Source: OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2006, Number 1, September 2006 , pp. i-239(240)

Publisher: OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Abstract:

OECD's twice-yearly assessment of the major economic trends and policies in member countries and selected non-members. This issue covers the outlook to the end of 2007. Together with a wide range of cross-country statistics, the Outlook provides a unique tool to keep abreast of world economic developments. This issue also contains a special chapter on Future Budget Pressures Arising from Spending on Health and Long-Term Care.

Editorial: Still Buoyant Overall, but VulnerableI. General Assessment of the Macroeconomic Situation-Overview-The Expansion is Strengthening-But Tensions Keep Building-A Still Benign Outlook-Challenges for Macroeconomic Policy-Appendix I.1. Revised OECD Supply-Side Estimates: A Capital Services Approach-Appendix I.2. The Medium-Term Reference ScenarioII. Developments in Individual OECD Countries and Selected Non-Member Economies -United States-Japan-Euro Area-Germany-France-Italy-United Kingdom-Canada-Australia-Austria-Belgium-Czech Republic-Denmark-Finland-Greece-Hungary-Iceland-Ireland-Korea-Luxembourg-Mexico-Netherlands-New Zealand-Norway-Poland-Portugal-Slovak Republic-Spain-Sweden-Switzerland-Turkey-Brazil-China-India-Russian FederationIII. Future Budget Pressures Arising from Spending on Health and Long-Term Care-Appendix: Cost Containment Policies in OECD Countries: An OverviewStatistical Annex-1. Real GDP-2. Nominal GDP-3. Real Private Consumption Expenditure-4. Real Public Consumption Expenditure-5. Real Gross Fixed Capital Formation-6. Real Gross Private Non-Residential Fixed Capital Formation-7. Real Gross Private Residential Fixed Capital Formation-8. Real Total Domestic Demand-9. Foreign Balance Contributions to Changes in Real GDP-10. Output Gaps-11. Compensaton per Employee in the Business Sector-12. Labour Productivity for the Total Economy-13. Unemployment Rates: Commonly Used Definitions-14. Standardised Unemployment Rates-15. Labour Force, Employment, and Unemployment-16. GDP Deflators-17. Private Consumption Deflators-18. Consumer Price Indices-19. Oil and Other Primary Commodity Markets-20. Employment Rates, Participation Rates and Labour Force-21. Potential GDP, Employment and Capital Stock-22. Structural Unemployment, Wage Shares and Unit Labour Costs-23. Household Savings Rates-24. Gross National Savings-25. General Government Total Outlays-26. General Government Current Tax and Non-Tax Receipts-27. General Government Financial Balances-28. Cyclically-Adjusted General Government Balances-29. General Government Primary Balances-30. Cyclically-Adjusted General Government Primary Balances-31. General Government Net Debt Interest Payments-32. General Government Gross Financial Liabilities-33. General Government Net Financial Liabilities-34. Short-Term Interest Rates-35. Long-Term Interest Rates-36. Nominal Exchange Rates (vis-a-vis the US Dollar)-37. Effective Exchange Rates-38. Export Volumes of Goods and Services-39. Import Volumes of Goods and Services-40. Export Prices of Goods and Services-41. Import Prices of Goods and Services-42. Competitive Positions: Relative Consumer Prices-43. Competitive Positions: Relative Unit Labour Costs-44. Export Performance for Total Goods and Services-45. Shares in World Exports and Imports-46. Geographical Structure of World Trade Growth-47. Trade Balances for Goods and Services-48. Investment Income, Net-49. Total Transfers, Net-50. Current Account Balances-51. Current Accounts Balances at a per cent of GDP-52. Structure of Current Account Balances of Major World Regions-53. Export Market Growth in Goods and Services-54. Import Penetration-55. Quarterly Demand and Output Projections-56. Quarterly Price, Cost, and Unemployment Projections-57. Contributions to Changes tn Real GDP in OECD Countries-58. Household Wealth and Indebtedness-59. Central Government Financial Balances-60. Maastricht Definition of General Government Gross Public Debt-61. Monetary and Credit Aggregates: Recent Trends

Document Type: Review article

Publication date: 2006-09-01

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