Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• SEASONAL
  
  Refers to a recurring process. Often data are deseasonalized to smooth out spikes and provide a better basis for analytical purposes. Examples of this would be sales of heating oil, gasoline, retail employment statistics, and other ecnomic and financial time series.
  
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