2009 was marked by a considerable drop in the total value of goods traded: EU-27 exports to the selected countries decreased by 16% and imports from these countries fell by 20%. The United States of America (USA) remains the EU’s most important trading partner. The value of EU imports from China...
One of the key objectives of the European Union is to keep up regional competitiveness and employment. High-tech sectors could help to achieve this goal as they are generally considered key drivers for economic growth and productivity. They are associated with innovation and hence tend to gain a...
EU-27 road freight transport grew by 4% in 2007 compared with 2006. Growth slowed during the year from 6% in the first quarter to 1% in the fourth. The five major economies, Germany, Spain, France, Italy and the United Kingdom dominated total and national transport. For international transport, ...
This publication relates to the EU-25 trading of textile goods in 2005. It contains an analysis of the European Union's position on the world market for textiles and the trend in Community flows between 2000 and 2005. It also focuses on the main players among the 25 Member States. The main sourc...
The share of social security funds spending increased from 2008 onwards. In 2010 in the European Union, total expenditure at general government level made up 50.6% of GDP. Central government accounted for 38.5% of general government total expenditure (TE) or 18.8% of GDP, when transfers to other...
In 2011, price levels for consumer goods and services differed widely across Europe. Among the EU Member States, in Denmark consumer prices were 42% higher than the EU average, while the cheapest country was Bulgaria (49% below the average)....
The age at which women and men are entitled to draw a full retirement pension is similar in most European countries, varying between 60 and 65 for women in nearly all countries and between 62 and 65 for men. However, the age at which women and men actually withdraw from the labour market into re...
This publication presents for the first time a complete picture of the EU-27 orchard. A first part of this publication will be dedicated to the description of the European orchard. A second part will focus on the evolution of the Orchard in EU-15 comparing 2002 orchard survey results and 2007 Or...
This publication gives a short insight into the e-commerce results of the European Union survey on ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) usage in enterprises in EU27 in 2011....
Over the last ten years while employment fell in industry, it was relatively stable in transport and communications, while construction and the other non-financial service activities recorded growth. The publication shows more detailed analysis of employment in relation with the output in the ma...