Revisions Analysis Database for the Index of Industrial Production

OECD Revisions Analysis Database for the Index of Industrial Production.

OECD Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) - Main Economic Indicators (MEI) Revisions Database, August 2007

The OECD QNA - MEI Revisions Database allows users of quarterly national accounts to assess the reliability of the first estimates of quarterly volume, seasonally adjusted, GDP of OECD countries. It covers 18 countries.

Links to Statistical Organisations

Links to national and international data sources.

Ask the economists: Statistics - separating facts from fiction

Can we trust official statistics? Do they give us a true picture of how societies are changing? Enrico Giovannini, OECD Chief Statistician, will answer your questions on the role and future of statistics during an online debate between 14.00 and 16.00 Paris time on Thursday 12 July.

Statistics and Politics in a "Knowledge Society"

Statistics Working Paper N. 22 - 2007/2 - Several studies have analysed the characteristics of the knowledge society, as well as its impact on the production of "official" statistics. In this paper we will not enter into this debate, but we will try to analyse the role of statistics in building a knowledge society and improving the democratic control of policy makers. This issue is especially important because the development of

OECD Structural Business Statistics Expert Meeting – Paris, 10-11 May 2007

A number of themes will be focused on at this second meeting of the OECD's SBS Expert Meeting. Key amongst these is the continuing development of indicators that further our understanding of Entrepreneurship Indicators, an area of growing policy interest.

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• Structural Business Statistics (SBS) Expert Meeting: "Towards better Structural Business and SME Statistics", Paris, 3-4 November 2005

Current period performance of OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs) - Revision analysis of CLIs for OECD Member countries

Statistics Working Paper N. 21 - 2007/1 - This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the current period performance of the OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for 21 OECD Member countries and three zone aggregates (OECD area, Euro area and Major Seven countries) for which CLIs are available for a longer time period. The revisions analysis of OECD CLIs is similar to those recently undertaken by the Organisation for a range of

Unit Labour Cost Indicators - A comparison between the Bureau of Labor's and the OECD's Unit Labour Costs

This paper presents a preliminary data comparison between Unit Labour Cost indicators as compiled by the OECD (Short-Term Economic Statistics Division) and the United Staters Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Compilation manual for an index of service production

The OECD Compilation Manual for Index of Services Production contains guidelines and methodologies to measure short-term production activities of the services sector by national agencies and international organisations. The Manual fills a gap in existing international statistical standards for guidelines and recommendations on the compilation of output indicators for the services sector of OECD Member countries. This Manual

Data and metadata reporting and presentation handbook

The OECD Data and Metadata Reporting and Presentation Handbook contains guidelines and recommended best practice for the presentation of statistical data and metadata disseminated by national agencies and international organisations in various dissemination media. The Handbook brings together in the one publication relevant presentation guidelines embodied in existing international statistical standards where they exist. The