IMF Staff Country Reports

Republic of Korea: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) Data Module

Publication Date:

May 15, 2003

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This report assesses Korea’s data dissemination practices against the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) and is complemented by an in-depth assessment of the quality of the key macroeconomic datasets for the national accounts, prices, government finance, monetary, and balance-of-payments statistics. The assessment reveals that Korea meets the SDDS specifications for the coverage, periodicity, and timeliness of all data categories, and for the dissemination of advance release calendars. All agencies demonstrate professionalism, are transparent in their statistical practices and policies, and provide ethical guidelines to their staff.

Series:

Country Report No. 2003/127

Subject:

Balance of payments statistics Consumer price indexes Economic and financial statistics Monetary statistics National accounts Prices Producer price indexes