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X-12-ARIMA Version 0.3 Download Page - PC Version


This page contains links to files associated with Version 0.3 of the Final X-12-ARIMA seasonal adjustment program for IBM PC compatible microcomputers. This program runs in a DOS command window - a Windows interface to X-12-ARIMA is now available.

This version of X-12-ARIMA can run on all versions of Windows later than Windows 95. Note that there are no longer two PC versions of X-12-ARIMA.

Installation instructions are also available on this page.

Note that the X-12-ARIMA software is distributed using ZIP compressed files. A separate utility that can extract ZIP files is required if your operating system (versions of Windows® before Windows 2000) does not provide one, such as the ZIP Reader from PKWARE® This link to a non-federal Web site does not imply endorsement of any particular product, company, or content.

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Combined X-12-ARIMA archives

omegav03all.zip
Contains x12a.exe (the X-12-ARIMA executable), airline.spc (a sample input specification file), The Reference Manual and PC Quick refrence in a subdirectory named docs, and three Icon programs to assist users of X-12-ARIMA: cnvfinal03.exe (which converts input files used for Version 0.2.10 of X-12-ARIMA into input files suitable for Version 0.3 of X-12-ARIMA), cnvout2html.exe (which converts X-12-ARIMA output files into accessible HTML) and x12diag03.exe (which produces a summary of the seasonal adjustment diagnostics produced by X-12-ARIMA). (about 3.01 Meg)
Last update: May 4, 2007

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X-12-ARIMA Program Archives

omegav03.zip
Contains x12a.exe, the X-12-ARIMA executable, along with airline.spc, a sample input specification file. (about 805K)
Last update: May 4, 2007

itoolsv03.zip
Contains three Icon programs to assist users of X-12-ARIMA: cnvfinal03.exe (which converts input files used for Version 0.2.10 of X-12-ARIMA into input files suitable for Version 0.3 of X-12-ARIMA), cnvout2html.exe (which converts X-12-ARIMA output files generated using the -a runtime flag into accessible HTML) and x12diag03.exe (which produces a summary of the seasonal adjustment diagnostics produced by X-12-ARIMA). Documentation for these programs (in cnvfinal03.txt, cnvout2html.txt and x12diag03.txt, respectively) is provided. (about 177K)
Last update: May 2, 2007

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X-12-ARIMA Documentation Files

docsv03.zip
A compressed archive that contains three PDF documents, stored in a subdirectory named doc: x12adocV03.pdf, the Reference Manual for Version 0.3 of X-12-ARIMA [PDF], qref03dos.pdf, a brief summary of the X-12-ARIMA input specifications for version 0.3 [PDF], and ReleaseNotesV03.pdf, a paper gives details of the changes between version 0.2.10 and 0.3 [PDF]. (about 1.70 Meg)
Last update: May 2, 2007

x12adocV03.pdf [PDF]
The Reference Manual for Version 0.3 of X-12-ARIMA. The Reference Manual now has an index, and has been restructured to create more content for seasonal adjustment diagnostics. (about 1.4 Meg)
Last update: May 2, 2007

qref03pc.pdf [PDF]
The PC Version of the Quick Reference for Version 0.3 of X-12-ARIMA, a brief summary of the X-12-ARIMA input specifications. (about 158K)
Last update: May 2, 2007

Release Notes for Version 0.3 of X-12-ARIMA [PDF], by Brian C. Monsell
This paper gives details of the changes between version 0.2.10 and 0.3. (about 573K)
Last modified: March 9, 2007

Getting Started with X-12-ARIMA Input Files on Your PC [PDF], by Catherine C. H. Hood and Brian C. Monsell (about 67K)
Last modified: March 2003

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Installation Instructions

To install the Icon programs,

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Other Files

genhol.exe
A DOS program that generates user defined holiday regressors for use with the X-12-ARIMA program. (about 272K)
Documentation for the program is available in a file named genhol.txt.
Last update: February 27, 2007

changes.txt
A summary of the new features, changes, and bug fixes introduced with each version of Final X-12-ARIMA up to version 0.2.10.(about 27K)
Last update: June 2002.

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Questions or comments can be directed to Brian C. Monsell.

email: brian.c.monsell@census.gov or x12@census.gov

Phone: 301-763-1721 (or 301-763-1643)

FAX: 301-763-8399

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