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A cross-sectional approach to
business cycle analysis
Floris van Ruth
The views expressed in this paper are those of the author(s)
and do not necessarily reflect the policies of Statistics Netherlands
Discussion paper (10001)
Statistics Netherlands
The Hague/Heerlen, 2010
Explanation of symbols
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0 (0,0)
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2008–2009
2008/2009
2008/’09
2006/’07–2008/’09
= data not available
= provisional figure
= revised provisional figure
= publication prohibited (confidential figure)
= nil or less than half of unit concerned
= (between two figures) inclusive
= less than half of unit concerned
= not applicable
= 2008 to 2009 inclusive
= average of 2008 up to and including 2009
= crop year, financial year, school year etc. beginning in 2008 and ending in 2009
= crop year, financial year, etc. 2006/’07 to 2008/’09 inclusive
Due to rounding, some totals may not correspond with the sum of the separate figures.
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