OECD Statistics

🆕G20 merchandise #trade rose sharply in Q1 2026. Measured in current US dollars, both exports and imports increased by 5.3% quarter-on-quarter compared with Q4 2025. Check out the latest #OECDStats release👇 bit.ly/3PswlT3

🆕The #OECD unemployment rate held steady at 5.0% in March 2026. Compared with Feb 2026, it remained broadly stable in 22 of the 32 OECD countries with available data in March and fell in 8 countries, while it rose in Greece and Sweden. Read more👇 bit.ly/4wKD4IH

🆕OECD GDP growth picks up moderately in the first quarter of 2026 to 0.4%, up from 0.2% in the previous quarter. Year-on-year, OECD GDP growth increased slightly in Q1 to 1.8%, up from 1.7% in Q4 2025. Read more 👇 bit.ly/49GZNvi

Global oil stocks are depleting at record pace as supply losses linked to the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz continue to mount Observed global inventories, including oil on water, declined by 250 million barrels (mb) over March & April, or 4 mb/day: iea.li/4nuGRWm

📈 April #OECDStats Flash is out! Zoom in on new @OECD #TiVA nowcasts for insights on global value chain repositioning, find out whether recessions can be predicted using only #unemployment data, and check the latest data. ✉️ shorturl.at/hyt11 🔔 shorturl.at/YYMs8

🆕 #G7 and euro area consumer confidence fell sharply in April, partly reflecting concerns regarding the current crisis in the Middle East. Discover the @OECD Short-Term Indicators Dashboard: shorturl.at/Z986t #OECDStats

🆕For 2025 as a whole, growth in real household income per capita in the @OECD slowed to 0.8%, down from 2.1% in 2024, while growth in real OECD #GDP per capita remained steady at 1.2%. Read the full press release👇 shorturl.at/uZw1v #OECDStats

🆕Real household income per capita in the @OECD increased by 0.7% in Q4 2025, up from 0.3% in Q3, and outpaced real GDP per capita growth of 0.2%. Read the full press release👇 shorturl.at/uZw1v #OECDStats

📢Building on its strong leadership in promoting #wellbeing policies, we are pleased to announce that Japan will host the 8th #OECD World Forum on Well-being in Autumn 2028. Follow for updates: bit.ly/OECDwellbeingF… @cao_japan @MOF_Japan

Disruptions to shipping flows through the Strait of Hormuz continue to have major implications for energy markets worldwide. Our new interactive data tool looks at the reliance of different countries on oil & gas supplies from the Middle East 👉 iea.li/4ux41ha

⏱️Reminder | Big Data for monitoring trade by commodity in real time: Insights from the Strait of Hormuz Discover how #BigData on vessel movements can reveal trade disruptions in near real time. Join today: shorturl.at/F8syn #OECDStats #Trade #Shipping

🍏Year-on-year OECD #food inflation declined to 3.6% in March, with decreases recorded in two-thirds of @OECD countries. Core inflation (inflation excluding food and energy) remained broadly stable. Read more👇 shorturl.at/CN03b

⚡Year-on-year #energy inflation in the @OECD reached 8.1% in March, its highest level since February 2023. It increased in most OECD countries (32 of the 35 with available data), with seven countries recording double-digit energy inflation. Read more👇 shorturl.at/CN03b

🆕 How can we monitor global #trade faster? A new @OECD statistics working paper uses #AIS data, LLM & satellite imagery to produce experimental near real-time estimates, complementing official statistics and flagging disruptions earlier. 🔗 shorturl.at/pp3d7 #OECDStats

🆕Year-on-year inflation in the @OECD, as measured by the #CPI, rose to 4.0% in March, driven by an 8.6 p.p. increase in energy inflation. Headline inflation increased in most countries, remained broadly stable in two, and declined in two. Read more👇 shorturl.at/CN03b

📣 Save the Date | Big Data for monitoring trade by commodity in real time: Insights from the Strait of Hormuz Discover how #BigData on vessel movements can reveal trade disruptions in near real time. Register now 👇 shorturl.at/F8syn #OECDStats #Trade #Shipping

📢 Our April newsletter is live! This month: a new SIS-CC case study on the ISSA-ILO .Stat Data Explorer, the release of Get Data API v1.0.0 for .Stat Suite, improved contribution docs, and a new OECD Data Explorer tutorial. Read more 👇 shorturl.at/wDnfp

The #OECD Taxing Wages 2026 report highlights how effective tax rates on labour income increased across OECD countries in 2025, especially for households with children. For further insights, read the report: brnw.ch/21x23pe | #TaxingWages

Economic uncertainty continues to weigh on small and medium-sized enterprises. Despite lower #SME interest rates, new lending in 2024 remained 20% below 2019 levels in real terms and 53% of SMEs are still required to provide collateral to secure loans: brnw.ch/21x2184

84% of 15-year-olds across the OECD spend 2+ hours/week using digital devices to learn outside school. Discover the OECD report that dives into how to empower kids online, while safeguarding them from potential risks. 🔗brnw.ch/21x21u9