Official statistics are arranged and structured according to international frameworks and standards, and this is important as it promotes quality statistics. This quality is manifested in terms of data comparability, coherence and international best practices. These frameworks are supported by international organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD), United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and International Monetary Fund (IMF), which are critical role players in the global economy. Stats SA's interaction with other countries, investment and economic growth is reliant on accurate and comparable statistics. This forms the basis for robust decision making on economic growth. Stats SA produces macro economic indicators to inform economic and social development by publishing monthly, quarterly, annual and periodic industry and trade statistics on nine sectors of the economy, financial statistics on eight sectors of the economy and annual financial government statistics. These statistics and others are used to compile quarterly and annual gross domestic product (GDP) within the framework of the system of national accounts.