Industry, trade and services
In June 2025, compared with May 2025, seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased by 1.3% in the euro area and by 1.0% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In May 2025, industrial production grew by 1.1% in the euro area and ...
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In May 2025, compared with April 2025, seasonally adjusted services production increased by 0.2% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2025, services production fell by 0.3% in both the euro area ...
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In June 2025, compared with May 2025, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume increased by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In May 2025, retail trade volume fell by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.5...
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In June 2025, compared with May 2025, industrial producer prices increased by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In May 2025, industrial producer prices fell by 0.6% in both the euro area and the EU.
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In May 2025, compared with April 2025, seasonally adjusted production in construction decreased by 1.7% in the euro area and by 1.3% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2025, production in construction grew by 4.3% in the e...
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In May 2025, compared with April 2025, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 1.7% in the euro area and by 1.5% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2025, industrial production fell by 2.2% in the euro area a...
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In April 2025, compared with March 2025, seasonally adjusted services production decreased by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2025, services production grew by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0....
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In May 2025, compared with April 2025, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume decreased by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.8% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2025, retail trade volume grew by 0.3% in the euro area a...
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In May 2025, compared with April 2025, industrial producer prices decreased by 0.6% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2025, industrial producer prices fell by 2.2% in the euro area and by 2.1% in th...
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In April 2025, compared with March 2025, seasonally adjusted production in construction increased by 1.7% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2025, production in construction fell by 0.2% in the...
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In April 2025, compared with March 2025, seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased by 2.4% in the euro area and by 1.8% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2025, industrial production grew by 2.4% in the euro area...
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In the second quarter of 2025, the number of registrations of EU businesses increased by 4.6% compared with the first quarter of 2025.
At the same time, the number of bankruptcy declarations increased by 1.7% compared with the first quarter of 2025.
This information comes from data on busines...
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In 2024, EU countries produced 32.7 billion (bn) litres of beer containing more than 0.5% alcohol and 2 bn litres of beer with less than 0.5% alcohol or with no alcohol content at all, totalling 34.7 bn litres.
Compared with 2023, the production of beer with more than 0.5% alcohol in the EU inc...
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In 2024, the EU produced 3.3 billion litres of ice cream, representing a 2% increase from 2023 (3.2 billion litres).
Germany remained the top producer of ice cream in the EU, producing 607 million litres in 2024. France (501 million litres) and Italy (492 million litres) followed at the top. The...
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The EU’s value of sold production at constant prices declined for the second consecutive year in 2024, falling by 2.0% compared with 2023, following a 1.4% decrease in 2023 (compared with 2022). This comes after 2 successive increases in 2021 (+8.5% compared with 2020) and 2022 (+0.3% compared wi...
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Between 2000 and 2024, industrial production increased by an average rate of 0.6% per year in the EU.
During the early years of the 2000s, the EU’s average growth rate in industrial production was 2.0%, but many countries experienced growth rates that were much higher. During the financial cris...
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In 2023, industry concentration displayed a wide range of variation across sectors at EU level.
Industry concentration in this article is based on the EuroGroups Register (EGR) data and measures the extent to which an industry is dominated by 1 or more businesses. In this case, it focuses on emp...
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In 2023, EU countries exported €127.3 billion worth of professional and management consulting services (such as legal, accounting, management consulting and advertising services) to countries outside of the EU and imported €164.3 billion. This resulted in a €37 billion trade deficit. Both exports...
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In the first quarter of 2025, guests spent 129.6 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the EU, booked via Airbnb, Booking or Expedia.
2025 appears promising, as the total number of guest nights increased by 4.8% compared with 2024 and by as much as 34.5% compared with 2023.
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In 2023, EU countries exported €154.3 billion worth of technical, trade-related and other business services (such as engineering, waste treatment and operating leasing services) to countries outside of the EU and imported €136.6 billion, resulting in a €17.7 billion trade surplus. Exports increas...
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A new breakdown of enterprises by group affiliation highlights the importance of their participation in larger enterprise groups for economic performance. This approach also enables a deeper understanding of the structure and significance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
In 2022, in...
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In March 2025, the total market production increased by 0.9% in the EU and by 1.2% in the euro area compared with the previous month.
The total market production index (TMPI) is a composite indicator that combines 4 short-term business statistics indicators covering most of the market economy, i...
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The objective of the building permit index is to show the future development of construction activity in terms of per square meter of useful floor. The current base year is 2021 (Index 2021 = 100). The index is presented in seasonally adjusted form. Growth rates with respect to the previous month...
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The production in construction shows the output and activity of the construction sector. It measures changes in the volume of output on a monthly basis. Construction includes building construction and civil engineering. The construction sector in total corresponds to the NACE Rev. 2 section F. Pr...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Turnover Index is a business cycle indicator showing the monthly evolution of the market of goods and services in the industrial sector. It also records the evolution of turnover over longer periods of time. The turnover of industry index is not deflated. It is therefore the objective of this...
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