GM(1,1) Model

UGM(1,1) Model

α values

Percent Improvement

α values

Percent Improvement

Year

0.5

0.388403

0.5

0.390081

2004

-

-

-

-

-

-

2005

3.456

1.70

51

3.37

1.66

51

2006

6.779

9.41

39

6.86

9.42

37

2007

4.083

0.00

100

4.00

0.00

100

I.S. MAPE

4.773

3.70

22

4.74

3.69

22

Out-of-Sample Forecasts

2008

4.15

1.08

74

4.06

1.06

74

2009

6.20

0.28

95

6.11

0.24

96

2010

16.67

8.31

50

16.57

8.38

49

2011

3.29

5.20

−58

3.20

5.12

−60

2012

5.28

4.47

15

5.19

4.37

16

O.S. MAPE

7.12

3.87

46

7.02

3.83

45