Cadence and Score Revisions

How often is the report published?

The Industry Economics & Competitiveness report is published monthly. Each edition focuses on one country, benchmarked against the full set of 33 covered countries. This cadence gives the report a steady release rhythm while keeping every edition tightly scoped to a single national profile.

Why is there a four-month data lag in the main report?

The analytical pillars carry a data lag of roughly four months. Those pillars draw on official trade and economic statistics, which are themselves released one to three months after the period they describe, and Intratec then applies processing and validation before scoring. The result is that competitiveness scores reflect conditions about four months prior, ensuring each score rests on verified official data rather than provisional estimates.

Within a single monthly edition the timeline follows a fixed rhythm. Inputs are collected late in a given month, then prepared, aligned to a common basis, and validated at the start of the following month, so each edition's scored pillars settle about four months behind the period they describe. The reference datasets sit at the other end of the same timeline: built largely from modeled cost inputs rather than lagged statistics, they stay current and extend to a six-month forecast tail.

Why do reference datasets stay fresher than the main report?

The reference datasets are the absolute-value tools: construction cost indexes, location factors, labor costs, and utility costs. These refresh without the four-month lag and include six-month forecasts, because they are built largely from modeled cost inputs rather than from lagged trade statistics. As a result, the reference datasets are more current than the scored pillars.

Can a score or rank change from month to month?

Yes. A score can change as underlying data updates, covering both the focal country's data and the peer set's data. Because a rank is a relative position, a country can move up or down even when its own data is unchanged, simply because the data of peer countries has shifted.

How are historical scores treated after a revision?

When methodology or data is revised, the historical series may be restated so that trends remain comparable over time. Each change is documented in the monthly Release Notes. See the Revisions page for the full restatement policy.