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by modelling) is used wherever possible, supplemented by a managed
collection of large and complex businesses only where the use of GST data is
not suitable.

Figure 1 – History of quarterly financial statistical designs

This new design brings significant changes and benefits to the quarterly
financial collections. As well as reducing respondent burden in existing
outputs, this design enables us to measure new economic variables and cover
a wider range of industries. This design also allows us to dig deeper into the
data and create new insights for our customers.

2. Methodology
The approach taken has been to apply an assessment model to determine
where and how the GST data can be used as the primary data source in the
production of quarterly financial outputs.

Figure 2 – GST data assessment model

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