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Analysis of Revisions to Quarterly Current Account Balance of Payments Data
An analysis of revisions made to Balance of Payments quarterly current account data between 1996 Q4 and 2001 Q3.
This article looks at the current account, focussing on revisions to current account credits and debits and how these influence revisions to the current account balance. The article also explores the chronological evolution of revisions and revisions to current account components and provides possible justification for the more prominent revisions over the period analysed.
Published in web format: 10 August 2005 at 9:30 am