Economy and finance
In August 2025, compared with July 2025, seasonally adjusted services production increased by 0.1% in the euro area and decreased by 0.2% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In July 2025, services production grew by 0.3% in both the...
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In September 2025, compared with August 2025, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume decreased by 0.1% in the euro area and remained stable in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August 2025, retail trade volume fell by 0.1% in...
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In September 2025, compared with August 2025, industrial producer prices decreased by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August 2025, industrial producer prices fell by 0.4% in both the euro area and ...
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Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 2.1% in October 2025, down from 2.2% in September according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
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In September 2025, the euro area seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.3%, stable compared with August 2025 as well as with September 2024. The EU unemployment rate was 6.0% in September 2025, also stable compared with August 2025 and up from 5.9% in September 2024. These figures are publis...
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In the third quarter of 2025, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.2% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU, compared with the previous quarter, according to a preliminary flash estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the second quarter of 2025, GDP had...
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Starting from this news release, several improvements are introduced to provide users with more relevant and precise information. These changes are made in the first two sections.
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In the second quarter of 2025, the seasonally adjusted general government deficit to GDP ratio stood at 2.7% in the euro area (EA20) and at 2.9% in the EU. In the second quarter of 2025, the euro area deficit to GDP ratios remained unchanged compared to the first quarter of 2025, the EU deficit t...
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At the end of the second quarter of 2025, the general government gross debt to GDP ratio in the euro area (EA20) stood at 88.2%, increasing when compared with 87.7% at the end of the first quarter of 2025. In the EU, the ratio also increased from 81.5% to 81.9%.
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In the euro area the government deficit to GDP ratio decreased from 3.5% in 2023 to 3.1% in 2024, and in the EU from 3.4% to 3.1%. In the euro area the government debt to GDP ratio slightly increased from 87.0% at the end of 2023 to 87.1% at the end of 2024, and in the EU from 80.5% to 80.7%.
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In August 2025, compared with July 2025, seasonally adjusted production in construction decreased by 0.1% in the euro area and by 0.9% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In July 2025, production in construction grew by 0.5% in the ...
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Net foreign direct investment (FDI) stocks held in non-EU countries by investors resident in the EU amounted to €9 309 billion in 2024, reflecting a 1.5% increase from 2023 (€9 168 billion).
A different trend was seen in investment stocks held by non-EU residents in the EU, which decreased to €...
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The overall tax-to-GDP ratio, meaning the sum of taxes and net social contributions as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), stood at 40.4% in the EU in 2024, an increase from 39.9% in 2023. In the euro area, the tax-to-GDP ratio also increased from 40.5% in 2023 to 40.9% in 2024.
In abs...
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In 2023, domestic production accounted for €33 715 billion (91.5% of the total supply of goods and services in the EU), while imports contributed €3 147 billion (8.5%). This was an increase in domestic production of €1 259 billion (from €32 455 billion, 90.3% of total supply) compared with 2022, ...
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The general government financial accounts cover transactions in financial assets and liabilities as well as the stock of financial assets and liabilities. The difference between the stock of financial assets and the stock of liabilities is called net financial worth.
At the end of the second qua...
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In connection with the news releases for the Excessive deficit procedure (EDP) and the Government finance statistics (GFS) published today, a series of related documents have been updated:
Note on the stock of liabilities in trade credits and advances;
Stock-flow adjustment note explaining th...
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In the second quarter of 2025, house prices in the EU rose by 5.4% while rents increased by 3.2%, compared with the same quarter of 2024.
Relative to the first quarter of 2025, house prices increased by 1.6% and rents by 0.7%.
This information comes from data on house prices and rents publishe...
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In August 2025, the price of package holidays in the EU increased by 2.5% compared with August 2024. The price of domestic holidays recorded a higher increase (+6.8%) than the international holiday packages (+1.6%).
The prices of package holidays have increased at a more moderate pace since May ...
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In 2024, the EU countries combined had 390 600 professional firefighters, representing 0.19% of the total EU employment. Compared with 2023, the number of firefighters increased by 28 200.
Among the 20 EU countries with available data, Croatia registered the highest share of firefighters in tota...
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Key figures on Europe provides an overview of recent developments in the EU, covering topics from people and society to economy, business, environment and natural resources. Today, we focus on the economy, highlighting the inflation rate in the EU.
The inflation rate shows the change in the pric...
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Key figures on the EU in the world combines Eurostat data with international sources to provide a clear picture of the EU’s position in the global arena. Today, we highlight the EU’s role in the world tourism sector.
The EU received 25.9% of worldwide receipts from international tourism in 2023:...
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The general government financial accounts cover transactions in financial assets and liabilities as well as the stock of financial assets and liabilities. The difference between the stock of financial assets and the stock of liabilities is called net financial worth.
At the end of the first quar...
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The Euro-national currency exchange rate represents the equivalent of one euro expressed in national currency. For example, the euro-dollar exchange rate is the equivalent of one euro expressed in United States dollars. Monthly data are the average of the observed business day rates. Data are pre...
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