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Structural and short-term statistics on detailed service activities (www.oecd.org/std/services) are collected and published for the OECD Member countries. They are derived either from business surveys or national accounts statistics.

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Start-up rates begin to show signs of slowdown in most OECD countries in 2011

14-Nov-2011

Start-ups are an important source of job creation in OECD economies. At the height of the global economic crisis, start-up rates fell precipitously in all OECD countries where data is available. In subsequent quarters, start-up rates began picking up, toward pre-crisis levels, but in recent quarters this momentum appears to have stalled. With few exceptions, start-up rates are once again beginning to show signs of a slowdown across the OECD.

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