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European Statistical System (ESS) guidelines on temporal disaggregation, benchmarking and reconciliation
Temporal disaggregation, benchmarking and reconciliation methods can be used to obtain temporal
and spatial consistency in sets of time series. Such methods are widely used across the European
Statistical System in the production of official statistics and the establishment of common guidelines
for temporal disaggregation and related methods within the European Statistical System (ESS) is an
essential step towards improved harmonization and comparability of official statistics, especially in
macroeconomic indicators and labour market statistics.
These ESS guidelines address the need for harmonization expressed by many users from European
and National Institutions. They are intended to support producers and users of official statistics in
accordance with the European Statistics Code of Practice and complement other ESS guidelines by
providing clear guidance on the use of temporal disaggregation, benchmarking and reconciliation
methods and encouraging documentation and dissemination of best practic