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Consumer prices in the OECD area fell by 0.3 % in the year to August 2009, compared with a fall of 0.6% in the year to July. Month-on-month, prices rose by 0.2% in August, compared with a fall of 0.2% in July 2009.

The costs of adaptation to climate change in developing countries will be in the order of US$75-100 billion per year for the period 2010 to 2050 according to preliminary findings in a new global study from The World Bank.

Noting that significant action has already been taken at international and national levels to counteract the impacts of the downturn, the OECD Employment and Labour Ministers welcomed the initial signs of economic recovery. However, they also underlined that they will have to deal with the consequences of high and persistent unemployment for some time after the recovery is well underway. They agreed that, in light of the severity of the recession, comprehensive and innovative employment and social policies are essential to tackle the jobs crisis and promote a return to sound economic growth and called on the OECD to assess the implications for its Reassessed Jobs Strategy.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for Australia increased 0.7 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index™ (CEI) remained unchanged in July.

AMR Research, the leading research firm focused on the global supply chain and its supporting technologies, released a quarterly risk report that found executives are more worried about the economic recovery than a continued recession in 2010.

Global airline capacity for September 2009 is showing positive growth for the second consecutive month, reports OAG, the world's leading aviation data business, as it releases its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats. The world's airlines have scheduled 296.9 million seats, a rise of 1.4% (4,130,744 more seats) over September 2008 levels.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for Mexico increased 1.3 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index™ (CEI) increased 0.4 percent in July.

EcoSecurities, a leading company in the business of sourcing, developing, and trading carbon credits from greenhouse gas emission reduction projects, has partnered with Baker & McKenzie LLP, a leading climate change law firm, and ClimateBiz, the resource for climate management, to launch the second year of its Carbon Management and Offsetting Trends Survey Report 2009.

Consumers believe retailers benefit far more from accepting credit and debit cards than they pay in costs, according to a new survey released by Visa Inc. The survey also finds that consumers believe merchants see card cost acceptance as a part of doing business, much like paying for utilities such as electricity.

Economic pressures are forcing companies to employ their supply chains, primarily the sourcing and procurement functions, to contain costs and boost revenue, according to the 2009 Global Survey of Supply Chain Progress from CSC, Supply Chain Management Review, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and Michigan State University (MSU).