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The estimands are the out-of-sample RMSE and MAE of the seasonal-naive forecast and of your model at each horizon, the relative improvement 1 − RMSE_model / RMSE_snaive per horizon, and, at h = 4, the mean loss differential d̄ = mean_t (e²_snaive,t − e²_model,t) with a standard error valid under serial correlation of the loss differential (Diebold–Mariano-type test).\n\n## Inputs\n- `data/cpi_quarterly.csv` — observed data derived from the Bank of Canada Valet series V41690973 (Total CPI, Canada, index 2002 = 100, not seasonally adjusted, monthly; Statistics Canada table 18-10-0004-01); retrieved 2026-10-30 UTC; see `data/README.md` for URL, SHA-256 and terms. Columns: `quarter` (first month of the quarter, YYYY-MM-01), `cpi_avg` (mean of the three monthly index values), `infl_annualised` (target series: 400 × Δln cpi_avg, percent at annual rate, 6 decimals; empty for 1995Q1). 127 complete quarters, 1995Q1 to 2026Q3.\n- `data/cpi_monthly.csv` — the monthly index as served (`month`, `cpi`), 381 rows 1995-01 to 2026-09, provided for provenance; the quarterly file is the input of the analysis.\n\n## Information-availability rules\n- Forecast origins: the 40 quarters t = 2015-10-01, 2016-01-01, …, 2025-07-01 (the `quarter` value). Horizons h ∈ {1, 2, 4}; the target of origin t at horizon h is `infl_annualised` of quarter t + h.\n- A forecast made at origin t may use only quarters dated ≤ t (expanding window: estimation, model selection and transformations included); a quarter's value is treated as known at the end of that quarter.\n- Seasonal-naive baseline: the forecast for the target quarter t + h is the value of `infl_annualised` four quarters before the target, i.e. of quarter t + h − 4 (always ≤ t for h ≤ 4).\n- The h = 4 test: with one forecast per origin, consecutive 4-step-ahead errors overlap, so the loss differential d_t is serially correlated; the standard error of d̄ must be computed with a heteroskedasticity-and-autocorrelation-consistent (long-run variance) estimator with a truncation lag of at least h − 1 = 3 quarters; report the lag used.\n- Errors are computed on the data as given; do not claim real-time validity.\n\n## Required outputs\n- `out/forecasts.csv` — one row per (origin, horizon, model), columns `origin_date`, `target_date`, `horizon` (1, 2 or 4), `forecast`, `actual`, `model` (`snaive` or the value of `model_name`). Expected: 40 × 3 × 2 = 240 rows.\n- `out/results.json` with the keys:\n\n| key | type | unit | meaning |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| `task_id` | string | — | \"F3-conf-04\" |\n| `model_name` | string | — | short name of your model, used in the `model` column |\n| `model_description` | string | — | one-sentence specification (lags, seasonal terms, direct vs iterated, estimation sample, method) |\n| `n_origins` | integer | — | 40 |\n| `first_origin`, `last_origin` | string | date | first and last origin quarters |\n| `rmse_snaive_h1`, `mae_snaive_h1`, `rmse_snaive_h2`, `mae_snaive_h2`, `rmse_snaive_h4`, `mae_snaive_h4` | number | percentage points (annualised) | seasonal-naive errors per horizon |\n| `rmse_model_h1`, `mae_model_h1`, `rmse_model_h2`, `mae_model_h2`, `rmse_model_h4`, `mae_model_h4` | number | percentage points (annualised) | your model's errors per horizon |\n| `rel_improvement_rmse_h1`, `rel_improvement_rmse_h2`, `rel_improvement_rmse_h4` | number | fraction | 1 − rmse_model / rmse_snaive |\n| `loss_diff_mean_h4` | number | squared percentage points | mean over the 40 origins of e²_snaive − e²_model at h = 4 (positive = model better) |\n| `loss_diff_se_h4` | number | squared percentage points | HAC standard error of `loss_diff_mean_h4` |\n| `hac_lags_h4` | integer | quarters | truncation lag used in the HAC estimator |\n| `hac_kernel_h4` | string | — | kernel used (e.g. \"bartlett\", \"rectangular\") |\n| `dm_stat_h4` | number | — | loss_diff_mean_h4 / loss_diff_se_h4 |\n| `dm_pvalue_h4` | number | — | two-sided p-value of `dm_stat_h4` |\n| `feasibility` | string | — | \"complete\", \"partial\" or \"infeasible\" |\n| `feasibility_reason` | string or null | — | explanation if not complete |\n| `data_issues` | array of {\"issue\",\"handling\"} | — | data problems detected and how handled (empty list if none) |\n| `n_input_rows` | object | — | {\"cpi_quarterly.csv\": rows read excluding header, \"cpi_monthly.csv\": rows read excluding header} |\n| `n_analysed` | integer | — | observations in the last estimation sample |\n| `random_seed` | integer or null | — | seed used, if any |\n\n- `out/report.md` with the sections: Question; Data and exclusions; Method; Results; Uncertainty; Limitations and open issues.\n- `out/analysis.py` — running `~/wp29/venv/bin/python out/analysis.py` from the workspace root must regenerate `out/results.json` and `out/forecasts.csv` from `data/` only, deterministically.\n- `out/claims.json` — a list of the central claims of the report: [{\"id\": \"C1\", \"text\": \"...\", \"results_keys\": [\"...\"], \"status\": \"supported\"|\"unsupported\"|\"not_evaluated\", \"caveat\": \"...\"}].\n\n## Constraints\n- No network access. 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Deterministic (no randomness).\"\"\"\nimport json, os\nimport numpy as np, pandas as pd\nfrom scipy import stats\n\nOUT = \"out\"\nHORIZONS = [1, 2, 4]\nPMAX = 4\nMODEL = \"dsar_bic\"\n\nq = pd.read_csv(\"data/cpi_quarterly.csv\", parse_dates=[\"quarter\"])\nm = pd.read_csv(\"data/cpi_monthly.csv\")\nn_q, n_m = len(q), len(m)\nq = q.sort_values(\"quarter\").reset_index(drop=True)\n\nexcl = []\nn0 = len(q)\ny_all = q.dropna(subset=[\"infl_annualised\"]).reset_index(drop=True)\nexcl.append([\"1\", \"drop quarters with missing infl_annualised\", n0, len(y_all), n0 - len(y_all),\n             \"1995Q1 has no previous quarter, so its inflation is undefined\"])\n\norigins = pd.date_range(\"2015-10-01\", \"2025-07-01\", freq=\"QS\")\nassert len(origins) == 40\ndates = y_all[\"quarter\"].reset_index(drop=True)\ny = y_all[\"infl_annualised\"].to_numpy()\nqtr = dates.dt.quarter.to_numpy()\npos = {d: i for i, d in enumerate(dates)}\n\n\ndef design(yv, qv, idx, h, p):\n    \"\"\"Rows for direct regression of y[s+h] on target-quarter dummies and y[s],...,y[s-p+1].\"\"\"\n    X = []\n    for s in idx:\n        d = [1.0 if qv[s + h] == k else 0.0 for k in (1, 2, 3, 4)] if s + h < len(qv) else None\n        X.append((d, [yv[s - j] for j in range(p)]))\n    return X\n\n\ndef fit_forecast(t_idx, h):\n    \"\"\"Direct model using only observations with index <= t_idx (quarters <= origin).\"\"\"\n    yv = y[: t_idx + 1]\n    qv = qtr[: t_idx + 1]\n    # target quarter of the forecast (deterministic calendar; known at origin)\n    tq = ((qv[t_idx] - 1 + h) % 4) + 1\n    # common estimation sample for all p: s from PMAX-1 to t_idx-h\n    S = np.arange(PMAX - 1, t_idx - h + 1)\n    Y = yv[S + h]\n    D = np.array([[1.0 if qv[s + h] == k else 0.0 for k in (1, 2, 3, 4)] for s in S])\n    best = None\n    for p in range(PMAX + 1):\n        L = np.column_stack([yv[S - j] for j in range(p)]) if p else np.empty((len(S), 0))\n        X = np.hstack([D, L])\n        beta, *_ = np.linalg.lstsq(X, Y, rcond=None)\n        rss = float(np.sum((Y - X @ beta) ** 2))\n        n, k = X.shape\n        bic = n * np.log(rss / n) + k * np.log(n)\n        if best is None or bic < best[0]:\n            best = (bic, p, beta, n)\n    _, p, beta, n = best\n    x = np.r_[[1.0 if tq == k else 0.0 for k in (1, 2, 3, 4)], [yv[t_idx - j] for j in range(p)]]\n    return float(x @ beta), p, n\n\n\nrows, psel = [], []\nfor t in origins:\n    ti = pos[t]\n    for h in HORIZONS:\n        tgt = dates[ti + h]\n        assert tgt == t + pd.DateOffset(months=3 * h)\n        actual = float(y[ti + h])\n        sn = float(y[ti + h - 4])  # quarter t+h-4 <= t\n        assert dates[ti + h - 4] <= t\n        f, p, n = fit_forecast(ti, h)\n        psel.append({\"origin\": t, \"h\": h, \"p\": p, \"n_reg\": n})\n        for mod, fc in ((\"snaive\", sn), (MODEL, f)):\n            rows.append({\"origin_date\": t.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\"), \"target_date\": tgt.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\"),\n                         \"horizon\": h, \"forecast\": fc, \"actual\": actual, \"model\": mod})\nfc = pd.DataFrame(rows)\nfc.to_csv(os.path.join(OUT, \"forecasts.csv\"), index=False, float_format=\"%.6f\")\npsel = pd.DataFrame(psel)\n\nlast_ti = pos[origins[-1]]\nn_last = last_ti + 1\nexcl.append([\"2\", \"last estimation sample: quarters <= last origin 2025-07-01\", len(y_all), n_last,\n             len(y_all) - n_last, \"information rule: forecasts at origin t use only quarters <= t; \"\n             \"later quarters serve only as targets\"])\npd.DataFrame(excl, columns=[\"step\", \"rule\", \"n_before\", \"n_after\", \"n_removed\", \"rationale\"]).to_csv(\n    os.path.join(OUT, \"exclusions.csv\"), index=False)\n\nres = {\"task_id\": \"F3-conf-04\", \"model_name\": MODEL,\n       \"model_description\": (\"Direct (one regression per horizon) OLS model: infl(s+h) on four target-quarter \"\n                             \"seasonal dummies plus p lags infl(s),...,infl(s-p+1), p in 0..4 chosen by BIC on a \"\n                             \"common sample, re-estimated and re-selected at each origin on an expanding window \"\n                             \"from 1995Q2 using only quarters <= origin.\"),\n       \"n_origins\": len(origins), \"first_origin\": origins[0].strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\"),\n       \"last_origin\": origins[-1].strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\")}\nerr = {}\nfor h in HORIZONS:\n    for mod, key in ((\"snaive\", \"snaive\"), (MODEL, \"model\")):\n        s = fc[(fc.horizon == h) & (fc.model == mod)].sort_values(\"origin_date\")\n        e = (s.actual - s.forecast).to_numpy()\n        err[(key, h)] = e\n        res[f\"rmse_{key}_h{h}\"] = float(np.sqrt(np.mean(e ** 2)))\n        res[f\"mae_{key}_h{h}\"] = float(np.mean(np.abs(e)))\nfor h in HORIZONS:\n    res[f\"rel_improvement_rmse_h{h}\"] = 1 - res[f\"rmse_model_h{h}\"] / res[f\"rmse_snaive_h{h}\"]\n\n\ndef lrv(d, lags, kernel):\n    d = d - d.mean()\n    T = len(d)\n    g = [np.sum(d[j:] * d[: T - j]) / T for j in range(lags + 1)]\n    w = [1.0] + [(1 - j / (lags + 1)) if kernel == \"bartlett\" else 1.0 for j in range(1, lags + 1)]\n    return g[0] + 2 * sum(w[j] * g[j] for j in range(1, lags + 1))\n\n\nd = err[(\"snaive\", 4)] ** 2 - err[(\"model\", 4)] ** 2\nT = len(d)\nLAGS, KERNEL = 3, \"bartlett\"\ndbar = float(d.mean())\nse = float(np.sqrt(lrv(d, LAGS, KERNEL) / T))\ndm = dbar / se\nres.update({\"loss_diff_mean_h4\": dbar, \"loss_diff_se_h4\": se, \"hac_lags_h4\": LAGS, \"hac_kernel_h4\": KERNEL,\n            \"dm_stat_h4\": dm, \"dm_pvalue_h4\": float(2 * stats.norm.sf(abs(dm)))})\n\n# sensitivity of the h=4 test (reported, not primary)\nsens = []\nfor kern, L in ((\"bartlett\", 3), (\"bartlett\", 4), (\"bartlett\", 6), (\"rectangular\", 3)):\n    v = lrv(d, L, kern)\n    if v > 0:\n        s_ = np.sqrt(v / T); st = dbar / s_\n        hln = st * np.sqrt((T + 1 - 2 * 4 + 4 * 3 / T) / T) if kern == \"rectangular\" else np.nan\n        sens.append({\"kernel\": kern, \"lags\": L, \"se\": s_, \"dm_stat\": st, \"p_normal\": 2 * stats.norm.sf(abs(st)),\n                     \"hln_stat\": hln, \"p_hln_t39\": 2 * stats.t.sf(abs(hln), T - 1) if kern == \"rectangular\" else np.nan})\n    else:\n        sens.append({\"kernel\": kern, \"lags\": L, \"se\": np.nan, \"dm_stat\": np.nan, \"p_normal\": np.nan,\n                     \"hln_stat\": np.nan, \"p_hln_t39\": np.nan})\npd.DataFrame(sens).to_csv(os.path.join(OUT, \"sensitivity_dm.csv\"), index=False, float_format=\"%.6f\")\n\nres.update({\"feasibility\": \"complete\", \"feasibility_reason\": None,\n            \"data_issues\": [{\"issue\": \"infl_annualised missing for 1995Q1 (no prior quarter)\",\n                             \"handling\": \"row excluded from all estimation samples\"},\n                            {\"issue\": \"large genuine outliers (2008Q4, 2020Q2, 2022Q1-Q2) in the target\",\n                             \"handling\": \"kept as observed; no winsorising; noted in report\"}],\n            \"n_input_rows\": {\"cpi_quarterly.csv\": n_q, \"cpi_monthly.csv\": n_m},\n            \"n_analysed\": int(n_last), \"random_seed\": None,\n            \"supplementary\": {\n                \"n_analysed_definition\": \"quarters with observed inflation <= last origin (1995Q2-2025Q3); regression obs in last fit are fewer (lags/horizon)\",\n                \"n_reg_last_origin\": {f\"h{h}\": int(psel[(psel.origin == origins[-1]) & (psel.h == h)].n_reg.iloc[0]) for h in HORIZONS},\n                \"selected_p_counts\": {f\"h{h}\": {str(k): int(v) for k, v in psel[psel.h == h].p.value_counts().sort_index().items()} for h in HORIZONS},\n                \"mean_loss_diff_h1\": float(np.mean(err[(\"snaive\", 1)] ** 2 - err[(\"model\", 1)] ** 2)),\n                \"mean_loss_diff_h2\": float(np.mean(err[(\"snaive\", 2)] ** 2 - err[(\"model\", 2)] ** 2)),\n                \"dm_sensitivity_h4\": [{k: (None if (isinstance(v, float) and np.isnan(v)) else (float(v) if not isinstance(v, str) and not isinstance(v, int) else v)) for k, v in r.items()} for r in sens],\n                \"loss_diff_mean_h4_excl_2021_2022_targets\": float(np.mean(d[~pd.to_datetime(fc[(fc.horizon == 4) & (fc.model == 'snaive')].sort_values('origin_date').target_date).dt.year.isin([2021, 2022]).to_numpy()])),\n            }})\nwith open(os.path.join(OUT, \"results.json\"), \"w\") as f:\n    json.dump(res, f, indent=2)\nfor k in [k for k in res if k.startswith((\"rmse\", \"mae\", \"rel_\", \"loss\", \"dm_\"))]:\n    print(f\"{k}: {res[k]:.4f}\")\n# F3-conf-04 — Multi-horizon forecasts of Canadian quarterly CPI inflation\n\n## Question\nOver 40 rolling quarterly origins (2015Q4–2025Q3; `n_origins`, `first_origin`, `last_origin`), does a time-series model beat the seasonal-naive forecast of Canadian quarterly CPI inflation (400·Δln of the quarterly-average NSA CPI) at horizons 1, 2 and 4 quarters? And at h = 4, is the mean squared-error loss differential different from zero once we allow for the serial correlation that overlapping 4-step errors create?\n\n## Data and exclusions\n- `data/cpi_quarterly.csv` (127 rows) is the analysis input. `data/cpi_monthly.csv` (381 rows) was used only to check provenance (`n_input_rows`). Both SHA-256 hashes match `data/README.md`. Recomputing the quarterly averages and inflation from the monthly file reproduces the quarterly file up to rounding (`out/state/data_audit.md`).\n- Exclusions (`out/exclusions.csv`): (1) 1995Q1 has no inflation value because there is no prior quarter (127 → 126). (2) The last estimation sample keeps only quarters ≤ the last origin 2025Q3 (126 → 122 = `n_analysed`). Later quarters are used only as forecast targets.\n- Data issues (`data_issues`): the missing 1995Q1 value, and some large but genuine outliers (2008Q4, 2020Q2, 2022Q1–Q2). The outliers were kept as observed.\n\n## Method\n- **Seasonal-naive:** the forecast for quarter t+h is the observed inflation of quarter t+h−4.\n- **Model (`model_name` = `dsar_bic`, see `model_description`):** a direct multi-step OLS regression, one per horizon. It regresses inflation at s+h on four seasonal dummies for the target quarter and on p lags (infl_s, …, infl_{s−p+1}). The lag order p ∈ {0,…,4} is chosen by BIC on a common sample. At every origin the model is re-estimated and p is re-selected on an expanding window that starts in 1995Q2 and uses only quarters ≤ the origin. BIC chose p ∈ {0,1} at h = 1 and h = 2. At h = 4 it chose p = 0 at all 40 origins (`supplementary.selected_p_counts`), so at that horizon the model reduces to expanding-window seasonal means.\n- **Metrics:** RMSE and MAE over the 40 origins for each horizon, and the relative improvement 1 − RMSE_model/RMSE_snaive.\n- **h = 4 test:** d_t = e²_snaive,t − e²_model,t. The standard error of d̄ uses a Newey–West (Bartlett kernel) long-run variance with truncation lag 3 = h−1 (`hac_lags_h4`, `hac_kernel_h4`). DM = d̄/SE, with a two-sided p-value from N(0,1).\n- The script is deterministic and uses no random numbers (`random_seed` = null). `out/analysis.py` regenerates `out/results.json`, `out/forecasts.csv`, `out/exclusions.csv` and `out/sensitivity_dm.csv`.\n\n## Results\n| h | RMSE snaive | MAE snaive | RMSE model | MAE model | 1 − RMSE ratio |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 1 | 2.849 (`rmse_snaive_h1`) | 2.138 (`mae_snaive_h1`) | 2.197 (`rmse_model_h1`) | 1.561 (`mae_model_h1`) | 0.229 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h1`) |\n| 2 | 2.847 (`rmse_snaive_h2`) | 2.126 (`mae_snaive_h2`) | 2.361 (`rmse_model_h2`) | 1.533 (`mae_model_h2`) | 0.171 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h2`) |\n| 4 | 2.882 (`rmse_snaive_h4`) | 2.181 (`mae_snaive_h4`) | 2.355 (`rmse_model_h4`) | 1.602 (`mae_model_h4`) | 0.183 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h4`) |\n\nUnits are annualised percentage points. On both RMSE and MAE, the model beats the seasonal-naive forecast at all three horizons. RMSE falls by about 17–23%.\n\nAt h = 4: d̄ = 2.761 squared pp (`loss_diff_mean_h4`), HAC SE = 2.148 (`loss_diff_se_h4`), DM = 1.286 (`dm_stat_h4`), two-sided p = 0.199 (`dm_pvalue_h4`). At conventional levels, the h = 4 squared-loss advantage cannot be distinguished from zero.\n\n## Uncertainty\n- The p-value of the h = 4 test depends on the HAC choice (`supplementary.dm_sensitivity_h4`; also `out/sensitivity_dm.csv`):\n\n  | kernel | lag | SE | DM | p (normal) |\n  |---|---|---|---|---|\n  | Bartlett | 3 (primary) | 2.15 | 1.29 | 0.20 |\n  | Bartlett | 4 | 1.91 | 1.45 | 0.15 |\n  | Bartlett | 6 | 1.42 | 1.95 | 0.05 |\n  | Rectangular | 3 | 1.75 | 1.58 | 0.11 |\n\n  The rectangular lag-3 version with the Harvey–Leybourne–Newbold small-sample correction and t(39) gives p ≈ 0.16. None of these settings reaches the 5% level. The Bartlett lag-6 variant comes closest (p ≈ 0.052).\n- With T = 40 overlapping errors, the HAC variance is estimated imprecisely and the normal approximation is rough.\n- The loss differential is dominated by a few quarters, especially around the 2021–2022 inflation surge. As a descriptive check, dropping targets dated 2021–2022 gives a mean differential of 3.70 (`supplementary.loss_diff_mean_h4_excl_2021_2022_targets`). So the model's average advantage is not driven only by the surge, but it remains noisy.\n- No significance tests were run at h = 1 and h = 2. The task does not ask for them, so the improvements there are point estimates only. The mean loss differentials are 3.29 at h = 1 and 2.53 at h = 2 (`supplementary.mean_loss_diff_h1`, `supplementary.mean_loss_diff_h2`).\n\n## Limitations and open issues\n- Errors are computed on the current data vintage, not on real-time vintages. Each quarter is assumed known at the end of that quarter, while actual publication comes about three weeks later. No claim of real-time validity is made.\n- The model is a single, deliberately simple specification and was not tuned on the evaluation period. Its h = 4 version is just seasonal means. Other models (SARIMA, models using monthly data) were not tried.\n- The DM test treats the model's forecasts as given and ignores estimation uncertainty in the parameters; it is a test of these specific forecasts (Giacomini–White view). The primary HAC choice (Bartlett, lag 3) meets the minimum lag the task requires. That kernel puts reduced weight on the MA(3) autocovariances, and the alternative choices give somewhat smaller p-values, as shown above.\n- `n_analysed` (122) counts the quarterly observations up to the last origin. 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Deterministic (no randomness).\"\"\"\nimport json, os\nimport numpy as np, pandas as pd\nfrom scipy import stats\n\nOUT = \"out\"\nHORIZONS = [1, 2, 4]\nPMAX = 4\nMODEL = \"dsar_bic\"\n\nq = pd.read_csv(\"data/cpi_quarterly.csv\", parse_dates=[\"quarter\"])\nm = pd.read_csv(\"data/cpi_monthly.csv\")\nn_q, n_m = len(q), len(m)\nq = q.sort_values(\"quarter\").reset_index(drop=True)\n\nexcl = []\nn0 = len(q)\ny_all = q.dropna(subset=[\"infl_annualised\"]).reset_index(drop=True)\nexcl.append([\"1\", \"drop quarters with missing infl_annualised\", n0, len(y_all), n0 - len(y_all),\n             \"1995Q1 has no previous quarter, so its inflation is undefined\"])\n\norigins = pd.date_range(\"2015-10-01\", \"2025-07-01\", freq=\"QS\")\nassert len(origins) == 40\ndates = y_all[\"quarter\"].reset_index(drop=True)\ny = y_all[\"infl_annualised\"].to_numpy()\nqtr = dates.dt.quarter.to_numpy()\npos = {d: i for i, d in enumerate(dates)}\n\n\ndef design(yv, qv, idx, h, p):\n    \"\"\"Rows for direct regression of y[s+h] on target-quarter dummies and y[s],...,y[s-p+1].\"\"\"\n    X = []\n    for s in idx:\n        d = [1.0 if qv[s + h] == k else 0.0 for k in (1, 2, 3, 4)] if s + h < len(qv) else None\n        X.append((d, [yv[s - j] for j in range(p)]))\n    return X\n\n\ndef fit_forecast(t_idx, h):\n    \"\"\"Direct model using only observations with index <= t_idx (quarters <= origin).\"\"\"\n    yv = y[: t_idx + 1]\n    qv = qtr[: t_idx + 1]\n    # target quarter of the forecast (deterministic calendar; known at origin)\n    tq = ((qv[t_idx] - 1 + h) % 4) + 1\n    # common estimation sample for all p: s from PMAX-1 to t_idx-h\n    S = np.arange(PMAX - 1, t_idx - h + 1)\n    Y = yv[S + h]\n    D = np.array([[1.0 if qv[s + h] == k else 0.0 for k in (1, 2, 3, 4)] for s in S])\n    best = None\n    for p in range(PMAX + 1):\n        L = np.column_stack([yv[S - j] for j in range(p)]) if p else np.empty((len(S), 0))\n        X = np.hstack([D, L])\n        beta, *_ = np.linalg.lstsq(X, Y, rcond=None)\n        rss = float(np.sum((Y - X @ beta) ** 2))\n        n, k = X.shape\n        bic = n * np.log(rss / n) + k * np.log(n)\n        if best is None or bic < best[0]:\n            best = (bic, p, beta, n)\n    _, p, beta, n = best\n    x = np.r_[[1.0 if tq == k else 0.0 for k in (1, 2, 3, 4)], [yv[t_idx - j] for j in range(p)]]\n    return float(x @ beta), p, n\n\n\nrows, psel = [], []\nfor t in origins:\n    ti = pos[t]\n    for h in HORIZONS:\n        tgt = dates[ti + h]\n        assert tgt == t + pd.DateOffset(months=3 * h)\n        actual = float(y[ti + h])\n        sn = float(y[ti + h - 4])  # quarter t+h-4 <= t\n        assert dates[ti + h - 4] <= t\n        f, p, n = fit_forecast(ti, h)\n        psel.append({\"origin\": t, \"h\": h, \"p\": p, \"n_reg\": n})\n        for mod, fc in ((\"snaive\", sn), (MODEL, f)):\n            rows.append({\"origin_date\": t.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\"), \"target_date\": tgt.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\"),\n                         \"horizon\": h, \"forecast\": fc, \"actual\": actual, \"model\": mod})\nfc = pd.DataFrame(rows)\nfc.to_csv(os.path.join(OUT, \"forecasts.csv\"), index=False, float_format=\"%.6f\")\npsel = pd.DataFrame(psel)\n\nlast_ti = pos[origins[-1]]\nn_last = last_ti + 1\nexcl.append([\"2\", \"last estimation sample: quarters <= last origin 2025-07-01\", len(y_all), n_last,\n             len(y_all) - n_last, \"information rule: forecasts at origin t use only quarters <= t; \"\n             \"later quarters serve only as targets\"])\npd.DataFrame(excl, columns=[\"step\", \"rule\", \"n_before\", \"n_after\", \"n_removed\", \"rationale\"]).to_csv(\n    os.path.join(OUT, \"exclusions.csv\"), index=False)\n\nres = {\"task_id\": \"F3-conf-04\", \"model_name\": MODEL,\n       \"model_description\": (\"Direct (one regression per horizon) OLS model: infl(s+h) on four target-quarter \"\n                             \"seasonal dummies plus p lags infl(s),...,infl(s-p+1), p in 0..4 chosen by BIC on a \"\n                             \"common sample, re-estimated and re-selected at each origin on an expanding window \"\n                             \"from 1995Q2 using only quarters <= origin.\"),\n       \"n_origins\": len(origins), \"first_origin\": origins[0].strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\"),\n       \"last_origin\": origins[-1].strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\")}\nerr = {}\nfor h in HORIZONS:\n    for mod, key in ((\"snaive\", \"snaive\"), (MODEL, \"model\")):\n        s = fc[(fc.horizon == h) & (fc.model == mod)].sort_values(\"origin_date\")\n        e = (s.actual - s.forecast).to_numpy()\n        err[(key, h)] = e\n        res[f\"rmse_{key}_h{h}\"] = float(np.sqrt(np.mean(e ** 2)))\n        res[f\"mae_{key}_h{h}\"] = float(np.mean(np.abs(e)))\nfor h in HORIZONS:\n    res[f\"rel_improvement_rmse_h{h}\"] = 1 - res[f\"rmse_model_h{h}\"] / res[f\"rmse_snaive_h{h}\"]\n\n\ndef lrv(d, lags, kernel):\n    d = d - d.mean()\n    T = len(d)\n    g = [np.sum(d[j:] * d[: T - j]) / T for j in range(lags + 1)]\n    w = [1.0] + [(1 - j / (lags + 1)) if kernel == \"bartlett\" else 1.0 for j in range(1, lags + 1)]\n    return g[0] + 2 * sum(w[j] * g[j] for j in range(1, lags + 1))\n\n\nd = err[(\"snaive\", 4)] ** 2 - err[(\"model\", 4)] ** 2\nT = len(d)\nLAGS, KERNEL = 3, \"bartlett\"\ndbar = float(d.mean())\nse = float(np.sqrt(lrv(d, LAGS, KERNEL) / T))\ndm = dbar / se\nres.update({\"loss_diff_mean_h4\": dbar, \"loss_diff_se_h4\": se, \"hac_lags_h4\": LAGS, \"hac_kernel_h4\": KERNEL,\n            \"dm_stat_h4\": dm, \"dm_pvalue_h4\": float(2 * stats.norm.sf(abs(dm)))})\n\n# sensitivity of the h=4 test (reported, not primary)\nsens = []\nfor kern, L in ((\"bartlett\", 3), (\"bartlett\", 4), (\"bartlett\", 6), (\"rectangular\", 3)):\n    v = lrv(d, L, kern)\n    if v > 0:\n        s_ = np.sqrt(v / T); st = dbar / s_\n        hln = st * np.sqrt((T + 1 - 2 * 4 + 4 * 3 / T) / T) if kern == \"rectangular\" else np.nan\n        sens.append({\"kernel\": kern, \"lags\": L, \"se\": s_, \"dm_stat\": st, \"p_normal\": 2 * stats.norm.sf(abs(st)),\n                     \"hln_stat\": hln, \"p_hln_t39\": 2 * stats.t.sf(abs(hln), T - 1) if kern == \"rectangular\" else np.nan})\n    else:\n        sens.append({\"kernel\": kern, \"lags\": L, \"se\": np.nan, \"dm_stat\": np.nan, \"p_normal\": np.nan,\n                     \"hln_stat\": np.nan, \"p_hln_t39\": np.nan})\npd.DataFrame(sens).to_csv(os.path.join(OUT, \"sensitivity_dm.csv\"), index=False, float_format=\"%.6f\")\n\nres.update({\"feasibility\": \"complete\", \"feasibility_reason\": None,\n            \"data_issues\": [{\"issue\": \"infl_annualised missing for 1995Q1 (no prior quarter)\",\n                             \"handling\": \"row excluded from all estimation samples\"},\n                            {\"issue\": \"large genuine outliers (2008Q4, 2020Q2, 2022Q1-Q2) in the target\",\n                             \"handling\": \"kept as observed; no winsorising; noted in report\"}],\n            \"n_input_rows\": {\"cpi_quarterly.csv\": n_q, \"cpi_monthly.csv\": n_m},\n            \"n_analysed\": int(n_last), \"random_seed\": None,\n            \"supplementary\": {\n                \"n_analysed_definition\": \"quarters with observed inflation <= last origin (1995Q2-2025Q3); regression obs in last fit are fewer (lags/horizon)\",\n                \"n_reg_last_origin\": {f\"h{h}\": int(psel[(psel.origin == origins[-1]) & (psel.h == h)].n_reg.iloc[0]) for h in HORIZONS},\n                \"selected_p_counts\": {f\"h{h}\": {str(k): int(v) for k, v in psel[psel.h == h].p.value_counts().sort_index().items()} for h in HORIZONS},\n                \"mean_loss_diff_h1\": float(np.mean(err[(\"snaive\", 1)] ** 2 - err[(\"model\", 1)] ** 2)),\n                \"mean_loss_diff_h2\": float(np.mean(err[(\"snaive\", 2)] ** 2 - err[(\"model\", 2)] ** 2)),\n                \"dm_sensitivity_h4\": [{k: (None if (isinstance(v, float) and np.isnan(v)) else (float(v) if not isinstance(v, str) and not isinstance(v, int) else v)) for k, v in r.items()} for r in sens],\n                \"loss_diff_mean_h4_excl_2021_2022_targets\": float(np.mean(d[~pd.to_datetime(fc[(fc.horizon == 4) & (fc.model == 'snaive')].sort_values('origin_date').target_date).dt.year.isin([2021, 2022]).to_numpy()])),\n            }})\nwith open(os.path.join(OUT, \"results.json\"), \"w\") as f:\n    json.dump(res, f, indent=2)\nfor k in [k for k in res if k.startswith((\"rmse\", \"mae\", \"rel_\", \"loss\", \"dm_\"))]:\n    print(f\"{k}: {res[k]:.4f}\")\n# F3-conf-04 — Multi-horizon forecasts of Canadian quarterly CPI inflation\n\n## Question\nOver 40 rolling quarterly origins (2015Q4–2025Q3; `n_origins`, `first_origin`, `last_origin`), does a time-series model beat the seasonal-naive forecast of Canadian quarterly CPI inflation (400·Δln of the quarterly-average NSA CPI) at horizons 1, 2 and 4 quarters? And at h = 4, is the mean squared-error loss differential different from zero once we allow for the serial correlation that overlapping 4-step errors create?\n\n## Data and exclusions\n- `data/cpi_quarterly.csv` (127 rows) is the analysis input. `data/cpi_monthly.csv` (381 rows) was used only to check provenance (`n_input_rows`). Both SHA-256 hashes match `data/README.md`. Recomputing the quarterly averages and inflation from the monthly file reproduces the quarterly file up to rounding (`out/state/data_audit.md`).\n- Exclusions (`out/exclusions.csv`): (1) 1995Q1 has no inflation value because there is no prior quarter (127 → 126). (2) The last estimation sample keeps only quarters ≤ the last origin 2025Q3 (126 → 122 = `n_analysed`). Later quarters are used only as forecast targets.\n- Data issues (`data_issues`): the missing 1995Q1 value, and some large but genuine outliers (2008Q4, 2020Q2, 2022Q1–Q2). The outliers were kept as observed.\n\n## Method\n- **Seasonal-naive:** the forecast for quarter t+h is the observed inflation of quarter t+h−4.\n- **Model (`model_name` = `dsar_bic`, see `model_description`):** a direct multi-step OLS regression, one per horizon. It regresses inflation at s+h on four seasonal dummies for the target quarter and on p lags (infl_s, …, infl_{s−p+1}). The lag order p ∈ {0,…,4} is chosen by BIC on a common sample. At every origin the model is re-estimated and p is re-selected on an expanding window that starts in 1995Q2 and uses only quarters ≤ the origin. BIC chose p ∈ {0,1} at h = 1 and h = 2. At h = 4 it chose p = 0 at all 40 origins (`supplementary.selected_p_counts`), so at that horizon the model reduces to expanding-window seasonal means.\n- **Metrics:** RMSE and MAE over the 40 origins for each horizon, and the relative improvement 1 − RMSE_model/RMSE_snaive.\n- **h = 4 test:** d_t = e²_snaive,t − e²_model,t. The standard error of d̄ uses a Newey–West (Bartlett kernel) long-run variance with truncation lag 3 = h−1 (`hac_lags_h4`, `hac_kernel_h4`). DM = d̄/SE, with a two-sided p-value from N(0,1).\n- The script is deterministic and uses no random numbers (`random_seed` = null). `out/analysis.py` regenerates `out/results.json`, `out/forecasts.csv`, `out/exclusions.csv` and `out/sensitivity_dm.csv`.\n\n## Results\n| h | RMSE snaive | MAE snaive | RMSE model | MAE model | 1 − RMSE ratio |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 1 | 2.849 (`rmse_snaive_h1`) | 2.138 (`mae_snaive_h1`) | 2.197 (`rmse_model_h1`) | 1.561 (`mae_model_h1`) | 0.229 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h1`) |\n| 2 | 2.847 (`rmse_snaive_h2`) | 2.126 (`mae_snaive_h2`) | 2.361 (`rmse_model_h2`) | 1.533 (`mae_model_h2`) | 0.171 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h2`) |\n| 4 | 2.882 (`rmse_snaive_h4`) | 2.181 (`mae_snaive_h4`) | 2.355 (`rmse_model_h4`) | 1.602 (`mae_model_h4`) | 0.183 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h4`) |\n\nUnits are annualised percentage points. On both RMSE and MAE, the model beats the seasonal-naive forecast at all three horizons. RMSE falls by about 17–23%.\n\nAt h = 4: d̄ = 2.761 squared pp (`loss_diff_mean_h4`), HAC SE = 2.148 (`loss_diff_se_h4`), DM = 1.286 (`dm_stat_h4`), two-sided p = 0.199 (`dm_pvalue_h4`). At conventional levels, the h = 4 squared-loss advantage cannot be distinguished from zero.\n\n## Uncertainty\n- The p-value of the h = 4 test depends on the HAC choice (`supplementary.dm_sensitivity_h4`; also `out/sensitivity_dm.csv`):\n\n  | kernel | lag | SE | DM | p (normal) |\n  |---|---|---|---|---|\n  | Bartlett | 3 (primary) | 2.15 | 1.29 | 0.20 |\n  | Bartlett | 4 | 1.91 | 1.45 | 0.15 |\n  | Bartlett | 6 | 1.42 | 1.95 | 0.05 |\n  | Rectangular | 3 | 1.75 | 1.58 | 0.11 |\n\n  The rectangular lag-3 version with the Harvey–Leybourne–Newbold small-sample correction and t(39) gives p ≈ 0.16. None of these settings reaches the 5% level. The Bartlett lag-6 variant comes closest (p ≈ 0.052).\n- With T = 40 overlapping errors, the HAC variance is estimated imprecisely and the normal approximation is rough.\n- The loss differential is dominated by a few quarters, especially around the 2021–2022 inflation surge. As a descriptive check, dropping targets dated 2021–2022 gives a mean differential of 3.70 (`supplementary.loss_diff_mean_h4_excl_2021_2022_targets`). So the model's average advantage is not driven only by the surge, but it remains noisy.\n- No significance tests were run at h = 1 and h = 2. The task does not ask for them, so the improvements there are point estimates only. The mean loss differentials are 3.29 at h = 1 and 2.53 at h = 2 (`supplementary.mean_loss_diff_h1`, `supplementary.mean_loss_diff_h2`).\n\n## Limitations and open issues\n- Errors are computed on the current data vintage, not on real-time vintages. 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known at origin)\n    tq = ((qv[t_idx] - 1 + h) % 4) + 1\n    # common estimation sample for all p: s from PMAX-1 to t_idx-h\n    S = np.arange(PMAX - 1, t_idx - h + 1)\n    Y = yv[S + h]\n    D = np.array([[1.0 if qv[s + h] == k else 0.0 for k in (1, 2, 3, 4)] for s in S])\n    best = None\n    for p in range(PMAX + 1):\n        L = np.column_stack([yv[S - j] for j in range(p)]) if p else np.empty((len(S), 0))\n        X = np.hstack([D, L])\n        beta, *_ = np.linalg.lstsq(X, Y, rcond=None)\n        rss = float(np.sum((Y - X @ beta) ** 2))\n        n, k = X.shape\n        bic = n * np.log(rss / n) + k * np.log(n)\n        if best is None or bic < best[0]:\n            best = (bic, p, beta, n)\n    _, p, beta, n = best\n    x = np.r_[[1.0 if tq == k else 0.0 for k in (1, 2, 3, 4)], [yv[t_idx - j] for j in range(p)]]\n    return float(x @ beta), p, n\n\n\nrows, psel = [], []\nfor t in origins:\n    ti = pos[t]\n    for h in HORIZONS:\n        tgt = dates[ti + h]\n        assert tgt == t + pd.DateOffset(months=3 * h)\n        actual = float(y[ti + h])\n        sn = float(y[ti + h - 4])  # quarter t+h-4 <= t\n        assert dates[ti + h - 4] <= t\n        f, p, n = fit_forecast(ti, h)\n        psel.append({\"origin\": t, \"h\": h, \"p\": p, \"n_reg\": n})\n        for mod, fc in ((\"snaive\", sn), (MODEL, f)):\n            rows.append({\"origin_date\": t.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\"), \"target_date\": tgt.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\"),\n                         \"horizon\": h, \"forecast\": fc, \"actual\": actual, \"model\": mod})\nfc = pd.DataFrame(rows)\nfc.to_csv(os.path.join(OUT, \"forecasts.csv\"), index=False, float_format=\"%.6f\")\npsel = pd.DataFrame(psel)\n\nlast_ti = pos[origins[-1]]\nn_last = last_ti + 1\nexcl.append([\"2\", \"last estimation sample: quarters <= last origin 2025-07-01\", len(y_all), n_last,\n             len(y_all) - n_last, \"information rule: forecasts at origin t use only quarters <= t; 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st = dbar / s_\n        hln = st * np.sqrt((T + 1 - 2 * 4 + 4 * 3 / T) / T) if kern == \"rectangular\" else np.nan\n        sens.append({\"kernel\": kern, \"lags\": L, \"se\": s_, \"dm_stat\": st, \"p_normal\": 2 * stats.norm.sf(abs(st)),\n                     \"hln_stat\": hln, \"p_hln_t39\": 2 * stats.t.sf(abs(hln), T - 1) if kern == \"rectangular\" else np.nan})\n    else:\n        sens.append({\"kernel\": kern, \"lags\": L, \"se\": np.nan, \"dm_stat\": np.nan, \"p_normal\": np.nan,\n                     \"hln_stat\": np.nan, \"p_hln_t39\": np.nan})\npd.DataFrame(sens).to_csv(os.path.join(OUT, \"sensitivity_dm.csv\"), index=False, float_format=\"%.6f\")\n\nres.update({\"feasibility\": \"complete\", \"feasibility_reason\": None,\n            \"data_issues\": [{\"issue\": \"infl_annualised missing for 1995Q1 (no prior quarter)\",\n                             \"handling\": \"row excluded from all estimation samples\"},\n                            {\"issue\": \"large genuine outliers (2008Q4, 2020Q2, 2022Q1-Q2) in the target\",\n                             \"handling\": \"kept as observed; no winsorising; noted in report\"}],\n            \"n_input_rows\": {\"cpi_quarterly.csv\": n_q, \"cpi_monthly.csv\": n_m},\n            \"n_analysed\": int(n_last), \"random_seed\": None,\n            \"supplementary\": {\n                \"n_analysed_definition\": \"quarters with observed inflation <= last origin (1995Q2-2025Q3); regression obs in last fit are fewer (lags/horizon)\",\n                \"n_reg_last_origin\": {f\"h{h}\": int(psel[(psel.origin == origins[-1]) & (psel.h == h)].n_reg.iloc[0]) for h in HORIZONS},\n                \"selected_p_counts\": {f\"h{h}\": {str(k): int(v) for k, v in psel[psel.h == h].p.value_counts().sort_index().items()} for h in HORIZONS},\n                \"mean_loss_diff_h1\": float(np.mean(err[(\"snaive\", 1)] ** 2 - err[(\"model\", 1)] ** 2)),\n                \"mean_loss_diff_h2\": float(np.mean(err[(\"snaive\", 2)] ** 2 - err[(\"model\", 2)] ** 2)),\n                \"dm_sensitivity_h4\": [{k: (None if (isinstance(v, float) and np.isnan(v)) else (float(v) if not isinstance(v, str) and not isinstance(v, int) else v)) for k, v in r.items()} for r in sens],\n                \"loss_diff_mean_h4_excl_2021_2022_targets\": float(np.mean(d[~pd.to_datetime(fc[(fc.horizon == 4) & (fc.model == 'snaive')].sort_values('origin_date').target_date).dt.year.isin([2021, 2022]).to_numpy()])),\n            }})\nwith open(os.path.join(OUT, \"results.json\"), \"w\") as f:\n    json.dump(res, f, indent=2)\nfor k in [k for k in res if k.startswith((\"rmse\", \"mae\", \"rel_\", \"loss\", \"dm_\"))]:\n    print(f\"{k}: {res[k]:.4f}\")\n# F3-conf-04 — Multi-horizon forecasts of Canadian quarterly CPI inflation\n\n## Question\nOver 40 rolling quarterly origins (2015Q4–2025Q3; `n_origins`, `first_origin`, `last_origin`), does a time-series model beat the seasonal-naive forecast of Canadian quarterly CPI inflation (400·Δln of the quarterly-average NSA CPI) at horizons 1, 2 and 4 quarters? And at h = 4, is the mean squared-error loss differential different from zero once we allow for the serial correlation that overlapping 4-step errors create?\n\n## Data and exclusions\n- `data/cpi_quarterly.csv` (127 rows) is the analysis input. `data/cpi_monthly.csv` (381 rows) was used only to check provenance (`n_input_rows`). Both SHA-256 hashes match `data/README.md`. Recomputing the quarterly averages and inflation from the monthly file reproduces the quarterly file up to rounding (`out/state/data_audit.md`).\n- Exclusions (`out/exclusions.csv`): (1) 1995Q1 has no inflation value because there is no prior quarter (127 → 126). (2) The last estimation sample keeps only quarters ≤ the last origin 2025Q3 (126 → 122 = `n_analysed`). Later quarters are used only as forecast targets.\n- Data issues (`data_issues`): the missing 1995Q1 value, and some large but genuine outliers (2008Q4, 2020Q2, 2022Q1–Q2). The outliers were kept as observed.\n\n## Method\n- **Seasonal-naive:** the forecast for quarter t+h is the observed inflation of quarter t+h−4.\n- **Model (`model_name` = `dsar_bic`, see `model_description`):** a direct multi-step OLS regression, one per horizon. It regresses inflation at s+h on four seasonal dummies for the target quarter and on p lags (infl_s, …, infl_{s−p+1}). The lag order p ∈ {0,…,4} is chosen by BIC on a common sample. At every origin the model is re-estimated and p is re-selected on an expanding window that starts in 1995Q2 and uses only quarters ≤ the origin. BIC chose p ∈ {0,1} at h = 1 and h = 2. At h = 4 it chose p = 0 at all 40 origins (`supplementary.selected_p_counts`), so at that horizon the model reduces to expanding-window seasonal means.\n- **Metrics:** RMSE and MAE over the 40 origins for each horizon, and the relative improvement 1 − RMSE_model/RMSE_snaive.\n- **h = 4 test:** d_t = e²_snaive,t − e²_model,t. The standard error of d̄ uses a Newey–West (Bartlett kernel) long-run variance with truncation lag 3 = h−1 (`hac_lags_h4`, `hac_kernel_h4`). DM = d̄/SE, with a two-sided p-value from N(0,1).\n- The script is deterministic and uses no random numbers (`random_seed` = null). `out/analysis.py` regenerates `out/results.json`, `out/forecasts.csv`, `out/exclusions.csv` and `out/sensitivity_dm.csv`.\n\n## Results\n| h | RMSE snaive | MAE snaive | RMSE model | MAE model | 1 − RMSE ratio |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 1 | 2.849 (`rmse_snaive_h1`) | 2.138 (`mae_snaive_h1`) | 2.197 (`rmse_model_h1`) | 1.561 (`mae_model_h1`) | 0.229 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h1`) |\n| 2 | 2.847 (`rmse_snaive_h2`) | 2.126 (`mae_snaive_h2`) | 2.361 (`rmse_model_h2`) | 1.533 (`mae_model_h2`) | 0.171 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h2`) |\n| 4 | 2.882 (`rmse_snaive_h4`) | 2.181 (`mae_snaive_h4`) | 2.355 (`rmse_model_h4`) | 1.602 (`mae_model_h4`) | 0.183 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h4`) |\n\nUnits are annualised percentage points. On both RMSE and MAE, the model beats the seasonal-naive forecast at all three horizons. RMSE falls by about 17–23%.\n\nAt h = 4: d̄ = 2.761 squared pp (`loss_diff_mean_h4`), HAC SE = 2.148 (`loss_diff_se_h4`), DM = 1.286 (`dm_stat_h4`), two-sided p = 0.199 (`dm_pvalue_h4`). At conventional levels, the h = 4 squared-loss advantage cannot be distinguished from zero.\n\n## Uncertainty\n- The p-value of the h = 4 test depends on the HAC choice (`supplementary.dm_sensitivity_h4`; also `out/sensitivity_dm.csv`):\n\n  | kernel | lag | SE | DM | p (normal) |\n  |---|---|---|---|---|\n  | Bartlett | 3 (primary) | 2.15 | 1.29 | 0.20 |\n  | Bartlett | 4 | 1.91 | 1.45 | 0.15 |\n  | Bartlett | 6 | 1.42 | 1.95 | 0.05 |\n  | Rectangular | 3 | 1.75 | 1.58 | 0.11 |\n\n  The rectangular lag-3 version with the Harvey–Leybourne–Newbold small-sample correction and t(39) gives p ≈ 0.16. None of these settings reaches the 5% level. The Bartlett lag-6 variant comes closest (p ≈ 0.052).\n- With T = 40 overlapping errors, the HAC variance is estimated imprecisely and the normal approximation is rough.\n- The loss differential is dominated by a few quarters, especially around the 2021–2022 inflation surge. As a descriptive check, dropping targets dated 2021–2022 gives a mean differential of 3.70 (`supplementary.loss_diff_mean_h4_excl_2021_2022_targets`). So the model's average advantage is not driven only by the surge, but it remains noisy.\n- No significance tests were run at h = 1 and h = 2. The task does not ask for them, so the improvements there are point estimates only. The mean loss differentials are 3.29 at h = 1 and 2.53 at h = 2 (`supplementary.mean_loss_diff_h1`, `supplementary.mean_loss_diff_h2`).\n\n## Limitations and open issues\n- Errors are computed on the current data vintage, not on real-time vintages. 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