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 The Data Dimension of the GDDS

 
  A. Comprehensive Frameworks  
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Core frameworks Encouraged extension(s) Periodicity Timeliness
Frameworks Coverage, classification, and analytical framework
Real Sector
National accounts Producing and disseminating the full range of national accounts aggregates and balancing items in nominal and real terms, yielding Gross Domestic Product, Gross National Income, Gross Disposable Income, Consumption, Saving, Capital Formation, and Net Lending/Net Borrowing. Producing and disseminating sectoral accounts and national and sectoral balance sheets, as relevant.   Annual 10-14 months
Fiscal Sector
Central government operations Producing and disseminating comprehensive data on transactions and debt, emphasizing (1) coverage of all central government units; (2) use of appropriate analytical framework; and (3) development of a full range of detailed classifications (tax and nontax revenue, current and capital expenditure, domestic and foreign financing) with breakdowns (debt holder, instrument, currency), as relevant. General government or public sector operations data, strongly encouraged where subnational levels of government or public enterprise operations are of analytical or policy importance. Annual 6-9 months
Financial Sector
Depository corporations survey1/ Producing and disseminating comprehensive data emphasizing (1) coverage of all depository corporations (banking institutions); (2) use of an appropriate analytical framework; and (3) development of classifications of external assets and liabilities, domestic credit by sector, and components of money (liquidity) and nonmonetary liabilities.   Monthly 2-3 months
External Sector
Balance of payments Producing and disseminating comprehensive data on the main aggregates and balancing items of the balance of payments, including e.g., imports and exports of goods and services, trade balance, income and current transfers, current account balance, reserves and other financial transactions, and overall balance, with detailed components, as relevant. International Investment Position (IIP) Annual 6-9 months

1/ Formerly the "Broad Money Survey." The new terminology reflects the publication of the Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual.


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