Table 10.—Revision Sequence for U.S.-MNC Data Sets
| Estimate | Usual release date |
| Balance of payments data: | |
 Quarterly releases: |
|
| Preliminary estimate |
10 weeks after end of quarter/1/ |
| First revision |
22 weeks after end of quarter/1/ |
| Annual releases/2/: |
|
| Preliminary estimate |
10 weeks after end of year/1/ |
| First revision |
6 months after end of year |
| Second revision |
1 1/2 years after end of year |
| Third revision |
2 1/2 years after end of year |
| Benchmark revision |
Approximately 3 1/2 years after end of benchmark survey year |
| Financial and operating data: | |
| Preliminary estimate |
1 1/2 years after end of year/3/ |
| Final estimate |
2 1/2 years after end of year/3/ |
- This is a press release date. The data are subsequently published in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS; see table 11 for details.
- In annual and benchmark revisions, all quarters for the year are revised.
- In benchmark survey years and immediately following years, data are generally released 1 to 4 months later.
