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OECD Consumer Prices - Updated: 4 November 2008

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04-Nov-2008

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 4.5% in the year to September 2008, compared with 4.7% in the year to August 2008. Month-on-month, the price level remained stable in September, compared with a ...

OECD International trade statistics: trends in second quarter 2008

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27-Oct-2008

Merchandise import volumes of the Group of Seven countries fell by 1.4% in the second quarter of 2008 compared with the previous quarter, while the volume of exports declined by 0.3%. On a year-on-year ...

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

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10-Oct-2008

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area was 6.0% in August 2008, 0.2 percentage point higher than the previous month and 0.4 percentage point higher than a year earlier.

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

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10-Oct-2008

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for August 2008 indicate a continued weakening outlook for all the major seven economies.

OECD Consumer Prices - Updated: 30 September 2008

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30-Sep-2008

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 4.7% in the year to August 2008, compared with 4.8% in the year to July 2008. On a monthly basis, the price level decreased by 0.1% in August, compared with a rise ...

OECD Quarterly output gap revisions database, August 2008

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29-Sep-2008

This database allows users to assess the reliability of the first estimates of quarterly output gap of 15 OECD member countries that have a sufficient long history of seasonally adjusted quarterly Economic ...

Investment Data and Shares of ICT Investment in GDP and Total Non-residential GFCF

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19-Sep-2008

Estimates of investment levels and shares of ICT investment in GDP and in total non residential Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) permit the comparison of ICT investment across countries. The OECD estimates ...

Labour Productivity Indicators - Comparison of two OECD databases; Productivity differentials and the Balassa-Samuelson effect

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18-Sep-2008

This paper covers two important topics resulting from the recent release of the OECD System of Unit Labour Cost and Related Indicators database. The first section of the paper explores differences between ...

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

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08-Sep-2008

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area was 5.8% in July 2008, the same as the previous month and 0.2 percentage point higher than a year earlier.

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

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05-Sep-2008

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for July 2008 indicate a continued weakening outlook for all the major seven economies. The latest data for major non-OECD member economies tentatively point to ...

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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