Predicting the Present with Google Trends

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Abstract

In this paper we show how to use search engine data to forecast near‐term values of economic indicators. Examples include automobile sales, unemployment claims, travel destination planning and consumer confidence.

Topics & Keywords

Data-Driven Disease Surveillance Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent work and economic growth

Publication Details

Published in: Economic Record

Volume 88, Issue s1, pp. 2-9

DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2012.00809.x

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