Industry, trade and services
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 March 2025, compared with February 2025, seasonally adjusted services production increased by 0.9% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In February 2025, services production fell by 0.2% in both the eu...
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In April 2025, compared with March 2025, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume increased by 0.1% 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 March 2025, retail trade volume grew by 0.4% in the euro area...
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In April 2025, compared with March 2025, industrial producer prices decreased by 2.2% in the euro area and by 2.1% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2025, industrial producer prices fell by 1.7% in the euro area and by 1....
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In March 2025, compared with February 2025, seasonally adjusted production in construction increased 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 February 2025, production in construction fell by 1.2% in 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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In the first quarter of 2025, there were 452.4 million overnight stays in tourist accommodations across the EU, marking a slight decline of 0.2% compared with the same quarter of 2024. January recorded 139.0 million nights (+3.5% compared with January 2024), February 147.7 million (-0.8%) and Mar...
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In the first quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy declarations of EU businesses decreased by 0.9% compared with the fourth quarter of 2024.
At the same time, business registrations also dropped by 5.1% compared with the fourth quarter of 2024.
This information comes from data on business...
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The second round of the micro data linking exercise between EuroGroups Register and structural business statistics highlights the economic significance of multinational enterprise (MNE) groups operating within national economies.
In 2022, independent enterprises accounted for an average of 95.2%...
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The objective of the construction cost index is to show the development of costs incurred by the contractor/producer to carry out the construction process, in others words the cost of labour, materials and plant and overheads. The construction sector corresponds to the NACE Rev. 2 section F. Buil...
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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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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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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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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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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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The industrial production index shows the output and activity of the industry sector. It measures changes in the volume of output on a monthly basis. Data are compiled according to the Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, (NACE Rev. 2, Eurostat). Industrial...
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The industrial production index shows the output and activity of the industry sector. It measures changes in the volume of output on a monthly basis. Data are compiled according to the Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, (NACE Rev. 2, Eurostat). Industrial...
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The industrial production index shows the output and activity of the industry sector. It measures changes in the volume of output on a monthly basis. Data are compiled according to the Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, (NACE Rev. 2, Eurostat). Industrial...
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The industrial production index shows the output and activity of the industry sector. It measures changes in the volume of output on a monthly basis. Data are compiled according to the Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, (NACE Rev. 2, Eurostat). Industrial...
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The industrial production index shows the output and activity of the industry sector. It measures changes in the volume of output on a monthly basis. Data are compiled according to the Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, (NACE Rev. 2, Eurostat). Industrial...
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