Disclosure Symbol

From Open Risk Manual

Definition

Disclosure Symbol. The disclosure symbol (D) is used by the Census Bureau, BEA, and other organizations in their tables to denote that data have been suppressed to avoid disclosure of proprietary data for a company.

The suppressed data are included in the totals that are shown for higher level aggregates.[1]

References

  1. Concepts and Methods of the US Input-Output Accounts. K.J.Horowitz, M.A.Planting, 2009