OECD data comes alive with OECD Factbook 2008, featuring new
dynamic online diagrams, and at a new lower price.
The free online economic statistics in the 2008 OECD
Factbook
<http://www.sou
rceoecd.org/factbook> have been transformed to
include animated diagrams of the key indicators which bring
the
data alive visually. The interactive graphs enable users to
clearly observe trends in the statistics and interact with
the
data to perform their chosen comparisons between countries.
The
Factbook also includes increased data for key non-OECD
Member
Countries, Brazil, Chile, China, Estonia, India, Israel,
Russia,
Slovenia and South Africa.
The OECD Factbook, which covers the whole spectrum of OECD
statistics in one go, is available in print at a new lower
price
of 35 Euros, $50. The electronic version, complete with
interactive diagrams, is available free online or in an
enhanced
version.
The 2008 OECD Factbook is packed with new indicators on
tertiary
education, migration, labour compensation, and nuclear
energy,
all enhanced with links to the source data and analysis in
Excel
files. The new Factbook covers the whole spectrum of OECD
statistics in an accessible and highly useful form, with
expert
commentary on most areas of economic and public policy
debate,
including:
* Population and migration trends
* Economic growth rates, trade and globalisation
* Consumer price index, purchasing power and taxation
* Energy supply and oil prices
* Employment and unemployment rates and trends
* Expenditure on research and development
* Communication and internet access
* Environmental indicators and trends
* Government debt and expenditures on education, health, law
and
order, defence, and infrastructure.
* Key health and social issues, such as obesity, infant
mortality
and youth inactivity.
About OECD
OECD (www.oecd.org <http://www.oecd.org/>
) brings together the
governments of the 30 Member Countries* committed to
democracy
and the market economy from around the world to support
sustainable economic growth, raise living standards,
maintain
financial stability and assist = other countries' economic
development.
OECD Publishing (www.oecd.org/publishing) is one of the
world's
largest publishers in the fields of economics and public
policy.
OECD Publishing disseminates OECD's intellectual output,
both
analytical and statistical.
More information about publications is available through the
OECD
Online <http://www.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/index.asp?lang=3DEN>
Bookshop and SourceOECD <http://www.sourceoecd.
org/> , the
groundbreaking online library of statistical databases,
books and
periodicals.
* OECD Member Countries and year of joining - Australia
(1971),
Austria (1961), Belgium (1961), Canada (1961), Czech
Republic
(1995), Denmark (1961), Finland (1969), France (1961),
Germany
(1961), Greece (1961), Hungary (1996), Iceland (1961),
Ireland
(1961), Italy (1961), Japan (1964), Korea (1996), Luxembourg
(1961), Mexico (1994), The Netherlands (1961), New Zealand
(1973), Norway (1961), Poland (1996), Portugal (1961),
Slovak
Republic (2000), Spain (1961), Sweden (1961), Switzerland
(1961),
Turkey (1961), United Kingdom (1961), United States (1961).
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