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Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs), OECD, February 2009 update

06-Feb-2009

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for December 2008 continue to point to a weakening outlook for all the major seven economies.

OECD International trade statistics: trends in third quarter 2008

28-Jan-2009

Merchandise export volumes of the Group of Seven countries fell 0.2% in the third quarter of 2008 compared with the previous quarter, while import volumes rose 0.4%.

Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs), OECD, January 2009 update

12-Jan-2009

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for November 2008 point to deep slowdowns in the major seven economies and in major non-OECD member economies, particularly China, India and Russia.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: January 2009

12-Jan-2009

The unemployment rate for the OECD area was 6.5% in November 2008, 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous month and 0.8 percentage point higher than a year earlier.

Population and employment by main activity for OECD member countries

12-Jan-2009

Updated continuously. Includes population and employment in persons (national concept), employment in persons by industry (domestic concept) and employment in full-time equivalents by industry (domestic ...

Consumer Prices, OECD - Updated: 3 February 2009

09-Jan-2009

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 1.5% in the year to December 2008, compared with 2.2% in the year to November. Month-on-month, prices fell 0.5% in December, after declining 0.9% in November.

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

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 ...

Recent Trends in Institutional Investors Statistics

08-Jan-2009

Data to measure and analyse the increasing role of institutional investors in capital markets has been collected and published by the OECD for a number of years. This dataset is now integrated in the framework ...

Measuring entrepreneurship: a digest of indicators, 2008 edition

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

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.

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