Category Archives: OECD

The UK’s inflation problem – rates compared internationally

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Simon Briscoe

It’s no wonder that British consumers are feeling pain from higher prices and that questions are being asked about the appetite of policy makers to control inflation. Just look at these charts. In 2008, the inflation rate in the UK … Continue reading →

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GDP growth – which countries did best and worst in the recession?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Vishnu Padmanabhan

The OECD Economic Outlook database provides a comprehensive macroeconomic overview of developed economies and includes forecasts for the coming year. Looking at annual real GDP changes, the OECD as a whole reached a low of  -3.4% in 2009. Growth was … Continue reading →

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Life expectancy – how it fluctuates in a generation

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Paula VanLaningham

Life expectancy at birth is, for good reason, an oft-cited statistic used to measure and compare the quality-of-life differences between countries. First of all, the expectation of a longer life is considered to be a good thing, and increasing it … Continue reading →

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Installing the series of tubes: broadband adoption in OECD countries

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Andrew Walkingshaw

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