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Construction- Dwellings Started for OECD Countries

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08-Aug-2008

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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08-Aug-2008

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 International trade statistics: trends in first quarter 2008

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31-Jul-2008

Despite a modest recovery of quarterly trade volumes (2.5% for exports and 0.4% for imports), year-on-year import volume growth of the Group of Seven continued to slow in the first quarter 2008 to only ...

OECD Consumer Prices - Updated: 29 July 2008

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29-Jul-2008

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 4.4% in the year to June 2008, compared with 3.9% in the year to May 2008. This is the highest inflation rate since March 2000. On a monthly basis, the price level ...

Statistical Variables

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16-Jul-2008

OECD clickable Index of Statistical Variables July 2008

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

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11-Jul-2008

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area was 5.7% in May 2008, 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous month and 0.1 percentage point higher than a year earlier.

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

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11-Jul-2008

The latest composite leading indicators point strongly to a slowdown in economic activity in the OECD area.

Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for OECD Countries 1980-2007

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11-Jul-2008

PPPs for the Euro area member countries are shown in euros. 1999, 2002, 2005: PPPs for all OECD countries are triennial benchmark results calculated jointly by the OECD and Eurostat. Years prior to 1995: ...

OECD Consumer Prices - Updated: 1 July 2008

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01-Jul-2008

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.9% in the year to May 2008, compared with 3.5% in the year to April 2008. This constitutes the highest inflation rate since June 2001. On a monthly basis, the ...

OECD Factbook 2008 in Gapminder Graphs

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25-Jun-2008

The Gapminder Graphs allow you to unveil the interactions between indicators in the OECD Factbook Factbook 2008 over time.

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