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N. 22, July 2015 - Revisions of quarterly GDP in selected OECD countries (PDF)

Quarterly estimates of GDP are of crucial importance for the analysis of economic conditions that support economic policy-making and business planning. These estimates are used by a wide variety of policymakers, financial analysts, researchers, forecasting agencies and many other parties that engage in economic activities. But how certain are we that quarterly economic growth estimates are of good quality? This Statistics Brief analyses revisions to quarterly GDP growth rates for 18 OECD countries from the fourth quarter of 1994 to the fourth quarter of 2013. It looks at the magnitude of the revisions to economic growth and its underlying expenditure components.

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Previous issues:

2015 - 2014 - 2011 - 2010 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001

2015
N. 21 - June 2015		Household wealth inequality across OECD countries: new OECD evidence - Access the OECD Wealth Distribution Database
N. 20 - February 2015		New standards for compiling national accounts: what’s the impact on GDP and other macro-economic indicators?

2014
N. 19 - Novembre 14		Measuring inequality in income and consumption in a national accounts framework
N. 18 - June 14		The Non-Observed Economy in the System of National Accounts

2011
N. 17 - March 11		2008 Benchmark PPPs - Measurement and Uses - Japanese version
N. 16 - Feb 11		Selling to Foreign Markets: a Portrait of OECD Exporters

2010
N. 15 - Nov 10		Measuring Entrepreneurship

2008
N. 14 - Feb 08		Predicting the Business Cycle: How good are early estimates of OECD Composite Leading Indicators?

2007
N. 13 - Aug 07		The Revision of the 1993 System of Accounts - What does it change?

2006
N. 12 - Nov 06		Performing Revisions and Real-time Data Analysis
N. 11 - May 06		Alternative Measures of Well-being
		Les indicateurs alternatifs du bien-être

2005
N. 10 - Sep 05		Measuring Sustainable Development
		Mesurer le développement durable
N. 9 - Jul 05		The Comparability of International Migration Statistics: Problems and Prospects
		La comparabilité des statistiques des migrations internationales

2004
N. 8 - Jun 04		Comparison of Household Saving Ratios: Euro area/United States/Japan
		Comparaison des taux d’épargne des ménages Zone euro/Etats-Unis/Japon

2003
N. 7 - Dec 03		Comparing Growth in GDP and labour Productivity: Measurement Issues
		Croissance du PIB et productivité du travail : comparaisons et problèmes de mesure
N. 6 - Oct 03		Measuring Regional Economies
		Mesurer les économies régionales

2002
N. 5 - Nov 02		Measuring the Non-Observed Economy
		Mesurer l'économie non observée
N. 4 - Jun 02		Measuring Student Knowledge and Skills: The PISA 2000 Experience
		Mesurer les connaissances et les compétences des élèves : enseignements tirés du PISA 2000
N. 3 - Mar 02		Purchasing power parities - measurement and uses
		Parités de pouvoir d'achat : mesure et utilisations
N. 2 - Feb 02		Creation of the Euro area: Implications for Economic Statistics
		La création de la zone euro : ses conséquences pour les statistiques économiques

2001
N. 1 - Oct 01		Trade in Goods and Services: Statistical Trends and Measurement Challenges
		Commerce de marchandises et de service : tendances statistiques et problèmes de mesure

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