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Abstract
Key figures on European business presents a selection of key business statistics indicators for the European Union (EU) and its individual Member States, as well as the EFTA countries. This publication may be viewed as an introduction to European business statistics and provides a starting point for those who wish to explore the wide range of data that are freely available on Eurostat’s website at https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat together with a range of online articles in Statistics Explained.
Editors
Louise Corselli-Nordblad and Annika Johansson, Eurostat, Unit B4 – Dissemination and user support
Alexandru Gherasim, Eurostat, Unit G3 – Business cycle; Short term statistics
Contact details
Eurostat
Bâtiment Joseph Bech
5, rue Alphonse Weicker
2721 Luxembourg
E-mail: estat-user-support@ec.europa.eu
Design
Publications Office of the European Union, Graphic Design Department
Production
Data processing and drafting of text were done by Giovanni Albertone, Simon Allen and Andrew Redpath – INFORMA s.à r.l.
For more information please consult:
Eurostat’s website: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
Statistics Explained: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained
Acknowledgments
The editors of this publication would like to thank colleagues in Eurostat who were involved in its preparation.
- Eurostat Unit G2 – European businesses: Gemma Asero, Andreia-Mihaela Dănilă, Christophe Demunter, Krista Dimitrakopoulou, Roxana-Diana Ilisei, Jukka Jalava, Gregor Kyi, Renata Lewczuk, Sarmite Visocka, Marta Zimolag,
- Eurostat Unit G3 – Business cycle; short-term statistics: Jussi Ala-Kihniä, Valentin Ivanov, Thomas Jaegers, Iliya Nanov, Constantin-Alin Popescu, Petra Sneijers, Zsolt Völfinger
- Eurostat Unit G4 – Innovation and digitalisation: Alvaro Diez Soto, José Da Silva Paredes, Daniela Enache, Ștefania Panaitescu, Sorina-Carmen Vaju
- Eurostat Unit G5 – Trade in goods: Ulrich Eidmann, Michele Marotta, Anton Roodhuijzen
- Eurostat Unit G6 – Trade in services; globalisation: Axel Behrens, Karin Isaksson, Georgios Papadopoulos, Iliyana Savova
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Theme: Industry, trade and services
Collection: Key figures
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