Several of the new statistical measures were too late to be of any essential use in the analytical work during the crisis. Hopefully they can contribute to a better understanding of the crisis and perhaps to preventing similar crises in the future. Looking ahead, the point of interest is how to improve the identification of economic imbalances with negative consequences for growth and employment.
This area is also in focus at the international level. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and others have constructed indicators of economic imbalances. But their usefulness remains to be seen.