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Labour Productivity Growth - Data: GDP, Annual Hours Worked, Total Employment, Total Hours Worked, GDP per Hour Worked

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30-Jul-2007

Labour productivity is defined as GDP per hour worked; where GDP for each country refers to its Gross Domestic Product, in national currency, at constant prices, OECD base year 2000, and output for country ...

OECD International trade statistics: trends in first quarter 2007

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17-Jul-2007

Merchandise trade exports in the Group of Seven countries rose by a seasonally-adjusted 0.9% in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the previous quarter. Import volume growth picked up by 1.5%, driven ...

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: July 2007

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09-Jul-2007

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area(1) was 5.5% in May 2007, the same as the previous month and 0.5 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs) - Updated: July 2007

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06-Jul-2007

The latest composite leading indicators (CLIs) suggest that moderate economic expansion will continue in the OECD area.

Annual Unit Labour Cost & Related Indicators for OECD countries

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06-Jul-2007

Source: OECD System of Unit Labour Cost Indicators (updated quarterly at end Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec) - Annual Unit Labour Costs in levels and indices, Labour Compensation, Labour Productivity, Labour Income ...

OECD Consumer Prices - Updated: 3rd July 2007

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03-Jul-2007

In the OECD area, consumer prices rose by 2.2% in the year to May 2007, unchanged compared with the year to April 2007. On a monthly basis, the price level rose by 0.4% in May 2007 after 0.5% between March ...

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: June 2007

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08-Jun-2007

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area was 5.5% in April 2007, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 0.6 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs) - Updated: June 2007

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08-Jun-2007

The latest composite leading indicators (CLIs) suggest that continued moderate economic expansion lies ahead in the OECD area.

Introduction of New Competitiveness Indicators

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07-Jun-2007

New competitiveness indicators were introduced in OECD Economic Outlook No. 81. These indicators use the newly compiled quarterly unit labour cost indicators which have been published in the OECD Main Economic Indicators as from March 2007.

OECD Quarterly National Accounts - First Quarter 2007

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30-May-2007

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area rose by 0.6% in the first quarter of 2007, down from 0.8% in the previous quarter, according to preliminary estimates.

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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