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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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Excess mortality - statistics

Updated 17/08/2022

In the first quarter of 2022, the fourth wave of excess mortality weakened, with the overall rate falling to values more than 3 times lower than the November 2021 peak: 7.7 % in January and 7.8 % in February 2022, followed by 6.2 % in March 2022 (see Figure 1). After a minor increase to 11.2 % in April 2022, in the following two months the EU excess mortality rate reverted to low values similar to the levels recorded at the beginning of the year: 7 % in May and 6.2 % in June. More ...

Quarterly registrations of new businesses and declarations of bankruptcies - statistics

Updated 17/08/2022

In the second quarter of 2022, the seasonally adjusted number of registrations of businesses was down by 1.2 % in the EU and by 2.0 % in the euro area, compared with the second quarter of 2022. In the first quarter of 2022, the number of registrations of businesses was down by 2.3 % in the EU and by 2.0 % in the euro area, compared with the fourth quarter of 2021 (Figure 3). More ...

Quarterly greenhouse gas emissions in the EU

Updated 16/08/2022

Greenhouse gas emissions in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 6 % compared with the same quarter in the previous year. This increase is largely due to the effect of the economic rebound after the sharp decrease in activity caused by the COVID-19 crisis. (see Figure 1) More ...

Business Cycle Clock

Updated 12/08/2022

In the second quarter of 2022, according to the Business Cycle Clock, the deceleration and slowdown phases for the euro area economy are confirmed. Moreover, some recessionary signals for the euro area have been observed. Nevertheless, those signals need to be interpreted very cautiously due to a certain degree of instability of the BCCI caused by current high volatility of the IPI and by discordant behaviour of Member States. The euro area continued to be in a descending phase of the growth cycle. This could be related to growing inflationary pressure and geopolitical instability caused by Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. More ...

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Excess mortality - statistics

Updated 17/08/2022

In the first quarter of 2022, the fourth wave of excess mortality weakened, with the overall rate falling to values more than 3 times lower than the November 2021 peak: 7.7 % in January and 7.8 % in February 2022, followed by 6.2 % in March 2022 (see Figure 1). After a minor increase to 11.2 % in April 2022, in the following two months the EU excess mortality rate reverted to low values similar to the levels recorded at the beginning of the year: 7 % in May and 6.2 % in June. More ...

Quarterly registrations of new businesses and declarations of bankruptcies - statistics

Updated 17/08/2022

In the second quarter of 2022, the seasonally adjusted number of registrations of businesses was down by 1.2 % in the EU and by 2.0 % in the euro area, compared with the second quarter of 2022. In the first quarter of 2022, the number of registrations of businesses was down by 2.3 % in the EU and by 2.0 % in the euro area, compared with the fourth quarter of 2021 (Figure 3). More ...

Quarterly greenhouse gas emissions in the EU

Updated 16/08/2022

Greenhouse gas emissions in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 6 % compared with the same quarter in the previous year. This increase is largely due to the effect of the economic rebound after the sharp decrease in activity caused by the COVID-19 crisis. (see Figure 1) More ...

Business Cycle Clock

Updated 12/08/2022

In the second quarter of 2022, according to the Business Cycle Clock, the deceleration and slowdown phases for the euro area economy are confirmed. Moreover, some recessionary signals for the euro area have been observed. Nevertheless, those signals need to be interpreted very cautiously due to a certain degree of instability of the BCCI caused by current high volatility of the IPI and by discordant behaviour of Member States. The euro area continued to be in a descending phase of the growth cycle. This could be related to growing inflationary pressure and geopolitical instability caused by Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. More ...

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In 2019, nearly one third of people aged 18 and over in the EU engaged in health-enhancing aerobic physical activities for at least two and a half hours (150 minutes) per week. Read more...

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