Statistics Explained

Glossary:Adjustment

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Adjustment refers to a set of procedures employed to:

  • improve coverage, classification, timing and valuation of the data;
  • conform to an accounting and recording basis; or
  • address data quality differences in compiling specific data sets.

Items covered may include changes in positions during the reference period associated with transactions, exchange rate changes, price changes, seasonal adjustment and other adjustments.

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