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Combining 3 series with 3 different base years

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:23 pm
by obviou191
I have a single variable that is only available to download in 3 different time periods (2000-2016, 2010-2018 and 2015-present) using 3 different bases (2005, 2010 and 2015).

Is there any easy way to merge these seamlessly in EViews?

OB

Re: Combining 3 series with 3 different base years

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 3:20 pm
by EViews Gareth
Almost certainly yes.

Re: Combining 3 series with 3 different base years

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 12:07 am
by obviou191
Thanks Gareth - any suggestions?

Re: Combining 3 series with 3 different base years

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 7:31 am
by EViews Gareth
You’ll need to provide more details

Re: Combining 3 series with 3 different base years

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:39 am
by obviou191
Thanks Gareth. Attached are the 3 series. retail 1 base 2005=100, retail 2 base 2010=100, retail 3 base 2015=100.

Thanks,
OB

Re: Combining 3 series with 3 different base years

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:32 pm
by EViews Gareth
And what are you trying to do with those 3 series?

Re: Combining 3 series with 3 different base years

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:02 pm
by startz
And what are you trying to do with those 3 series?
Especially RETAIL1, which is all NA.

Re: Combining 3 series with 3 different base years

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:46 pm
by obviou191
Apologies - see attached updated. What I am basically trying to figure out is a way to automate a process that I can combine the three and have 2015 as base year. I know its not a complicated process but I have over 100 series with similar and am looking for a quick way to do this for multiple series.

Thanks for your help!

Re: Combining 3 series with 3 different base years

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 7:41 am
by startz
Something like

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smpl 2000 2009 series retail = retail1*(130/100) smpl 2010 2014 retail = retail2*(103/100) smpl 2015 @last retail = retail3 smpl @all
where the factors in parentheses are whatever adjustment you want to make to put the series on a common base year.

Re: Combining 3 series with 3 different base years

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 1:49 am
by obviou191
This is brilliant - thanks so much for this! Greatly appreciated

OB