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Statistics are most often revised for 1 of 2 reasons:

  1. For certain statistics initial estimates are released with the expectation that these may be revised and updated as further data becomes available.
  2. Revisions may also be made when methods or systems are changed.

These types of planned revisions should not be confused with errors in released statistics, which are genuine mistakes. Such mistakes occur rarely and, when they do happen, corrections are made in a timely manner, announced and clearly explained to users in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (Principle 2, Practice 7).

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Correction See correction
An error occurred in Table 2.9 due to a processing issue. We have now corrected this error. You can see all previous versions of this data on the previous versions page. We apologise for any inconvenience.
25 October 2017 14:33
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Correction See correction
A correction has been made to Table 3.4a - Number of firms by size and trade of firm. In the ‘Civil engineering’ column under the ‘Main trades’ heading, the number of civil engineering firms in size bands 4-7 to 8-13 has been changed to 3,646 from 3,464. In the same column, the number for size bands 14-24 to 1,200+ has been amended to 1,541 from 5,187. The column total has been amended to 21,257 from 24,721. We apologise for any inconvenience.
9 September 2016 12:17