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In 2016, employment in sport accounted for 0.8 % of total EU employment, ranging from 0.2 % in Romania to 1.5 % in Sweden. Read more...
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Updated 16/11/2018
Euro area annual inflation was 2.2 % in October 2018, up from 2.1 % in September 2018.
Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, energy had the highest annual rate in October (10.7 %, compared with 9.5 % in September), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (2.2 %, compared with 2.6 % in September), services (1.5 %, compared with 1.3 % in September) and non-energy industrial goods (0.4 %, compared with 0.3 % in September). More ...
New 15/11/2018
New 15/11/2018
In 2014, some 7.1 % of the EU-28 population aged 15 and over reported suffering from chronic depression in the 12 months prior to the survey. Among the EU Member States, the highest rates were recorded in Ireland, Portugal, Germany and Finland, each with shares of at least 10.5 % to 12.1 %, while this share was also relatively high in Iceland (14.8 %) and Turkey (11.0 %). In contrast, chronic depression accounted for a share of less than 4 % in the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania More ...
Updated 14/11/2018
Compared with 2013, in 2017 an increase in the share of international transport in total road freight transport was seen in all Member States that joined the EU since 2004, except for Czechia, Hungary and Slovenia. The highest increases were recorded in Greece (+95.2 %), Croatia (+21.5 %) and Romania (+18.9 %). Decreases were observed in almost two thirds of the Member States (see Table 5), the most important ones being recorded in Finland (-58.7 %), Czechia (-29.8 %) and the United Kingdom (-28.5 %). More ...
New 15/11/2018
In 2014, 9.2 % of the EU-28 population aged 15 and over reported having an alcoholic drink every day, compared to 29.6 % of weekly alcohol consumers and 23.1 % of monthly alcohol consumers (see Table 1). In contrast, slightly less than one quarter of Europeans (23.9 %) have not consumed alcohol at all during the twelve months prior to the survey or have never had an alcoholic drink of any kind. More ...
New 15/11/2018
In 2014, around 44 % of the EU-28 population aged 15 and over reported participating in aerobic sports at least once a week (Table 1). This share varied two-fold across the EU; from less than 11 % in Bulgaria and Romania compared with more than 70 % in Finland, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, as well as Iceland. These countries were also on the top of the ranking in terms of the share of the population undertaking activities designed to strengthen muscles (more than 44 % of the population). More ...
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Updated 16/11/2018
Euro area annual inflation was 2.2 % in October 2018, up from 2.1 % in September 2018.
Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, energy had the highest annual rate in October (10.7 %, compared with 9.5 % in September), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (2.2 %, compared with 2.6 % in September), services (1.5 %, compared with 1.3 % in September) and non-energy industrial goods (0.4 %, compared with 0.3 % in September). More ...
New 15/11/2018
New 15/11/2018
In 2014, some 7.1 % of the EU-28 population aged 15 and over reported suffering from chronic depression in the 12 months prior to the survey. Among the EU Member States, the highest rates were recorded in Ireland, Portugal, Germany and Finland, each with shares of at least 10.5 % to 12.1 %, while this share was also relatively high in Iceland (14.8 %) and Turkey (11.0 %). In contrast, chronic depression accounted for a share of less than 4 % in the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania More ...
Updated 14/11/2018
Compared with 2013, in 2017 an increase in the share of international transport in total road freight transport was seen in all Member States that joined the EU since 2004, except for Czechia, Hungary and Slovenia. The highest increases were recorded in Greece (+95.2 %), Croatia (+21.5 %) and Romania (+18.9 %). Decreases were observed in almost two thirds of the Member States (see Table 5), the most important ones being recorded in Finland (-58.7 %), Czechia (-29.8 %) and the United Kingdom (-28.5 %). More ...
New 15/11/2018
In 2014, 9.2 % of the EU-28 population aged 15 and over reported having an alcoholic drink every day, compared to 29.6 % of weekly alcohol consumers and 23.1 % of monthly alcohol consumers (see Table 1). In contrast, slightly less than one quarter of Europeans (23.9 %) have not consumed alcohol at all during the twelve months prior to the survey or have never had an alcoholic drink of any kind. More ...
New 15/11/2018
In 2014, around 44 % of the EU-28 population aged 15 and over reported participating in aerobic sports at least once a week (Table 1). This share varied two-fold across the EU; from less than 11 % in Bulgaria and Romania compared with more than 70 % in Finland, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, as well as Iceland. These countries were also on the top of the ranking in terms of the share of the population undertaking activities designed to strengthen muscles (more than 44 % of the population). More ...
Did you know that....
In 2016, employment in sport accounted for 0.8 % of total EU employment, ranging from 0.2 % in Romania to 1.5 % in Sweden. Read more...
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