Eurostat/Consumption per capita varied by almost one to three across EU Member States/117/2016 – 15 June 2016 Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) is a measure of material welfare of households. Based on first preliminary estimates for 2015, AIC per capita expressed in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) varied from 51% to 137% of the European Union (EU) average across the Member States. Relevant Posts Eurostat/Consumer price levels: Price levels of food ranged …Read More

Eurostat/Consumer price levels: Price levels of food ranged from 63% of the EU average in Poland to 145% in Denmark in 2015/118/2016 – 15 June 2016 In 2015, the price level of a comparable basket of food and non-alcoholic beverages across the European Union (EU) was more than twice as high in the most expensive Member State than in the cheapest one. Denmark had the highest price level for food …Read More

Eurostat/Industrial production up by 1.1% in euro area Up by 1.3% in EU28/114/2016 – 14 June 2016 In April 2016 compared with March 2016, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 1.1% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.3% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2016 industrial production fell by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.5% in …Read More

Eurostat/Employment up by 0.3% in euro area and EU28/115/2016 – 14 June 2016 The number of persons employed increased by 0.3% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 in the first quarter of 2016 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the fourth quarter of 2015, employment increased by 0.3% in the euro area …Read More

Eurostat/GDP up by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU28/7 June 2016 Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 0.6% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.5% in the EU28 during the first quarter of 2016, compared with the previous quarter, according to an estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the fourth quarter of 2015, GDP grew by 0.4% and 0.5% …Read More

Eurostat/Industrial producer prices down by 0.3% in euro area Down by 0.2% in EU28/107/2016 – 2 June 2016 In April 2016, compared with March 2016, industrial producer prices fell by 0.3% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.2% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2016 prices rose by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the …Read More

Eurostat/Euro area annual inflation up to -0.1%/106/2016 – 31 May 2016 Euro area annual inflation is expected to be -0.1% in May 2016, up from -0.2% in April, 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 May (1.0%, compared with 0.9% in April), followed by …Read More

Eurostat/Euro area unemployment at 10.2% EU28 at 8.7%/105/2016 – 31 May 2016 The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.2% in April 2016, stable compared with March 2016, and down from 11.0% in April 2015. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since August 2011. The EU28 unemployment rate was 8.7% in April 2016, down from 8.8% in March 2016, and from 9.6% in April 2015. …Read More

Eurostat/Annual inflation down to -0.2% in both euro area and EU/97/2016 – 18 May 2016 Euro area annual inflation was -0.2% in April 2016, down from 0.0% in March. In April 2015 the rate was 0.0%. European Union annual inflation was also -0.2% in April 2016, down from 0.0% in March. A year earlier the rate was 0.0%. These figures come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. …Read More

Eurostat/Euro area international trade in goods surplus €28.6 bn/95/2016 – 17 May 2016 The first estimate for euro area (EA19) exports of goods to the rest of the world in March 2016 was €177.8 billion, a decrease of 3% compared with March 2015 (€182.8 bn). Imports from the rest of the world stood at €149.2 bn, a fall of 8% compared with March 2015 (€162.9 bn). As a result, the …Read More