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Construction- Dwellings Started for OECD Countries

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06-Nov-2009

Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators (updated continuously) - Access full time series of dwellings started (seasonally adjusted) as short-term indicators of Construction activity for available OECD countries.

Balance of Payments - Current Account for OECD Countries and Major Non-Member Economies

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06-Nov-2009

Current account balance, exports and imports of goods and services (millions $US)
Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators   (updated continuously) - Access Balance of Payments Current Account data...

OECD Comparative Price Levels

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06-Nov-2009

Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators (updated monthly) - Monthly comparative price levels are defined as the ratios of PPPs for private final consumption expenditure to exchange rates. The table is to be read vertically.

Comparison of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for OECD member countries

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06-Nov-2009

Monthly update. GDP in billions of US$, in volume and at current prices and purchasing power parities. Source: National Accounts of OECD Countries, Volume 1.

GDP PPPs and Derived Indices for all OECD Countries

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06-Nov-2009

Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators (updated monthly) - Purchasing power parities (PPPs) are the rates of currency conversion that eliminate the differences in price levels between countries. Per capita volume indices based on PPP converte

OECD Main Economic Indicators: Enhanced Engagement Countries and the Russian Federation

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06-Nov-2009

OECD Main Economic Indicators for Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa, as well as the Russian Federation. Also available: Databases by subject. Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators

Consumer Prices, OECD - Updated: 3 November 2009

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03-Nov-2009

Consumer prices in the OECD area fell by 0.3 % in the year to September 2009, the same rate as August. Month-on-month, prices remained stable in September, compared with a rise of 0.2% in August 2009.

OECD Central Government Debt, International Comparisons - Data from 1980 onwards

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02-Nov-2009

Data are available from 1980 and provide comparable information on marketable and non-marketable central government debt instruments in all OECD member countries. They are expressed either in million ...

OECD International Trade in Services Statistics - Data by Type of Service

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02-Nov-2009

The statistics presented are an extract from the database: OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services by Service Category. The extraction contains data for OECD countries, European Union 15 and ...

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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