01884cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003430 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451860658 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Cady, John. Data Consistency in IMF Publications : Country Staff Reports Versus International Financial Statistics / John Cady, Anthony Pellechio. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (27 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Data published in IMF country staff reports and International Financial Statistics (IFS) may differ for identical variables and, at times, users may be unaware of the reasons for these differences and lack the information needed to permit reconciliation. Such discrepancies stem principally from differences in the objectives of IMF country staff reports and their data requirements, on the one hand, and IFS, on the other. This paper presents the results of a study of the consistency of annual data on core statistical indicators required for Fund surveillance presented in the IMF's IFS and a sample of recently published Article IV consultation reports. The paper finds a significant incidence of apparent discrepancies for similarly defined variables. Mode of access: Internet Pellechio, Anthony. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/046 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2005/046/001.2005.issue-046-en.xml IMF e-Library