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Base period

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000145

Period or point in time-used as a reference for comparison with some other period or point in time.

See also base year.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000145
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesBLS Glossary
See alsoBase year
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000145",
  "term": "Base period",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Period or point in time-used as a reference for comparison with some other period or point in time.\n\nSee also base year.",
  "see_also": [
    "Base year"
  ],
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/base-period/"
}

Record 143 of 2,141 in Economic statistics terminology (MLC-0116). Request the full dataset.