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Composite Leading Indicators signal continued slowdown in OECD area

05-Sep-2008

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for July 2008 indicate a continued weakening outlook for all the major seven economies. The latest data for major non-OECD member economies tentatively point to expansion in China, Brazil and Russia and a downturn in India.

Annual inflation in the OECD rises to 4.8% in July 2008

02-Sep-2008

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 4.8% in the year to July 2008, compared with 4.4% in the year to June 2008. On a monthly basis, the price level rose by 0.4% in July, compared with 0.6% in June.

GDP in the OECD area rose by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2008

20-Aug-2008

In the United States GDP grew by 0.5% in the second quarter of 2008, higher than in the previous quarter. Japan's GDP declined by 0.6%, the largest quarterly decrease observed since the third quarter of 2001. GDP in the euro area declined by 0.2%, down from 0.7% in the previous quarter.

 

OECD area shows stable unit labour cost growth in Market Services but a strong increase in Industry in first quarter of 2008

18-Aug-2008

All major OECD economies recorded moderate growth in Unit Labour Costs for market services for the first quarter of 2008.

Composite Leading Indicators signal continued slowdown in OECD area

05-Sep-2008

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for July 2008 indicate a continued weakening outlook for all the major seven economies. The latest data for major non-OECD member economies tentatively point to expansion in China, Brazil and Russia and a downturn in India.

Main Economic Indicators: Non-member economies

08-Aug-2008

Latest main economic data for 6 non-member countries (including Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russian Federation and South Africa).

Merchandise trade volume growth remains sluggish in first quarter 2008

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 1.0%, the lowest rate since the first quarter 2006. Exports were up 5.6% in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the same period in 2007.

Annual inflation in the OECD rises to 4.8% in July 2008

02-Sep-2008

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 4.8% in the year to July 2008, compared with 4.4% in the year to June 2008. On a monthly basis, the price level rose by 0.4% in July, compared with 0.6% in June.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate at 5.7% in May 2008

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.

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