IMF Staff Country Reports

Suriname : Selected Issues

Author/Editor:

International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.

Publication Date:

December 4, 2013

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This Selected Issues paper focuses on constructing a high-frequency economic growth indicator for Suriname. Most economic data for Suriname are available only with a substantial time lag and on a low-frequency basis, impeding such analyses. This paper presents a simple econometric model that closely approximates GDP in recent years. The model estimates are used to construct a monthly indicator of economic activity for Suriname. The indicator provides information about the pace of economic activity close to real time, typically with a one- to two-month lag.

Series:

Country Report No. 13/341

Subject:

Bank supervision Credit policy Employment policy Financial institutions Financial soundness indicators Financial systems Fiscal sustainability Gold markets Gold prices Labor costs Labor markets Monetary policy Natural resources Selected issues Suriname Unemployment Wage bargaining