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  "title": "World Economic Outlook Database, April 2019",
  "publication": "World Economic Outlook",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2019/april",
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  "summary": "The WEO database is created during the biannual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercise. Selected series that are available in the WEO publication are now available on this website.",
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "Scope and purpose",
      "content": "- The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercise.\n- The WEO database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report, which presents the IMF staff's analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups and in many individual countries.\n- The WEO is released in April and September/October each year."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Data coverage and time horizon",
      "content": "- Use the database to find data on:\n  - national accounts\n  - inflation\n  - unemployment rates\n  - balance of payments\n  - fiscal indicators\n  - trade for countries and country groups (aggregates)\n  - commodity prices whose data are reported by the IMF\n- Data availability:\n  - Data are available from 1980 to the present.\n  - Projections are given for the next two years.\n  - Medium-term projections are available for selected indicators.\n  - For some countries, data are incomplete or unavailable for certain years."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Formats and access",
      "content": "- The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is available in SDMX format from the Entire Dataset page.\n- For more information about SDMX, the WEO refers users to SDMX.org."
    },
    {
      "heading": "WEO Update, July 2019 — GDP data note",
      "content": "- For the latest GDP data for the following countries check the \"Projected % Change\" table in the left column of the individual country pages:\n  - Brazil\n  - Canada\n  - China\n  - France\n  - Germany\n  - India\n  - Italy\n  - Japan\n  - Mexico\n  - Nigeria\n  - Russia\n  - Saudi Arabia\n  - South Africa\n  - Spain\n  - United Kingdom\n  - United States"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Changes to the April 2019 Database",
      "content": "- FYR Macedonia is now called North Macedonia.\n- In February 2019, Zimbabwe adopted a new local currency unit, the RTGS dollar, which has become the official unit of account.\n- Efforts are underway to revise and update all national accounts series to the new RTGS dollar.\n- Current data are based on IMF staff estimates of price and exchange rate developments in US (and RTGS) dollars.\n- Staff estimates of US dollar values may differ from authorities’ estimates."
    }
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    "The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercise.",
    "The WEO database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report, which presents the IMF staff's analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups and in many individual countries.",
    "The WEO is released in April and September/October each year.",
    "Use the database to find data on:",
    "Data availability:",
    "The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is available in SDMX format from the Entire Dataset page.",
    "For more information about SDMX, the WEO refers users to SDMX.org.",
    "For the latest GDP data for the following countries check the \"Projected % Change\" table in the left column of the individual country pages:",
    "FYR Macedonia is now called North Macedonia.",
    "In February 2019, Zimbabwe adopted a new local currency unit, the RTGS dollar, which has become the official unit of account.",
    "Efforts are underway to revise and update all national accounts series to the new RTGS dollar.",
    "Current data are based on IMF staff estimates of price and exchange rate developments in US (and RTGS) dollars.",
    "Staff estimates of US dollar values may differ from authorities’ estimates.",
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