving average parameter (?) is 1 and if the same assumptions about the 12 initial observations are made for both models. The role of the assumptions about the initial observations is analyzed, and it is argued that for practical purposes the two models can be regarded as equivalent when ? = 1. It is observed that the result extends easily to more general models involving overdifferencing.     

A Note on Exponentially Smoothed Seasonal Differences

Filtering economic time series can be justified if variations within a certain frequency interval are relevant for the problem at hand. It is shown here that exponential smoothing of seasonal differences provides a simple means of damping short oscillations, including seasonal ones.     

基于频域的X-13ARIMA-SEATS季节调整过滤器诊断

本文从频域角度对X-13ARIMA-SEATS季节调整程序的对称和并行过滤器进行研究,考察不同的模型非季节和季节移动平均参数和不同过滤器长度对平方增益函数和相位延迟函数的影响,并以中国采购经理人指数（PMI）和居民消费价格指数（CPI）季节序列诊断为例,从频域角度比较X-11和以ARIMA为基础的（AMB）方法的平方增益函数和相位延迟函数来选择更优的季节调整方法。得出的结论：①非季节移动平均参数增大时,两种过滤器平方增益函数有下降趋势,季节移动平均参数增大时,平方增益函数有上升趋势。长度较短的过滤器波动更剧烈,季节频率上波谷宽度更宽;②季节移动平均参数越大时,相位延迟函数震荡越剧烈,非季节移动平均参数越大时,季节频率上的相位延迟增大。单个非季节频率区间内相位延迟函数与平方增益函数有反向关系;③AMB方法在非季节频率区间上的增益函数比X-11方法更趋于1,过滤器的凹槽比X-11方法更窄,且频率分量的相位失真更小,在PMI季节调整中更好;X-11方法对称过滤器的平方增益函数更小且更趋于1,在非频率区间上的相位延迟函数比AMB方法更小,更适用CPI的季节调整。④与传统季节调整质量诊断相比,频域诊断在估计季节成分的稳定性和过滤器的延迟特性方面具有优势,在季节调整方法选择时可综合两方面的结论。     

我国居民消费季节调整和节日效应测算

Bayes季节调整方法因有坚实的理论基础,调整效果优于其它方法等,目前正日益受到广泛的重视与应用。本文将Bayes季节调整模型引入国内,同时在模型中补充贸易日和闰年的影响。用R软件的Timsac包中的Bayesian程序实现对社会消费品零售额的季节调整和环比增长率测算,表明长期我国社会消费品零售总额具有稳定的指数增长趋势和U型季节特征,得到的月环比增长率反应灵敏。通过季节指数抛物线拟合,得到“五一”和“十一”节日经济效应和比例。总体上“五一”的节日效应显著,“十一”仍有正面效应,但影响不显著。     

季节调整新方法及其原理研究

本文的主要工作是从频域的角度对季节调整中“季节滤子”的设计及估计问题进行研究。通过将直接信号提取（DSEF）方法引入到季节调整的应用之中,突破现有季节调整方法中仅能处理季度或月度数据的限制,且该方法下季节调整后的序列是理论季节调整后序列的“均方误差”最小估计。将DSEF方法应用于对中国季度进出口总额序列的季节调整分析中。分析结果显示,相比于X-11和SEATS方法,DSEF方法季节调整结果的离差较小且稳健性较好。     

Parameter inference for time series with regular and seasonal unit roots

It is common to have both regular and seasonal roots present in many time series data. It may occur that one or both of the roots are just close but not equal to unity. Parameter inference for this situation is considered both when the time series has a finite or an infinite variance. Asymptotic char-acterizations of the test statistics were obtained via functionals of Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes and Lévy processes. Tabulations for the large sample distributions are obtained. The results will be useful in applications deciding whether both regular and seasonal differencing are needed in fitting a time series model.     

CPI月度环比指数季节调整及CPI折年率方法研究

内容提要：CPI中长期变动趋势的预测一直是困扰经济学界的一个问题。本文研究了CPI月度环比指数的季节调整,并建立了CPI中长期预测的模型,并利用该模型对我国今年CPI上涨趋势进行了预测。     

中国季度GDP的季节调整：结构时间序列方法

 内容提要：本文利用结构时间序列方法讨论了中国季度GDP的季节调整问题,从季节单位根、季节自相关、周期自相关等多个方面对不同季节模式的调整结果进行了比较。结论认为,随机虚拟变量形式和三角函数形式得到的调整结果非常相似;结构时间序列方法更好地捕捉到了时变季节特征,明显优于X-11和SEATS方法;非高斯稳健季节调整的结果表明,高斯结构时间序列方法具有较好的稳定性。     

Issues Involved With the Seasonal Adjustment of Economic Time Series

In the first part of this article, we briefly review the history of seasonal adjustment and statistical time series analysis in order to understand why seasonal adjustment methods have evolved into their present form. This review provides insight into some of the problems that must be addressed by seasonal adjustment procedures and points out that advances in modern time series analysis raise the question of whether seasonal adjustment should be performed at all. This in turn leads to a discussion in the second part of issues invloved in seasonal adjustment. We state our opinions about the issues raised and renew some of the work of our authors. First, we comment on reasons that have been given for doing seasonal adjustment and suggest a new possible justification. We then emphasize the need to define precisely the seasonal and nonseasonal components and offer our definitions. Finally, we discuss our criteria for evaluating seasonal adjustments. We contend that proposed criteria based on empirical comparisons of estimated components are of little value and suggest that seasonal adjustment methods should be evaluated based on whether they are consistent with the information in the observed data. This idea is illustrated with an example.     

Issues Involved With the Seasonal Adjustment of Economic Time Series

In the first part of this article, we briefly review the history of seasonal adjustment and statistical time series analysis in order to understand why seasonal adjustment methods have evolved into their present form. This review provides insight into some of the problems that must be addressed by seasonal adjustment procedures and points out that advances in modem time series analysis raise the question of whether seasonal adjustment should be performed at all. This in turn leads to a discussion in the second part of issues involved in seasonal adjustment. We state our opinions about the issues raised and review some of the work of other authors. First, we comment on reasons that have been given for doing seasonal adjustment and suggest a new possible justification. We then emphasize the need to define precisely the seasonal and nonseasonal components and offer our definitions. Finally, we discuss criteria for evaluating seasonal adjustments. We contend that proposed criteria based on empirical comparisons of estimated components are of little value and suggest that seasonal adjustment methods should be evaluated based on whether they are consistent with the information in the observed data. This idea is illustrated with an example.     

季节调整方法的历史演变及发展新趋势

本文梳理了季节调整方法的历史演变过程,深入分析了当前季节调整方法的理论、实践的最新发展趋势,找出我国在季节调整理论研究和实践应用方面存在的差距,提出加强我国季节调整理论研究和实践应用的建议。     

Analysis of seasonal level shift (SLS) detection in SARIMA models

This study aims at exploring correct identification of seasonal outliers using most commonly applied test statistics. We evaluate the performance of seasonal level shift (SLS) by means of empirical level of significance, power of the test for sensitivity in detecting changes, and the vulnerability to masking of outliers by misspecification frequencies. We observe that the size of SLS affects the sampling distribution of η_SLS (test statistics for SLS detection) in case of SAR (1) and SMA (1) model. The empirical critical values for 1%, 5%, and 10% upper percentiles are higher than the usual cut off points and the empirical level of significance is inversely related to sample size and the model coefficients. The empirical power of the test statistics is not satisfactory at small sample size, and for large model coefficient. η_SLS gets confused with IO. The potential list of types of outliers should retain both IO and SLS as a part of outlier detection procedure for most efficient results. We apply the method suggested by Kaiser and Maravall with five possible types of outliers, that is, AO, IO, LS, TC, and SLS, to a number of quarterly and monthly time series data from Pakistan.     

A Method for Seasonally Adjusting Time Series With Variation in the Seasonal Amplitude

The official seasonally adjusted figures of the unemployment series in the Netherlands proved to be unsatisfactory in the years 1976 until 1980 because of the occurrence of a residual seasonal pattern in the adjusted series. There is indication that this failure is due to the presence of variations in the seasonal amplitude of the unemployment series. To improve this unsatisfactory state of affairs further research on methods of seasonal adjustment was undertaken at the Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics. The outcome, method CPBX11, combines features of two methods that have been used officially, CENSUS X-11 and CPB-1. Since December 1980 the Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics has used CPBX11 to compute seasonally adjusted labor market series. In this article we review in short the literature on seasonal adjustment and compare the performance of the three procedures referred to above in adjusting the series Unemployment in Construction and Live Births (per 1,000 of the mean population) for the Netherlands. The CPBX11 method yields more satisfactory results, especially for the first series.     

PPI与CPI关系及我国通货膨胀治理

 PPI和CPI关系是宏观经济研究热点问题之一。通过TS季节调整模型和HP滤波方法对1993年1月-2010年7月定基PPI和CPI进行分解，得到趋势、季节、不规则和循环因素。发现两者的趋势、季节和不规则因素间的传导和“倒挂”不显著，增强了用循环因素研究两者关系的科学性。研究发现，（1）两者间传导和“倒挂”交替出现，分别经历两个周期，均在第二周期波谷处逆转。传导和“倒挂”时隔有明显周期。（2）2003年前PPI向CPI传导的原因为投资膨胀、卖方市场等。2003年后PPI与CPI“倒挂”的原因除投资膨胀外，有效需求不足，买方市场，粮食和住房价格上涨等。（3）针对当前通货膨胀特点，提出有别于要素价格管制和货币紧缩政策，可解决物价的长期深层矛盾。     

A Survey of Recent Developments in Seasonal Adjustment

In recent years there have been notable advances in the methodology for analyzing seasonal time series. This paper summarizes some recent research on seasonal adjustment problems and procedures. Included are signal-extraction methods based on autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models, improvements in X–11, revisions in preliminary seasonal factors, regression and other model-based methods, robust methods, seasonal model identification, aggregation, interrelating seasonally adjusted series, and causal approaches to seasonal adjustment.