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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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International trade in goods

Updated 20/03/2019

Among the EU Member States, Germany had by far the highest share of extra EU-28 trade in 2018, contributing 28.0 % of the EU-28’s exports of goods to non-member countries and accounting for almost one fifth (18.6 %) of the EU-28’s imports (see Figure 7). The next three largest exporters, the United Kingdom (11.0 %), Italy (10.5 %) and France (10.4 %), remained the same as in 2017 and were the only other EU Member States to account for a double-digit share of EU-28 exports. More ...

Government expenditure on housing and community amenities

Updated 15/03/2019

In 2017 in the EU-28, total expenditure of general government on 'housing and community amenities' amounted to EUR 91 billion or 0.6 % of GDP. The most significant groups in this COFOG division were 'housing development' and 'community development' (both 0.2 % of GDP). Bulgaria and Cyprus reported the highest total expenditure relative to GDP devoted to 'housing and community amenities' (1.6 % of GDP) in 2017. For Cyprus, government 'community development' and 'water supply' expenditure accounted for 0.7 % of GDP each. More ...

Government expenditure on environmental protection

Updated 15/03/2019

In 2017 in the EU-28, total expenditure of general government on 'environmental protection' amounted to 0.8 % of GDP. Of this, expenditure on 'waste management' amounted to 0.4 % of GDP, while 0.1 % of GDP was devoted to expenditure in each of the following COFOG groups: 'waste water management', 'pollution abatement', 'protection of biodiversity and landscape' and expenditure not elsewhere classified relating to environmental protection. More ...

Labour cost index - recent trends

Updated 19/03/2019

Hourly labour costs rose by 2.3 % in the euro area and by 2.8 % in the EU-28 in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the third quarter of 2018, hourly labour costs increased by 2.5 % in the euro area and by 2.6 % in the EU-28. More ...

Tourism statistics - summer season occupancy

Updated 19/03/2019

Two out of three nights in hotels and similar accommodation in the EU-28 were spent in five countries: Spain (17.5 %), Italy (16.4 %), Germany (12.7 %), France (9.8 %) and the United Kingdom (9.6 %). More ...

European Neighbourhood Policy - East - statistics on trade flows with the EU

Updated 18/03/2019

The EU-28 is a key partner for most of the ENP-East countries in terms of international trade in goods. It was the destination for more than half of all goods exported from Moldova (65.8 %) in 2017 and from Ukraine (also 65.8 %) in 2016, as well as more than half of the goods exported from Azerbaijan (54.0 %) and around a quarter of goods exported from the other ENP-East countries More ...

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International trade in goods

Updated 20/03/2019

Among the EU Member States, Germany had by far the highest share of extra EU-28 trade in 2018, contributing 28.0 % of the EU-28’s exports of goods to non-member countries and accounting for almost one fifth (18.6 %) of the EU-28’s imports (see Figure 7). The next three largest exporters, the United Kingdom (11.0 %), Italy (10.5 %) and France (10.4 %), remained the same as in 2017 and were the only other EU Member States to account for a double-digit share of EU-28 exports. More ...

Government expenditure on housing and community amenities

Updated 15/03/2019

In 2017 in the EU-28, total expenditure of general government on 'housing and community amenities' amounted to EUR 91 billion or 0.6 % of GDP. The most significant groups in this COFOG division were 'housing development' and 'community development' (both 0.2 % of GDP). Bulgaria and Cyprus reported the highest total expenditure relative to GDP devoted to 'housing and community amenities' (1.6 % of GDP) in 2017. For Cyprus, government 'community development' and 'water supply' expenditure accounted for 0.7 % of GDP each. More ...

Government expenditure on environmental protection

Updated 15/03/2019

In 2017 in the EU-28, total expenditure of general government on 'environmental protection' amounted to 0.8 % of GDP. Of this, expenditure on 'waste management' amounted to 0.4 % of GDP, while 0.1 % of GDP was devoted to expenditure in each of the following COFOG groups: 'waste water management', 'pollution abatement', 'protection of biodiversity and landscape' and expenditure not elsewhere classified relating to environmental protection. More ...

Labour cost index - recent trends

Updated 19/03/2019

Hourly labour costs rose by 2.3 % in the euro area and by 2.8 % in the EU-28 in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the third quarter of 2018, hourly labour costs increased by 2.5 % in the euro area and by 2.6 % in the EU-28. More ...

Tourism statistics - summer season occupancy

Updated 19/03/2019

Two out of three nights in hotels and similar accommodation in the EU-28 were spent in five countries: Spain (17.5 %), Italy (16.4 %), Germany (12.7 %), France (9.8 %) and the United Kingdom (9.6 %). More ...

European Neighbourhood Policy - East - statistics on trade flows with the EU

Updated 18/03/2019

The EU-28 is a key partner for most of the ENP-East countries in terms of international trade in goods. It was the destination for more than half of all goods exported from Moldova (65.8 %) in 2017 and from Ukraine (also 65.8 %) in 2016, as well as more than half of the goods exported from Azerbaijan (54.0 %) and around a quarter of goods exported from the other ENP-East countries More ...

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In 2017, there were on average 1.59 live births per woman in the EU-28, ranging from 1.31 in Spain to 1.90 in France. Read more...

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