OECD Main Economic Indicators - Publication

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The monthly " Main Economic Indicators" (MEI) presents comparative statistics that provide an overview of recent international economic developments for OECD countries and selected non-member countries. This indispensable and unique source of key short-term statistics is a vehicle for analysis for corporate planners, economists, academics, researchers and students. Using the most up-to-date, user-friendly graphical and tablular presentation, the indicators cover national accounts, business surveys and consumer opinions, leading indicators, retail sales, production, construction, prices, employment, unemployment, wages, finance, foreign trade and balance of payments.

The products

Paper Publication
The short-term indicators in MEI paper publication are presented in three ways:

• by subject (Part One) where the emphasis is on comparative data for key statistical series for OECD Member countries.
• by country where a comprehensive range of short-term economic indicators for OECD Member countries and the Euro area (Part Two) and non-member countries (Part Three) are presented.
• by comparative tables for OECD Member countries : Purchasing power parities, Comparative price level, Gross domestic product, Exchange rates (Part Four).

CD-Rom
The CD-Rom contains additional information not available in the paper publication, such as extra business survey and leading indicator series, considerably more detailed balance of payments data and longer time series for most of the indicators. The CD-Rom version is available in Beyond 20/20TM for WindowsTM, that allows the user to extract data and prepare customised tools for analysis such as graphs and tables.

Additional materials

Additional information is available for users of MEI CD-Rom and Online Database:

• MEI Explanatory Notes (also published in the paper publication)
• MEI publication inventory
• MEI database notes
• MEI Sources and Definition: Extensive online statistical methodological information on current national practices for the compilation of indicators are also available (updated monthly).

How to obtain this publication

Readers can access the Main Economic Indicators choosing from the following options:

• Subscribers and readers at subscribing institutions can access the online database at www.SourceOECD.org/database/mei.
• Non-subscribers can subscribe to the PDF e-book, CDRom and/or paper copy via OECD Online Bookshop.
• Government officials can access the online database and the PDF e-book via OLISnet.