The forecast values are generated using standard tools of econometric time series analysis; both linear and nonlinear models are used. A total of k individual 1-step-ahead forecasts are obtained for each series, and the forecast value reported for each period is the median out of these k different 1-step-ahead forecasts. Using the median is a simple approach to forecast combination; for an example, see this paper. Though it is informative to do so, no forecasts are provided of the subsequent revisions.
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