OECD Data Comes Alice with OECD Factbook

["Laura Cox" <laura.cox@frontlinegms.com>]

OECD data comes alive with OECD Factbook 2008, featuring new 
dynamic online diagrams, and at a new lower price.

The free online economic statistics in the 2008 OECD Factbook 
<http://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.

The OECD Factbook, which covers the whole spectrum of OECD 
statistics in one go, is available in print at a new lower price 
of 35 Euros, $50. The electronic version, complete with 
interactive diagrams, is available free online or in an enhanced 
version.

The 2008 OECD Factbook is packed with new indicators on tertiary 
education, migration, labour compensation, and nuclear energy, 
all enhanced with links to the source data and analysis in Excel 
files.  The new Factbook covers the whole spectrum of OECD 
statistics in an accessible and highly useful form, with expert 
commentary on most areas of economic and public policy debate, 
including:

* Population and migration trends

* Economic growth rates, trade and globalisation

* Consumer price index, purchasing power and taxation

* Energy supply and oil prices

* Employment and unemployment rates and trends

* Expenditure on research and development

* Communication and internet access

* Environmental indicators and trends

* Government debt and expenditures on education, health, law and 
order, defence, and infrastructure.

* Key health and social issues, such as obesity, infant mortality 
and youth inactivity.

About OECD

OECD (www.oecd.org <http://www.oecd.org/> ) brings together the 
governments of the 30 Member Countries* committed to democracy 
and the market economy from around the world to support 
sustainable economic growth, raise living standards, maintain 
financial stability and assist = other countries' economic 
development.

OECD Publishing (www.oecd.org/publishing) is one of the world's 
largest publishers in the fields of economics and public policy. 
OECD Publishing disseminates OECD's intellectual output, both 
analytical and statistical.

More information about publications is available through the OECD 
Online <http://www.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/index.asp?lang=3DEN> 
Bookshop and SourceOECD <http://www.sourceoecd.org/> , the 
groundbreaking online library of statistical databases, books and 
periodicals.

* OECD Member Countries and year of joining - Australia (1971), 
Austria (1961), Belgium (1961), Canada (1961), Czech Republic 
(1995), Denmark (1961), Finland (1969), France (1961), Germany 
(1961), Greece (1961), Hungary (1996), Iceland (1961), Ireland 
(1961), Italy (1961), Japan (1964), Korea (1996), Luxembourg 
(1961), Mexico (1994), The Netherlands (1961), New Zealand 
(1973), Norway (1961), Poland (1996), Portugal (1961), Slovak 
Republic (2000), Spain (1961), Sweden (1961), Switzerland (1961), 
Turkey (1961), United Kingdom (1961), United States (1961).

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