๐The #OECD #unemployment rate was broadly stable in August 2026, at 5.0%, just 0.2 p.p. above its record low from June 2023.
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๐The #OECD #unemployment rate was broadly stable in August 2026, at 5.0%, just 0.2 p.p. above its record low from June 2023.
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๐ #GDP growth in the OECD area increased slightly to 0.7% in Q2 2026, up from 0.4% in the previous quarter, according to the latest estimates. This reflects a mixed picture across the 38 #OECD countries.
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๐Year-on-year #food inflation in the #OECD fell to 2.8%, down from 3.2% in July, reaching its lowest level since July 2021.
Core inflation (inflation less food and energy) remained stable at 3.6% for the third consecutive month.
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๐Year-on-year #energy inflation across the #OECD rose sharply to 13.6% in August, with increases recorded in 28 of the 37 OECD countries for which data were available.
By contrast, energy inflation declined in nine countries.
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๐Year-on-year inflation in the #OECD, as measured by the #CPI, rose to 4.3% in August 2026, up from 4.1% in July.
Headline inflation increased in 23 OECD countries, remained stable or broadly stable in 12, and declined in only 3.
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๐ฃ Who finances development, where does it go and what does it support?
Join #OECD #StatsUnpacked on 20 October to explore how #DAC statistics track development finance and how to use the data.
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๐ From wartime logistics to AI, governments have found new ways to put data to work.
But a dashboard can only track what we choose to measure. Who decides what counts?
A new paper explores the role and limits of official statistics.
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๐ OECD food #inflation fell to 3.2% in July, after 3.4% in June.
Food inflation declined in 23 #OECD countries, including falls of 2.0 percentage points or more in Greece, Hungary and Latvia.
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๐ From bricks and mortar to bits and bytes, investment is shifting unevenly.
In 2024, OECD countries in the top quartile invested 4.7% of GDP in ICT on average, compared with 1.4% in the bottom quartile.
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๐๏ธ๐ What is the Value of Statistical Life โ and why does it matter for policymaking?
In the latest #BehindTheNumbers, we unpack how economists value reductions in mortality risk to support decisions on clean air, road safety & health.
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๐#OECDStats Flash is out!
Sign up for the next #StatsUnpacked, check out the latest #StatisticsintheAIEra podcast with New York Stateโs Eleonore Fournier-Tombs & new data on #homeownership and household income.
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๐๐ G20 GDP growth slowed slightly to 0.7% in Q2 2026, from 0.8% in Q1.
Most G20 countries for which data were available recorded a slowdown in growth.
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OECD energy inflation was broadly stable at 11.6% in July although it remained above 10% for the fourth consecutive month.
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๐The OECD #unemployment rate reached 4.9% in July 2026, down from 5.0% in June and close to its historic low of 4.8% recorded in June 2023.
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๐ฃ For the first time, weโre opening our OECD
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๐Year-on-year inflation in the @OECD as measured by the #CPI was broadly stable at 4.1% in July 2026, following a decline in June.
Increases in headline inflation across 13 OECD countries were largely balanced by declines in 14.
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