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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 ...
Bitcoin: Does it really use more electricity than Ireland?
December 12th, 2017
Can something which has no physical presence consume as much electricity as an entire country? The internet has recently been awash with claims that the digital currency Bitcoin could be using more electricity than a number of developed nations. ...
Volume of retail trade down by 1.1% in euro area
December 7th, 2017
In October 2017 compared with September 2017, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade decreased by 1.1% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.5% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European ...
This Is The Most Popular Transport Mode For EU Tourists
November 28th, 2017
Young Europeans are active holidaymakers: 66% of EU residents in the age group 15-34 participated in tourism for personal purposes (excluding business travel) in 2015, compared to 60% of those aged over 35. On average, every young European went ...
Online purchasing habits of women and men
November 15th, 2017
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, released a statistical review about the online purchasing habits of women and men. Larger share of women buying clothes online and men buying electronic goods online Only slightly less women than ...
Industrial producer prices up by 0.6% in both euro area and EU28
November 7th, 2017
In September 2017, compared with August 2017, industrial producer prices rose by 0.6% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August 2017, prices increased ...
Household real income per capita up in the euro area and in the EU28
November 2nd, 2017
In the euro area, in real terms, household income per capita increased by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2017, after an increase of 0.1% in the previous quarter. Household real consumption per capita increased by 0.6% in the ...
Which sector is the main employer in the EU Member States?
October 27th, 2017
In 2016, almost half of employment in the European Union (EU) was concentrated in two economic activities: “Wholesale and retail trade, transport, accommodation and food services” (24.7%) and “Public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities” (23.7%). ...
