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Index of Services
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Shows the monthly movements in gross value added for the service industries, which overall account for around 76 per cent of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Index of Services (IoS) First Release brings together in one place all monthly information on services.
The IoS, in March 2007, was reclassified from experimental to National Statistic status. This was in response to the significant methodological improvements made to the IoS as part of the IoS Development programme. Further details can be found in the future improvements section within the IoS Methodology page.
This decision was made following a robust evaluation programme conducted by ONS methodological experts in index numbers, prices and deflation and sample design and estimation. Further details can be found in the Io... View more information about this product
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