United Kingdom National Accounts 2008 : The Blue Book

The Blue Bookprovides detailed estimates of national product, income and expenditure for the UK. It covers value added by industry, full accounts by sector and capital formation. This key annual title also includes annual figures for preliminary, provisional and full quarterly estimates of national accounts.

The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the government department that provides UK statistical and registration services. ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of key economic and social statistics which are used by policy makers across government to create evidence-based policies and monitor performance against them. The Office also builds and maintains data sources both for itself and for its business and research customers. It makes statistics available so that everyone can easily assess the state of the nation, the performance of government, and their own position.