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Thursday, 17th March 2005

OECD launches new Factbook of economic, environmental and social indicators

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OECD--Factbooks
Source: OECD
Just Released, OECD launches new Factbook of economic, environmental and social indicators
"Labour market data, broken down by age, gender, part-time working or self-employment provide just some of the 100 major indicators to be found in this annual digest of economic, environmental and social statistics covering the organisations 30 member nations. The data - available in book form and online is accompanied by explanatory analysis and easy-to-read charts to enable clear cross-country comparisons of long-term trends in the following areas:
* Population and migration
* Macroeconomic trends
* Economic globalisation
* Prices
* Labour market
* Science and technology
* Energy
* Environment
* Education
* Public policies
* Quality of life
Most of the indicators present the latest available, internationally-comparable figures together with historical data going back at least 10 years. The Factbook also provides some projections of future trends in areas such as population ageing, economics and the environment. The online version, freely available at http://new.SourceOECD.org/factbook. Thanks to S.B. for the news tip.
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Personal Computers--Statistics
Source: Computer Industry Almanac
PCs In-Use Surpassed 820M in 2004; PCs In-Use Will Top 1B in 2005
"The worldwide number of PCs in-use surpassed 820 million in 2004 and is projected to top 1 billion in 2007. PCs in-use growth is slowing as the industrialized world is approaching the top of the S-curve. Strong PC growth will continue in the developing countries for another decade. The U.S. has a large lead with over 220M PCs in-use--over 3X the number in Japan. The U.S. accounts for over 27% of all PCs in-use compared to 4.6% of worldwide population. PC usage is growing rapidly in China, which is expected to surpass Japan in 2007. PC usage is also growing strongly in many populous countries such as Brazil, India and Russia."

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