This handbook provides a comprehensive set of notes on the content and methodology of each reference table contained in Financial Statistics. It also includes general background on the national accounting framework, sectors and financial instruments used in compiling the financial and sector accounts.

INTRODUCTION
Overview
The Conceptual Framework
The Sectors
Financial Instruments
PART I: GENERAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
Public Sector Finance
Central Government Revenue and Expenditure
Money Supply and Credit
Monetary Financial Institutions (MFIs)
Other Financial Institutions
Companies and Capital Issuance
Exchange Rates, Interest Rates and Security Prices
PART II: FINANCIAL AND SECTOR ACCOUNTS
Financial Accounts Matrix
Financial Balance Sheets Matrix
Not used
Financial Accounts
Financial Balance Sheets
Not used
Balance of Payments and Other Key Economic Indicators

The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the largest producer of official statistics to government. 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.