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2013 OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2013 Issue 2

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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 and a statistical annex.

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Growth will continue to pick up in 2014 as the euro area gradually recovers and the pace of fiscal consolidation lessens. In 2015, growth and the unemployment rate are projected to stabilise even as the new EU VAT regime for e-commerce bears on competitiveness and a higher VAT rate slows demand. The wage indexation system could transmit the price effects of the VAT increase to wages.

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