Methodological improvements to foreign direct investment statistics: Dec 2016

Summary

Methodological improvements have been implemented in the foreign direct investment Involving UK Companies: 2015 bulletin. Such improvements include revisions of historical FDI estimates to a Balance of Payments manual 6 basis and completion of specific recommendations as outlined in the FDI National Statistics Quality Review.

Methodology

• Methodological improvements to foreign direct investment statistics: Dec 2016

  The methodological improvements implemented in the Foreign Direct Investment Involving UK Companies: 2015 bulletin. These improvements include progress made towards recommendations published in the FDI National Statistics Quality Review and revised historical estimates to comply with international standards outlined in the Balance of Payments manual 6.

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