A research business compiles the following data for Country D over 8 years:* Household expenditure,...

The model is based on historical data, so it is of little use in making forecasts

1 percent increase in the number of fixed broadband internet subscribers will lead to 0 3 percent increase in household final consumption expenditure.

A non-linear relationship is suggested by the model between household final consumption expenditure and the number of fixed broadband internet subscribers.

The model makes accurate forecasts on household final consumption expenditure in Country and therefore it should be widely applied to most countries and regions.