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Please note that i am simply forwarding this to the list on behalf of a non user of the list. If there are any queries please direct them to OECD rather than this email address. Thanks! OECD data come ‘alive’ with the OECD Factbook 2008, featuring new dynamic online diagrams, and at a lower price. The electronic version of the <http://www.sourceoecd.org/factbook>2008 OECD Factbook has been transformed to include animated diagrams of the key indicators, bringing the data alive for users visually. The interactive graphs enable students to clearly observe trends in the statistics and interact with the data to perform their chosen comparisons between countries. <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/25/3/40403625.swf>Quizzes compliment the interactive tables and graphs to aid information discovery. All the statistics in the online version of the 2008 Factbook include links to the underlying data and analysis in Excel spreadsheets, via StatLink, for users to encapsulate in their work. The OECD Factbook: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics covers the whole spectrum of OECD statistics in one go. The 2008 edition is available at a new lower price of £25, €35 or $50. The electronic version, complete with interactive diagrams, is available free online or on the rather unique OECD USB key. The USB key includes the OECD in Figures and plenty of space for the users own document storage, it is the ultimate in portable statistics (price: £18, €25 or $35). Access or order at: <http://www.oecd.org/publications/factbook>www.oecd.org/publications/factbook The Factbook adds new statistics for 2008 in important areas such as tertiary education, migration statistics, labour compensation, and nuclear energy as well as increased data for key non-OECD Member Countries, Brazil, Chile, China, Estonia, India, Israel, Russia, Slovenia and South Africa. The Factbook is unique in bringing together, in an accessible and highly usable form, comparative international data and 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 (<http://www.oecd.org/>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 (<http://www.oecd.org/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 <http://www.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/index.asp?lang=EN>OECD Online Bookshop and <http://www.sourceoecd.org/>SourceOECD, 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). ##################################### James Miller Department of Statistics University of Glasgow 15 University Gardens G12 8QQ 0141 3302474 [log in to unmask]