This Statistics in Focus is part of a series of country-specific publications on the results of the Farm Structure Survey (FSS) 2005. It provides a brief but nevertheless comprehensive insight into the farm structure in the Netherlands. A similar publication was issued in January 2005 presenting...
In 2010 as in 2009, around 23 % of the European population were considered to be at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE), according to the definition adopted for the Europe 2020 strategy. The AROPE indicator is defined as the share of the population in at least one of the following three ...
In 2007, direct job creation measures accounted for 14.6% of EU expenditure on 'active' labour market policy (LMP) measures or 4.1% of total LMP expenditure, though there is considerable variation between countries. In most countries direct job creation measures are declining in importance compa...
European road freight’s decline is levelling off. However, in the fourth quarter of 2009, it remained 3% below its level in the corresponding quarter in 2008 for national transport and 2% down for international transport. Road freight prices have been under pressure since peaking in the third qu...
This publication relates to the EU-25 trading of energy products in 2005. It contains an analysis of the European Union's position on the world market for energy products and the trend in Community flows between 2000 and 2005. It also focuses on the main players among the Member States. The main...
The non-financial business economy of the EU (NACE Rev. 1.1 sections C to I and K) witnessed quite substantial growth between 2004 and 2006. Excluding ‘mining and quarrying’ (section C), value added at factor cost rose by 11.6% to reach 5.6 trillion euros. The number of persons employed rose by ...
In 2009, South Africa was the EU-27’s 14th largest trade partner and the 2nd largest from Africa, close behind Algeria. EU-27 trade with South Africa changed dramatically from 2008 to 2009. Exports, which had fallen slightly in 2008, dropped by a further fifth in 2009; imports, which had risen s...
The internet has become important for daily life, education, work and participation in society. A large majority of households and individuals make use of it today. Nevertheless there are significant differences in access and usage between countries and socio-economic groups. About a quarter of ...
As a ratio of GDP, tax revenues (including social contributions) accounted for 40.0 % of GDP in the European Union (EU-27) and 40.8 % of GDP in the euro area (EA-17). This represents an increase of 0.4 pp. of GDP in the EU-27 and 0.5 in the EA-17. In absolute terms, tax revenues in 2011 surpasse...
The publication presents the latest data (2005) on road and rail transport infrastructure at regional (NUTS 2) level. It covers all EU countries, HR, TR, NO, LI and CH. The key indicator on motorways and other roads at national level are presented. Also the top 10 regions are listed taking into ...