Table 5

Business cycles statistics

DataModelDataModelDataModel
σXσXσX/σYσX/σYρ(Xt)ρ(Xt)
Yt^0.0410.099110.8240.968
C^t0.0380.0780.9240.7790.7970.982
I^t0.1060.1282.591.2880.8750.943
tby^t0.0170.0240.4040.2380.8960.777
r^t0.0060.020.1570.1960.8180.429
PCM^t0.2020.2264.9322.2760.9180.973
 ρ(Xt, Yt)ρ(Xt, Yt)ρ(Xt,ptCM)ρ(Xt,ptCM)  
Yt^110.8180.646  
C^t0.8420.8370.5580.455  
I^t0.9230.8950.7390.666  
tby^t−0.4360.096−0.1570.103  
r^t−0.503−0.303−0.608−0.215  

Note(s): The data are the indicators for the Brazilian economy. The data are quarterly from 1996.Q1-2016.Q4. Y, C, I, TBy, pCM and r denote real output, real consumption, real investment, trade balance-to-output ratio, real commodity price and real country-specific interest rate. All data are seasonally adjusted using X-13 ARIMA-SEATS and the trend was removed using a quadratic trend. Column symbols σ, ρ denote standard deviation and correlation, respectively

Source(s): Prepared by the authors

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