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ANNEX 7: ARCHIVED CHANGES IN PREVIOUS ISSUES Changes implemented in the last edition of the Economic Outlook database EO101 are described in section 2 . Changes below were made in former editions. EO100 – Novembre 2016 New countries: Argentina ARG, Latvia LVA and OECD Euro area EA16 Latvia joined the OECD on 1 st July 2016. The new OECD euro area zone is coded EA16 previously EA15. Latvia joined the euro area on 1 January 2014, consequently the reference year for EA16 is 2014. China o National accounts: To better reflect the contribution of innovation to economic growth, and promote Chinas system of national accounts to be geared to new international standards, National Bureau of Statistics of the Peoples Republic of China NBS conducts reform of RD expenditure treatment in national accounts according to SNA 2008. After revision, annual GDP increases correspondingly, with a limited impact on GDP growth rate. Costa Rica o National accounts: The Central Bank of Costa Rica has implemented the recommendations of the International Monetary Fund, in addition to the suggested methodological guidelines in the System of National Accounts 2008 SNA08 and the Sixth Edition of the Manual of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position BPM6. Czech Republic o National accounts: Benchmarking of quarterly figures to newly updated annual GDP series. Denmark o National accounts and balance of payments: Statistics Denmark has made important changes to data collection procedures. As a result, some series are significantly revised notably trade data. More information at http:www.dst.dkextformidrevisionbb in Danish only o National accounts: At the time of the cut-off date for the last updates, revised data were only available in the annual frequency. Revised quarterly data were not yet published. Consequently only annual data are shown in EO100. France o Labour market: Labour data UN, ET, LF, UNR refer to “France including DOM” overseas departments. Unemployment rate in Metropolitan France is still collected with the code UNRS. In previous EO editions, it was the opposite UNR: metropolitan france, UNRS: France including DOM. The switch between the 2 definitions is the result of the extension of the INSEE quarterly labour survey to the DOM in 2014. Before 2014, data are spliced with metropolitan France. More information at: http:www.insee.frfrindicateursind14Chomage_m.pdf Hungary o National accounts: At the time of the cut-off date for the last updates, revised data were only available in the annual frequency. Revised quarterly data were not yet published. Consequently only annual data are shown in EO100. Ireland o The Irish GDP has been revised up with a 26.3 growth for GDP in 2015. Read the full story about this revision: http:www.oecd.orgstdnaIrish-GDP-up-in-2015-OECD.pdf http:ec.europa.eueurostatdocuments249876390465Irish_GDP_communication.pdf o New baseyear: 2014 Israel o National accounts: Benchmarking of quarterly figures to annual GDP series. New Zealand