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Unit C1: National accounts methodology. Sector accounts. Financial indicators.

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The data are central government bond yields, which are no longer updated.

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Central government bond yields' definitions vary according to country. This series may be used instead of the Maastricht series if a longer time series is needed.

In principle, all yields are calculated for bonds on the secondary market.

Country specific notes

Belgium: Secondary market gross yield on fixed-interest public bonds of 6 years and over.

Denmark: The rate given is a weighted average of the rates of yield on 10-year central government bonds.

Germany: Average of secondary market gross yield on fixed-interest public bonds for all maturities over 1 year.

Greece: Yield on public sector bonds. Data are not available after 1988.

Spain: Bond yield on the secondary market for government bonds of more than two years.

France: Yield on fixed interest bonds on the secondary market (excluding lottery bonds) of more than 7 years' maturity issued by the public and semi-public sectors.

Ireland: Yield on fixed interest redeemable bond of 15 years to maturity.

Italy: Yield on central government bonds (gross) of between 9 and 10 years maturity.

Luxembourg: Average weighted yield on government bonds. In January 1993 the yield calculation method was changed, with the aim of eliminating the non-liquid or rarely traded bonds from the monthly yield figure.

Netherlands: Weighted average true yields to maturity of central government bonds. Yields are gross, without deduction of tax.

Austria: Secondary market yield on Federal government bonds.

Portugal: Average yield on long-term bonds.

Finland: Secondary market yield on 9-year central government bonds.

Sweden: Monthly average effective annualised yield on 9-year central government bonds.

United Kingdom: Yield on fixed-interest redeemable government bonds with 20 years to maturity.

National central banks.

All national central banks of EU-15 and Canada.

Data for all EU-15 Member states and Canada.

Most of the series end in December 1998. Several series start in January 1973, others later. The length of series varies considerably.

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The data are period average, unless otherwise stated. Data are monthly, quarterly and annual.

No specific rules apply.

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Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.

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Monthly, quarterly and annual.

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Please consult free data on-line: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/exchange-and-interest-rates/database

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Series are available from 1973.

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Historical data are frozen and are not updated anymore.

New series can be found in Long-term interest rates Government bond yields.

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Historical series; data are no longer revised.

Historical series; data are no longer revised.

The sources of the data were mainly the national central banks.

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Data may be checked with national central banks.

The data are bond yields. There is no European aggregate.

Data are not seasonally adjusted.

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