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Table 8 Summary of model covariates

From: Using electronic transaction data to add geographic granularity to official estimates of retail sales

Model covariate

Industry

444

445

447

448

722

\(EC_{ijk}\)

Industry-specific retail sales from the 2012 Economic Census (EC)

X

X

X

X

X

\(POP_{ijk}\)

Resident population (PEP)

X

 

X

X

X

\(QE\_ACC_{ijk}\)

Quarterly earnings for those working in the accommodation and food sector (SPI)

    

X

\(QE\_CON_{ijk}\)

Quarterly earnings for those working in the construction sector (SPI)

X

    

\(QE\_RET_{ijk}\)

Quarterly earnings for those working in the retail trade sector (SPI)

 

X

X

X