http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat This feed contains the latest Eurostat Statistics in focus en-EN Eurostat Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:01:02 +0100 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:01:02 +0100 Press Releases http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/PGP_ADM_IMAGES/PGE_COMMON_IMAGES/estat_logo.gif http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat This Data in Focus is the monthly publication of Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices (HICP) for October 2009. The DIF contains indices and rates of change for individual MSs, the EU, the EEA and the euro area. It also includes a graph showing the annual inflation in all Member States in ascending order as well as a table with the indices for the most frequently consulted special aggregates (like"energy", "all-items excluding tobacco", etc…) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:13:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-QA-09-045 Road freight transport in 2008 <br> <br> European road freight transport has fallen sharply after the third quarter of 2008. Of the large EU countries, France, Spain and the United Kingdom have suffered more than the new Member State Poland. Germany, France and Spain all experienced a decrease in road transport in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 and the provisional data for the United Kingdom confirm this trend for 2008. No information is available for Italy. Both national and international transport declined further in the first quarter of 2009. Road transport in Portugal shrank by more than 15% between 2007 and 2008. In contrast, Slovenian road transport increased by 18% between the same years and Estonian road transport rose by nearly 15%. Belgium experienced the highest cabotage penetration at nearly 5%, followed by Denmark, France, Austria and Sweden. Food, beverages and tobacco emerged as the largest commodity group transported by road (measured in tonne-kilometres). The products of mining and quarrying, mainly building materials, was by far the largest in terms of the tonnage lifted. Specialist haulage companies dominated the supply of transport in all countries, accounting for more than 80% of transport performance (tonne-kilometres). Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-SF-09-086 The financial crisis during the summer of 2007 resulted from a fall in asset prices after a period of asset price inflation, leading to a liquidity shortage among financial institutions and concerns over their solvency. These concerns were subsequently transmitted to the non-financial sectors (the so-called ‘real economy’), as credit facilities were withdrawn and business and consumer confidence fell. The resulting recession saw household demand retract, particularly in relation to major purchases of consumer durables (for example, cars) and housing, both highly credit dependent markets. This publication uses (principally) short-term business indicators to look at the impact of the recession on trends in the EU’s retail trade sector. It is the third in a series of Statistics in Focus publications – following on from issues 17 and 60/2009 – which provided information relating to the effects of the financial crisis/recession on output and on employment in the EU-27’s business economy. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:39:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-SF-09-088 Labour Market Latest Trends – Second quarter 2009 <br> <br> This publication belongs to a quarterly series presenting the main results of the EU Labour Force Survey for the EU-27 and for all Member States. Indicators presented in this publication are: activity rates, employment rates, part-time employment as share of total employment, average actual hours worked in all jobs per week, share of employees with temporary contracts, share of persons whose job started within the past 3 months, unemployment rates, inactives willing to work as a share of the total population. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-SF-09-087 The publication provides a detailed overview of the latest available figures on the acquisition of citizenship in the Member States of the European Union. The publication investigates the main characteristics of the new citizens of the EU countries, focussing especially on the origin of the new citizens and on the ratio between the new acquisitions and the stock of foreign population present in each Member state. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:23:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-QA-09-044 South Africa remains the main trading partner by a large margin, followed by Nigeria and Angola <br> <br> The overall trade in goods (sum of imports and exports) between the EU-27 and the 79 countries making up the ACP group of countries (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific) was valued at EUR 143.9 billion in 2008. This represents an increase of 14% compared to 2007 and a 57% increase compared to 2001. EU-27 trade with ACP countries has increased at a very steady pace since 2004, the value of imports being slightly higher than that of exports throughout the period observed. In 2008 however, the value of EU-27 imports increased faster than that of exports, resulting in a growing trade deficit (EUR 8.0 billion against EUR 1.8 billion in 2007). South Africa is clearly the most important partner among the ACP group, in terms of EU-27 imports and exports. Nigeria and Angola follow at a considerable distance. The Caribbean and Pacific ACP countries combined have a share of around 10%. In 2008, 47% of all EU-27 imports from ACP countries consisted of mineral fuels (mainly from Nigeria and Angola). EU-27 exports were dominated by machinery and transport equipment, with a share of 46%. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:21:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-SF-09-085 1 out of 3 farms specialised in fruit and citrus fruit <br> <br> This Statistics in Focus is part of a series of country-specific publications on the results of the Farm Structure Survey (FSS) 2007. It provides a brief but nevertheless comprehensive insight into the farm structure in Cyprus. 40 100 agricultural holdings were recorded in Cyprus in the 2007 Farm Structure Survey (11% fewer than in 2005).The total utilized agricultural area has also decreased by 4%, reaching 146 000 ha. The agricultural labour force dropped by 10%. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:23:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-SF-09-082 8% fewer holdings with vineyards in France in two years <br> <br> This Statistics in Focus is part of a series of country-specific publications on the results of the Farm Structure Survey (FSS) 2007. It provides a brief but nevertheless comprehensive insight into the farm structure in France. 527 400 agricultural holdings were recorded in France in the Farm Structure Survey 2007 (7% fewer than in 2005). Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:51:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-SF-09-084 EU Aquaculture production comprised 20.3 % of the total fisheries production <br> <br> In the period 2004 to 2007 overall EU fisheries production (including aquaculture) decreased significantly, falling by more than 10 %. However aquaculture production changed relatively little in this time (-0.3%) and so the relative share of aquaculture as a proportion of total fisheries production rose from around 18% to just over 20%. 77% of the aquaculture production was in marine areas: 55 % from the Atlantic and 22 % from the Mediterranean. 48% of the total aquaculture production was of fish and 52 % of molluscs. For Norway and Iceland combined, aquaculture accounted for 13.1 % of the total fisheries production in 2004 and for 18.1 % in 2007. Aquaculture production from 2004 to 2007 rose by 29.3 %, however the total fisheries production for both countries combined decreased by 6.2 %. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:35:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-SF-09-083