Labour Force Survey, August 2008
Following a decline in July, employment edged up by 15,000 in August. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.1%. Since the start of the year, employment has increased by 87,000 (+0.5%), a much smaller increase compared with the 221, 000 (+1.3%) of the first eight months of 2007.
Spending on industrial research and development, 2008
Domestic sales of refined petroleum products, July 2008
Energy consumption by the manufacturing sector, 2006 and 2007
Upcoming releases: September 8 to 12, 2008
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