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Summary: Our sources and acknowledgements of those to whom Investors RouteMap is most
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Stock Market
statistics: These are predominately derived from Federation International des Bourses de
Valeur, which in turn aggregates data from national sources. Style Indexes: These are
combined from many sources including national stock markets, Global Financial Data, Dow
Jones STOXX, FTSE indexes and Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. |

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Economic statistics:
These are collated from the national government central banks and statistical offices
representing the constituent countries in the PIT database. |

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Real Estate statistics:
Commercial property data is collated from the National Council of Real Estate Investment
Fiduciaries (USA), CB Hillier Parker (UK), Bank of Japan and IDP (Continetal Europe) |
CONSENSUS ECONOMICS
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Economic Forecasts:
Consensus Economics Inc. is a digest of international economic forecasts from leading
independant forecasters. Website: www.consensuseconomics.com. Business Confidence:
This indicator is derived from surveys by the CBI in Great Britain, Eurostat for Europe,
IFO in Germany and TANKAN in Japan. |

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Country Profiles: Statistics have been sourced
from supranational organisations, principally UN, IMF and OECD. Political information is
from The Europa World Year Book 1999. |

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Graphic Images - Some
images have been extracted from The Corel Gallery, which is a product of Corel Corporation
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Notice
Information and opinions are based on sources believed to be reliable and accurate.
However PIT does not guarantee this to be the case, and does not accept liability for any
loss arising.


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Acknowledgements Hedgehog Charts: This concept was developed by
Elisabeth Legge, international Economist at BankGesellschaft Berlin. Hedgehog charts were
developed in order to graphically demonstrate the accuracy of multiple economic forecasts
at different points in a time series. The chart is named after the hedgehog because of the
spines that project around the time series. E-mail: elegge@ibuk.bankgesellschaft.de
Coppock Indicator:
This investment tool was first created by Edwin Coppock, an investor operating in the
United States. It is based on the observation that grief after bereavement takes about a
year to work off. Coppock applied the idea to cyclical swings of the New York Stock
Exchange since the Second World War. The Coppock Indicator proved very successful in
predicting market upturns, but less successful in predicting downturns. It is one of two
ingredients combined in our technical analysis of foreign currency movements as well as
global bond and stock markets and investing styles.
Proof Reading: We are indebted to the professional proof-reading and
electronic text editing services of Peter Ansbro for improving the quality of English used
throughout the site. E-mail: http:freespace.virgin.net/pete.ansbro/index.htm |