NOTE: An addendum has been added to this article. Located on the first page it explains changes to revisions policy table which is available on page 95.
A number of aspects of the methods and systems used to produce the Retail Sales Index (RSI) have been reviewed.
The changes to the Retail Sales Inquiry and Retail Sales Index outlined in the article represent the largest investment of methodological development for the RSI in twenty years. They ensure that RSI methods are soundly based and incorporate standard methods used for other ONS business surveys.
Published in web format: 30 September 2003 at 9:30 am
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