The G20 Data 2 4/8  BIS central bankers' speeches  Gaps Initiative addresses this.2 In its first phase, a Handbook on Residential Property Price Indices was published in 2013. With regard to residential property prices, the bulk of the conceptual work has been done, and the focus has shifted to compilation and dissemination.
The most recent information on the labor market – the number of new and continuing claims for unemployment insurance through late April – suggests that we are likely to see further sizable job losses and increased unemployment in coming months.