Eurostat/Industrial producer prices up by 0.6% in both euro area and EU28/130/2016 – 4 July 2016 In May 2016, compared with April 2016, industrial producer prices rose by 0.6% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2016 prices fell by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU28. In May 2016, compared …Read More

Eurostat/Volume of retail trade up by 0.4% in both euro area and EU28/131/2016 – 5 July 2016 In May 2016 compared with April 2016, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade rose by 0.4% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April the retail trade volume increased by 0.2% in the euro area and by …Read More

Eurostat/Euro area annual inflation up to 0.1%/128/2016 – 30 June 2016 Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 0.1% in June 2016, up from -0.1% in May 2016, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, services is expected to have the highest annual rate in June (1.1%, compared with 1.0% in May), followed …Read More

Eurostat/Production in construction down by 0.2% in euro area Up by 0.4% in EU28/124/2016 – 20 June 2016 In April 2016 compared with March 2016, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector fell by 0.2% in the euro area (EA19) and increased by 0.4% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2016, production in construction fell by 1.0% in …Read More

Eurostat/Euro area job vacancy rate up to 1.7% – EU28 rate up to 1.8%/123/2016 – 20 June 2016 The job vacancy rate in the euro area (EA19) was 1.7% in the first quarter of 2016, up from 1.6% in both the previous quarter and the first quarter of 2015, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. The job vacancy rate in the EU28 was …Read More

Eurostat/Structure of government debt in 2015: Long-term initial maturities largely prevail among EU Member States/125/2016 – 21 June 2016 With slightly more than a quarter (27%) of total government debt having a term below one year, Sweden registered in 2015 the highest proportion of short-term initial maturities of debt among the Member States for which data are available. Hungary (15%), Italy and Portugal (both 14%) as well as France (11%) …Read More

European Central Bank, (2016), “Economic Bulletin”, ECB, Issue 4, June At its monetary policy meeting on 2 June 2016, the Governing Council assessed that the comprehensive package of decisions taken in early March underpins the momentum of the euro area’s economic recovery and fosters the return of inflation to levels below, but close to, 2%. The ECB’s measures continue to ease the cost of credit and contribute to a strengthening …Read More

Eurostat/Annual inflation up to -0.1% in the euro area and in the EU/119/2016 – 16 June 2016 Euro area annual inflation was -0.1% in May 2016, up from -0.2% in April. In May 2015 the rate was 0.3%. European Union annual inflation was also -0.1% in May 2016, up from -0.2% in April. A year earlier the rate was 0.3%. These figures come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the …Read More

Eurostat/Euro area international trade in goods surplus €27.5 bn/116/2016 – 15 June 2016 The first estimate for euro area (EA19) exports of goods to the rest of the world in April 2016 was €172.3 billion, a decrease of 1% compared with April 2015 (€173.9 bn). Imports from the rest of the world stood at €144.8 bn, a fall of 5% compared with April 2015 (€153.0 bn). As a result, the …Read More