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How much do households save and invest?
April 30th, 2018
For the first time, Eurostat is publishing annual key indicators relating to households’ accounts for most of the EU Member States. This new publication complements the existing set of annual key indicators, which combine households and non-profit institutions serving ...
Employment up by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU28
March 16th, 2018
The number of persons employed increased by 0.3% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.2% in the EU28 in them fourth quarter of 2017 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the ...
Italian vote, trade concern darken Europe’s economic outlook
March 7th, 2018
For months, the 19-country eurozone economy has been one of the bright spots in the global economy, with growth and job creation picking up steam after years of crisis management and a lack of confidence. But on Monday, the ...
The countries with the highest and lowest environmental taxes in Europe
February 8th, 2018
Government revenues from environmental taxes amounted to €364.4 bn in 2016 in the European Union (EU), compared with €296.5 bn in 2006. Over the same period, the share of environmental taxes in total government revenues from taxes and social ...
How many hours do Europeans work per week?
January 29th, 2018
On average, a full-time employee in the EU works 40.3 hours per week in a usual working week. Men have a longer working week than women, working on average 41.0 hours compared with 39.3 hours for women. Those in ...
Study Finds That 22 Percent Of Bitcoin Investors Are Using Debt To Fund Their Investments
January 16th, 2018
Investing in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum and Litecoin is extremely risky, and experts all over the country are warning that people should only invest what they are willing to lose. Unfortunately, many are getting swept up in ...
Europe, Brexit and the credit cycle
December 18th, 2017
Europe’s financial and systemic troubles have retreated from the headlines. This is partly due to the financial media’s attention switching to President Trump and the US budget negotiations, partly due to Brexit and the preoccupation with Britain’s problems, ...
1 in 6 EU businesses sold on the web in 2016
December 15th, 2017
Last year, 16% of enterprises located in the European Union (EU) and employing at least 10 persons had received orders via a website or via apps. Web sales include both sales to individual consumers and to other enterprises.The share ...
Industrial producer prices up by 0.6% in both euro area and EU28
November 7th, 2017
In September 2017, compared with August 2017, industrial producer prices rose by 0.6% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August 2017, prices increased ...
Gold, Goldmoney and Menē
November 3rd, 2017
Gold, ornamentation and money: that was the sequence of events. Man discovered gold, found it malleable, durable and attractive. It was first used for ornamentation, then as social economics evolved into the division of labour, its value as ornamentation ...
