Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: September 2011

The OECD area unemployment rate was steady at 8.2% in July 2011, unchanged for the fifth consecutive month.

Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs), OECD, September 2011

Composite leading indicators (CLIs) for July 2011, designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend, continue to point to a slowdown in economic activity in most OECD countries and major non-member economies. The CLI for the OECD area fell 0.5 point in July; the fourth consecutive monthly decline.

Tax: Jurisdictions move towards full tax transparency

Furthering efforts to fight against international tax evasion and bank secrecy, members of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes have issued 12 new peer review reports.

Chemicals: Argentina joins OECD agreement on mutual acceptance of chemical safety data

Argentina has joined the OECD system for the Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) in the Assessment of Chemicals. Through MAD, Argentina’s non-clinical safety data related to the protection of human health and the environment must be accepted by OECD and other adhering countries.

Consumer Prices, OECD - Updated: 6 September 2011

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.1% in the year to July 2011, compared with 3.0% in the year to June.

Innovation: OECD Global Forum on the Knowledge Economy, 12-13 September 2011

Setting winning policies to foster innovation and scientific breakthroughs is tough even when governments and companies have money to spend.

ESPAÑA : El Secretario general de la OCDE da la bienvenida al proyecto de reforma constitucional para fijar un límite máximo de déficit presupuestario

La OCDE saluda el anuncio hecho por el gobierno español el pasado viernes 26 de agosto, relativo al acuerdo alcanzado en el Parlamento con los partidos de la oposición, para fijar en la Constitución un límite máximo al déficit presupuestario.

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OECD’s Education at a Glance 2011 to be published Tuesday 13 September

The 2011 edition of the OECD’s annual Education at a Glance will be published at 11.00 a.m. Paris time (09.00 GMT) on Tuesday 13 September 2011.

Spain: OECD's Gurría welcomes draft debt deficit law

The OECD’s welcomes the announcement by the Spanish government last Friday August 26th about having agreed with the opposition parties in Parliament to enshrine a set of deficit limits in the Constitution.

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International trade statistics: trends in second quarter 2011

Merchandise trade growth slowed across major economies in the second quarter of 2011. Total imports of G7 and BRICS countries grew by only 1.1% in the second quarter compared to 10.1% in the previous quarter.