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Households’ Wealth Composition Across OECD Countries and Financial Risks Borne by Households

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08-Jan-2009

This article presents a combined analysis of households’ financial and non-financial balance sheets across OECD countries over the period 1995-2006. The scope of the study mainly covers households’ gross ...

Measuring entrepreneurship: a digest of indicators, 2008 edition

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08-Jan-2009

This report presents the results of the first round of empirical data collected under the  Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme (EIP).

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: December 2008

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08-Dec-2008

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area was 6.2% in October 2008, 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous month and 0.6 percentage point higher than a year earlier.

OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs) - Updated: December 2008

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05-Dec-2008

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for October 2008 continue to point to a weakening outlook for all the major seven economies but compared to last month the outlook has significantly deteriorated ...

OECD Consumer Prices - Updated: 2 December 2008

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02-Dec-2008

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.7% in the year to October 2008, compared with 4.5% in the year to September 2008. Month-on-month, prices fell 0.3% in October, after remaining stable in Sep ...

OECD Quarterly National Accounts - Third Quarter 2008

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20-Nov-2008

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area declined by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2008, the lowest growth rate observed in seven years, according to preliminary estimates.

Number of establishments and enterprises in OECD member countries

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16-Nov-2008

Includes data at the 2-digit level of the ISIC Rev 3 Classification, for the number of establishments and the number of enterprises, by size class and total, for OECD member countries, from 1995 onwards. ...

OECD System of quarterly unit labour cost indexes - Updated: November 2008

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12-Nov-2008

All of the major seven OECD economies, except the United States, recorded flat or lower growth in unit labour costs in industry in the second quarter of 2008.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: November 2008

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10-Nov-2008

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area was 6.0% in September 2008, the same as the previous month and 0.4 percentage point higher than a year earlier.

OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs) - Updated: November 2008

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07-Nov-2008

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for September 2008 indicate a continued weakening outlook for all the major seven economies, with cyclical slowdowns at levels not seen since the beginning of the ...

Measuring the Progress of Societies

How does the well-being of societies evolve? Sets of key economic, social and environmental indicators are needed to provide a comprehensive picture. More about the Global Project


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