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

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12-Oct-2009

The unemployment rate for the OECD area was 8.6% in August 2009, 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous month and 2.3 percentage points higher than a year earlier.

Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs), OECD, October 2009

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09-Oct-2009

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for August 2009 continue to point to recovery in all major economies with CLIs for France and Italy pointing to a potential expansion

Consumer Prices, OECD - Updated: 1 October 2009

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01-Oct-2009

Consumer prices in the OECD area fell by 0.3 % in the year to August 2009, compared with a fall of 0.6% in the year to July. Month-on-month, prices rose by 0.2% in August, compared with a fall of 0.2% ...

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

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14-Sep-2009

The unemployment rate for the OECD area was 8.5% in July 2009, the same as the previous month and 2.4 percentage points higher than a year earlier.

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

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11-Sep-2009

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for July 2009 show stronger signs of recovery in most of the OECD economies.

Consumer Prices, OECD - Updated: 1 September 2009

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01-Sep-2009

Consumer prices in the OECD area fell by 0.6 % in the year to July 2009, compared with a fall of 0.1% in the year to June. Month-on-month, prices decreased by 0.2% in July, compared with a rise of 0.4% ...

OECD Quarterly National Accounts - Second Quarter 2009

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19-Aug-2009

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area stabilised in the second quarter of 2009 (minus 0.002%), according to preliminary estimates, following a fall of 2.1% in the previous quarter.

Quarterly growth rates for GDP in volume for OECD countries

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19-Aug-2009

Updated on a daily basis. These statistics are an extract from the database: OECD Quarterly National Accounts. TIPS ...

Conversion factors for OECD merchandise trade statistics

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19-Aug-2009

Source: OECD International Trade by Commodity Statistics (updated continuously) - Conversion factors are used to convert ITCS data from national currencies into United States dollars. The conversion factors ...

Merchandise trade statistics for OECD Countries

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19-Aug-2009

Source: OECD International Trade by Commodity Statistics (updated continuously) - Annual merchandise trade statistics of OECD countries are shown with all partner countries at 2-digit level of the Harmonised ...

Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies

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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. Visit the website to find out more about this project.


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