An article detailing the methodological changes being introduced to UK chainlinking.
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National Accounts: proposed methodological changes to chainlinking for UK publications and international transmissions
This article describes the methods improvements required to deliver against the United Kingdom principles for measuring prices and volumes. From Blue Book 2017 onwards, the UK will separate the reference year from the last base year and set the reference year to the latest balanced year through the Supply and Use Framework, to help ensure consistency with international best practice.