The Blue Book is a key annual publication of national accounts statistics and the essential data source for anyone concerned with macro economic policies and studies.
Publications
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UK National Accounts, The Blue Book: 2017
The Blue Book is the main annual publication of national accounts statistics including national and sector accounts, industrial analyses and environmental accounts.
Data
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UK National Accounts, The Blue Book time series
Datasets for each of the chapters in The Blue Book 2018 including the national accounts at a glance, financial and non-financial corporations, households and non-profit institutions serving households and summary supply and use tables.
The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:
- meet identified user needs
- are well explained and readily accessible
- are produced according to sound methods
- are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed.