Manuals - Government finance statistics and EDP statistics
National accounts are an integrated accounting framework based on the concepts and definitions set out in the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010). This framework describes in the structured way economic events of all units of the economy, grouped within sectors according to their characteristics. As such it is the reference point for all macroeconomic statistics.
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Eighth edition
Release date: 04/03/2016
This new 2016 edition of the Manual is an updated version of the edition published in August 2014. In the current edition, in particular, the following parts were revised:... -
Seventh edition
Release date: 29/08/2014
This new 2014 edition of the Manual is an updated version of the edition published in November 2013 which was an adaption to the new European System of Accounts (ESA... -
Sixth edition
Release date: 29/11/2013
This new edition of the Manual aims to adapt it to the new Manual of national accounts (ESA 2010) which will enter into force on 1st September 2014. Although... -
Fifth edition
Release date: 04/02/2013
This is a partial update of the Manual which aims to assist the interpretation of the ESA95 rules and help their application for appropriately calculating the... -
Fourth edition
Release date: 19/03/2012
This is an update of a few chapters of the manual which has the aim to assist the interpretation of the ESA95 rules and help their application for...
The following manuals provide additional conceptual guidelines as well as descriptions on actual sources and methods used in practice by EU Member States for the compilation of the data.