A dedicated task-force made up of members from the SDMX Technical (TWG) and Statistical (SWG) Working Groups, and metadata experts submits the new SDMX Glossary for public review. The review period extends until 31st December 2015 in order to allow time for consolidation of a final version at the end of 2015. Feedback is welcome.
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Updated DSDs are available for Balance of Payments (BOP), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and National Accounts (NA). A new optional attribute for international data cooperation (DISS_ORG) has been added to the DSDs and the coding for observation status, which again is fully aligned between BOP, FDI and NA, uses the latest code lists contained in the SDMX Global Registry.
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From now on, GDP and some related indicators will be identical across the databases of several international organisations.
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A global online consultation process was initiated between May and June 2015 to obtain broad input on the proposed DSD for international Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS).
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This
new guideline outlines general principles on how to design and create SDMX artefacts in a statistical domain, following a step-by-step approach to design based on the SDMX information model, while also complementing the existing guidelines on Data Structure Definitions and Code Lists.
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