seasonal trend
Cyclical market movement
A seasonal trend is a predictable pattern of change that recurs at the same time each year.
Retail sales spike before Christmas, ice cream consumption rises in summer, flu cases peak in winter.
Businesses and analysts track seasonal trends to forecast demand, adjust inventory, and interpret data: After accounting for seasonal trends, unemployment actually fell.
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- summerYear's warmest season
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seasonal trendnoise
Unwanted auditory disturbance
white noise · random walk · anomaly · outlier
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