Recent OECD Data
The OECD will be closed May 8-12 2008
The OECD will be closed from May 8-12 2008 (Victory Day and Pentecost).

Industry OECD area unit labour cost growth remains negative in the fourth quarter of 2007
For most major OECD economies, except Canada and the United Kingdom, unit labour cost growth in industry remained negative in the fourth quarter of 2007.

G7 merchandise trade volume growth picks up in fourth quarter 2007
Quarterly trade volume growth on the fourth quarter 2007 turned negative in the Group of Seven countries with -0.2% for exports and -1.0% for imports. Quarterly volume growth of the EU-15 countries with third countries declined even more markedly with -1.5% for exports and -1.4% for imports. On a year-on-year basis, G7 trade slowed to 3.5% for exports and 1.6% for imports.

Annual inflation in the OECD area at 3.5% in March 2008
Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.5% in the year to March 2008 compared with 3.4% in the year to February 2008. On a monthly basis, the price level rose by 0.7% in March, compared with 0.3% in February.

OECD data comes "alive" with OECD Factbook 2008, featuring new dynamic online diagrams
The free online economic statistics in the 2008 OECD Factbook (www.sourceoecd.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.

OECD Composite Leading Indicators in slowdown phase in most major OECD economies
February 2008 data indicate a weakening outlook for all the major seven economies. The latest data for major OECD non-member economies point to a downturn in China and India and slowing expansion in Brazil and Russia

Recent NBER Data
Census Bureau Economic Briefing Room
Census Bureau Economic Briefing Room.

Occupational Employment and Wages
Occupational Employment and Wages. Release time is 10 a.m. EDT.

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services. Release time is 8:30 a.m. EDT.