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In 2019, almost three fifths (59.6 %) of all cars exported from the EU originated from Germany, followed at some distance by Belgium (7.4 %), Slovakia (5.5 %) and Spain (5.2 %). Read more...
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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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Updated 17/05/2021
In the European Union (EU) overall, in 2018, the sector of the production of sporting goods generated a value added of EUR 2 billion, while this sector’s turnover (the total value of market sales of goods and services) was around EUR 6.4 billion More ...
Updated 17/05/2021
In 2020, the EU employment rate for people aged 20 to 64, as measured by the EU Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS), stood at 72.4 % against 73.1% in 2019 (a decrease of 0.7 percentage points (p.p.)). Behind this average, large differences between countries can nevertheless be found (see Map 1 and Tool 1). Sweden (80.8 %), Germany (80.1 %) and the Netherlands (80.0 %) display the highest employment rates in the EU so far, with more than 8 out of 10 persons aged 20 to 64 in employment in 2020. More ...
Updated 12/05/2021
Some 1.9 million marriages and an estimated 0.8 million divorces took place in the EU in 2019, according to the most recent data available for all EU Member States. These figures may be expressed as 4.3 marriages for every 1 000 persons (in other words the crude marriage rate) and 1.8 divorces for every 1 000 persons (in other words the crude divorce rate). The most recent data available for marriages is from 2018 for France; and for divorces it is 2017 for Ireland and Greece, and 2016 for France. More ...
Updated 12/05/2021
In March 2021, industrial production in the EU increased by 0.6 % compared with the previous month; in the euro-area, industrial production increased by 0.1 %.
The EU March increase followed a decrease of 1.0 % in February and an increase of 0.9 % in January. In December 2020 production had stagnated. More ...
Updated 12/05/2021
Gross available energy in the European Union in 2019 slightly decreased compared to 2018 (-1.7 %). Oil (crude oil and petroleum products) continued to be the most significant energy source for the European economy, despite a long-term downward trend, while natural gas remained the second largest energy source. Oil use was again on the decline, after a slight increase in the period between 2014 and 2017, whereas a certain fluctuation is observed in natural gas, with levels back on the rise in 2019. The contribution of renewable energy sources shows a stable growth, having already surpassed solid fossil fuels in 2018 and gaining further ground in 2019. Solid fossil fuels decreased by 19.7 % in 2019 and reached the record lowest value since 1990. More ...
Updated 12/05/2021
The peak of additional deaths during the early rise of COVID-19 was recorded between March and April 2020, although countries were hit differently. In total, excess mortality in the EU was highest in April 2020, with an increase of 25.1 % compared to the average of the same month over 2016-2019. Over the following period May-July, only a lower level of monthly excess mortality was registered on average in the EU. At the end of the summer, in August and September, another surge in excess mortality started, with the average indicator reaching 17.5 % in October and 40.7 % in November 2020 (the highest rate for the whole year), before a slight decrease in December (30.4 %). The indicator rose in all Member States. At the end of the year 2020, 545 000 additional deaths in the European Union were recorded, compared with the average in the period 2016-2019. Considering that January and February 2020 actually had a negative balance, from March to December 2020 the excess mortality reached 580 000 deaths. The annual excess mortality for the European Union, in 2020, was around 12 % over the 2016-2019 average. More ...
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Updated 17/05/2021
In the European Union (EU) overall, in 2018, the sector of the production of sporting goods generated a value added of EUR 2 billion, while this sector’s turnover (the total value of market sales of goods and services) was around EUR 6.4 billion More ...
Updated 17/05/2021
In 2020, the EU employment rate for people aged 20 to 64, as measured by the EU Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS), stood at 72.4 % against 73.1% in 2019 (a decrease of 0.7 percentage points (p.p.)). Behind this average, large differences between countries can nevertheless be found (see Map 1 and Tool 1). Sweden (80.8 %), Germany (80.1 %) and the Netherlands (80.0 %) display the highest employment rates in the EU so far, with more than 8 out of 10 persons aged 20 to 64 in employment in 2020. More ...
Updated 12/05/2021
Some 1.9 million marriages and an estimated 0.8 million divorces took place in the EU in 2019, according to the most recent data available for all EU Member States. These figures may be expressed as 4.3 marriages for every 1 000 persons (in other words the crude marriage rate) and 1.8 divorces for every 1 000 persons (in other words the crude divorce rate). The most recent data available for marriages is from 2018 for France; and for divorces it is 2017 for Ireland and Greece, and 2016 for France. More ...
Updated 12/05/2021
In March 2021, industrial production in the EU increased by 0.6 % compared with the previous month; in the euro-area, industrial production increased by 0.1 %.
The EU March increase followed a decrease of 1.0 % in February and an increase of 0.9 % in January. In December 2020 production had stagnated. More ...
Updated 12/05/2021
Gross available energy in the European Union in 2019 slightly decreased compared to 2018 (-1.7 %). Oil (crude oil and petroleum products) continued to be the most significant energy source for the European economy, despite a long-term downward trend, while natural gas remained the second largest energy source. Oil use was again on the decline, after a slight increase in the period between 2014 and 2017, whereas a certain fluctuation is observed in natural gas, with levels back on the rise in 2019. The contribution of renewable energy sources shows a stable growth, having already surpassed solid fossil fuels in 2018 and gaining further ground in 2019. Solid fossil fuels decreased by 19.7 % in 2019 and reached the record lowest value since 1990. More ...
Updated 12/05/2021
The peak of additional deaths during the early rise of COVID-19 was recorded between March and April 2020, although countries were hit differently. In total, excess mortality in the EU was highest in April 2020, with an increase of 25.1 % compared to the average of the same month over 2016-2019. Over the following period May-July, only a lower level of monthly excess mortality was registered on average in the EU. At the end of the summer, in August and September, another surge in excess mortality started, with the average indicator reaching 17.5 % in October and 40.7 % in November 2020 (the highest rate for the whole year), before a slight decrease in December (30.4 %). The indicator rose in all Member States. At the end of the year 2020, 545 000 additional deaths in the European Union were recorded, compared with the average in the period 2016-2019. Considering that January and February 2020 actually had a negative balance, from March to December 2020 the excess mortality reached 580 000 deaths. The annual excess mortality for the European Union, in 2020, was around 12 % over the 2016-2019 average. More ...
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In 2019, almost three fifths (59.6 %) of all cars exported from the EU originated from Germany, followed at some distance by Belgium (7.4 %), Slovakia (5.5 %) and Spain (5.2 %). Read more...
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