OECD factbook 2008
Subtitle: economic, environmental and social statistics
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Paris]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9789264040540
Subjects: Statistics; Environmental indicators; Economic indicators; Environmental conditions; Ecology; Economic conditions; Social indicators; Social conditions; Economic history
Other titles: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development factbook 2008; Economic, environmental and social statistics; Panorama des statistiques de l'OCDE 2008, economie, environnement et societe.
Description: This factbook is a tool to evaluate the long-term trends of economic, social and environmental variables in OECD countries using solid and comparable statistical data.
Notes: "Also available in French under the title: Panorama des statistiques de l'OCDE 2008, economie, environnement et societe"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: [1.] Population and migration; title: Total population; title: Evolution of the population; title: Regional population; title: Elderly population; title: Ageing societies; title: Elderly population by region; title: International migration; title: Trends in migration; title: Immigrant population; title: Migration and unemployment; title: Educational attainment of recent immigrants; title: [2.] Macroeconomic trends; title: Gross domestic product (GDP); title: Size of GDP; title: National income per capita; title: Regional GDP; title: Economic growth; title: Evolution of GDP; title: Household saving; title: Investment rates; title: Inflation; title: Steel production; title: Economic structure; title: Value added by activity; title: Evolution of value added by activity; title: Small and medium-sized enterprises; title: [3.] Economic globalisation; title: Trade; title: Share of trade in GDP; title: Trade in goods; title: Trade in services; title: Trading partners; title: Balance of payments; title: Foreign direct investment (FDI); title: FDI flows and stocks; title: Activities of multinationals; title: [4.] Prices; title: Prices and interest rates; title: Consumer price indices (CPI); title: Producer price indices (PPI); title: Long-term interest rates; title: Purchasing power and exchange rates; title: Rates of conversion; title: Effective exchange rates; title: [5.] Energy; title: Energy supply; title: Energy supply and economic growth; title: Energy supply per capita; title: Electricity generation; title: Nuclear energy; title: Renewable energy; title: Energy production and prices; title: Energy production; title: Oil production; title: Oil prices; title: [6.] Labour; title: Employment; title: Employment rates by gender; title: Employment rates by age group; title: Part-time employment; title: Self-employment; title: Unemployment; title: Unemployment rates; title: Long-term unemployment; title: Regional unemployment; title: Labour compensation and hours worked; title: Labour compensation; title: Hours worked; title: [7.] Science and technology; title: Research and development (R & D); title: Expenditure on R & D; title: Investment in knowledge; title: Researchers; title: Patents; title: ICT (Information and communications technology); title: Size of the ICT sector; title: Investment in ICT; title: Computer and Internet access by households; title: Communications; title: Exports of information and communications equipment; title: Telephone access; title: [8.] Environment; title: Water and natural resources; title: Water consumption; title: Fisheries; title: Air and land; title: Emissions of carbon dioxide (CÓ); title: Municipal waste; title: Nutrient use in agriculture; title: [9.] Education; title: Outcomes; title: International student assessment; title: Trends in tertiary graduation rates; title: Tertiary attainment; title: Expenditure on education; title: Expenditure on tertiary education; title: Relative earnings of graduates; title: Public and private education expenditure; title: [10.] Public finance; title: Government deficits and debt; title: Government deficits; title: Government debt; title: Public expenditure; title: Health expenditure; title: Social expenditure; title: Law, order and defence expenditure; title: Support and aid; title: Agricultural support estimates; title: Government support for fishing; title: Official development assistance; title: Taxes; title: Total tax revenue; title: Taxes on the average worker; title: [11.] Quality of life; title: Health; title: Life expectancy; title: Infant mortality; title: Obesity; title: Leisure; title: Tourism : hotel nights; title: Recreation and culture; title: Society; title: Youth inactivity; title: Income inequality; title: Prison population; title: Transport; title: Road network; title: Road motor vehicles and road fatalities; title: Focus on : productivity; title: Introduction; title: Economy-wide indicators of productivity growth; title: Growth in GDP per capita; title: Labour productivity growth; title: Multi-factor productivity; title: Growth accounts for OECD countries; title: Productivity levels; title: Income and productivity levels; title: Historical income and productivity levels; title: Labour productivity and firm-size heterogeneity; title: Productivity growth by industry; title: Contribution of key activities to aggregate productivity growth; title: Productivity growth in manufacturing; title: Productivity growth in services; title: Impact of labour productivity on unit labour costs; title: Unit labour costs, labour productivity and labour compensation.