Financial Statistics (2005 Edition)

The Financial Statistics Explanatory Handbook provides a comprehensive set of notes on the content and methodology of each reference table contained in the monthly Financial Statistics publication. The introduction includes three sections which describe first the national accounting framework within which the financial and sector accounts are complied, and then the sectors and financial instruments that are used as the basic building blocks. The main section follows the layout of the chapters that appear monthly in Financial Statistics and give notes for each chapter as well as information on each table as well as explanatory notes on each table.

• accounting
• financial instruments
• information
• methodology
• statistics

The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the largest producer of official statistics to government. ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of key economic and social statistics which are used by policy makers across government to create evidence-based policies and monitor performance against them. The Office also builds and maintains data sources both for itself and for its business and research customers. It makes statistics available so that everyone can easily assess the state of the nation, the performance of government, and their own position.

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