Eurostat News Release: Second quarter of 2014 Business investment rate stable at 21.6% in the euro area and 21.9% in the EU28 – Business profit share down to 38.4% in euro area, nearly stable at 38.2% in EU28, 27 Οκτωβρίου.
In the second quarter of 2014, the business investment rate was 21.6% in the euro area, stable compared with the first quarter of 2014. This was the result of stable investment while gross value added remained nearly stable (+0.1%). Total stocks (materials, supplies and finished goods) fell.
In the EU28 the investment rate was 21.9% in the second quarter of 2014, stable compared with the previous quarter.
These data come from a detailed set of seasonally adjusted quarterly European sector accounts released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, and the European Central Bank (ECB).