ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Road Safety Observatory - Trends</title> <style type='text/css'> body {font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 10; margin-right: 10 } p {margin-top: 4; margin-bottom: 4; font-size: 10pt;} h1 {color: #FF0000;font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 8; margin-bottom: 8 } td {padding: 1pt 3pt 2pt 3pt; border-style: solid; border-width: 1; border-color: #FFFFFF } table {border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 10pt; border-width: 2 ; border-style: solid; border-color: #FFFFFF } td.tdr {border-style: solid; border-color: #FFFFFF #000000} td.tdl {border-style: solid; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000} td.tdt {border-style: solid; border-color: #FFFFFF} td.tdb {border-style: solid; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000} </style> <META http-equiv="Refresh" content="0; url=http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/index_en.htm"> </head> <body> <table> <tr height='1'> <td width='15%'>&nbsp;</td> <td width='7%'>&nbsp;</td> <td width='7%'>&nbsp;</td> <td width='7%'>&nbsp;</td> <td width='7%'>&nbsp;</td> <td width='7%'>&nbsp;</td> <td width='5%'>&nbsp;</td> <td width='6%'>&nbsp;</td> <td width='10%'>&nbsp;</td> <td width='10%'>&nbsp;</td> <td width='10%'>&nbsp;</td> <td width='8%'>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td align='left' colspan='11'><small><b>European Commission - Directorate - General for energy and Transport Energy and Transport</b></small></td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td ><small><b>15/10/2008</b></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td align='left' colspan='8'><big><b>EU road fatalities </b></big></td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td bgcolor='#FFFF99'><small>Provisional</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'>&nbsp;</td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'>&nbsp;</td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'>&nbsp;</td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='right'>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small><b>2001</b></small></td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small><b>2002</b></small></td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small><b>2003</b></small></td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small><b>2004</b></small></td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small><b>2005</b></small></td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small><b>2006</b></small></td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small><b>2007</b></small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000 #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small><b>evolution 2007 - 2006</b></small></td> <td class='tdb' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small><b>evolution 2007 - 2001</b></small></td> <td class='tdb' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small><b>last 12 months available</b></small></td> <td class='tdb' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small><b>last month available</b></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Belgique/België</b></small></td> <td class='tdt' align='right'><small>1.486</small></td> <td class='tdt' align='right'><small>1.306</small></td> <td class='tdt' align='right'><small>1.214</small></td> <td class='tdt' align='right'><small>1.162</small></td> <td class='tdt' align='right'><small>1.089</small></td> <td class='tdt' align='right'><small>1.069</small></td> <td class='tdt' align='right'><small>1.067</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #000000 #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>0%</small></td> <td class='tdt' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-28%</small></td> <td class='tdt' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-9%</small></td> <td class='tdt' bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 7/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>J;30@8O (Bulgaria)</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.011</small></td> <td align='right'><small>959</small></td> <td align='right'><small>960</small></td> <td align='right'><small>943</small></td> <td align='right'><small>957</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.043</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.006</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-4%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>0%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-8%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 6/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b> eská republika</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.334</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.431</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.447</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.382</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.286</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.063</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.221</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>15%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-8%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-10%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 9/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Danmark</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>431</small></td> <td align='right'><small>463</small></td> <td align='right'><small>432</small></td> <td align='right'><small>369</small></td> <td align='right'><small>331</small></td> <td align='right'><small>306</small></td> <td align='right'><small>406</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>33%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-6%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-1%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 8/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Deutschland</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>6.977</small></td> <td align='right'><small>6.842</small></td> <td align='right'><small>6.613</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.842</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.361</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.091</small></td> <td align='right'><small>4.949</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-3%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-29%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-9%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 7/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Eesti</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>199</small></td> <td align='right'><small>223</small></td> <td align='right'><small>164</small></td> <td align='right'><small>170</small></td> <td align='right'><small>169</small></td> <td align='right'><small>204</small></td> <td align='right'><small>196</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-4%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-2%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-39%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 8/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Éire/Ireland</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>412</small></td> <td align='right'><small>376</small></td> <td align='right'><small>337</small></td> <td align='right'><small>374</small></td> <td align='right'><small>396</small></td> <td align='right'><small>365</small></td> <td align='right'><small>338</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-7%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-18%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-11%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 9/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>•»»¬´± (Elláda)</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.880</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.634</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.605</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.670</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.658</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.657</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.580</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-5%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-16%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-4%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 7/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>España</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.517</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.347</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.400</small></td> <td align='right'><small>4.749</small></td> <td align='right'><small>4.442</small></td> <td align='right'><small>4.104</small></td> <td align='right'><small>3.821</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-7%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-31%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-17%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 9/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>France</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>8.162</small></td> <td align='right'><small>7.655</small></td> <td align='right'><small>6.058</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.530</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.318</small></td> <td align='right'><small>4.709</small></td> <td align='right'><small>4.620</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-2%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-43%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-8%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 9/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Italia</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>6.691</small></td> <td align='right'><small>6.739</small></td> <td align='right'><small>6.065</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.692</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.818</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.669</small></td> <td bgcolor='#FFFF99' align='right'><small><i>5.215</i></small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-8%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-22%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-13%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 9/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>šÍÀÁ¿Â (Kypros)/Kibris</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>98</small></td> <td align='right'><small>94</small></td> <td align='right'><small>97</small></td> <td align='right'><small>117</small></td> <td align='right'><small>102</small></td> <td align='right'><small>86</small></td> <td align='right'><small>89</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>3%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-9%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>8%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 4/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Latvija</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>558</small></td> <td align='right'><small>559</small></td> <td align='right'><small>532</small></td> <td align='right'><small>516</small></td> <td align='right'><small>442</small></td> <td align='right'><small>407</small></td> <td align='right'><small>419</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>3%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-25%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-22%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 8/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Lietuva</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>706</small></td> <td align='right'><small>697</small></td> <td align='right'><small>709</small></td> <td align='right'><small>752</small></td> <td align='right'><small>773</small></td> <td align='right'><small>759</small></td> <td align='right'><small>739</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-3%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>5%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-34%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 9/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Luxembourg</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>70</small></td> <td align='right'><small>62</small></td> <td align='right'><small>53</small></td> <td align='right'><small>49</small></td> <td align='right'><small>46</small></td> <td align='right'><small>36</small></td> <td align='right'><small>43</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>19%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-39%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-5%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 6/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Magyarország</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.239</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.429</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.326</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.296</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.278</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.303</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.232</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-5%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-1%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-25%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 6/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Malta</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>16</small></td> <td align='right'><small>16</small></td> <td align='right'><small>16</small></td> <td align='right'><small>13</small></td> <td align='right'><small>17</small></td> <td align='right'><small>11</small></td> <td align='right'><small>12</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>9%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-25%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>0%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 7/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Nederland</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>993</small></td> <td align='right'><small>987</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.028</small></td> <td align='right'><small>804</small></td> <td align='right'><small>750</small></td> <td align='right'><small>730</small></td> <td align='right'><small>709</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-3%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-29%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-3%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 12/2007</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Österreich</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>958</small></td> <td align='right'><small>956</small></td> <td align='right'><small>931</small></td> <td align='right'><small>878</small></td> <td align='right'><small>768</small></td> <td align='right'><small>730</small></td> <td align='right'><small>691</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-5%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-28%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-12%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 8/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Polska</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.534</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.827</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.640</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.712</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.444</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.243</small></td> <td align='right'><small>5.583</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>6%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>1%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-4%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 7/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Portugal</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.670</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.655</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.542</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.294</small></td> <td align='right'><small>1.247</small></td> <td align='right'><small>969</small></td> <td align='right'><small>974</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>0%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-42%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-7%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 9/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>România</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>2.461</small></td> <td align='right'><small>2.398</small></td> <td align='right'><small>2.235</small></td> <td align='right'><small>2.418</small></td> <td align='right'><small>2.461</small></td> <td align='right'><small>2.478</small></td> <td align='right'><small>2.794</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>13%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>14%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>16%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 6/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Slovenija</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>278</small></td> <td align='right'><small>269</small></td> <td align='right'><small>242</small></td> <td align='right'><small>274</small></td> <td align='right'><small>258</small></td> <td align='right'><small>262</small></td> <td align='right'><small>292</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>11%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>5%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-21%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 8/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Slovensko</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>614</small></td> <td align='right'><small>610</small></td> <td align='right'><small>645</small></td> <td align='right'><small>603</small></td> <td align='right'><small>560</small></td> <td align='right'><small>579</small></td> <td align='right'><small>627</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>8%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>2%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-18%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 7/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Suomi/Finland</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>433</small></td> <td align='right'><small>415</small></td> <td align='right'><small>379</small></td> <td align='right'><small>375</small></td> <td align='right'><small>379</small></td> <td align='right'><small>336</small></td> <td align='right'><small>380</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>13%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-12%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-14%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 8/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>Sverige</b></small></td> <td align='right'><small>583</small></td> <td align='right'><small>560</small></td> <td align='right'><small>529</small></td> <td align='right'><small>480</small></td> <td align='right'><small>440</small></td> <td align='right'><small>445</small></td> <td align='right'><small>471</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>6%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-19%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-1%</small></td> <td bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 8/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>United Kingdom</b></small></td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small>3.598</small></td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small>3.581</small></td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small>3.658</small></td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small>3.368</small></td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small>3.336</small></td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small>3.298</small></td> <td class='tdb' align='right'><small>3.058</small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000 #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-7%</small></td> <td class='tdb' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-15%</small></td> <td class='tdb' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small>-10%</small></td> <td class='tdb' bgcolor='#C0C0C0'><small>>> 3/2008</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small><b>EU</b></small></td> <td class='tdt' align='right'><small><b>53.909</b></small></td> <td class='tdt' align='right'><small><b>53.090</b></small></td> <td class='tdt' align='right'><small><b>49.857</b></small></td> <td class='tdt' align='right'><small><b>46.836</b></small></td> <td class='tdt' align='right'><small><b>45.131</b></small></td> <td class='tdt' align='right'><small><b>42.952</b></small></td> <td class='tdt' bgcolor='#FFFF99' align='right'><small><b><i>42.500</i></b></small></td> <td style= ' border-left-style: dotted; border-color: #000000 #FFFFFF #FFFFFF #000000' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small><b>-1,0%</b></small></td> <td class='tdt' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small><b>-21%</b></small></td> <td class='tdt' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'><small><b>-9%</b></small></td> <td class='tdt' bgcolor='#C0C0C0' align='center'>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small>annual evolution</small></td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'><small>-2%</small></td> <td align='right'><small>-6%</small></td> <td align='right'><small>-6%</small></td> <td align='right'><small>-4%</small></td> <td align='right'><small>-5%</small></td> <td align='right'><small>-1,0%</small></td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td ><small>evolution since 2001</small></td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right'><small>-2%</small></td> <td align='right'><small>-8%</small></td> <td align='right'><small>-13%</small></td> <td align='right'><small>-16%</small></td> <td align='right'><small>-20%</small></td> <td align='right'><small>-20,5%</small></td> <td align='right'>&nbsp;</td> <td align='right' align='right' colspan='4'><small>Source (Care & national data)</small></td> </tr> </table> <hr> </body> </html>