OECD Quarterly National Accounts - First Quarter 2009

GDP in the OECD area fell by a record 2.1% in the first quarter of 2009

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25/05/2009 - Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area fell by 2.1% in the first quarter of 2009, the largest fall since OECD records began in 1960, according to preliminary estimates, and followed a fall of 2.0% of GDP in the previous quarter. etc.

Link to quarterly GDP volume growth rates for all OECD countries and geographic groupings, as well as historical data.

The next issue of this press release is scheduled for the third week of August 2009.

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