The Role of Monthly Economic Statistical Bulletins

July 1, 2002

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Claudia H Dziobek, and Mei Jin. The Role of Monthly Economic Statistical Bulletins, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2002) accessed September 19, 2024

Disclaimer: This Policy Dicussion Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

Monthly economic statistical bulletins issued by central banks and national statistical offices, the focus of this study, are well established in countries with advanced statistical systems. Such bulletins present a synopsis of current economic trends and cater to a broad group of users involved in policy, markets, media, and research. Compendium bulletins serve as a reference point, contribute to public economic knowledge and transparency, and can add to international visibility. The authors find that only about half of developing countries produce monthly bulletins. Based on experience in industrial countries and a survey of 22 successful bulletins from developing countries, this paper highlights the role of such bulletins and discusses selected aspects of their content, production, and dissemination.

Subject: Banking, Data dissemination, Economic and financial statistics, Labor

Keywords: Bulletin project, Central bank bulletin, Country, Data dissemination, Economic information, IMF-world Bank Joint Library, Monthly bulletin, PDP, Publication program, Statistical capacity building, Technical assistance, Transition country

Publication Details

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17
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Policy Discussion Paper No. 2002/009
Stock No:

PPIEA0092002
ISBN:

9781451970562
ISSN:

1564-5193

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