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How are the forecasts produced?

The forecasts are produced using CE's Multisectoral Dynamic Model (MDM) and the intelligence gathered from a network of industry experts.

MDM is distinguished from most other UK models by its degree of 'disaggregation' - the extent to which it breaks the economy down into different sectors. Some 41 industries are distinguished as integral parts of a single model, making MDM the largest model of the UK economy. The number of industries is chosen to give a good balance across the economy, without encumbering the model and the forecast with irrelevant and unnecessary detail. Because the model solves 'bottom-up' by adding industry projections together in an input-output framework, it does not suffer from the discrepancies between industry totals and macro totals that can require scaling to enforce consistency in a two-model approach. It produces consistent macroeconomic and industrial forecasts, which are provided together, in one service.

Industry consultants provide intelligence on factors such as company strategies, technological developments, new legislation or regulations, and structural shifts that could make future outturns differ from past experience.  These insights are used to check and refine the forecast.

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