Industry, Retail and Construction Indicators, Volume 2002 Supplement 1

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This publication compares key aspects of statistical methodologies used by OECD member countries in the compilation of industry, retail and construction indicators. It focuses on data comparability in the context of international statistical guidelines and recommendations published by the OECD and other international agencies. This publication complements two other OECD publications, Main Economic Indicators (MEI), and Main Economic Indicators: Sources and Definitions.  Read more... 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Necessity for metadata in interpreting data 1.2 Aim of this publication 1.3 International guidelines for short-term economic indicators 1.4 Statistical methodological information for international comparisons 1.5 Target indicators for Main Economic Indicators 1.6 Target definitions for MEI target indicators 1.7 Collection of methodological information for this publication 1.8 Conclusions 1.9 Feedback on contents 2. INDICES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Volume indices 2.3 International guidelines and recommendations 2.4 Frequency of industrial production indices2.5 Industrial production indicators published in Main Economic Indicators 2.6 Access to detailed methodological information 2.7 National classifications of industrial production 2.8 Statistical population 2.9 Statistical units 2.10 Data source and coverage of indicators 2.11 Index compilation 2.12 Weights used for aggregation 3. RETAIL TRADE 3.1 Introduction 3.2 International guidelines and recommendations 3.3 Frequency of retail trade data 3.4 Retail trade indicators published in Main Economic Indicators 3.5 Access to detailed methodological information3.6 Statistical population 3.7 National classifications of retail trade 3.8 Data source and coverage of indicators 3.9 Reporting units 3.10 Data collected 3.11 Basis of prices 3.12 Compilation of retail sales volume indices 4. CONSTRUCTION 4.1 Introduction 4.2 International guidelines and recommendations 4.3 Classifications of construction 4.4 Construction indicators published in Main Economic Indicators 4.5 Sources of construction data and access to metadata 4.6 Indicators of future activity 4.7 Indicators of actual activity