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Composite Leading Indicators - Updated October 2002
The Composite Leading Indicator for the OECD area fell by 0.1 point in August 2002 to 116.2 from 116.3 in July. The six-month rate of change decreased for four consecutive months. It decreased in all G7 countries except Japan and Italy. |
Statistics Brief N. 14, Feb. 2008 
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This is a practical manual on the design and implementation of business tendency surveys, on the interpretation of the results from such surveys and on their use for economic analysis and forecasting. Business Tendency Surveys: A Handbook
The aim of the "OECD - CIRET Journal of Business Cycle Measurement and Analysis" is the exchange of knowledge and information on the theory and operation of business and economic cycle research, including both measurement and analytical aspects. www.oecd.org/std/jbcma |