This 20th edition of OECD in Figures is an original, simple to use, pocket data book. It is a primary statistical source. As with all OECD data, it is compiled and checked by our experts, so that decision-makers in government, research and business know they can rely on it. Thanks to the web edition, available via www.oecd.org/infigures, OECD in Figures is now more than ever the public gateway to one of the richest and most respected economic, financial, social and environmental databases around.

The 2008 edition of OECD in Figures contains key data ranging from economic growth and employment to education and migration. There are comparable tables on the environment, science, public finances, and on every theme the organisation is working on. For added perspective, OECD in Figures includes a selection of graphs, highlighting key challenges, such as public debt, climate change and development aid.

-Demography and Health
-Demography
-Health Spending and Resources
-Health Status
Economy
-Gross Domestic Product
-Economic Growth and Performance
-Sectoral Contributions to Gross Value Added
-Business Statistics (by sector - Mfg, Trade, Const & Real Est)
-Services: Value Added
-Transport
Energy
-Supply
-Production
-Energy Consumption and Electricity Generation
Labour
-Employment
-Part-Time and Self-Employment
-Unemployment
-Services: Employment
Science and Technology
-Research and Development (Gross, Business, Gov Expenditure)
-Research and Development (Bus Exp by type, Researchers, Higher Education exp)
Environment
-Resources
-Emissions and Pollution
-CO2 Emissions
Education
-Expenditure
-Performance
Public Finance
-Agriculture: Support Estimates
-Government Sector
-Taxation
International Trade and Investment
-Direct Investment
-Trade
-Trade in Services
Prices and Finance
-Prices and Interest Rates
-Insurance and Pensions
-Financial Balance Sheets and Institutional Investment
-Domestic and Foreign Finance
World Map
OECD in Graphs
-GDP Growth
-GDP per capita
-Upwardly Mobile
-Inflation
-Population Growth
-Migration
-Public Debt
-Female Employment Rates
-Health Spending
-Road Fatalities
-Aid for the Environment
-Climate Change
-Trading Partners
General Notes
Glossary