A first release is the first official real-time release of an economic indicator of interest for the most recent reference period T, computed after T + 1 / 2ΔT.
It concerns the release of generally hard data that are subject to possible further revisions but are produced using the same methodology of aggregation and construction as regular estimates.
Further information
- Quality reporting
- European Statistical System handbook for quality and metadata reports - 2021 re-edition