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Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board Special Data Dissemination Standard (AS PROVIDED TO THE IMF BY THE RESPECTIVE COUNTRY) Malaysia Summary of Observance          Printer Friendly Page Contact Person(s)   Economics Department, Bank Negara Malaysia, Jalan Dato' Onn, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 50480   Phone : 60 3 2698 8044   Fax : 60 3 2693 5023   Email : bnmecon@bnm.gov.my    Mr. Yew Tek Wooi, Deputy Director, Statisical Services Department, Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 50480   Phone : 603 269 87845   Fax : 603 269 70596   Email : yewtw@bnm.gov.my  Access National Summary Data Page Cross-country comparisons: access the DSBB metadata query facility

Malaysia ( MYS )
SDDS Data Category	Coverage(meets SDDS)	Periodicity		Timeliness		Comments (Flexibility Options, etc)
		SDDS	MYS	SDDS	MYS
Real Sector (specifications)
National accounts	Yes	Q	Q	1Q	2M
Production index	Yes	M	M	6W (1M encour- aged)	6W
Labor market: Employment	Yes	Q	Q	1Q	1Q
Labor market: Unemployment	Yes	Q	Q	1Q	1Q
Labor market: Wages/Earnings	Yes	Q	M	1Q	2M
Price index: Consumer prices	Yes	M	M	1M	NLT 1M
Price index: Producer prices	Yes	M	M	1M	NLT1M
Fiscal Sector (specifications)
General government or public sector operations (Public sector operations. )	Yes	A	A	2Q	3Q	Timeliness flexibility
Central government operations	Yes	M	M	1M	1M
Central government debt	Yes	Q	Q	1Q	1Q
Financial Sector (specifications)
Analytical accounts of the banking sector	Yes	M	M	1M	NLT 1M
Analytical accounts of the central bank	Yes	M (W recom- mended )	M	2W (1W encour- aged)	NLT 2W
Interest rates	Yes	D	D	1	1D
Stock market: Share price index (Kuala Lumpur Composite Index )	Yes	D	D	1	1D
External Sector (specifications)
Balance of payments	Yes	Q	Q	1Q	1Q
Official reserve assets	Yes	M(W recom- mended)	F	1W	1W
Reserves template	Yes	M	M	1M (1W encour- aged)	NLT 1M
Merchandise trade	Yes	M	M	8W (4-6W encour- aged)	6W
International investment position	Yes	A(Q recom- mended)	A	3Q (1Q encour- aged)	NLT 2Q
External debt	Yes	Q	Q	1Q	1Q
Exchange rates	Yes	D	D	1	1D
Socio-demographic Data (specifications)
Population	Yes	A	A	...	2Q

Periodicity and timeliness: (D) daily; (W) weekly or with a lag of ## week(s) from the reference date; (WD) working days, or business days; (M) monthly or with a lag of ## month(s); (NLT) not later than; (Q) quarterly or with a lag of ## quarter(s); (A) annually; (SA) semiannual; and (...) not applicable. 1Given that the data are broadly disseminated by private means, the timeliness with which official data are disseminated is not time critical.