Long abstract

Standardised Confidence Indicators for OECD Countries and Major Non-Member Economies

The Standardised Confidence Indicators (for manufacturing industry and consumers) are confidence indicators comparable across countries. Comparability has been achieved by careful selection of national indicators, and by smoothing, centring, and amplitude adjusting these series. The series are updated continuously.

Visualize business cycles

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