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Quarters are dated by their first day (YYYY-MM-01). License: FRED/ALFRED terms of use (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/); BEA data are public domain.\n\n## vintages/ — the series as it existed on each origin date (ALFRED)\nRetrieved 2026-10-30 between 03:24:52Z and 03:25:10Z from `https://alfred.stlouisfed.org/graph/alfredgraph.csv?id=A191RL1Q225SBEA&vintage_date=<date>`, saved exactly as served (header `observation_date,A191RL1Q225SBEA_<yyyymmdd>`). Each file contains every quarter that had been published as of that date, with the values as published at that date (advance/second/third estimates and annual/comprehensive revisions as of then).\n\n| file | vintage date | last quarter in file (value) | rows | SHA-256 |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| `vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-01-31.csv` | 2024-01-31 | 2023-10-01 (3.3) | 307 | 7ce218fb21aba2e9ee40736a1d3ee02becde628a21242ed43340dd1411d6f243 |\n| `vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-04-30.csv` | 2024-04-30 | 2024-01-01 (1.6) | 308 | 62c1dfce6e53079837f706a5edd6f14731c91d3f630b2cad666325f2259197cb |\n| `vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-07-31.csv` | 2024-07-31 | 2024-04-01 (2.8) | 309 | 6f94259143ad489c021648dfebe7fda9ea6d17d2bbf22a43761d1abf291179da |\n| `vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-10-31.csv` | 2024-10-31 | 2024-07-01 (2.8) | 310 | c4c51edee290f73a951171c30a9931f4a4bc2a7584aeb92ed9ce3de1cb9e0003 |\n| `vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-01-31.csv` | 2025-01-31 | 2024-10-01 (2.3) | 311 | 10a5e02e6ef0134dbb4091470ad28b7f59c24462364352b16fcbfb644e0faee2 |\n| `vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-04-30.csv` | 2025-04-30 | 2025-01-01 (-0.3) | 312 | 1f19c975a6c3b721e0c4b82c014aca160c4694791bf63751e8c79c24b5085d1a |\n| `vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-07-31.csv` | 2025-07-31 | 2025-04-01 (3.0) | 313 | f1e7c5563a6e313a58391f750023f8ea60e5a47c7f03df41f7ab593e6b2157a9 |\n| `vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-12-31.csv` | 2025-12-31 | 2025-07-01 (4.3) | 314 | c111c070f3d074de0e725bb6164aaa83ccbf17ceda9bac9356e7f50f42a8d4a7 |\n\nNote: vintage dates are month-ends chosen just after the BEA advance estimate of the preceding quarter. The advance estimate of 2025Q3 was delayed by the October–November 2025 federal shutdown (it was not available on 2025-10-31), so the eighth origin is 2025-12-31 instead of 2025-10-31.\n\n## current_vintage.csv\nThe same series as served by FRED on 2026-10-30T03:20:36Z (`https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgraph.csv?id=A191RL1Q225SBEA`), 318 rows 1947Q2 … 2026-07-01 — the latest revised values. SHA-256 1af2590d79adb8d3c6fad4328d306c96bb6ed9980120eae58bb9471fffbb0562.\n\n## first_release.csv\nColumns `quarter`, `first_release_value`, `first_release_vintage_date`: for each quarter from 2023Q3 on, the value in the earliest month-end ALFRED vintage (grid: last day of every month from 2023-09-30 to 2026-09-30, plus 2026-10-29) that contains the quarter — i.e. the BEA advance estimate as it stood at that month-end. 13 rows. SHA-256 ab843c9fc4e6b700f5bb95169f15fb506f7a7a1a3c22a91b31cb29031c5795bb.\n\n## Vintage caveat\n`vintages/*.csv` are genuine real-time datasets (ALFRED); `current_vintage.csv` is not — it contains revisions that were unknown at the origins. Historical real-time validity can only be claimed for computations that use, at each origin, the vintage file dated at that origin.\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\n2025-07-01,3.9\n2025-10-01,0.2\n2026-01-01,2.5\n2026-04-01,2.2\n2026-07-01,3.4\nobservation_date,A191RL1Q225SBEA\n1947-04-01,-1.0\n1947-07-01,-0.8\n 319 current_vintage.csv\n 308 vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-01-31.csv\n 309 vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-04-30.csv\n 310 vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-07-31.csv\n 311 vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-10-31.csv\n 312 vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-01-31.csv\n 313 vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-04-30.csv\n 314 vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-07-31.csv\n 315 vintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-12-31.csv\n 2811 total\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-01-31.csv\nobservation_date,A191RL1Q225SBEA_20240131\n1947-04-01,-1.0\n2023-04-01,2.1\n2023-07-01,4.9\n2023-10-01,3.3\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-04-30.csv\nobservation_date,A191RL1Q225SBEA_20240430\n1947-04-01,-1.0\n2023-07-01,4.9\n2023-10-01,3.4\n2024-01-01,1.6\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-07-31.csv\nobservation_date,A191RL1Q225SBEA_20240731\n1947-04-01,-1.0\n2023-10-01,3.4\n2024-01-01,1.4\n2024-04-01,2.8\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-10-31.csv\nobservation_date,A191RL1Q225SBEA_20241031\n1947-04-01,-1.0\n2024-01-01,1.6\n2024-04-01,3.0\n2024-07-01,2.8\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-01-31.csv\nobservation_date,A191RL1Q225SBEA_20250131\n1947-04-01,-1.0\n2024-04-01,3.0\n2024-07-01,3.1\n2024-10-01,2.3\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-04-30.csv\nobservation_date,A191RL1Q225SBEA_20250430\n1947-04-01,-1.0\n2024-07-01,3.1\n2024-10-01,2.4\n2025-01-01,-0.3\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-07-31.csv\nobservation_date,A191RL1Q225SBEA_20250731\n1947-04-01,-1.0\n2024-10-01,2.4\n2025-01-01,-0.5\n2025-04-01,3.0\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-12-31.csv\nobservation_date,A191RL1Q225SBEA_20251231\n1947-04-01,-1.0\n2025-01-01,-0.6\n2025-04-01,3.8\n2025-07-01,4.3\ncurrent_vintage.csv:0\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-01-31.csv:0\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-04-30.csv:0\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-07-31.csv:0\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2024-10-31.csv:0\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-01-31.csv:0\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-04-30.csv:0\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-07-31.csv:0\nvintages/A191RL1Q225SBEA_vintage_2025-12-31.csv:0","is_error":false}]},"uuid":"5e8e9eb2-fa8f-46a8-a7b8-102253c02025","timestamp":"2026-10-30T04:17:22.996Z","toolUseResult":{"stdout":"# data/README.md — F3-conf-02\n\nAll files are real data for the FRED/ALFRED series **A191RL1Q225SBEA** — Real Gross Domestic Product, United States, *percent change from preceding period, seasonally adjusted annual rate*, quarterly (source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, NIPA Table 1.1.1). 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SHA-256 ab843c9fc4e6b700f5bb95169f15fb506f7a7a1a3c22a91b31cb29031c5795bb.\n\n## Vintage caveat\n`vintages/*.csv` are genuine real-time datasets (ALFRED); `current_vintage.csv` is not — it contains revisions that were unknown at the origins. 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Errors are measured against the first-release value of each target quarter.\n\n## Data and exclusions\n- 8 ALFRED vintage files (307–314 rows each, 1947Q2 to the last published quarter); `first_release.csv` (13 rows, 2023Q3–2026Q3); `current_vintage.csv` (318 rows), used **only** for the revision statistic.\n- No missing values, duplicate dates or quarterly gaps were found in any file.\n- At each origin only that origin's vintage file was used (all historical values as published at that date). 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Estimates were very stable across origins (c ≈ 1.73–1.78, φ ≈ 0.335–0.343; see `out/ar_coefficients.csv`).\n- Metrics: RMSE and MAE over 8 origins per horizon; relative improvement = 1 − RMSE_model/RMSE_naive. Revision statistic = mean |current-vintage value − first release| over the 8 h = 1 target quarters.\n- `n_train` in `forecasts.csv`: for the naive rows, the number of rows in the vintage file; for model rows, the number of OLS regression observations. `n_analysed` (160) = model regression observations at the last origin.\n- Fully deterministic; no random numbers used.\n\n## Results\n| horizon | RMSE naive | MAE naive | RMSE AR(1) | MAE AR(1) | 1 − RMSE ratio |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| h = 1 | 2.010 | 1.688 | 1.486 | 1.234 | 0.261 |\n| h = 2 | 2.265 | 1.813 | 1.400 | 1.030 | 0.382 |\n\n(percentage points of annualised growth). The AR(1) had a smaller absolute error than the naive forecast at 5/8 origins for h = 1 and at 8/8 for h = 2. The AR(1) mostly pulls forecasts towards the post-1985 mean (≈ 2.6%), which helped most after the outlying 2025Q1 (−0.3%) and 2025Q3 (+4.3%) releases.\n\nMean absolute revision between first release and the 2026-10-30 vintage for the 8 h = 1 targets: **0.56 pp** (individual revisions 0.1–1.2 pp), i.e. a non-trivial fraction of the forecast errors themselves.\n\n## Uncertainty\n- With only 8 origins, the results are very imprecise. Diebold–Mariano tests (squared loss, Harvey–Leybourne–Newbold small-sample correction, t(7) reference) give p = 0.18 for h = 1 and p = 0.12 for h = 2: the AR(1) advantage is **not statistically significant** at conventional levels (see `out/supplementary.json`).\n- Sensitivity: an AR(1) estimated on the same sample *including* the COVID quarters gave RMSE 1.35 (h = 1) and 1.34 (h = 2), slightly better than the main specification; the qualitative conclusion (AR beats naive) is unchanged. 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Estimates were very stable across origins (c ≈ 1.73–1.78, φ ≈ 0.335–0.343; see `out/ar_coefficients.csv`).\n- Metrics: RMSE and MAE over 8 origins per horizon; relative improvement = 1 − RMSE_model/RMSE_naive. Revision statistic = mean |current-vintage value − first release| over the 8 h = 1 target quarters.\n- `n_train` in `forecasts.csv`: for the naive rows, the number of rows in the vintage file; for model rows, the number of OLS regression observations. `n_analysed` (160) = model regression observations at the last origin.\n- Fully deterministic; no random numbers used.\n\n## Results\n| horizon | RMSE naive | MAE naive | RMSE AR(1) | MAE AR(1) | 1 − RMSE ratio |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| h = 1 | 2.010 | 1.688 | 1.486 | 1.234 | 0.261 |\n| h = 2 | 2.265 | 1.813 | 1.400 | 1.030 | 0.382 |\n\n(percentage points of annualised growth). The AR(1) had a smaller absolute error than the naive forecast at 5/8 origins for h = 1 and at 8/8 for h = 2. 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This variant is reported only as sensitivity; the main specification was not switched after seeing results.\n- The evaluation period (2024–2025) included unusual swings (tariff-related import surge in 2025Q1), so the numbers are specific to this short window.\n\n## Limitations and open issues\n- 8 origins × 2 horizons is a tiny evaluation sample; h = 2 errors at consecutive origins overlap (MA(1) structure), reducing effective sample size further.\n- Only one simple univariate model was evaluated; no claims about richer models (nowcasts, factor models, SPF) are made.\n- Actuals are first releases (advance estimates as of month-end); evaluating against later vintages would give different numbers given revisions averaging 0.56 pp.\n- `current_vintage.csv` was used only for the revision statistic, never for estimation or forecasting.\nEOF\ncat > out/claims.json <<'EOF'\n[\n {\"id\": \"C1\", \"text\": \"In real time, the naive last-value forecast had RMSE 2.01 pp (h=1) and 2.27 pp (h=2) against first releases over 8 origins 2024-01-31 to 2025-12-31.\", \"results_keys\": [\"rmse_naive_h1\", \"rmse_naive_h2\", \"mae_naive_h1\", \"mae_naive_h2\"], \"status\": \"supported\", \"caveat\": \"Only 8 origins in an unusual 2024-2025 window.\"},\n {\"id\": \"C2\", \"text\": \"An AR(1) estimated on each real-time vintage (1985Q1 onward, excluding 2020Q2-Q3) lowered RMSE relative to naive by 26% at h=1 and 38% at h=2.\", \"results_keys\": [\"rmse_model_h1\", \"rmse_model_h2\", \"rel_improvement_rmse_h1\", \"rel_improvement_rmse_h2\"], \"status\": \"supported\", \"caveat\": \"Diebold-Mariano tests not significant (p=0.18, 0.12); 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Over the 8 forecast origins, a simple time-series model beat the naive forecast at both horizons, but the gain is not statistically significant. Running `~/wp29/venv/bin/python out/analysis.py` regenerates the results; two runs gave identical output.\n\n**Approach.**\n- **Naive forecast:** the last value in each origin's vintage file, used for both horizons.\n- **Model (`ar1_1985_excovid`):** a one-lag autoregression with an intercept, re-estimated by ordinary least squares on each origin's own vintage file from 1985Q1 onward. The 2-quarter forecast is built by feeding the 1-quarter forecast back into the model.\n- **COVID quarters:** I left 2020Q2 and 2020Q3 (about −28% and +35%) out of the estimation. I set that rule before looking at any forecast errors.\n- **Data use:** at each origin only that origin's vintage file was used. The current vintage was used only for the revision statistic.\n\n**Results** (percentage points of annualised growth, scored against first releases):\n\n| horizon | RMSE naive | MAE naive | RMSE model | MAE model | relative improvement |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| h = 1 | 2.01 | 1.69 | 1.49 | 1.23 | 0.26 |\n| h = 2 | 2.27 | 1.81 | 1.40 | 1.03 | 0.38 |\n\n- The model had the smaller error at 5 of 8 origins for h = 1 and at all 8 for h = 2.\n- A test comparing the two forecasts' squared errors (Diebold–Mariano, with a small-sample correction) gives p = 0.18 for h = 1 and p = 0.12 for h = 2.\n- The first releases of the h = 1 target quarters were later revised by 0.56 pp on average (between 0.1 and 1.2 pp each).\n- As a check, I re-estimated the same model with the COVID quarters included. Its RMSE was slightly better (1.35 and 1.34), so the conclusion holds either way. I kept the original model as the headline result.\n\n**Limitations.**\n- Only 8 origins, and the 2-quarter forecast errors at consecutive origins overlap, so the evidence is thinner than 8 points suggests.\n- 2024–2025 included unusual swings, such as the −0.3% first release for 2025Q1.\n- There is no 2025-10-31 vintage, because the 2025Q3 release was delayed by the federal shutdown, so the last origin is 2025-12-31.\n- Only one simple model was tested.\n- In `forecasts.csv`, the training-size column means different things by model. For naive rows it is the number of rows in the vintage file; for model rows it is the number of observations in the regression. 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