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The Data Dimension of the GDDS

B. Data Categories and Indicators

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Data categories Core indicators^1/ Encouraged extension(s) Periodicity Timeliness

Real Sector

National accounts aggregates GDP (nominal and real) Gross national income, capital formation, saving Annual(quarterly encouraged) 6-9 months

Production index / indices Manufacturing or industrial indices Monthly 6-12 weeks for all indices

Primary commodity, agricultural, or other indices, as relevant As relevant

Price indices Consumer price index Producer price index Monthly 1-2 months

Labor market indicators Employment, unemployment, and wages/earnings, as relevant Annual ^2/ 6-9 months^2/

Fiscal Sector

Central government aggregates Revenue, expenditure, balance, and financing with breakdowns (debt holder, instrument, currency), as relevant Interest payments Quarterly 1 quarter

Central government debt Domestic debt and foreign debt, as relevant, with appropriate breakdowns (currency, maturity, debt holder, instrument), as relevant Government guaranteed debt Annual(quarterly encouraged) 1-2 quarters

Financial Sector

Broad money and credit aggregates Net external position, domestic credit, broad or narrow money Monthly 1-3 months

Central bank aggregates Monetary base^3/ Monthly 1-2 months

Interest rates Short and long-term government security rates, policy variable rate Money or interbank market rates and a range of deposit and lending rates Monthly ^4/

Stock market Share price index, as relevant Monthly ^4/

External Sector

Balance of payments aggregates Imports and exports of goods and services, current account balance, reserves, overall balance Annual (quarterly strongly encouraged) 6 months

External debt and debt service Public and publicly guaranteed external debt, broken down by maturity Quarterly 1-2 quarters

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service schedule Twice yearly (with data for 4 quarters and 2 semesters ahead) 3-6 months

Private external debt not publicly guaranteed, and debt service schedule Annual 6-9 months

International reserves Gross official reserves denominated in U.S. dollars Reserve-related liabilities Monthly 1-4 weeks

Merchandise trade Total exports and total imports Major commodity breakdowns with longer time lapse Monthly 8-12 weeks

Exchange rates Spot rates Daily ^4/

Socio-demographic data

Population Population characteristics: size and composition of the population by standard enumeration units, derived from census, surveys, or vital registration system

Dynamics of growth: vital statistics: births, deaths, and migration. Disaggregation of population and vital statistics data by age, sex, and geographic units, as appropriate.

Reporting of mortality rates, crude birth rate, fertility rate, and life expectancy Annual (Census every ten years) 3-6 months for annual updates; 9-12 months for Census

Education Inputs: measures of current financial, human, and physical resources available to public and private (if significant) educational institutions, recorded by level of education or type of program

Process: measures of student progress through school, such as enrollment, dropout, and repetition rates, recorded by level of education and sex of students

Outcomes: educational attainment measured by progress through school, graduation rates, and average grade level completed Disaggregation of data by subnational or regional units, as appropriate, is recommended for all data categories. Characteristics of teaching staff, including training, experience, and terms of employment (full or part time). Expenditures by households on education (including fees and other expenses for public or private education)

Calculation of net enrollment rates (by grade and sex)

Scores on standardized achievement exams Annual 6-12 months following beginning of school year

Health Inputs: measures of current financial, human, and physical resources available to public and private (if significant) health system, including public expenditures on health services; capacity of health care facilities by location and type of facility, and the number of trained personnel by location and certification

Process (service delivery): Measures describing the number of clients served and type of care provided by public and private care providers, including inpatient, outpatient, and preventative care; population served by public health services such as immunizations, sanitation services, and improved water supply

Outcomes: statistics on mortality and morbidity, including mortality by cause and the incidence of disease by location and patient characteristics Private (household) expenditures on health services. Disaggregation of data by subnational or regional units, as appropriate

Measures of the responsiveness of the health system to non-health aspects of service delivery. Disaggregation of data by subnational or regional units, as appropriate

Comprehensive assessment of the burden of disease Annual (outbreaks of contagious diseases should be reported at higher frequency and with greater timeliness) 3-6 months following end of reference period

Poverty Income poverty: number and proportion of people or households with less than minimum standard of income or consumption; valuation of minimum consumption bundle

Other poverty measures: measures of deprivation or insecurity used to identify the population living in poverty, such as evidence of malnutrition, endemic diseases, educational achievement, and lack of access to basic services Measures of the distribution of household or per capita income or consumption

Separate poverty estimates for urban and rural populations or for major regions, states, or provinces. Disaggregation of data by subnational or regional units, as appropriate 3-5 years 6-12 months following the survey

1/ For the socio-demographic data, core indicators are termed "basic components."
2/ Periodicity and timeliness for labor market indicators are recommended after consultation with the Bureau of Statistics of the International Labor Office.
3/ Formerly "Reserve Money." The new terminology reflects the publication of the Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual.
4/ Dissemination as part of a high-frequency (e.g., monthly) publication.

	The Data Dimension of the GDDS
	B. Data Categories and Indicators
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Data categories	Core indicators^1/	Encouraged extension(s)	Periodicity	Timeliness
Real Sector
National accounts aggregates	GDP (nominal and real)	Gross national income, capital formation, saving	Annual(quarterly encouraged)	6-9 months
Production index / indices	Manufacturing or industrial indices		Monthly	6-12 weeks for all indices
Production index / indices	Primary commodity, agricultural, or other indices, as relevant		As relevant	6-12 weeks for all indices
Price indices	Consumer price index	Producer price index	Monthly	1-2 months
Labor market indicators	Employment, unemployment, and wages/earnings, as relevant		Annual ^2/	6-9 months^2/
Fiscal Sector
Central government aggregates	Revenue, expenditure, balance, and financing with breakdowns (debt holder, instrument, currency), as relevant	Interest payments	Quarterly	1 quarter
Central government debt	Domestic debt and foreign debt, as relevant, with appropriate breakdowns (currency, maturity, debt holder, instrument), as relevant	Government guaranteed debt	Annual(quarterly encouraged)	1-2 quarters
Financial Sector
Broad money and credit aggregates	Net external position, domestic credit, broad or narrow money		Monthly	1-3 months
Central bank aggregates	Monetary base^3/		Monthly	1-2 months
Interest rates	Short and long-term government security rates, policy variable rate	Money or interbank market rates and a range of deposit and lending rates	Monthly	^4/
Stock market		Share price index, as relevant	Monthly	^4/
External Sector
Balance of payments aggregates	Imports and exports of goods and services, current account balance, reserves, overall balance		Annual (quarterly strongly encouraged)	6 months
External debt and debt service	Public and publicly guaranteed external debt, broken down by maturity		Quarterly	1-2 quarters
	Public and publicly guaranteed debt service schedule		Twice yearly (with data for 4 quarters and 2 semesters ahead)	3-6 months
		Private external debt not publicly guaranteed, and debt service schedule	Annual	6-9 months
International reserves	Gross official reserves denominated in U.S. dollars	Reserve-related liabilities	Monthly	1-4 weeks
Merchandise trade	Total exports and total imports	Major commodity breakdowns with longer time lapse	Monthly	8-12 weeks
Exchange rates	Spot rates		Daily	^4/
Socio-demographic data
Population	Population characteristics: size and composition of the population by standard enumeration units, derived from census, surveys, or vital registration system Dynamics of growth: vital statistics: births, deaths, and migration.	Disaggregation of population and vital statistics data by age, sex, and geographic units, as appropriate. Reporting of mortality rates, crude birth rate, fertility rate, and life expectancy	Annual (Census every ten years)	3-6 months for annual updates; 9-12 months for Census
Education	Inputs: measures of current financial, human, and physical resources available to public and private (if significant) educational institutions, recorded by level of education or type of program Process: measures of student progress through school, such as enrollment, dropout, and repetition rates, recorded by level of education and sex of students Outcomes: educational attainment measured by progress through school, graduation rates, and average grade level completed	Disaggregation of data by subnational or regional units, as appropriate, is recommended for all data categories. Characteristics of teaching staff, including training, experience, and terms of employment (full or part time). Expenditures by households on education (including fees and other expenses for public or private education) Calculation of net enrollment rates (by grade and sex) Scores on standardized achievement exams	Annual	6-12 months following beginning of school year
Health	Inputs: measures of current financial, human, and physical resources available to public and private (if significant) health system, including public expenditures on health services; capacity of health care facilities by location and type of facility, and the number of trained personnel by location and certification Process (service delivery): Measures describing the number of clients served and type of care provided by public and private care providers, including inpatient, outpatient, and preventative care; population served by public health services such as immunizations, sanitation services, and improved water supply Outcomes: statistics on mortality and morbidity, including mortality by cause and the incidence of disease by location and patient characteristics	Private (household) expenditures on health services. Disaggregation of data by subnational or regional units, as appropriate Measures of the responsiveness of the health system to non-health aspects of service delivery. Disaggregation of data by subnational or regional units, as appropriate Comprehensive assessment of the burden of disease	Annual (outbreaks of contagious diseases should be reported at higher frequency and with greater timeliness)	3-6 months following end of reference period
Poverty	Income poverty: number and proportion of people or households with less than minimum standard of income or consumption; valuation of minimum consumption bundle Other poverty measures: measures of deprivation or insecurity used to identify the population living in poverty, such as evidence of malnutrition, endemic diseases, educational achievement, and lack of access to basic services	Measures of the distribution of household or per capita income or consumption Separate poverty estimates for urban and rural populations or for major regions, states, or provinces. Disaggregation of data by subnational or regional units, as appropriate	3-5 years	6-12 months following the survey