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Entrepreneurship - statistical indicators

Updated 21/02/2020

In 2017, small enterprises typically accounted for between 40 % and 60 % of total employment. Italy at the higher end had 66 % of employment in small enterprises, while the same share in France at the lower end was 41 %. More ...

Inflation in the euro area

Updated 21/02/2020

Euro area annual inflation was 1.4 % in January 2020, up from 1.3 % in December 2019. Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, food, alcohol & tobacco had the highest annual rate in January (2.1 %, compared with 2.0 % in December), followed by energy (1.9 %, compared with 0.2 % in December), services (1.5 %, compared with 1.8 % in December), and non-energy industrial goods (0.3 %, compared with 0.5 % in December). More ...

Environmental tax statistics

Updated 18/02/2020

Across the EU, the environmental tax revenue-to-GDP ratios ranged in 2018 from 1.6 % (Ireland) to 3.7 % (Greece). The share of environmental taxes in TSC also varied significantly across the EU Member States, with Latvia reporting the largest share (at 10.9 %). At the opposite end of the scale, Luxembourg (4.4 %) had the lowest share of environmental taxes in TSC in the EU. More ...

Tourism statistics

Updated 12/02/2020

In 2018, Spain was the most common tourism destination in the EU for non-residents (people travelling outside their country), with 301 million nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments, or 22.6 % of the EU-27 total (see Figure 2 and Figure 3). Nearly 7 out of 10 from these 301 million nights spent in Spain were concentrated in three regions: Canarias (Canary Islands), Illes Balears (Balearic Islands) and Cataluña (Catalonia) More ...

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Entrepreneurship - statistical indicators

Updated 21/02/2020

In 2017, small enterprises typically accounted for between 40 % and 60 % of total employment. Italy at the higher end had 66 % of employment in small enterprises, while the same share in France at the lower end was 41 %. More ...

Inflation in the euro area

Updated 21/02/2020

Euro area annual inflation was 1.4 % in January 2020, up from 1.3 % in December 2019. Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, food, alcohol & tobacco had the highest annual rate in January (2.1 %, compared with 2.0 % in December), followed by energy (1.9 %, compared with 0.2 % in December), services (1.5 %, compared with 1.8 % in December), and non-energy industrial goods (0.3 %, compared with 0.5 % in December). More ...

Environmental tax statistics

Updated 18/02/2020

Across the EU, the environmental tax revenue-to-GDP ratios ranged in 2018 from 1.6 % (Ireland) to 3.7 % (Greece). The share of environmental taxes in TSC also varied significantly across the EU Member States, with Latvia reporting the largest share (at 10.9 %). At the opposite end of the scale, Luxembourg (4.4 %) had the lowest share of environmental taxes in TSC in the EU. More ...

Tourism statistics

Updated 12/02/2020

In 2018, Spain was the most common tourism destination in the EU for non-residents (people travelling outside their country), with 301 million nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments, or 22.6 % of the EU-27 total (see Figure 2 and Figure 3). Nearly 7 out of 10 from these 301 million nights spent in Spain were concentrated in three regions: Canarias (Canary Islands), Illes Balears (Balearic Islands) and Cataluña (Catalonia) More ...

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The highest shares of general government expenditure on education were reported by Sweden (6.8 %), Denmark (6.5%), Belgium (6.3 %), Estonia and Latvia (both 5.8 %) Read more...

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