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  1. For certain statistics initial estimates are released with the expectation that these may be revised and updated as further data becomes available.
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Correction See correction
We have corrected an error in Table 7 of the 1998 to 2020 and 1998 to 2021 editions of this dataset. The previous versions displayed the units as pounds million within the table heading. It should have been displayed as pounds. None of the figures in the tables are affected by this correction.
31 May 2023 13:37