The price deflator used to adjust the figures rose at a 1.6percentt annual rate in the quarter.
The administrators can adjust the figures that will determine whether you qualify for aid.
Adjust the figures for population, or for GDP, and the story is very different.
Sony is now forecasting a loss of 170bn yen ($1.4bn) for the fiscal year, down from the 230bn yen ($1.95bn) loss it predicted, but it may still adjust the figures if the hack proves more costly than expected.
The figures at such a small level get a bit erratic as the ABS does not seasonally adjust the figures, but using a rolling 12-month average takes out a lot of the noise.
The department collects data on employment of narrower age ranges, but does not try to adjust the figures for seasonal variations.
Moreover, Mr. O'Neill conceded that the cost-sharing formulas advanced by the administration's proposal might not work, and therefore Congress should consider giving the White House the authority to adjust the figures without seeking new legislation.
The perception that the UK is not pulling its weight when it comes to receiving asylum seekers is given further backing when you adjust the figures relative to each country's population.
The errors were understood to involve double counting of improvements in the quality of shelter, a process commonly used to adjust the figures so that, say, a new generation of more costly but better standard furnaces does not necessarily raise the inflation rate.
When obliged to attempt this himself on the basis of the published tables of the day, he frequently made errors and failed to adjust the figures for his clients' place or time of birth.
