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Statistics Explained, your guide to European statistics. Statistics Explained is an official Eurostat website presenting statistical topics in an easily understandable way. Together, the articles make up an encyclopedia of European statistics for everyone, completed by a statistical glossary clarifying all terms used and by numerous links to further information and the latest data and metadata, a portal for occasional and regular users.

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Tax revenue statistics

Updated 11/12/2015

This article presents recent data on tax revenue and its relationship to gross domestic product (GDP) in the European Union (EU) and the euro area (EA-19). The latest year for which detailed tax revenue statistics are available for all Member States is 2014. More ...

E-commerce statistics for individuals

New 11/12/2015

This article takes a closer look at individuals’ internet use and electronic commerce (e-commerce or e-shopping) statistics in the European Union. It is based on the results of the 2015 Survey on ICT (information and communication technology) usage in households and by individuals. More ...

GDP per capita, consumption per capita and price level indices

Updated 11/12/2015

This article presents the most recent analysis of purchasing power parities and related economic indicators (gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, level of actual individual consumption (AIC) per capita, countries' price level indices) in the European Union (EU) and some other countries for 2012, 2013 and 2014, but focusing primarily on the latest reference year. More ...

Comparative price levels of consumer goods and services

Updated 11/12/2015

This article presents the most recent analysis of price levels for consumer goods and services in the European Union (EU), focusing on price level indices (PLIs), which provide a comparison of countries' price levels relative to the EU average and are calculated using purchasing power parities. More ...

Comparative price levels for investment

Updated 11/12/2015

This article focuses primarily on price levels of investment in the European Union (EU) Member States, covering also three EFTA Member States (Iceland, Norway and Switzerland), as well as five EU candidate countries (Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Serbia and Turkey), and a potential candidate country - Bosnia and Herzegovina. More ...

Enlargement countries - finance statistics

Updated 27/11/2015

This article is part of an online publication and provides information on a range of financial statistics for the enlargement countries, in other words the candidate countries and potential candidates. More ...

Did you know that....

In the first semester of 2015 the highest electricity prices for household consumers in the EU were observed in Denmark (EUR 0.307 per kWh), Germany (EUR 0.295/kWh) and Italy (EUR 0.245/kWh), while the lowest electricity prices were recorded in Bulgaria (EUR 0.094/kWh), Hungary (EUR 0.113/kWh) and Malta (EUR 0.125/kWh). Read more...

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Agricultural products

There is a wide diversity of natural environments, climates, economic conditions and farming practices across Europe. They are reflected in the broad array of food and drink products that are made available for human consumption and animal feed, as well as a range of inputs for non-food processes. Indeed, agricultural products contribute to the cultural identity of Europe’s people and regions.

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Crops

In 2013, the EU-28 produced 306 million tonnes of cereals (including rice). This was the highest level of production since a peak in production in 2008. The EU-28's production of cereals in 2013 was 20.9 million tonnes higher than in 2012 (+7.3 %).

The EU-28 produced 109.1 million tonnes of sugar beet in 2013, which was 5.7 million tonnes less than in 2012. The production of the other main root crop in the EU-28 — potatoes — was 53.9 million tonnes.

Oilseeds production has followed an upward pattern in recent years mainly due to the increased use of oilseeds for bioenergy production. Rape and turnip rape, and sunflower seeds are the main types of oilseeds produced in the EU-28. In 2013, 21.0 million tonnes of rape and turnip rape were produced, a much larger volume than in 2012 (+9.2 %). By comparison, an estimated 9.2 million tonnes of sunflower seeds were produced across the EU-28 in 2013.

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