DBNotes Countries - Apr07

MAIN ECONOMIC INDICATORS DATABASE NOTES
APRIL 2007

AVAILABLE ON DISK FROM 07-04-2007
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SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS


New seasonal adjustments by OECD are generally carried out once a year, when the December figure is available. Revisions to individual series due to new seasonal adjustments by national source or by OECD are not signalled in this note.

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Countries List

CANADA    UNITED STATES    JAPAN    NEW ZEALAND    AUSTRIA    FINLAND    GERMANY    IRELAND    ITALY    NETHERLANDS    POLAND    SPAIN    TURKEY    UNITED KINGDOM    EURO AREA    EURO AREA    BRAZIL    INDIA    INDONESIA    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    

CANADA

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Orders
 The 2004, 2005 and 2006 seasonnally adjusted data have been revised with X12-ARIMA by source for the following series:
   Permits issued for buildings saCAN.ODCNPI02.NCMLSA
   Permits issued for dwellings saCAN.ODCNPI03.NCMLSA






UNITED STATES

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Sales
 Data for the following series have been revised up to 1991:
   Total retail trade (Value) USA.SLRTTO02.NCML
   Total retail trade (Value) saUSA.SLRTTO02.NCMLSA
 the calculation method for the following series has been changed:
   Total retail trade (Volume) saUSA.SLRTTO01.IXOBSA
 the following series has been suppressed:
   Total retail trade (Volume) saUSA.SLRTTO01.NCMLSA
Unit Labour Costs
 The following series have been included:
    Benchmarked total labour costs - Construction (F)USA.ULQBBC04.STSA
    Benchmarked total labour costs - Trade, transport and communication (G_I)USA.ULQBBC05.STSA
    Benchmarked total labour costs - Financial and business services (J_K)USA.ULQBBC06.STSA
    Benchmarked unit labour costs - Construction (F)USA.ULQBBU04.GPSA
    Benchmarked unit labour costs - Construction (F)USA.ULQBBU04.GPTE
    Benchmarked unit labour costs - Construction (F)USA.ULQBBU04.IXOBSA
    Benchmarked unit labour costs - Construction (F)USA.ULQBBU04.IXOBTE
    Benchmarked real output - Construction (F)USA.ULQBBV04.STSA
Other prices
 The following series has been suppressed:
   Cost of construction: totalUSA.OPCNTB01.IXOB
Share prices
 Historical data for the following series have been added using the IMF Database:
   Share prices: NYSE CompositeUSA.SPASTT01.IXOB




JAPAN

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Employment
 New national base year (2005=100) for the following series:
   Employees: manufacturing JPN.EMEYMN01.IXOB
   Employees: manufacturing saJPN.EMEYMN01.IXOBSA
 The following series has been suppressed (note that the seasonally adjusted series continues to be published):
   Ratio job offers to applicants JPN.EMECJVRA.ST
Hours
 New national base year (2005=100) for the following series:
   Monthly hours worked: manufacturing JPN.HOHWMN03.IXOB
   Monthly hours worked: manufacturing saJPN.HOHWMN03.IXOBSA
   Monthly overtime hours: manufacturing JPN.HOOVMN03.IXOB
Labour compensation
 New national base year (2005=100) for the following series:
   Monthly earnings: manufacturing - proxyJPN.LCEAMN01.IXOB
   Monthly earnings: manufacturingJPN.LCEAMN03.IXOB
   Monthly earnings: private sectorJPN.LCEAPR03.IXOB
   Monthly earnings: private sector saJPN.LCEAPR03.IXOBSA

NEW ZEALAND

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Consumer Price Index
 New national base year (2006Q2=100) for the following series:
   CPI All items WellingtonNZL.CPALCY01.IXOB

AUSTRIA

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Share prices
 Historical data for the following series have been added using the IMF Database:
   Share prices: VSE WBI indexAUT.SPASTT01.IXOB

FINLAND

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Share prices
 Historical data for the following series have been added using the IMF Database:
   Share prices: HEX All Share indexFIN.SPASTT01.IXOB


GERMANY

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Sales
 The break in the following series between December 2005 and January 2006 is due to a recalculation made by the Federal Statistical Office based on an expanded sample now including newly registered enterprises:
   Total retail trade (Volume)DEU.SLRTTO01.IXOB
   Total retail trade (Volume) saDEU.SLRTTO01.IXOBSA
   Total retail trade (Value)DEU.SLRTTO02.IXOB
   Total retail trade (Value) saDEU.SLRTTO02.IXOBSA
   Total wholesale trade (Volume)DEU.SLWHTO01.IXOB
   Total wholesale trade (Volume) SADEU.SLWHTO01.IXOBSA
   Total wholesale trade (Value)DEU.SLWHTO02.IXOB
   Total wholesale trade (Value) SADEU.SLWHTO02.IXOBSA
Orders
 The following series have been revised by source:
   Orders for manufactured durable consumer goods (Volume) DEU.ODMNCD01.IXOB
   Orders for manufactured durable consumer goods (Volume) saDEU.ODMNCD01.IXOBSA


IRELAND

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Employment
 New national base year (2006M12=100) for the following series:
   Part-time employment (economic reasons) IRL.EMECSAPT.ST
Consumer Price Index
 New national base year (2006M12=100) for the following series:
   CPI HousingIRL.CPSEHO01.IXOB
   CPI Services less housingIRL.CPSELR01.IXOB

ITALY

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Share prices
 Historical data for the following series have been added using the IMF Database:
   Share prices: ISE MIB Storico GeneraleITA.SPASTT01.IXOB


NETHERLANDS

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Consumer Price Index
 New national base year (2006=100) for the following series:
   CPI All itemsNLD.CPALTT01.IXOB
   CPI Food excl. restaurantsNLD.CPGDFD02.IXOB
   CPI EnergyNLD.CPGREN01.IXOB
   CPI All items non-food non-energyNLD.CPGRLE01.IXOB
   CPI HousingNLD.CPSEHO01.IXOB
Share prices
 Historical data for the following series have been added using the IMF Database:
   Share prices: AEX all sharesNLD.SPASTT01.IXOB

POLAND

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Consumer Price Index
 New national base year (2006=100) for the following series:
   CPI All itemsPOL.CPALTT01.IXOB
   CPI Food excl. restaurantsPOL.CPGDFD02.IXOB
   CPI EnergyPOL.CPGREN01.IXOB
   CPI All items non-food non-energyPOL.CPGRLE01.IXOB
   CPI HousingPOL.CPSEHO01.IXOB

SPAIN

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Consumer Price Index
 New national base year (2006=100) for the following series:
   CPI All itemsESP.CPALTT01.IXOB
   CPI Food excl. restaurantsESP.CPGDFD02.IXOB
   CPI EnergyESP.CPGREN01.IXOB
   CPI All items non-food non-energyESP.CPGRLE01.IXOB
   CPI HousingESP.CPSEHO05.IXOB
   CPI Services less housingESP.CPSELR01.IXOB

TURKEY

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Consumer Price Index
 New national base year (2003Y=100) for the following series:
   CPI All items IstanbulTUR.CPALCY01.IXOB

UNITED KINGDOM

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Share prices
 Historical data for the following series have been added using the IMF Database:
   FTSE 100 share price indexGBR.SPASTT01.IXOB








EURO AREA

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Production
 The Euro area following series now include Slovenia:
   Production of total constructionEMU.PRCNTO01.IXOB
   Production of total construction saEMU.PRCNTO01.IXOBSA
   Production of total industryEMU.PRINTO01.IXOB
   Production of total industry saEMU.PRINTO01.IXOBSA
   Production of manufactured durable consumer goodsEMU.PRMNCG02.IXOB
   Production of manufactured durable consumer goods saEMU.PRMNCG02.IXOBSA
   Production of manufactured non-durable consumer goodsEMU.PRMNCG03.IXOB
   Production of manufactured non-durable consumer goods saEMU.PRMNCG03.IXOBSA
   Production of total manufactured intermediate goodsEMU.PRMNIG01.IXOB
   Production of total manufactured intermediate goods saEMU.PRMNIG01.IXOBSA
   Production in total manufacturingEMU.PRMNTO01.IXOB
   Production in total manufacturing saEMU.PRMNTO01.IXOBSA
   Production of total manufactured investment goodsEMU.PRMNVG01.IXOB
   Production of total manufactured investment goods saEMU.PRMNVG01.IXOBSA
Sales
 The Euro area following series now include Slovenia:
   Sales of manufactured durable consumer goods (Value)EMU.SLMNCD02.IXOB
   Sales of manufactured durable consumer goods (Value) saEMU.SLMNCD02.IXOBSA
   Sales of manufactured non-durable consumer goods (Value)EMU.SLMNCN02.IXOB
   Sales of manufactured non-durable consumer goods (Value) saEMU.SLMNCN02.IXOBSA
   Sales of manufactured intermediate goods (Value)EMU.SLMNIG02.IXOB
   Sales of manufactured intermediate goods (Value) saEMU.SLMNIG02.IXOBSA
   Sales of total manufactured goods (Value)EMU.SLMNTO02.IXOB
   Sales of total manufactured goods (Value) saEMU.SLMNTO02.IXOBSA
   Sales of manufactured investment goods (Value)EMU.SLMNVG02.IXOB
   Sales of manufactured investment goods (Value) saEMU.SLMNVG02.IXOBSA
   Total retail trade (Value)EMU.SLRTTO02.IXOB
   Total retail trade (Value) saEMU.SLRTTO02.IXOBSA
Monetary aggregates and their components
 The Euro area following series now include Slovenia:
   Broad money (M3), saEMU.MABMBM01.IXOBSA
   Monetary aggregate M3EMU.MABMM301.ST
   Monetary aggregate M3 saEMU.MABMM301.STSA
   Monetary aggregate M1EMU.MANMM101.ST
   Monetary aggregate M1 saEMU.MANMM101.STSA
   Narrow money (M1) saEMU.MANMNM01.IXOBSA
External Finance
 Data refer to the evolving composition of the Euro area (prior January 2001 data refers to EU11, from 2001 to 2006 data refer to EU12 including Greece, starting to January 2007 data refer to EU13 including Slovenia)
   Reserve assetsEMU.XFORNC01.ST
   SDR Reserve assetsEMU.XFORSD01.ST
Foreign Trade
 The Euro area following series now include Slovenia:
   ITS Exports f.o.b. total saEMU.XTEXVA01.CXMLSA
   ITS Exports f.o.b. totalEMU.XTEXVA01.NCML
   ITS Exports f.o.b. total saEMU.XTEXVA01.NCMLSA
   ITS Imports c.i.f. total saEMU.XTIMVA01.CXMLSA
   ITS Imports c.i.f. totalEMU.XTIMVA01.NCML
   ITS Imports c.i.f. total saEMU.XTIMVA01.NCMLSA
   ITS Net trade (f.o.b. - c.i.f.) saEMU.XTNTVA01.CXMLSA
   ITS Net trade (f.o.b. - c.i.f.)EMU.XTNTVA01.NCML
   ITS Net trade (f.o.b. - c.i.f.) saEMU.XTNTVA01.NCMLSA
Balance of Payments
 The following seasonally adjusted series have been included replacing non seasonally adjusted series:
   BOP Balance on income saEMU.BPBLIN01.NCCUSA
 Data prior to 2002 do not include Slovenia for the following series.
   BOP Balance on incomeEMU.BPBLIN01.NCCU
   BOP Balance on servicesEMU.BPBLSE01.NCCU
   BOP Balance on services saEMU.BPBLSE01.NCCUSA
   BOP Balance on goodsEMU.BPBLTD01.NCCU
   BOP Balance on goods saEMU.BPBLTD01.NCCUSA
   BOP Balance on current transfersEMU.BPBLTF01.NCCU
   BOP Balance on current transfers saEMU.BPBLTF01.NCCUSA
   BOP Current balance USDEMU.BPBLTT01.CXCU
   BOP Current balance USD saEMU.BPBLTT01.CXCUSA
   BOP Current balanceEMU.BPBLTT01.NCCU
   BOP Current balance saEMU.BPBLTT01.NCCUSA
   BOP Capital account, creditEMU.BPCATC01.NCCU
   BOP Capital account, debitEMU.BPCATD01.NCCU
   BOP Capital balanceEMU.BPCATT01.NCCU
   BOP Cap. and fin. balance incl. reservesEMU.BPCFTT01.NCCU
   BOP Cap. and fin. balance excl. reservesEMU.BPCFTT02.NCCU
   BOP Income, creditEMU.BPCRIN01.NCCU
   BOP Income, credit saEMU.BPCRIN01.NCCUSA
   BOP Services, credit USDEMU.BPCRSE01.CXCU
   BOP Services, credit USD saEMU.BPCRSE01.CXCUSA
   BOP Services, creditEMU.BPCRSE01.NCCU
   BOP Services, credit saEMU.BPCRSE01.NCCUSA
   BOP Goods, exports USDEMU.BPCRTD01.CXCU
   BOP Goods, exports USD saEMU.BPCRTD01.CXCUSA
   BOP Goods, exportsEMU.BPCRTD01.NCCU
   BOP Goods, exports saEMU.BPCRTD01.NCCUSA
   BOP Income, debitEMU.BPDBIN01.NCCU
   BOP Income, debit saEMU.BPDBIN01.NCCUSA
   BOP Services, debit USDEMU.BPDBSE01.CXCU
   BOP Services, debit saEMU.BPDBSE01.CXCUSA
   BOP Services, debitEMU.BPDBSE01.NCCU
   BOP Services, debit saEMU.BPDBSE01.NCCUSA
   BOP Goods, imports USDEMU.BPDBTD01.CXCU
   BOP Goods, imports USD saEMU.BPDBTD01.CXCUSA
   BOP Goods, importsEMU.BPDBTD01.NCCU
   BOP Goods, imports saEMU.BPDBTD01.NCCUSA
   BOP Net errors and omissionsEMU.BPEOTT01.NCCU
   BOP Direct investment abroadEMU.BPFADI02.CXCU
   BOP Direct investment abroadEMU.BPFADI02.NCCU
   BOP Direct investment in reporting economyEMU.BPFADI03.CXCU
   BOP Direct investment in reporting economyEMU.BPFADI03.NCCU
   BOP Financial derivatives, netEMU.BPFAFD01.NCCU
   BOP Other investment, assetsEMU.BPFAOI02.NCCU
   BOP Other investment, liabilitiesEMU.BPFAOI03.NCCU
   BOP Portfolio investment, assetsEMU.BPFAPI02.NCCU
   BOP Portfolio investment, liabilitiesEMU.BPFAPI03.NCCU
   BOP Reserve assetsEMU.BPFARA02.NCCU
   BOP Financial balance incl. reservesEMU.BPFATT01.NCCU
   BOP Financial balance excl. reservesEMU.BPFATT02.NCCU
National Accounts
 The following constant prices series with measure LNBQRSA are replacing series expressed with measure VNBQRSA:
   Government final consumption expenditure EMU.EXPGC.LNBQRSA
   Gross domestic product EMU.EXPGDP.LNBQRSA
   Gross fixed capital formation EMU.EXPGF.LNBQRSA
   Net exports of goods and services EMU.EXPNEXP.LNBQRSA
   Private final consumption expenditure EMU.EXPPC.LNBQRSA
   Changes in inventories EMU.EXPST.LNBQRSA

EURO AREA

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Producer Prices
 The following series has been suppressed:
   EUZ PPI Manufactured products TotalEUZ.PPIAMP01.IXOB




BRAZIL

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Business tendency surveys (manufacturing)
 The following series have been revised by source. (The Getulio Vargas Foundation switched its Business Tendency Surveys from quarterly frequency to monthly frequency starting in October 2005.)
   Manufacturing - Business situation: presentBRA.BSBUCT01.ST
   Manufacturing - Business situation: futureBRA.BSBUFT01.ST
   Manufacturing - Rate of capacity utilisationBRA.BSCURT01.ST
   Manufacturing - Employment: future tendencyBRA.BSEMFT01.ST
   Manufacturing - Finished goods stocks: levelBRA.BSFGLV01.ST
   Manufacturing - Order books: levelBRA.BSOBLV01.ST
   Manufacturing - Orders inflow or demand: future tendencyBRA.BSOIFT01.ST
   Manufacturing - Production: future tendencyBRA.BSPRFT01.ST
   Manufacturing - Selling prices: future tendencyBRA.BSSPFT01.ST
   Manufacturing - Exports order books: levelBRA.BSXRLV01.ST
Producer Prices
 The following series has been included:
   Producer prices: manufacturing - proxyBRA.PPIAMP01.IXOB
Share prices
 The following series are now collected from the Central Bank of Brazil and have national base year (1968=100):
   Share price indexBRA.SPASTT01.IXOB
National Accounts (for non-member countries)
 The following series have been revised by source for the entire period:
   GDP Value added - Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, current pricesBRA.SNACAG01.ST
   GDP FISIM, current pricesBRA.SNACFI01.ST
   GDP Value added - Industry (including energy and construction), current pricesBRA.SNACIN01.ST
   GDP Value added - Construction, current pricesBRA.SNACIN03.ST
   GDP Value added - Services, current pricesBRA.SNACSE01.ST
   GDP Taxes on products, current pricesBRA.SNACTS01.ST
   Gross domestic product, current pricesBRA.SNACTT01.ST
   Gross domestic product, current prices, saBRA.SNACTT01.STSA
   GDP Value added - Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, constant pricesBRA.SNAVAG01.IXOB
   GDP Value added - Agr., hunting, forestry and fishing, constant prices, saBRA.SNAVAG01.IXOBSA
   GDP FISIM, constant pricesBRA.SNAVFI01.IXOB
   GDP Value added - Industry (including energy and constr.), constant priceBRA.SNAVIN01.IXOB
   GDP Value added - Ind. (including energy and constr.), constant price, saBRA.SNAVIN01.IXOBSA
   GDP Value added - Construction, constant pricesBRA.SNAVIN03.IXOB
   GDP Value added - Services, current pricesBRA.SNAVSE01.IXOB
   GDP Value added - Services, current prices, saBRA.SNAVSE01.IXOBSA
   GDP Taxes on products, constant pricesBRA.SNAVTS01.IXOB
   Gross domestic product, constant pricesBRA.SNAVTT01.IXOB
   Gross domestic product, constant prices, saBRA.SNAVTT01.IXOBSA
   GDP Gross fixed capital formation, current pricesBRA.SNGCCF02.ST
   GDP Changes in inventories, current pricesBRA.SNGCCF03.ST
   GDP Private final consumption expenditure, current pricesBRA.SNGCCT02.ST
   GDP Government consumption expenditure, current pricesBRA.SNGCCT05.ST
   GDP Exports of goods and services, current pricesBRA.SNGCEX01.ST
   GDP Imports of goods and services, current pricesBRA.SNGCIM01.ST
   Gross domestic product, current pricesBRA.SNGCTT01.ST
   Gross domestic product, current prices, saBRA.SNGCTT01.STSA
   GDP Gross fixed capital formation, constant pricesBRA.SNGVCF02.IXOB
   GDP Gross fixed capital formation, constant prices, saBRA.SNGVCF02.IXOBSA
   GDP Private final consumption expenditure, constant pricesBRA.SNGVCT02.IXOB
   GDP Private final consumption expenditure, constant prices, saBRA.SNGVCT02.IXOBSA
   GDP Government consumption expenditure, constant pricesBRA.SNGVCT05.IXOB
   GDP Government consumption expenditure, constant prices, saBRA.SNGVCT05.IXOBSA
   GDP Exports, constant pricesBRA.SNGVEX01.IXOB
   GDP Exports, constant prices, saBRA.SNGVEX01.IXOBSA
   GDP Imports, constant pricesBRA.SNGVIM01.IXOB
   GDP Imports, constant prices, saBRA.SNGVIM01.IXOBSA
   Gross domestic product, constant pricesBRA.SNGVTT01.IXOB
   Gross domestic product, constant prices, saBRA.SNGVTT01.IXOBSA

INDIA

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Producer Prices
 The following series has been included:
   Producer prices: manufacturing - proxyIND.PPIAMP01.IXOB

INDONESIA

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Producer Prices
 The following series has been included:
   Producer prices: manufacturing - proxyIDN.PPIAMP01.IXOB

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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Producer Prices
 The following series has been included:
   Producer prices: manufacturing - proxyRUS.PPIAMP01.IXOB