18-April-2024
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Financial accounts and balance sheets are part of countries’ national accounts, which are compiled in line with the international standards of the 2008 System of National Accounts (SNA). The balance sheets (stocks) provide a systematic recording of assets and liabilities, by economic sector, at a point in time. The financial accounts (flows) explain changes over time.
18-April-2024
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Government Finance Statistics present the accounts of the General Government sector of the national accounts, which provide insight into the economic performance of central, state and local governments and social security funds. Data on Public Sector Debt is for the whole of the public sector which includes financial and non-financial public corporations as well as General Government.
17-April-2024
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OECD employment rate remains at record high in the fourth quarter of 2023
15-April-2024
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Supply-Use tables provide the key accounting mechanism to ensure that there is coherence between the various sources of data and approaches countries use to estimate GDP – expenditure, output and income. They also have the potential to inform a wide range of policy areas.
12-April-2024
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Answers to mostly asked questions about GDP and other national accounts data series.
12-April-2024
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Gross domestic product (GDP) is the most well-known indicator from the national accounts. It measures total output (or production) of a country’s economy. For those wanting to go ‘beyond GDP’ to build a fuller picture of people’s economic well-being, the non-financial accounts contain indicators for the household sector. They also provide analysis of firms’ investments, value added and productivity.
12-April-2024
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The OECD has developed a new tool, the OECD Consumer Barometer that further exploits and visualises consumer confidence data. The indicator, expressed as the monthly growth rate of the normalised consumer confidence indicator (CCI), has been designed with a view to clarity and reactivity in our presentation of measures of consumer sentiment.
12-April-2024
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Nowadays, policymaking and economic analyses rely heavily on statistics and international comparisons. The demand for high-frequency, reliable but also easily accessible data is increasing. To respond to this demand, the OECD has created the Short-Term Indicators Dashboard, covering G20 countries and selected regional aggregates. It allows users to follow key macro-economic developments using interactive charts and tables.
12-April-2024
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The OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs) are designed to anticipate turning points and economic fluctuations relative to trend. Access the database and related methodology.
8-April-2024
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OECD headline inflation stable at 5.7% in February 2024, food inflation continues to slow