Israel: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes—Data Module, Response by the Authorities, Detailed Assessments Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF)

IMF Staff Country Reports, March 24, 2006

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Bibliographic details

• Published: March 24, 2006
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451819618.002

Summary and Main Assessment

• This Report provides an assessment of Israel’s macroeconomic statistics against the Special Data Dissemination Standard.
• The assessment is complemented by an assessment of data quality based on the IMF’s Data Quality Assessment Framework, July 2003.
• Key finding: Israel’s macroeconomic statistics are of generally high quality and are broadly adequate to conduct effective surveillance.
• Caveat: Some shortcomings may impede the accurate and timely analysis of economic and financial developments and the formulation of appropriate policy.

Scope and Thematic Coverage

• Subject areas covered:
  • Consumer price indexes
  • Data collection
  • Economic and financial statistics
  • Government finance statistics
  • Monetary statistics
  • National accounts
  • Prices

Keywords and Notable Terms

• BOI law
• CBS website
• Consumer price indexes
• CR
• Data collection
• Europe
• government finance statistics
• Government finance statistics
• ISCR
• monetary statistics
• Monetary statistics
• state
• statistics ordinance
• time series
• WPI weight

Practical Implications

• The Report supports the conclusion that Israel’s statistical system is largely fit for IMF surveillance purposes.
• Users and policymakers should be aware that identified shortcomings could limit the accuracy and timeliness of economic and financial analysis and policy formulation.

Source: Israel: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes—Data Module, Response by the Authorities, Detailed Assessments Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF), March 24, 2006.

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