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• Retail Sales Index Revisions Policy
• Public Sector Statistics - Revisions' Policy

This article explains the revisions' policies adopted for the three data releases for the public sector area: the public sector finances; public sector accounts and government deficit and debt under the Maastricht Treaty.

• National Accounts: Revisions statement

This article explains the revisions policies adopted by National Accounts for the three Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data releases: Preliminary Estimate, UK Output, Income and Expenditure, and the Quarterly National Accounts.

• ONS Policy on the publication of revisions triangles on the National Statistics website
• ONS Policy on standards for presenting revisions in time series First Releases

This article explains ONS's new policy on providing users with more information in its First Releases about revisions. This will help users interpret and use the latest estimates as they will know how estimates have been revised in the past. The new information will appear in a standard form in each First Release, accompanied by explanations of any special features if necessary.

• Publishing quality information for the National Accounts outputs
• Summary quality report for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data releases

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Send us your views

If you wish to send us your views on the subject of revision to economic statistics please email: bob.cain@ons.gsi.gov.uk or ross.meader@ons.gsi.gov.uk.

Please note, we cannot guarantee that any comments or views you send us will receive individual feedback or replies. However, we will consider all views received.

For further information on revisions see Revisions to Economic Statistics.

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Spreadsheets listing the revisions summarised in the table in the background notes.

• GDP spreadsheets
• Motor Vehicles Production Inquiry spreadsheet
• Index of Production spreadsheet
• UK Trade spreadsheet
• Retail Sales spreadsheet
• Investment by Insurance Companies, Pension Funds and Trusts spreadsheet
• Business Investment spreadsheet
• Index of Distribution
• Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development spreadsheet
• Balance of Payments spreadsheet
• Overseas Travel and Tourism spreadsheet
• Productivity spreadsheet
• Internet Connectivity
• PPI spreadsheet
• Public Sector Finance spreadsheet
• Index of Services spreadsheet