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Euro area annual inflation up to 1.7%

Eurostat/Euro area annual inflation up to 1.7%/3 May 2019 Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 1.7% in April 2019, up from 1.4% in March according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Relevant Posts Eurostat/Annual inflation down to 1.4% in the euro area/17 April 2019 Eurostat/Euro area annual inflation down to 1.4%/1 April 2019  

GDP up by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU28

Eurostat/GDP up by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU28/30 April 2019 Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 0.4% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.5% in the EU28 during the first quarter of 2019, compared with the previous quarter, according to a preliminary flash estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the fourth quarter of 2018, GDP had grown by …Read More

Unemployment rates in the EU regions ranged from 1.3% to 35.1%

Eurostat/Unemployment rates in the EU regions ranged from 1.3% to 35.1%/29 April 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

Euro area government deficit at 0.5% and EU28 at 0.6% of GDP

Eurostat/Euro area government deficit at 0.5% and EU28 at 0.6% of GDP/23 April 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

Annual inflation down to 1.4% in the euro area

Eurostat/Annual inflation down to 1.4% in the euro area/17 April 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. Relevant …Read More

Hourly labour costs ranged from €5.4 to €43.5 across the EU Member States in 2018

Eurostat/Hourly labour costs ranged from €5.4 to €43.5 across the EU Member States in 2018/11 April 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

Euro area unemployment at 7.8%

Eurostat/Euro area unemployment at 7.8%/1 April 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

Euro area annual inflation down to 1.4%

Eurostat/Euro area annual inflation down to 1.4%/1 April 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. Relevant Posts Eurostat/Euro area annual inflation up to 1.5%/1 March 2019 Eurostat/Annual inflation down to 1.4% in the euro area /22 February 2019

Euro area and EU28 job vacancy rates at 2.3%

Eurostat/Euro area and EU28 job vacancy rates at 2.3%/18 March 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

Highest proportion of government expenditure goes to social protection and health

Eurostat/Highest proportion of government expenditure goes to social protection and health/15 March 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