seasonal fluctuations
Periodic annual changes
Seasonal fluctuations are predictable changes that recur at the same time each year.
Retailers experience seasonal fluctuations in sales—high during holidays, lower in between.
Tourism shows strong seasonal fluctuations, peaking in summer.
Economists and analysts adjust data to account for these patterns, isolating underlying trends from expected cyclical variation.
- seasonal demandPurchases varying by time
- seasonal employmentWork available only periodically
- monsoonsSeasonal wind-driven rains
- snowmeltLiquefied winter precipitation
- spring thawWarming that melts winter's ice
harvest · pumpkin spice · hibernation · frost dates · snow day · cyclical · quarterly earnings · migratory patterns · crop rotation · thaw · drought · ice · holiday sales · flood · bloom · seed · leaf · holiday traditions
temporal pattern regularity
seasonal fluctuationsstability
Resistance to displacement
constancy · steady state · equilibrium · uniformity · steadiness