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In May 2009, compared with April 2009, the volume of retail trade fell by 0.4% in the euro area (EA16) and by 0.5% in the EU27. In April retail trade rose by 0.1% and 0.3% respectively.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0100
In May 2009 compared with April 2009, the industrial producer price index fell by 0.2% in the euro area (EA16) and by 0.4% in the EU27. In April, prices decreased by 0.9% and 1.0% respectively.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0100
The euro area (EA16) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 9.5% in May 2009, compared with 9.3% in April. It was 7.4% in May 2008. The EU27 unemployment rate was 8.9% in May 2009, compared with 8.7% in April. It was 6.8% in May 2008. For the euro area this is the highest rate since May 1999 and for the EU27 since June 2005.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0100
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be -0.1% in June 2009 according to a flash estimate issued by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. It was 0.0% in May.
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0100
What proportion of the EU27 population live in houses or flats, and what proportion own their dwelling? What kind of energy do households consume? What share of consumers makes formal complaints to sellers? What share of the population cross borders to do their shopping?
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0100
In April 2009 compared with March 2009, the euro area (EA16) industrial new orders index fell by 1.0%. In March the index decreased by 0.2%. In the EU27 new orders declined by 0.5% in April 2009, after dropping by 0.5% in March. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders decreased by 0.9% in the euro area, but increased by 0.3% in the EU27.
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0100
Based on first preliminary estimates for 2008, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per inhabitant expressed in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) varied from 40% to 253% of the EU27 average across the Member States.
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0100
The overall tax-to-GDP ratio in the EU27 was 39.8% in 2007, a slight increase from 39.7% in 2006. The EU27 tax ratio, which stood at 40.6% in 2000, fell to 38.9% by 2004 and then started to rise.
Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0100

Last Updated on: 03-Jul-2009 11:15:06

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