Appendix I. 2001 SIMSDI Update:

• Pages: 55-56

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Cross-Country Comparison Tables

This appendix provides detailed cross-country tables, which augment the tables presented in the text.

Conventions Used

In Tables 1-47, the following conventions have been used:

/ or Y = Yes

X or N = No

NA = Not applicable.

Shaded cells indicate OECD countries.

"Other unidentified countries" comprise the five countries that participated in the 2001 SIMSDI update for which details of their compilation practices are available only to national compilers and staff of international organizations, namely, Brazil, China, El Salvador, India, and Lithuania.

List of Tables

Country metadata are available on the IMF website (http://www.imf.org/external/np/sta/di/mdb97.htm).

1. Data Reported to International Organizations: Transactions Data ....................57

2. Data Reported to International Organizations: Position Data ...........................59

3. Periodicity of Most Timely and Most Comprehensive Transactions Data Disseminated ...................................................61

4. Periodicity of Most Timely and Most Comprehensive Position Data Disseminated ...................................................63

5. Timeliness of Most Timely and Most Comprehensive Transactions Data Disseminated ...................................................65

6. Timeliness of Most Timely and Most Comprehensive Position Data Disseminated...67

7. Primary Data Sources: Most Timely Transactions Data Disseminated .....................69

8. Primary Data Sources: Most Comprehensive Transactions Data Disseminated .....................71

9. Primary Data Sources: Most Timely Position Data Disseminated ............................73

10. Primary Data Sources: Most Comprehensive Position Data Disseminated ............................75

11. Geographic Breakdowns: Availability of Data for Direct Investment...