The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced (SCB Vol. 99 No. 5):
On July 26, 2019, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will release the results of the annual update of the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPAs) together with the advance estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2019. The update will cover the most recent 5 years (2014 through 2018) and the first quarter of 2019. The reference year for index numbers and chained-dollar estimates will remain 2012.
[...] The annual revision will incorporate the usual annual source data for 2014 through 2018 that are more complete and more detailed than those previously available.
[...] Additionally, the revision will incorporate newly available source data and refinements to the BEA's methods.
These improvements will necessitate presentation changes to the accounts, so expect changes to the Data Buffet catalog.
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