Eurostat/September 2017,Euro area unemployment at 8.9%-EU28 at 7.5%/31 Οκτωβρίου 2017 The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 8.9% in September 2017, down from 9.0% in August 2017 and from 9.9% in September 2016. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since January 2009. The EU28 unemployment rate was 7.5% in September 2017, stable compared to August 2017 and down from 8.4% in September 2016. This remains the lowest rate …Read More

Eurostat/Household real income per capita up in the euro area and in the EU28/27 Οκτωβρίου 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 second quarter of 2017, after an increase of 0.2% in the first quarter of 2017. …Read More

Eurostat/Euro area and EU28 government deficit at 1.5% and 1.7% of GDP respectively/23 Οκτωβρίου,2017 In 2016, the government deficit and debt of both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 decreased in relative terms compared with 2015. In the euro area the government deficit to GDP ratio fell from 2.1% in 2015 to 1.5% in 2016, and in the EU28 from 2.4% to 1.7%. In the euro area the government debt to GDP …Read More

Eurostat/Seasonally adjusted government deficit up to 1.2% of GDP in the euro area/24 Οκτωβρίου,2017 In the second quarter of 2017, the seasonally adjusted general government deficit to GDP ratio stood at 1.2% in the euro area (EA19), an increase compared with 1.0% in the first quarter of 2017. In the EU28, the deficit to GDP ratio stood at 1.3%, an increase compared with 1.1% in the previous quarter. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις Eurostat/Seasonally adjusted …Read More

Eurostat/”Which sector is the main employer in the EU Member States?”/24 Οκτωβρίου,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%). Both activities have seen their respective share in total employment increase slightly over the last 20 years. In contrast, …Read More

Eurostat/Government debt slightly down to 89.1% of GDP in euro area/24 Oκτωβρίου,2017 At the end of the second quarter of 2017, the government debt to GDP ratio in the euro area (EA19) stood at 89.1%, compared with 89.2% at the end of the first quarter of 2017. In the EU28, the ratio also decreased, from 83.6% to 83.4%. Compared with the second quarter of 2016, the government debt to GDP …Read More

Eurostat/Output of economic activities in the EU Member States/23 Οκτωβρίου 2017 In 2016, industry was still the largest economic activity in the European Union (EU) in terms of output generated. It accounted for 19.4% of EU total gross value added (GVA), immediately ahead of the economic activities “Wholesale and retail trade, transport, accommodation and food services” (19.0%) and “Public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities” (18.8%). “Real estate activities” …Read More