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July 2005

Alternative output measurement for the U.S. retail trade sector

Marcel P. Timmer, Robert Inklaar, Bart van Ark

An experimental alternative estimate of real output in retail trade, based on double deflated margins might be a viable methodology for measuring retail trade output, but important data issues need to be resolved and further research is necessary.

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