Eurostat/Unemployment rates in the EU regions ranged from 1.3% to 35.1%/29 Απριλίου 2019 More than 80% of the NUTS 2 regions of the European Union (EU) saw their unemployment rate for persons aged 15-74 fall in 2018compared with 2017. Around60%recorded a decrease of at least 0.5 percentage points. However, regional unemployment rates continued to vary widely across the EU regions, with the lowest rates recorded in two Czech regions Prague …Read More

Eurostat/Euro area government deficit at 0.5% and EU28 at 0.6% of GDP/23 Απριλίου 2019 In 2018, the government deficit and debt of both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 decreased in relative term compared with 2017. In the euro area the government deficit to GDP ratio fell from 1.0% in 2017 to 0.5% in 2018, and in the EU28 from 1.0% to 0.6%. In the euro area the government …Read More

Eurostat/Annual inflation down to 1.4% in the euro area/17 Απριλίου 2019 The euro area annual inflation rate was 1.4% in March 2019, down from 1.5% in February 2019. A year earlier, the rate was 1.4%. European Union annual inflation was 1.6% in March 2019, stable compared to February 2019. A year earlier, the rate was 1.6%. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Σχετικές …Read More

Eurostat/Hourly labour costs ranged from €5.4 to €43.5 across the EU Member States in 2018/11 Απριλίου 2019 In 2018, average hourly labour costs in the whole economy (excluding agriculture and public administration) were estimated to be €27.4 in the European Union (EU) and €30.6 in the euro area. However, the average masks significant gaps between EU Member States, with the lowest hourly labour costs recorded in Bulgaria (€5.4), Romania (€6.9), …Read More

Eurostat/Euro area unemployment at 7.8%/1 Απρίλιου 2019 The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.8% in February 2019, stable compared with January 2019 and down from 8.5% in February 2018. This remains the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since October 2008. The EU28 unemployment rate was 6.5% in February 2019, stable compared with January 2019 and down from 7.1% in February 2018. This remains the lowest rate …Read More

Eurostat/Euro area annual inflation down to 1.4%/1 Απριλίου 2019 Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 1.4% in March 2019, down from 1.5% in February according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις Eurostat/Euro area annual inflation up to 1.5%/1 Μαρτίου 2019 Eurostat/Annual inflation down to 1.4% in the euro area /22 Φεβρουαρίου 2019

Eurostat/Euro area and EU28 job vacancy rates at 2.3%/18 Μαρτίου 2019 The job vacancy rate in the euro area (EA19) was 2.3% in the fourth quarter of 2018, up from 2.1% in the third quarter of 2018 and from 2.0% in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the EU28, the job vacancy rate was also 2.3% in …Read More

Eurostat/Highest proportion of government expenditure goes to social protection and health/15 Μαρτίου 2019 In 2017, total government expenditure in the European Union (EU) amounted to 45.8% of gross domestic product (GDP). This share has steadily decreased since 2012, when it stood at 48.9% of GDP.  Among the main functions of general government expenditure in the EU, ‘social protection’ is by far the most important, equivalent to 18.8% of GDP in …Read More