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  "title": "What’s not to love about free data",
  "publication": "IMF Blog, January 26, 2015",
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  "summary": "Publication date: January 26, 2015",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- Publication date: January 26, 2015\n- The IMF has released a new, free online data tool.\n- Much of the IMF’s data has been available free of charge, but some data was available online for a fee. Not anymore—if it’s online, it’s free.\n- You’re welcome."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Data coverage and examples",
      "content": "- Includes budget numbers\n- Includes balance of payments data\n- Includes debt statistics\n- Includes critical global indicators"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Features and functionality",
      "content": "- Wonky Warning The data platform provides greater dynamic data visualizations, which show development over time and interact with each other.\n- Includes a richer library of statistical tools, such as forecasting, smoothing, and aggregation.\n- The platform strengthens the narrative and analysis of any data and allows users to customize their data experience."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Policy relevance and benefits",
      "content": "- Good data supports good policy choices.\n- With reliable and timely economic data, people can identify turning points in the economy or see looming risks.\n\nSource: IMF blog page “What’s not to love about free data” (January 26, 2015).\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- free online data tool\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2015/01/26/whats-not-to-love-about-free-data"
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    "Published: January 26, 2015",
    "Publication date: January 26, 2015",
    "The IMF has released a new, free online data tool.",
    "Much of the IMF’s data has been available free of charge, but some data was available online for a fee. Not anymore—if it’s online, it’s free.",
    "You’re welcome.",
    "Includes budget numbers",
    "Includes balance of payments data",
    "Includes debt statistics",
    "Includes critical global indicators",
    "*Wonky Warning* The data platform provides greater dynamic data visualizations, which show development over time and interact with each other.",
    "Includes a richer library of statistical tools, such as forecasting, smoothing, and aggregation.",
    "The platform strengthens the narrative and analysis of any data and allows users to customize their data experience.",
    "Good data supports good policy choices.",
    "With reliable and timely economic data, people can identify turning points in the economy or see looming risks.",
    "[free online data tool](https://data.imf.org/)"
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