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OECD System of quarterly unit labour cost indexes - Updated: May 2009

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15-May-2009

Unit labour costs in industry rose 1.0% quarter-on-quarter in the OECD area in the third quarter of 2008 (0.8% in second quarter) and resulting in a year-on-year growth rate of 2.6%.

OECD Factbook eXplorer

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13-May-2009

The OECD Factbook eXplorer combines maps and graphs with stories, allowing users to examine time developments and interrelations between indicators. Select indicator for colours in map, for scatterplot, ...

Recently released data confirm productivity slowdown ahead of crisis

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11-May-2009

Analysis of the current crisis tends to see a domino-like sequence of events triggered by the US sub-prime crisis in August 2007. But structural data from the real economy clearly show that the causes were not only financial.

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

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11-May-2009

The unemployment rate for the OECD area was 7.6% in March 2009, 0.3 percentage point higher than the previous month and 2.0 percentage points higher than a year earlier.

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

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11-May-2009

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for March 2009 continue to point to a strong slowdown in the OECD.

Consumer Prices, OECD - Updated: 6 May 2009

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06-May-2009

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 0.9 % in the year to March 2009, compared with 1.3% in the year to February. Month-on-month, prices rose by 0.3% in March after 0.4% in February 2009.

OECD International trade statistics: trends in fourth quarter 2008

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30-Apr-2009

Merchandise trade volumes of the Group of Seven (G7) took an unprecedented drop in the last quarter of 2008 compared with the previous quarter.

The real economy and the crisis: revisiting productivity fundamentals

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30-Apr-2009

Discussions about the current crisis often present events in a sequence, such as that the US sub-prime crisis in August 2007 triggered a major inter-bank credit crisis, which transformed itself into a ...

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

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10-Apr-2009

The unemployment rate for the OECD area was 7.3% in February 2009, 0.3 percentage point higher than the previous month and 1.7 percentage points higher than a year earlier.

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

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10-Apr-2009

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for February 2009 continue to point to a deep slowdown for all the major seven economies.

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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