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These are the Countries that EU trades with the most
March 27th, 2018
In 2017, the United States (€631 billion, or 16.9% of total EU trade in goods) and China (€573 bn, or 15.3%) continued to be the two main goods trading partners of the European Union (EU), well ahead of Switzerland(€261 ...
Employment up by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU28
March 16th, 2018
The number of persons employed increased by 0.3% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.2% in the EU28 in them fourth quarter of 2017 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the ...
Household financial assets and liabilities in the EU
February 26th, 2018
Total financial assets of households in the European Union (EU) reached €33 850 billion in 2016. The assets mainly consisted of insurance, pensions and standardised guarantees (38.8% of all household financial assets), currency and deposits (30.4%), equity and investment ...
The countries with the highest and lowest environmental taxes in Europe
February 8th, 2018
Government revenues from environmental taxes amounted to €364.4 bn in 2016 in the European Union (EU), compared with €296.5 bn in 2006. Over the same period, the share of environmental taxes in total government revenues from taxes and social ...
Volume of retail trade down by 1.1% in euro area
February 6th, 2018
In December 2017 compared with November 2017, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade decreased by 1.1% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.0% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European ...
How many hours do Europeans work per week?
January 29th, 2018
On average, a full-time employee in the EU works 40.3 hours per week in a usual working week. Men have a longer working week than women, working on average 41.0 hours compared with 39.3 hours for women. Those in ...
The part of EU with the largest share of e-shoppers and the most popular purchases
January 17th, 2018
In accordance a survey releases by Eurostat, 68 % of internet users in the EU shopped online in 2017 where the largest share of e-shoppers is from the north of the EU. Main statistical findings Almost 7 out of ...
Euro area annual inflation down to 1.4%
January 10th, 2018
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 1.4% in December 2017, down from 1.5% in November 2017, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro ...
Web sales of EU enterprises
January 5th, 2018
16% of all enterprises located in the EU and employing at least 10 people received orders via a website or apps (web sales) in 2016. Using their own website or apps largely prevailed among these EU businesses. More than ...
1 in 6 EU businesses sold on the web in 2016
December 15th, 2017
Last year, 16% of enterprises located in the European Union (EU) and employing at least 10 persons had received orders via a website or via apps. Web sales include both sales to individual consumers and to other enterprises.The share ...
