The concepts described on these pages are words and expressions used in statistics with a specific, limited meaning. In everyday speech the word may have a different meaning. In connection with each definition you can find information about which sets of statistics use the concept.
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Trend
Trend describes the long-term development in a time series. A trend series has been adjusted for seasonal and random variations, so that the effects of e.g. weather conditions or short-term labour disputes do not show in it. By contrast, permanent changes, such as growth in demand due to changed taxation, will show in a trend. The direction indicated by the end of a trend should be interpreted with caution. The latter part of a trend indicator may change once it has been updated with data for subsequent months.
Statistics using the definition
- General government revenue and expenditure by quarter
- Turnover of trade
- Trend indicator of output
- Wage and salary indices
- Quarterly national accounts
- Turnover of service industries
- Index of turnover of construction
- Turnover estimate of large enterprises
- New orders in manufacturing
- Index of turnover in industry
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
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