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Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
Abbreviation
SAAR
Parent term
Statistics
The Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) is an annual rate that is adjusted for seasonal fluctuations.
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Notes
SAARS are used for data that is impacted by seasonal fluctuations (that are tpyical
year
over
year
)
Not using a SAAR can cause misleading communications if data points fro different seasons are compared