OECD area GDP down 0.1% in the third quarter of 2008

20-Nov-2008

In the United States GDP fell by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2008, the first contraction since the third quarter of 2001. Japan's GDP declined by 0.1%, following a 0.9% fall in the previous quarter. GDP in the euro area was down by 0.2%, the same rate of decline as in the previous quarter.

Measuring entrepreneurship: a digest of indicators

13-Nov-2008

This report presents the results of the first round of data collected under the the OECD-Eurostat Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme (EIP).

OECD area unit labour costs decelerate in second quarter of 2008

12-Nov-2008

All of the major seven OECD economies, except the United States, recorded flat or lower growth in unit labour costs in industry in the second quarter of 2008.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate stable at 6.0% in September 2008

10-Nov-2008

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area was 6.0% in September 2008, the same as the previous month and 0.4 percentage point higher than a year earlier.

Composite Leading Indicators signal deepening slowdown in OECD area

07-Nov-2008

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for September 2008 indicate a continued weakening outlook for all the major seven economies, with cyclical slowdowns at levels not seen since the beginning of the decade.

Annual inflation in the OECD area at 4.5% in September 2008

04-Nov-2008

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 4.5% in the year to September 2008, compared with 4.7% in the year to August 2008. Month-on-month, the price level remained stable in September, compared with a decrease of 0.1% in August.

Main Economic Indicators: Non-member economies

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