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Sections 2.2, 2.3 and 2.7 of this paper contain specific comparisons of EU and US methods for short-term statistics in scope of this framework with insights on why US methods lead to more timely short-term statistics in general in comparison to European countries.

Comparison of EU and US Methods for Short-Term Statistics and Implications for Timeliness
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