Long abstract
OECD Business Cycle Analysis Database
This database provides access to time series data for OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLI), standardised consumer and business confidence indicators, business tendency survey indicators by sector and consumer opinion survey indicators as published in each monthly edition of the OECD Main Economic Indicators. Accessing this source data will enable users to analyse in depth the development of business cycles within and across countries. Data for all OECD Member countries (except Iceland), the Euro area, China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, South Africa and the Russian Federation are available. |
Statistics Brief N. 14, Feb. 2008 
Predicting the Business Cycle: How good are early estimates of OECD Composite Leading Indicators?
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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 |