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The estimands are the real-time out-of-sample RMSE and MAE, over 8 quarterly origins and horizons h ∈ {1, 2} quarters, of (a) the naive forecast and (b) one model of your choice, evaluated against the *first-release* value of each target quarter, together with the relative improvement 1 − RMSE_model / RMSE_naive per horizon, and the mean absolute revision between the first release and the current value of the h = 1 target quarters.\n\n## Inputs\nAll files concern the series A191RL1Q225SBEA — US real GDP, percent change from preceding period, seasonally adjusted annual rate, quarterly (BEA via FRED/ALFRED); quarters are dated by their first day. 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At origin d, **the only usable target data are the contents of the vintage file dated d** (its training sample ends at the last quarter in that file, and all values, including those of earlier quarters, are the ones in that file). `current_vintage.csv` must not be used for estimation or as forecast input at any origin; it is provided only to compute the revision statistic and for discussion.\n- Horizons: h = 1 and h = 2 quarters after the last quarter contained in the origin's vintage file.\n- Actuals: the first-release value of the target quarter from `data/first_release.csv`.\n- Naive baseline: for both horizons, the forecast is the last value in the origin's vintage file.\n\n## Required outputs\n- `out/forecasts.csv` — one row per (origin, horizon, model), columns: `origin_date` (the vintage date, YYYY-MM-DD), `target_date` (quarter start, YYYY-MM-DD), `horizon` (1 or 2), `forecast`, `actual` (first-release value), `model` (`naive` or the value of `model_name`), `vintage_date` (the vintage file used), `train_last_date` (last quarter in the training data), `train_last_value` (the value of that quarter in the training data used), `n_train` (number of observations in the training data used). 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The estimands are the real-time out-of-sample RMSE and MAE, over 8 quarterly origins and horizons h ∈ {1, 2} quarters, of (a) the naive forecast and (b) one model of your choice, evaluated against the *first-release* value of each target quarter, together with the relative improvement 1 − RMSE_model / RMSE_naive per horizon, and the mean absolute revision between the first release and the current value of the h = 1 target quarters.\n\n## Inputs\nAll files concern the series A191RL1Q225SBEA — US real GDP, percent change from preceding period, seasonally adjusted annual rate, quarterly (BEA via FRED/ALFRED); quarters are dated by their first day. See `data/README.md` for URLs, retrieval times (2026-10-30 UTC), SHA-256 and licence.\n- `data/vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_<YYYY-MM-DD>.csv` — 8 files, one per forecast origin (2024-01-31, 2024-04-30, 2024-07-31, 2024-10-31, 2025-01-31, 2025-04-30, 2025-07-31, 2025-12-31): the complete series exactly as it was published on that date (ALFRED; header `observation_date,A191RL1Q225SBEA_<yyyymmdd>`; values as of that date; the last row is the most recently published quarter at that date).\n- `data/current_vintage.csv` — the same series as published on 2026-10-30 (FRED; header `observation_date,A191RL1Q225SBEA`), containing all revisions known today.\n- `data/first_release.csv` — columns `quarter`, `first_release_value`, `first_release_vintage_date`: the first published value of each quarter from 2023Q3 to 2026Q3 and the (month-end) vintage date at which it was first available.\n\n## Information-availability rules\n- The 8 forecast origins are the 8 vintage dates. At origin d, **the only usable target data are the contents of the vintage file dated d** (its training sample ends at the last quarter in that file, and all values, including those of earlier quarters, are the ones in that file). `current_vintage.csv` must not be used for estimation or as forecast input at any origin; it is provided only to compute the revision statistic and for discussion.\n- Horizons: h = 1 and h = 2 quarters after the last quarter contained in the origin's vintage file.\n- Actuals: the first-release value of the target quarter from `data/first_release.csv`.\n- Naive baseline: for both horizons, the forecast is the last value in the origin's vintage file.\n\n## Required outputs\n- `out/forecasts.csv` — one row per (origin, horizon, model), columns: `origin_date` (the vintage date, YYYY-MM-DD), `target_date` (quarter start, YYYY-MM-DD), `horizon` (1 or 2), `forecast`, `actual` (first-release value), `model` (`naive` or the value of `model_name`), `vintage_date` (the vintage file used), `train_last_date` (last quarter in the training data), `train_last_value` (the value of that quarter in the training data used), `n_train` (number of observations in the training data used). Expected: 8 × 2 × 2 = 32 rows.\n- `out/results.json` with the keys:\n\n| key | type | unit | meaning |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| `task_id` | string | — | \"F3-conf-02\" |\n| `model_name` | string | — | short name of your model, used in the `model` column |\n| `model_description` | string | — | one-sentence specification (lags, estimation sample, method) |\n| `n_origins` | integer | — | 8 |\n| `first_origin`, `last_origin` | string | date | first and last vintage dates |\n| `rmse_naive_h1`, `mae_naive_h1`, `rmse_naive_h2`, `mae_naive_h2` | number | percentage points (annualised growth) | naive errors vs first releases |\n| `rmse_model_h1`, `mae_model_h1`, `rmse_model_h2`, `mae_model_h2` | number | percentage points | your model's errors vs first releases |\n| `rel_improvement_rmse_h1`, `rel_improvement_rmse_h2` | number | fraction | 1 − rmse_model / rmse_naive |\n| `mean_abs_revision_h1_targets` | number | percentage points | mean over the 8 h = 1 target quarters of \\|current-vintage value − first-release value\\| |\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 | — | data rows read per input file (excluding headers), keyed by path relative to `data/` (e.g. \"current_vintage.csv\", \"first_release.csv\", \"vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-01-31.csv\") |\n| `n_analysed` | integer | — | observations in the last origin's training data |\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. Python: `~/wp29/venv/bin/python` (numpy, pandas, scipy, statsmodels available). 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h=2 forecast by iterating the AR(1).\",\n \"n_origins\": 8,\n \"first_origin\": \"2024-01-31\",\n \"last_origin\": \"2025-12-31\",\n \"rmse_naive_h1\": 2.0102860492974624,\n \"mae_naive_h1\": 1.6874999999999996,\n \"rmse_model_h1\": 1.4835747469242266,\n \"mae_model_h1\": 1.233214264175,\n \"rmse_naive_h2\": 2.265226258014859,\n \"mae_naive_h2\": 1.8124999999999998,\n \"rmse_model_h2\": 1.3976488356584449,\n \"mae_model_h2\": 1.0295196499375001,\n \"rel_improvement_rmse_h1\": 0.2620081368804734,\n \"rel_improvement_rmse_h2\": 0.3829981306665231,\n \"mean_abs_revision_h1_targets\": 0.5625000000000001,\n \"feasibility\": \"complete\",\n \"feasibility_reason\": null,\n \"data_issues\": [\n {\n \"issue\": \"COVID-19 outliers 2020Q2 (about -28%) and 2020Q3 (about +35%) in all vintages\",\n \"handling\": \"dependent quarters 2020Q2-2020Q4 excluded from AR(1) estimation (decided before evaluation)\"\n },\n {\n \"issue\": \"8th origin is 2025-12-31 (2025Q3 advance estimate delayed by the 2025 federal shutdown); 2025Q4 first release dated 2026-02-28\",\n \"handling\": \"used as provided; origin dates and first-release dates checked to respect chronology\"\n }\n ],\n \"n_input_rows\": {\n \"first_release.csv\": 13,\n \"current_vintage.csv\": 318,\n \"vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-01-31.csv\": 307,\n \"vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-04-30.csv\": 308,\n \"vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-07-31.csv\": 309,\n \"vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-10-31.csv\": 310,\n \"vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-01-31.csv\": 311,\n \"vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-04-30.csv\": 312,\n \"vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-07-31.csv\": 313,\n \"vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-12-31.csv\": 314\n },\n \"n_analysed\": 159,\n \"random_seed\": null,\n \"supp_n_origins_model_lower_sqerr_h1\": 5,\n \"supp_dm_stat_h1\": 1.5941055544494525,\n \"supp_dm_pvalue_t7_h1\": 0.15494148844232725,\n \"supp_n_origins_model_lower_sqerr_h2\": 8,\n \"supp_dm_stat_h2\": 1.8602935386351485,\n \"supp_dm_pvalue_t7_h2\": 0.10516614254520543,\n \"ar1_coefficients_last_origin\": {\n \"intercept\": 1.7716206256012257,\n \"phi\": 0.33465673263863993\n }\n}[\n{\"id\":\"C1\",\"text\":\"Real-time naive forecast RMSE vs first releases was 2.01 pp at h=1 and 2.27 pp at h=2 over 8 origins.\",\"results_keys\":[\"rmse_naive_h1\",\"rmse_naive_h2\",\"mae_naive_h1\",\"mae_naive_h2\"],\"status\":\"supported\",\"caveat\":\"Only 8 origins (2024-2025).\"},\n{\"id\":\"C2\",\"text\":\"The AR(1) (1985+, COVID excluded) had lower RMSE than naive: 1.48 pp at h=1 and 1.40 pp at h=2, a relative improvement of 26% and 38%.\",\"results_keys\":[\"rmse_model_h1\",\"rmse_model_h2\",\"mae_model_h1\",\"mae_model_h2\",\"rel_improvement_rmse_h1\",\"rel_improvement_rmse_h2\"],\"status\":\"supported\",\"caveat\":\"Point estimates over 8 origins; 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writes out/results.json, out/forecasts.csv, out/exclusions.csv. No randomness.\"\"\"\nimport json, os, glob\nimport numpy as np, pandas as pd\n\nD, O = \"data\", \"out\"\nORIGINS = [\"2024-01-31\", \"2024-04-30\", \"2024-07-31\", \"2024-10-31\",\n \"2025-01-31\", \"2025-04-30\", \"2025-07-31\", \"2025-12-31\"]\nMODEL = \"ar1_1985_excovid\"\nSAMPLE_START = pd.Timestamp(\"1985-04-01\") # first dependent-variable quarter\nCOVID_EXCL = pd.to_datetime([\"2020-04-01\", \"2020-07-01\", \"2020-10-01\"]) # dependent quarters dropped\n\ndef read_series(path):\n d = pd.read_csv(path)\n d.columns = [\"date\", \"value\"]\n d[\"date\"] = pd.to_datetime(d[\"date\"])\n return d\n\nn_input_rows, issues = {}, []\nfr = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(D, \"first_release.csv\"), parse_dates=[\"quarter\", \"first_release_vintage_date\"])\nn_input_rows[\"first_release.csv\"] = len(fr)\ncur = read_series(os.path.join(D, \"current_vintage.csv\"))\nn_input_rows[\"current_vintage.csv\"] = len(cur)\nfrmap = dict(zip(fr[\"quarter\"], fr[\"first_release_value\"]))\nfrdate = dict(zip(fr[\"quarter\"], fr[\"first_release_vintage_date\"]))\n\ndef ar1_fit(s):\n \"\"\"s: vintage DataFrame. OLS of y_t on (1, y_{t-1}) over the restricted sample.\"\"\"\n y = s.set_index(\"date\")[\"value\"]\n df = pd.DataFrame({\"y\": y, \"ylag\": y.shift(1)}).dropna()\n df = df[(df.index >= SAMPLE_START) & (~df.index.isin(COVID_EXCL))]\n X = np.column_stack([np.ones(len(df)), df[\"ylag\"].values])\n beta, *_ = np.linalg.lstsq(X, df[\"y\"].values, rcond=None)\n return beta, len(df), df\n\nrows, excl_rows = [], []\nfor o in ORIGINS:\n rel = f\"vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_{o}.csv\"\n s = read_series(os.path.join(D, rel))\n n_input_rows[rel] = len(s)\n assert s[\"value\"].notna().all() and not s[\"date\"].duplicated().any()\n last_date, last_val = s[\"date\"].iloc[-1], float(s[\"value\"].iloc[-1])\n beta, n_ar, df_ar = ar1_fit(s)\n if o == ORIGINS[-1]:\n n_raw = len(s)\n n1 = int((s[\"date\"] >= SAMPLE_START).sum())\n n2 = n_ar\n excl_rows += [\n dict(step=1, rule=\"drop dependent quarters before 1985-04-01\", n_before=n_raw, n_after=n1, n_removed=n_raw - n1,\n rationale=\"AR estimated on post-1985 (Great Moderation) sample, fixed a priori; 1947Q2 also lacks a lag\"),\n dict(step=2, rule=\"drop dependent quarters 2020Q2-2020Q4\", n_before=n1, n_after=n2, n_removed=n1 - n2,\n rationale=\"COVID outliers (-28%, +35%) would dominate OLS as y_t or y_{t-1}\"),\n ]\n n_analysed = n2\n path_model, prev = [], last_val\n for h in (1, 2):\n prev = beta[0] + beta[1] * prev\n path_model.append(prev)\n for h in (1, 2):\n tgt = last_date + pd.DateOffset(months=3 * h)\n assert tgt in frmap, f\"no first release for {tgt}\"\n assert frdate[tgt] > pd.Timestamp(o), \"actual must be published after origin\"\n for model, fc, ntr in ((\"naive\", last_val, len(s)), (MODEL, path_model[h - 1], n_ar)):\n rows.append(dict(origin_date=o, target_date=tgt.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\"), horizon=h,\n forecast=round(float(fc), 10), actual=float(frmap[tgt]), model=model,\n vintage_date=o, train_last_date=last_date.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\"),\n train_last_value=last_val, n_train=int(ntr)))\n if abs(last_val - frmap.get(last_date, np.nan)) > 1e-9:\n issues.append({\"issue\": f\"vintage {o} last value differs from first_release for {last_date.date()}\",\n \"handling\": \"vintage value used as input (information rule); first release used only as actual\"})\n\nfc = pd.DataFrame(rows)\nfc.to_csv(os.path.join(O, \"forecasts.csv\"), index=False)\npd.DataFrame(excl_rows).to_csv(os.path.join(O, \"exclusions.csv\"), index=False)\n\ndef err(model, h):\n e = fc[(fc.model == model) & (fc.horizon == h)]\n e = e[\"forecast\"] - e[\"actual\"]\n assert len(e) == 8\n return float(np.sqrt(np.mean(e ** 2))), float(np.mean(np.abs(e)))\n\nres = {\"task_id\": \"F3-conf-02\", \"model_name\": MODEL,\n \"model_description\": (\"AR(1) with intercept estimated by OLS at each origin on that origin's vintage only, dependent sample \"\n \"1985Q2 to the last vintage quarter excluding dependent quarters 2020Q2-2020Q4 (COVID outliers); \"\n \"h=2 forecast by iterating the AR(1).\"),\n \"n_origins\": len(ORIGINS), \"first_origin\": ORIGINS[0], \"last_origin\": ORIGINS[-1]}\nfor h in (1, 2):\n rn, mn = err(\"naive\", h); rm, mm = err(MODEL, h)\n res[f\"rmse_naive_h{h}\"], res[f\"mae_naive_h{h}\"] = rn, mn\n res[f\"rmse_model_h{h}\"], res[f\"mae_model_h{h}\"] = rm, mm\nfor h in (1, 2):\n res[f\"rel_improvement_rmse_h{h}\"] = 1 - res[f\"rmse_model_h{h}\"] / res[f\"rmse_naive_h{h}\"]\ntg = pd.to_datetime(fc[(fc.horizon == 1) & (fc.model == \"naive\")][\"target_date\"])\ncurmap = dict(zip(cur[\"date\"], cur[\"value\"]))\nres[\"mean_abs_revision_h1_targets\"] = float(np.mean([abs(curmap[t] - frmap[t]) for t in tg]))\nres[\"feasibility\"] = \"complete\"; res[\"feasibility_reason\"] = None\nissues.append({\"issue\": \"COVID-19 outliers 2020Q2 (about -28%) and 2020Q3 (about +35%) in all vintages\",\n \"handling\": \"dependent quarters 2020Q2-2020Q4 excluded from AR(1) estimation (decided before evaluation)\"})\nissues.append({\"issue\": \"8th origin is 2025-12-31 (2025Q3 advance estimate delayed by the 2025 federal shutdown); 2025Q4 first release dated 2026-02-28\",\n \"handling\": \"used as provided; origin dates and first-release dates checked to respect chronology\"})\nres[\"data_issues\"] = issues\nres[\"n_input_rows\"] = n_input_rows\nres[\"n_analysed\"] = int(n_analysed)\nres[\"random_seed\"] = None\n# supplementary uncertainty summaries (n=8 per horizon: descriptive only)\nfrom scipy import stats\nfor h in (1, 2):\n a = fc[(fc.model == \"naive\") & (fc.horizon == h)].reset_index(drop=True)\n b = fc[(fc.model == MODEL) & (fc.horizon == h)].reset_index(drop=True)\n d = (a.forecast - a.actual) ** 2 - (b.forecast - b.actual) ** 2 # >0: model better\n n = len(d); dc = d - d.mean()\n lrv = np.sum(dc ** 2) / n + sum(2 * (1 - k / h) * np.sum(dc[k:].values * dc[:-k].values) / n for k in range(1, h))\n t = d.mean() / np.sqrt(lrv / n)\n res[f\"supp_n_origins_model_lower_sqerr_h{h}\"] = int((d > 0).sum())\n res[f\"supp_dm_stat_h{h}\"] = float(t)\n res[f\"supp_dm_pvalue_t7_h{h}\"] = float(2 * stats.t.sf(abs(t), df=n - 1))\nres[\"ar1_coefficients_last_origin\"] = {\"intercept\": float(beta[0]), \"phi\": float(beta[1])}\nwith open(os.path.join(O, \"results.json\"), \"w\") as f:\n json.dump(res, f, indent=2)\nprint(json.dumps({k: v for k, v in res.items() if k.startswith((\"rmse\", \"mae\", \"rel\", \"mean\"))}, indent=2))\n# F3-conf-02 — Real-time forecasts of US real GDP growth from ALFRED vintages\n\n## Question\nHow accurately could US quarterly real GDP growth (A191RL1Q225SBEA, % change q/q, SAAR) have been forecast 1 and 2 quarters ahead in real time, at 8 origins from 2024-01-31 to 2025-12-31 (`first_origin`, `last_origin`, `n_origins`), using only the vintage published at each origin? Does a simple AR(1) model beat the naive (last value) forecast? Forecasts are scored against the first-release value of each target quarter.\n\n## Data and exclusions\n- Inputs: 8 ALFRED vintage files (307–314 rows each), `current_vintage.csv` (318 rows) and `first_release.csv` (13 rows). Row counts are in `n_input_rows`. All SHA-256 hashes match `data/README.md`. There are no missing values, no duplicate dates and no gaps (`out/state/data_audit.md`).\n- Information rule: at origin d, only the vintage file dated d is used. Its training sample ends at the last quarter in that file, and every value comes from that file. `current_vintage.csv` is used only for `mean_abs_revision_h1_targets`. For each actual, the script asserts that its first-release date falls after its origin.\n- Exclusions apply to the AR estimation sample only; `out/exclusions.csv` shows them for the last origin. The vintage has 314 rows. Step 1 drops the 152 dependent quarters before 1985Q2. Step 2 drops dependent quarters 2020Q2–2020Q4, i.e. the COVID outliers of about −28% and +35% appearing as y_t or y_{t−1}. That leaves 159 observations (`n_analysed`). The naive forecast uses only the last value of each vintage. Its `n_train` column in `forecasts.csv` records the full vintage length.\n- Data issues (`data_issues`): (i) the COVID outliers, handled as above; (ii) the 8th origin is 2025-12-31 because the shutdown delayed the 2025Q3 advance estimate, and the 2025Q4 first release is dated 2026-02-28. Chronology is respected in both cases.\n\n## Method\n- Naive: for h = 1 and h = 2, the forecast is the last value in the origin's vintage.\n- Model (`model_name` = `ar1_1985_excovid`, see `model_description`): an AR(1) with intercept, estimated by OLS at each origin on that origin's vintage. The dependent sample runs from 1985Q2 to the last quarter, minus 2020Q2–2020Q4. The h = 2 forecast iterates the AR(1).\n- The specification was fixed before any out-of-sample errors were computed (`out/state/log.md`). No alternatives were tried, so no specification search took place.\n- At the last origin the coefficients are intercept 1.77 and φ 0.33 (`ar1_coefficients_last_origin`).\n- Errors are forecast minus first-release actual. RMSE and MAE are computed over the 8 origins per horizon. The procedure is deterministic, so there is no seed (`random_seed` = null).\n\n## Results\n| | RMSE h=1 | MAE h=1 | RMSE h=2 | MAE h=2 |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| naive | 2.010 (`rmse_naive_h1`) | 1.687 (`mae_naive_h1`) | 2.265 (`rmse_naive_h2`) | 1.812 (`mae_naive_h2`) |\n| AR(1) | 1.484 (`rmse_model_h1`) | 1.233 (`mae_model_h1`) | 1.398 (`rmse_model_h2`) | 1.030 (`mae_model_h2`) |\n\nUnits are percentage points of annualised growth.\n- Relative RMSE improvement of the AR(1) over naive: 0.262 at h=1 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h1`) and 0.383 at h=2 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h2`).\n- Mean absolute revision between first release and the current (2026-10-30) value for the 8 h=1 target quarters (2024Q1–2025Q4): 0.5625 pp (`mean_abs_revision_h1_targets`). That is roughly a third of the size of the h=1 forecast errors.\n- Over this window the AR(1) beat naive. Naive suffers from the volatile quarter-to-quarter swings of 2025, e.g. the −0.3 first print for 2025Q1 followed by +3.0. The AR(1) pulls forecasts toward the post-1985 mean of about 2.7%.\n\n## Uncertainty\n- Only 8 forecast errors per horizon are available, so the accuracy estimates are very imprecise.\n- Supplementary Diebold–Mariano statistics on squared-error differences (variance with h−1 autocovariance lags, compared to a t(7) reference):\n - h=1: DM = 1.59, p = 0.155 (`supp_dm_stat_h1`, `supp_dm_pvalue_t7_h1`).\n - h=2: DM = 1.86, p = 0.105 (`supp_dm_stat_h2`, `supp_dm_pvalue_t7_h2`).\n- So the improvement is **not statistically significant at 5%**.\n- The AR(1) had the lower squared error at 5 of 8 origins for h=1 (`supp_n_origins_model_lower_sqerr_h1`) and at 8 of 8 for h=2 (`supp_n_origins_model_lower_sqerr_h2`).\n- The h=2 errors come from overlapping 2-step forecasts and are autocorrelated. The small-sample DM test is also only approximate.\n\n## Limitations and open issues\n- The evaluation window covers 8 origins (2024–2025) and is not representative of other periods. The ranking could reverse in a calmer period.\n- First-release actuals are noisy. Revisions average 0.56 pp (`mean_abs_revision_h1_targets`), reaching 1.2 pp for 2025Q4, so scores against current values would differ. These were not computed because the task specifies first-release actuals.\n- The AR estimation sample start (1985) and the COVID exclusion are judgment calls fixed a priori. No sensitivity analysis was run.\n- `n_train` for the naive model is defined as the vintage length, even though the naive forecast uses only one value. This convention is documented here.\n- Process note: an empty directory was briefly created by mistake under `data/` and removed at once. No data file was changed, and the hashes were re-verified.\norigin_date,target_date,horizon,forecast,actual,model,vintage_date,train_last_date,train_last_value,n_train\n2024-01-31,2024-01-01,1,3.3,1.6,naive,2024-01-31,2023-10-01,3.3,307\n2024-01-31,2024-01-01,1,2.8594858907,1.6,ar1_1985_excovid,2024-01-31,2023-10-01,3.3,152\n2024-01-31,2024-04-01,2,3.3,2.8,naive,2024-01-31,2023-10-01,3.3,307\n2024-01-31,2024-04-01,2,2.7095380799,2.8,ar1_1985_excovid,2024-01-31,2023-10-01,3.3,152\n2024-04-30,2024-04-01,1,1.6,2.8,naive,2024-04-30,2024-01-01,1.6,308\n2024-04-30,2024-04-01,1,2.2739273039,2.8,ar1_1985_excovid,2024-04-30,2024-01-01,1.6,153\n2024-04-30,2024-07-01,2,1.6,2.8,naive,2024-04-30,2024-01-01,1.6,308\n2024-04-30,2024-07-01,2,2.5027880684,2.8,ar1_1985_excovid,2024-04-30,2024-01-01,1.6,153\n2024-07-31,2024-07-01,1,2.8,2.8,naive,2024-07-31,2024-04-01,2.8,309\n2024-07-31,2024-07-01,1,2.683914729,2.8,ar1_1985_excovid,2024-07-31,2024-04-01,2.8,154\n2024-07-31,2024-10-01,2,2.8,2.3,naive,2024-07-31,2024-04-01,2.8,309\n2024-07-31,2024-10-01,2,2.6446265316,2.3,ar1_1985_excovid,2024-07-31,2024-04-01,2.8,154\n2024-10-31,2024-10-01,1,2.8,2.3,naive,2024-10-31,2024-07-01,2.8,310\n2024-10-31,2024-10-01,1,2.7052430423,2.3,ar1_1985_excovid,2024-10-31,2024-07-01,2.8,155\n2024-10-31,2025-01-01,2,2.8,-0.3,naive,2024-10-31,2024-07-01,2.8,310\n2024-10-31,2025-01-01,2,2.6728789463,-0.3,ar1_1985_excovid,2024-10-31,2024-07-01,2.8,155\n2025-01-31,2025-01-01,1,2.3,-0.3,naive,2025-01-31,2024-10-01,2.3,311\n2025-01-31,2025-01-01,1,2.5331955789,-0.3,ar1_1985_excovid,2025-01-31,2024-10-01,2.3,156\n2025-01-31,2025-04-01,2,2.3,3.0,naive,2025-01-31,2024-10-01,2.3,311\n2025-01-31,2025-04-01,2,2.6128140336,3.0,ar1_1985_excovid,2025-01-31,2024-10-01,2.3,156\n2025-04-30,2025-04-01,1,-0.3,3.0,naive,2025-04-30,2025-01-01,-0.3,312\n2025-04-30,2025-04-01,1,1.6237209695,3.0,ar1_1985_excovid,2025-04-30,2025-01-01,-0.3,157\n2025-04-30,2025-07-01,2,-0.3,4.3,naive,2025-04-30,2025-01-01,-0.3,312\n2025-04-30,2025-07-01,2,2.2831285554,4.3,ar1_1985_excovid,2025-04-30,2025-01-01,-0.3,157\n2025-07-31,2025-07-01,1,3.0,4.3,naive,2025-07-31,2025-04-01,3.0,313\n2025-07-31,2025-07-01,1,2.761291972,4.3,ar1_1985_excovid,2025-07-31,2025-04-01,3.0,158\n2025-07-31,2025-10-01,2,3.0,1.4,naive,2025-07-31,2025-04-01,3.0,313\n2025-07-31,2025-10-01,2,2.6808360098,1.4,ar1_1985_excovid,2025-07-31,2025-04-01,3.0,158\n2025-12-31,2025-10-01,1,4.3,1.4,naive,2025-12-31,2025-07-01,4.3,314\n2025-12-31,2025-10-01,1,3.2106445759,1.4,ar1_1985_excovid,2025-12-31,2025-07-01,4.3,159\n2025-12-31,2026-01-01,2,4.3,2.0,naive,2025-12-31,2025-07-01,4.3,314\n2025-12-31,2026-01-01,2,2.8460844491,2.0,ar1_1985_excovid,2025-12-31,2025-07-01,4.3,159\nstep,rule,n_before,n_after,n_removed,rationale\n1,drop dependent quarters before 1985-04-01,314,162,152,\"AR estimated on post-1985 (Great Moderation) sample, fixed a priori; 1947Q2 also lacks a lag\"\n2,drop dependent quarters 2020Q2-2020Q4,162,159,3,\"COVID outliers (-28%, +35%) would dominate OLS as y_t or y_{t-1}\"\nchecks.md\ncontract.md\ndata_audit.md\ngate_receipts\nlog.md\nphases.json\nquarter,first_release_value,first_release_vintage_date\n2023-07-01,4.9,2023-10-31\n2023-10-01,3.3,2024-01-31\n2024-01-01,1.6,2024-04-30\n2024-04-01,2.8,2024-07-31\n2024-07-01,2.8,2024-10-31\n2024-10-01,2.3,2025-01-31\n2025-01-01,-0.3,2025-04-30\n2025-04-01,3.0,2025-07-31\n2025-07-01,4.3,2025-12-31\n2025-10-01,1.4,2026-02-28\n2026-01-01,2.0,2026-04-30\n2026-04-01,1.5,2026-07-31\n2026-07-01,3.4,2026-10-29\ndata:\ncurrent_vintage.csv\nfirst_release.csv\nREADME.md\nvintages\n\ndata/vintages:\nA191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-01-31.csv\nA191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-04-30.csv\nA191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-07-31.csv\nA191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-10-31.csv\nA191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-01-31.csv\nA191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-04-30.csv\nA191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-07-31.csv\nA191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-12-31.csv","is_error":false}]},"uuid":"b8cda64b-681e-4181-8b1c-ad59ba3f3acc","timestamp":"2026-10-30T04:21:13.204Z","toolUseResult":{"stdout":"\"\"\"F3-conf-02: real-time forecasts of US real GDP growth from ALFRED vintages.\nRun from workspace root: ~/wp29/venv/bin/python out/analysis.py\nReads only data/; writes out/results.json, out/forecasts.csv, out/exclusions.csv. No randomness.\"\"\"\nimport json, os, glob\nimport numpy as np, pandas as pd\n\nD, O = \"data\", \"out\"\nORIGINS = [\"2024-01-31\", \"2024-04-30\", \"2024-07-31\", \"2024-10-31\",\n \"2025-01-31\", \"2025-04-30\", \"2025-07-31\", \"2025-12-31\"]\nMODEL = \"ar1_1985_excovid\"\nSAMPLE_START = pd.Timestamp(\"1985-04-01\") # first dependent-variable quarter\nCOVID_EXCL = pd.to_datetime([\"2020-04-01\", \"2020-07-01\", \"2020-10-01\"]) # dependent quarters dropped\n\ndef read_series(path):\n d = pd.read_csv(path)\n d.columns = [\"date\", \"value\"]\n d[\"date\"] = pd.to_datetime(d[\"date\"])\n return d\n\nn_input_rows, issues = {}, []\nfr = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(D, \"first_release.csv\"), parse_dates=[\"quarter\", \"first_release_vintage_date\"])\nn_input_rows[\"first_release.csv\"] = len(fr)\ncur = read_series(os.path.join(D, \"current_vintage.csv\"))\nn_input_rows[\"current_vintage.csv\"] = len(cur)\nfrmap = dict(zip(fr[\"quarter\"], fr[\"first_release_value\"]))\nfrdate = dict(zip(fr[\"quarter\"], fr[\"first_release_vintage_date\"]))\n\ndef ar1_fit(s):\n \"\"\"s: vintage DataFrame. OLS of y_t on (1, y_{t-1}) over the restricted sample.\"\"\"\n y = s.set_index(\"date\")[\"value\"]\n df = pd.DataFrame({\"y\": y, \"ylag\": y.shift(1)}).dropna()\n df = df[(df.index >= SAMPLE_START) & (~df.index.isin(COVID_EXCL))]\n X = np.column_stack([np.ones(len(df)), df[\"ylag\"].values])\n beta, *_ = np.linalg.lstsq(X, df[\"y\"].values, rcond=None)\n return beta, len(df), df\n\nrows, excl_rows = [], []\nfor o in ORIGINS:\n rel = f\"vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_{o}.csv\"\n s = read_series(os.path.join(D, rel))\n n_input_rows[rel] = len(s)\n assert s[\"value\"].notna().all() and not s[\"date\"].duplicated().any()\n last_date, last_val = s[\"date\"].iloc[-1], float(s[\"value\"].iloc[-1])\n beta, n_ar, df_ar = ar1_fit(s)\n if o == ORIGINS[-1]:\n n_raw = len(s)\n n1 = int((s[\"date\"] >= SAMPLE_START).sum())\n n2 = n_ar\n excl_rows += [\n dict(step=1, rule=\"drop dependent quarters before 1985-04-01\", n_before=n_raw, n_after=n1, n_removed=n_raw - n1,\n rationale=\"AR estimated on post-1985 (Great Moderation) sample, fixed a priori; 1947Q2 also lacks a lag\"),\n dict(step=2, rule=\"drop dependent quarters 2020Q2-2020Q4\", n_before=n1, n_after=n2, n_removed=n1 - n2,\n rationale=\"COVID outliers (-28%, +35%) would dominate OLS as y_t or y_{t-1}\"),\n ]\n n_analysed = n2\n path_model, prev = [], last_val\n for h in (1, 2):\n prev = beta[0] + beta[1] * prev\n path_model.append(prev)\n for h in (1, 2):\n tgt = last_date + pd.DateOffset(months=3 * h)\n assert tgt in frmap, f\"no first release for {tgt}\"\n assert frdate[tgt] > pd.Timestamp(o), \"actual must be published after origin\"\n for model, fc, ntr in ((\"naive\", last_val, len(s)), (MODEL, path_model[h - 1], n_ar)):\n rows.append(dict(origin_date=o, target_date=tgt.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\"), horizon=h,\n forecast=round(float(fc), 10), actual=float(frmap[tgt]), model=model,\n vintage_date=o, train_last_date=last_date.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\"),\n train_last_value=last_val, n_train=int(ntr)))\n if abs(last_val - frmap.get(last_date, np.nan)) > 1e-9:\n issues.append({\"issue\": f\"vintage {o} last value differs from first_release for {last_date.date()}\",\n \"handling\": \"vintage value used as input (information rule); first release used only as actual\"})\n\nfc = pd.DataFrame(rows)\nfc.to_csv(os.path.join(O, \"forecasts.csv\"), index=False)\npd.DataFrame(excl_rows).to_csv(os.path.join(O, \"exclusions.csv\"), index=False)\n\ndef err(model, h):\n e = fc[(fc.model == model) & (fc.horizon == h)]\n e = e[\"forecast\"] - e[\"actual\"]\n assert len(e) == 8\n return float(np.sqrt(np.mean(e ** 2))), float(np.mean(np.abs(e)))\n\nres = {\"task_id\": \"F3-conf-02\", \"model_name\": MODEL,\n \"model_description\": (\"AR(1) with intercept estimated by OLS at each origin on that origin's vintage only, dependent sample \"\n \"1985Q2 to the last vintage quarter excluding dependent quarters 2020Q2-2020Q4 (COVID outliers); \"\n \"h=2 forecast by iterating the AR(1).\"),\n \"n_origins\": len(ORIGINS), \"first_origin\": ORIGINS[0], \"last_origin\": ORIGINS[-1]}\nfor h in (1, 2):\n rn, mn = err(\"naive\", h); rm, mm = err(MODEL, h)\n res[f\"rmse_naive_h{h}\"], res[f\"mae_naive_h{h}\"] = rn, mn\n res[f\"rmse_model_h{h}\"], res[f\"mae_model_h{h}\"] = rm, mm\nfor h in (1, 2):\n res[f\"rel_improvement_rmse_h{h}\"] = 1 - res[f\"rmse_model_h{h}\"] / res[f\"rmse_naive_h{h}\"]\ntg = pd.to_datetime(fc[(fc.horizon == 1) & (fc.model == \"naive\")][\"target_date\"])\ncurmap = dict(zip(cur[\"date\"], cur[\"value\"]))\nres[\"mean_abs_revision_h1_targets\"] = float(np.mean([abs(curmap[t] - frmap[t]) for t in tg]))\nres[\"feasibility\"] = \"complete\"; res[\"feasibility_reason\"] = None\nissues.append({\"issue\": \"COVID-19 outliers 2020Q2 (about -28%) and 2020Q3 (about +35%) in all vintages\",\n \"handling\": \"dependent quarters 2020Q2-2020Q4 excluded from AR(1) estimation (decided before evaluation)\"})\nissues.append({\"issue\": \"8th origin is 2025-12-31 (2025Q3 advance estimate delayed by the 2025 federal shutdown); 2025Q4 first release dated 2026-02-28\",\n \"handling\": \"used as provided; origin dates and first-release dates checked to respect chronology\"})\nres[\"data_issues\"] = issues\nres[\"n_input_rows\"] = n_input_rows\nres[\"n_analysed\"] = int(n_analysed)\nres[\"random_seed\"] = None\n# supplementary uncertainty summaries (n=8 per horizon: descriptive only)\nfrom scipy import stats\nfor h in (1, 2):\n a = fc[(fc.model == \"naive\") & (fc.horizon == h)].reset_index(drop=True)\n b = fc[(fc.model == MODEL) & (fc.horizon == h)].reset_index(drop=True)\n d = (a.forecast - a.actual) ** 2 - (b.forecast - b.actual) ** 2 # >0: model better\n n = len(d); dc = d - d.mean()\n lrv = np.sum(dc ** 2) / n + sum(2 * (1 - k / h) * np.sum(dc[k:].values * dc[:-k].values) / n for k in range(1, h))\n t = d.mean() / np.sqrt(lrv / n)\n res[f\"supp_n_origins_model_lower_sqerr_h{h}\"] = int((d > 0).sum())\n res[f\"supp_dm_stat_h{h}\"] = float(t)\n res[f\"supp_dm_pvalue_t7_h{h}\"] = float(2 * stats.t.sf(abs(t), df=n - 1))\nres[\"ar1_coefficients_last_origin\"] = {\"intercept\": float(beta[0]), \"phi\": float(beta[1])}\nwith open(os.path.join(O, \"results.json\"), \"w\") as f:\n json.dump(res, f, indent=2)\nprint(json.dumps({k: v for k, v in res.items() if k.startswith((\"rmse\", \"mae\", \"rel\", \"mean\"))}, indent=2))\n# F3-conf-02 — Real-time forecasts of US real GDP growth from ALFRED vintages\n\n## Question\nHow accurately could US quarterly real GDP growth (A191RL1Q225SBEA, % change q/q, SAAR) have been forecast 1 and 2 quarters ahead in real time, at 8 origins from 2024-01-31 to 2025-12-31 (`first_origin`, `last_origin`, `n_origins`), using only the vintage published at each origin? Does a simple AR(1) model beat the naive (last value) forecast? Forecasts are scored against the first-release value of each target quarter.\n\n## Data and exclusions\n- Inputs: 8 ALFRED vintage files (307–314 rows each), `current_vintage.csv` (318 rows) and `first_release.csv` (13 rows). Row counts are in `n_input_rows`. All SHA-256 hashes match `data/README.md`. There are no missing values, no duplicate dates and no gaps (`out/state/data_audit.md`).\n- Information rule: at origin d, only the vintage file dated d is used. Its training sample ends at the last quarter in that file, and every value comes from that file. `current_vintage.csv` is used only for `mean_abs_revision_h1_targets`. For each actual, the script asserts that its first-release date falls after its origin.\n- Exclusions apply to the AR estimation sample only; `out/exclusions.csv` shows them for the last origin. The vintage has 314 rows. Step 1 drops the 152 dependent quarters before 1985Q2. Step 2 drops dependent quarters 2020Q2–2020Q4, i.e. the COVID outliers of about −28% and +35% appearing as y_t or y_{t−1}. That leaves 159 observations (`n_analysed`). The naive forecast uses only the last value of each vintage. Its `n_train` column in `forecasts.csv` records the full vintage length.\n- Data issues (`data_issues`): (i) the COVID outliers, handled as above; (ii) the 8th origin is 2025-12-31 because the shutdown delayed the 2025Q3 advance estimate, and the 2025Q4 first release is dated 2026-02-28. Chronology is respected in both cases.\n\n## Method\n- Naive: for h = 1 and h = 2, the forecast is the last value in the origin's vintage.\n- Model (`model_name` = `ar1_1985_excovid`, see `model_description`): an AR(1) with intercept, estimated by OLS at each origin on that origin's vintage. The dependent sample runs from 1985Q2 to the last quarter, minus 2020Q2–2020Q4. The h = 2 forecast iterates the AR(1).\n- The specification was fixed before any out-of-sample errors were computed (`out/state/log.md`). No alternatives were tried, so no specification search took place.\n- At the last origin the coefficients are intercept 1.77 and φ 0.33 (`ar1_coefficients_last_origin`).\n- Errors are forecast minus first-release actual. RMSE and MAE are computed over the 8 origins per horizon. The procedure is deterministic, so there is no seed (`random_seed` = null).\n\n## Results\n| | RMSE h=1 | MAE h=1 | RMSE h=2 | MAE h=2 |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| naive | 2.010 (`rmse_naive_h1`) | 1.687 (`mae_naive_h1`) | 2.265 (`rmse_naive_h2`) | 1.812 (`mae_naive_h2`) |\n| AR(1) | 1.484 (`rmse_model_h1`) | 1.233 (`mae_model_h1`) | 1.398 (`rmse_model_h2`) | 1.030 (`mae_model_h2`) |\n\nUnits are percentage points of annualised growth.\n- Relative RMSE improvement of the AR(1) over naive: 0.262 at h=1 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h1`) and 0.383 at h=2 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h2`).\n- Mean absolute revision between first release and the current (2026-10-30) value for the 8 h=1 target quarters (2024Q1–2025Q4): 0.5625 pp (`mean_abs_revision_h1_targets`). That is roughly a third of the size of the h=1 forecast errors.\n- Over this window the AR(1) beat naive. Naive suffers from the volatile quarter-to-quarter swings of 2025, e.g. the −0.3 first print for 2025Q1 followed by +3.0. The AR(1) pulls forecasts toward the post-1985 mean of about 2.7%.\n\n## Uncertainty\n- Only 8 forecast errors per horizon are available, so the accuracy estimates are very imprecise.\n- Supplementary Diebold–Mariano statistics on squared-error differences (variance with h−1 autocovariance lags, compared to a t(7) reference):\n - h=1: DM = 1.59, p = 0.155 (`supp_dm_stat_h1`, `supp_dm_pvalue_t7_h1`).\n - h=2: DM = 1.86, p = 0.105 (`supp_dm_stat_h2`, `supp_dm_pvalue_t7_h2`).\n- So the improvement is **not statistically significant at 5%**.\n- The AR(1) had the lower squared error at 5 of 8 origins for h=1 (`supp_n_origins_model_lower_sqerr_h1`) and at 8 of 8 for h=2 (`supp_n_origins_model_lower_sqerr_h2`).\n- The h=2 errors come from overlapping 2-step forecasts and are autocorrelated. The small-sample DM test is also only approximate.\n\n## Limitations and open issues\n- The evaluation window covers 8 origins (2024–2025) and is not representative of other periods. The ranking could reverse in a calmer period.\n- First-release actuals are noisy. Revisions average 0.56 pp (`mean_abs_revision_h1_targets`), reaching 1.2 pp for 2025Q4, so scores against current values would differ. These were not computed because the task specifies first-release actuals.\n- The AR estimation sample start (1985) and the COVID exclusion are judgment calls fixed a priori. No sensitivity analysis was run.\n- `n_train` for the naive model is defined as the vintage length, even though the naive forecast uses only one value. This convention is documented here.\n- Process note: an empty directory was briefly created by mistake under `data/` and removed at once. 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