Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (SARB)

Real Sector

• National accounts: Includes data on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measured through both the production and expenditure methods, providing a comprehensive view of economic activity.
• Production index: Tracks the output of the industrial sector, indicating economic growth and industrial capacity.
• Forward-looking indicators: These might include measures of business and consumer confidence or leading economic indicators that predict future economic activity.
• Labor market: Includes statistics on employment, unemployment, and wages/earnings, offering insights into the health and trends of the labor market.
• Price index: Consists of consumer and producer price indices, which help in analyzing inflation and price movements in the economy.

Fiscal Sector

• General Government Operations: Encompasses data on the fiscal activities of the entire government sector, including expenditures, revenues, and financial balances.
• Central government operations: Focuses on the fiscal activities of the national government, excluding state or local government entities.
• Central government debt: Information on the total debt obligations of the central government.

Financial Sector

• Depository corporations survey: Provides a consolidated overview of the financial position of depository institutions like banks.
• Central bank survey: Details the financial position and operations of the central bank.
• Interest rates: Includes key benchmark interest rates set by the central bank and prevailing market rates.
• Financial Soundness Indicators: Metrics that assess the health and stability of the financial sector.
• Stock market: Data on stock market performance, often represented through a share price index.

External Sector

• Balance of payments: Summarizes the economic transactions of a country with the rest of the world.
• International reserves and foreign currency liquidity: Indicates the country’s ability to meet its external obligations and intervene in foreign exchange markets.
• Merchandise trade: Records the import and export of goods.
• International investment position: Shows the stock of external assets and liabilities.
• External debt: The total borrowing from foreign creditors.
• Exchange rates: Information on the foreign exchange value of the national currency.

Socio-demographic Data

• Population: Data on the size, distribution, and demographic characteristics of the country’s population.

The Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB) is a platform maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that provides access to information on economic and financial data that countries voluntarily agree to release to the public. The DSBB supports the IMF’s initiatives to enhance the availability, consistency, and reliability of data across different nations.