1. Dissemination of data and metadata…
…user needs and good practices
Fundamental Principles
IMF
Timing
Access and Dissemination
Presentation of Methodology - Metadata

2. Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

3. Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
1. Relevance, impartiality and equal access
2. Professional standards and ethics
3. Accountability and transparency
4. Prevention of misuse
6. Confidentiality
9. Use of international standards

4. So… The CPI must be; released as soon as possible
made available to all users at the same time
released according to pre-announced timetables
released separately from ministerial comment
made available in convenient form for users
accompanied by methodological explanation
backed up by professional statisticians and economists

5. IMF

6. IMF – Standards and Codes

7. IMF - SDDS

8. Timing of dissemination
Released as soon as possible – timely
Strict to a timetable
Reduce the scope for manipulation
Confidence

9. Dissemination

14. Access to data

15. Access to data

16. Presentation of methodology - metadata

17. Presentation of methodology - metadata

18. Presentation of methodology - metadata
1. Administrative information
2. Background and purpose
3. Statistics production
4. Concepts, variables and classifications
5. Sources of error and uncertainty
6. Comparability and correlation
7. Availability

19. Presentation of methodology - metadata

20. Presentation of methodology - metadata

21. Questions or comments?