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OECD Factbook 2006 Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics Table of Contents Foreword Reader's guide 4 8 Energy ENERGY SUPPLY Energy supply Energy supply and economic growth Energy supply per capita Electricity generation Renewable energy ENERGY PRODUCTION AND PRICES Energy production Oil production Oil prices 84 84 86 88 90 92 94 94 96 98 Population and migration TOTAL POPULATION Evolution of the population Regional population ELDERLY POPULATION Ageing societies Elderly population by region INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION Immigrant population Trends in migration Migration of the highly educated 12 12 16 18 18 20 22 22 24 26 Macroeconomic trends GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) Size of GDP National income per capita Regional GDP ECONOMIC GROWTH Evolution of GDP Household saving Investment rates Inflation Steel production PRODUCTIVITY Labour productivity Multi-factor productivity ECONOMIC STRUCTURE Value added by activity Evolution of value added by activity Small and medium-sized enterprises 30 30 34 36 38 38 40 42 46 48 50 50 52 54 54 58 62 Labour market EMPLOYMENT Employment rates by gender Employment rates by age group Part-time employment Self-employment Hours worked UNEMPLOYMENT Standardised unemployment rates Long-term unemployment Regional unemployment 102 102 106 110 112 116 118 118 122 124 Science and technology RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (RandD) Expenditure on RandD Investment in knowledge Researchers Patents ICT Size of the ICT sector Investment in ICT Computer and internet access by households 128 128 130 132 134 136 136 138 140 142 142 144 Prices PRICES AND INTEREST RATES Consumer price indices (CPI) Producer price Indices (PPI) Long-term interest rates PURCHASING POWER Rates of conversion Effective exchange rates 66 66 70 72 74 74 78 COMMUNICATIONS Exports of information and communications equipment Telephone access Environment AIR, WATER AND LAND Emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) Water consumption Municipal waste Nutrient use in agriculture NATURAL RESOURCES Fisheries Forests 148 148 150 152 154 156 156 158 Quality of life HEALTH Life expectancy Infant mortality Obesity Public and private health expenditure LEISURE Tourism: hotel nights Recreation and culture SOCIETY Youth inactivity Income inequality CRIME Prison population Victimisation rates TRANSPORT Road network Road motor vehicles and road fatalities 200 200 204 206 208 210 210 212 216 216 218 220 220 222 224 224 226 Education OUTCOMES International student assessment Tertiary attainment 162 162 166 EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION 170 Expenditure on tertiary education 170 Public and private education expenditure 172 Public policies GOVERNMENT DEFICITS AND DEBT Government deficits Government debt PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND AID Social expenditure Law, order and defence expenditure Agricultural support estimates Government support for fishing Official development assistance TAXES Total tax revenue Taxes on the average production worker 176 176 178 180 180 182 184 186 188 192 192 196 Focus on: Economic globalisation TRADE Share of trade in GDP Import penetration Trade in goods Trade in services High, medium and low technology exports Trading partners Balance of payments INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT FDI flows and stocks Activities of multinationals TSUNAMI AID Analytical Index 232 232 234 236 240 244 248 252 254 254 258 262 263