Useful links

The National Accounts section of the ONS website provides a variety of information including a guide to National Accounts, GDP revisions triangles and frequently asked questions. More detailed information on specific aspects of National Accounts can be found in the methodological and other articles section.

Articles relating to The United Kingdom National Accounts: The Blue Book 2014 edition

The Changes to National Accounts section of the ONS website provides details of the changes implemented in the UK National Accounts in September 2014

Banks A, Davies P, Derrick I and Hughes M (2014) Impact of the changes in National Accounts and economic commentary for Q2 2014

Davies P (2014) Detailed assessment of changes to Sector and Financial Accounts 1997 - 2009

Davies P (2014) Detailed assessment of changes to Sector and Financial Accounts 2010 - 2012

Davies P, Rizzo M and James N (2014) Summary of ESA 2010 and BPM6 Changes on Sector and Financial Accounts

Marks C (2014) Content of Blue Book and Pink Book 2014

Smith R (2014) Impacts of Changes to the Measurement of the Balance of Payments as a Result of the Introduction of BPM6

Smith R (2014) Impacts of Changes to the Measurement of Balance of Payments as a Result of the Introduction of BPM6 (2010 to 2012)

Walker G (2014) International manuals

Walker G (2014) Impact of ESA 2010 and Other Changes on Economic Statistics

Walker G (2014) Impact of ESA95 Changes on Current Price GDP

Walker G (2014) Impact of ESA 2010 Changes on Current Price GDP

Walton A (2014) Further Detail on Real Expenditure Components of GDP as a Result of Upcoming Improvements to National Accounts for the Period 1997 to 2009

Walton A (2014) Impact of National Accounts Improvements: International Comparison

Walton A (2014) Impact of National Accounts Improvements on Headline GDP Growth (Chained Volume Measure)

Walton A (2014) Impact of Upcoming Improvements on Estimates of Real and Nominal Annual and Quarterly GDP, 1997 to 2012

Walton A (2014) Summary of Upcoming Changes to GDP

Walton A (2014) The Impact on GDP Expenditure and Income Components of Upcoming Improvements to National Accounts

Lee P (2012) Balancing the Three Approaches to Measuring Gross Domestic Product

Lee P and McCrae A (2014) UK National Accounts – a Short Guide (136.8 Kb Pdf)