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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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Air passenger transport - monthly statistics

Updated 26/10/2018

In the course of 2016 and 2017, the upward trend already observed in passenger transport by air for previous years was confirmed at EU-28 level, an increase of 5.9 % was recorded between 2015 and 2016 and the figures for 2017 indicate a year-on-year rise of 7.3 % compared with 2016 - see Table 1. More ...

Quarterly sector accounts - households

Updated 26/10/2018

The household saving rate in the euro area (EA-19) was 12.1 % in the second quarter of 2018, compared with 11.9 % in the previous quarter.

In the EU-28 the household saving rate was 10 % in the second quarter of 2018, compared with 9.8 % in the first quarter of 2018.

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Quarterly sector accounts - non-financial corporations

Updated 26/10/2018

In the second quarter of 2018, the business investment rate was nearly stable at 22.9 % in the euro area (EA-19), compared with 23 % in the first quarter of 2018.

In the EU-28 the investment rate was nearly stable at 23.2 % in the second quarter of 2018, compared with 23.3 % in the previous quarter. More ...

EU imports of energy products - recent developments

Updated 25/10/2018

With the exception of peat and coke, the European Union is a net importer (imports higher than exports) of energy products. Crude oil largely dominates the EU imports in energy products with a share of 70 % in the first semester of 2018, followed by natural gas in gaseous state with a share of 20 %. The share of coal fell one percentage point compared to 2017 while at the same time the share of crude oil rose one percentage point. More ...

Residence permits statistics

Updated 25/10/2018

In 2017, 3.1 million first residence permits were issued in the EU-28 to nationals of non-member countries, representing a record high since 2008. The number increased by 3.7 % (or 112 000) compared with 2016, following an upward trend in the last three years. More ...

Main goods in extra-EU exports

New 25/10/2018

Germany accounted for more than a third of EU exports of 'machinery and equipment n.e.c.' in 2017, which is more than twice as much as the second largest exporter, Italy (Figure 3). These exports made up 17.5 % of all German exports; only Italy (21.9 %), Austria (18.5 %) and Luxembourg (18.3 %) had higher shares for this product group in their total exports of goods to countries outside the EU. For the whole EU this share was 13.7 %, with the lowest shares in Ireland (2.0 %) and Greece (2.9 %). More ...

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Air passenger transport - monthly statistics

Updated 26/10/2018

In the course of 2016 and 2017, the upward trend already observed in passenger transport by air for previous years was confirmed at EU-28 level, an increase of 5.9 % was recorded between 2015 and 2016 and the figures for 2017 indicate a year-on-year rise of 7.3 % compared with 2016 - see Table 1. More ...

Quarterly sector accounts - households

Updated 26/10/2018

The household saving rate in the euro area (EA-19) was 12.1 % in the second quarter of 2018, compared with 11.9 % in the previous quarter.

In the EU-28 the household saving rate was 10 % in the second quarter of 2018, compared with 9.8 % in the first quarter of 2018.

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Quarterly sector accounts - non-financial corporations

Updated 26/10/2018

In the second quarter of 2018, the business investment rate was nearly stable at 22.9 % in the euro area (EA-19), compared with 23 % in the first quarter of 2018.

In the EU-28 the investment rate was nearly stable at 23.2 % in the second quarter of 2018, compared with 23.3 % in the previous quarter. More ...

EU imports of energy products - recent developments

Updated 25/10/2018

With the exception of peat and coke, the European Union is a net importer (imports higher than exports) of energy products. Crude oil largely dominates the EU imports in energy products with a share of 70 % in the first semester of 2018, followed by natural gas in gaseous state with a share of 20 %. The share of coal fell one percentage point compared to 2017 while at the same time the share of crude oil rose one percentage point. More ...

Residence permits statistics

Updated 25/10/2018

In 2017, 3.1 million first residence permits were issued in the EU-28 to nationals of non-member countries, representing a record high since 2008. The number increased by 3.7 % (or 112 000) compared with 2016, following an upward trend in the last three years. More ...

Main goods in extra-EU exports

New 25/10/2018

Germany accounted for more than a third of EU exports of 'machinery and equipment n.e.c.' in 2017, which is more than twice as much as the second largest exporter, Italy (Figure 3). These exports made up 17.5 % of all German exports; only Italy (21.9 %), Austria (18.5 %) and Luxembourg (18.3 %) had higher shares for this product group in their total exports of goods to countries outside the EU. For the whole EU this share was 13.7 %, with the lowest shares in Ireland (2.0 %) and Greece (2.9 %). More ...

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In 2015, the total amount of collected waste electrical and electronic equipment in the EU-28 ranged from 1.6 kg per inhabitant in Romania to 14.7 kg per inhabitant in Sweden. Read more...

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