OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2013 Issue 1
The OECD Economic Outlook is the OECD’s twice-yearly analysis of the major economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, prices, fiscal and current account balances.
Coverage is provided for all OECD member countries as well as for selected non-member countries. This issue includes a general assessment, chapters summarising developments and providing projections for each individual country, a special chapter on growth prospects and fiscal requirements over the long term, and a statistical annex.
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Finland
Activity has contracted, with low capacity utilisation and uncertainty about future demand depressing business investment, and rising unemployment and recent tax increases weakening consumption. Exports are being held back by the euro area recession and eroding competitiveness. Unemployment is edging up and will stabilise only in 2014 as the international environment brightens.
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