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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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Natural gas supply statistics

Updated 26/10/2021

In 2020, gross inland consumption of natural gas in the EU decreased by 2.7 % compared with 2019, to reach 15 235 thousand terajoules. EA-19 consumption increased by 8.1 %, to 12 786 thousand terajoules. The most significant increases in consumption were recorded in Sweden (11.1 %), Greece (9.8 %) and Lithuania (9.4 %), while the largest falls were noticed in Latvia (-17.1 %), Spain (-9.7 %) and Estonia (-8.5 %) (see Table 1 and 2 and Figure 2). More ...

EU imports of energy products - recent developments

Updated 26/10/2021

The latest figures show the upward trend of the energy bill from 2017 to 2018 reversing in 2019 and dropping substantially in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, but rising strongly in the first semester of 2021 (Figure 1). The average monthly value of imports in energy products rose from EUR 20.1 billion per month in 2017 to EUR 23.7 billion per month in the first semester of 2021. The development of the volume of energy products fluctuated less; it was highest in the first semester of 2021 (74.8 million tonnes) and lowest in 2020 (63.2 million tonnes). More ...

Government finance statistics - quarterly data

Updated 22/10/2021

In the second quarter of 2021, total government revenue in the euro area amounted to 46.2% of GDP, a decrease compared with 46.7% in the first quarter of 2021. Seasonally adjusted total revenue in the euro area increased by around €17 billion compared with the first quarter of 2021. Total government expenditure in the euro area stood at 53.1% of GDP, a decrease in the ratio compared with 53.8% in the previous quarter. Seasonally adjusted total government expenditure increased by around €15 billion compared with the first quarter of 2021. More ...

Integrated government finance statistics presentation

Updated 22/10/2021

The integrated GFS presentation brings together an analysis of deficit and debt and their main components. More generally, linkages between stock and flow variables as well as the connection between financial and non-financial accounts are made transparent. More ...

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Natural gas supply statistics

Updated 26/10/2021

In 2020, gross inland consumption of natural gas in the EU decreased by 2.7 % compared with 2019, to reach 15 235 thousand terajoules. EA-19 consumption increased by 8.1 %, to 12 786 thousand terajoules. The most significant increases in consumption were recorded in Sweden (11.1 %), Greece (9.8 %) and Lithuania (9.4 %), while the largest falls were noticed in Latvia (-17.1 %), Spain (-9.7 %) and Estonia (-8.5 %) (see Table 1 and 2 and Figure 2). More ...

EU imports of energy products - recent developments

Updated 26/10/2021

The latest figures show the upward trend of the energy bill from 2017 to 2018 reversing in 2019 and dropping substantially in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, but rising strongly in the first semester of 2021 (Figure 1). The average monthly value of imports in energy products rose from EUR 20.1 billion per month in 2017 to EUR 23.7 billion per month in the first semester of 2021. The development of the volume of energy products fluctuated less; it was highest in the first semester of 2021 (74.8 million tonnes) and lowest in 2020 (63.2 million tonnes). More ...

Government finance statistics - quarterly data

Updated 22/10/2021

In the second quarter of 2021, total government revenue in the euro area amounted to 46.2% of GDP, a decrease compared with 46.7% in the first quarter of 2021. Seasonally adjusted total revenue in the euro area increased by around €17 billion compared with the first quarter of 2021. Total government expenditure in the euro area stood at 53.1% of GDP, a decrease in the ratio compared with 53.8% in the previous quarter. Seasonally adjusted total government expenditure increased by around €15 billion compared with the first quarter of 2021. More ...

Integrated government finance statistics presentation

Updated 22/10/2021

The integrated GFS presentation brings together an analysis of deficit and debt and their main components. More generally, linkages between stock and flow variables as well as the connection between financial and non-financial accounts are made transparent. More ...

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