http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat This feed contains the latest Eurostat Statistics in focus en-EN Eurostat Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:01:04 +0100 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:01:04 +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 Pigmeat is produced throughout the EU on several types of farms with considerable variations from one Member State to another. Three quarters of the pigs are reared by just 1.5% of the largest fatteners. Small pig producers are mostly found in the new Member States and are one of the reasons for the decreasing size of the herd. The tasks of pig rearing are distributed across farms and, in the main production basins, even across regions. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:13:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-SF-10-008 Construction activities in the EU-27, as recorded by NACE Rev. 1.1 Section F, provided employment to an estimated 14.8 million persons in 2007 (some 11.5 % of the non-financial business economy workforce), while generating an estimated EUR 562 billion of value added (9.3 % of the non-financial business economy’s total value added). Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:10:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-SF-10-007 This quarterly publication gives an insight into recent developments in international protection including applicants for asylum and decisions on asylum applications. These data are supplied to Eurostat by the national Ministries of Interior and related official agencies. Most of the statistics presented in this Data in Focus are collected under the new regulatory framework of Regulation 862/2007 on statistics on migration and international protection. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:25:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-QA-10-003 There are important disparities in the use of passenger cars within the various regions of the different European countries. The number of passenger cars per inhabitant provides an illustration of this phenomenon, with the highest regional rate registered in the EU being more than eleven times the lowest one. At EU-27 level, the average rate is estimated at 0.54 passenger cars per inhabitant in 2007. The ratio is often linked to economical or geographical issues: the highest ratios are more likely to be registered in less accessible regions while the lowest ratios are more often observed in regions with high density of population and where the public transport network is typically quite developed. The highest numbers of passenger cars per inhabitant are registered in the West European regions and an important geographical contrast prevails compared with the East European countries. The picture is however different when considering freight vehicles. The highest regional stocks of freight vehicles are registered in regions playing a key role in large-scale freight transport, representing either major entry points to the EU or important crossroads. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:35:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-SF-10-006 In recent years Eurostat has significantly expanded the range of integrated quarterly data available on government finances, providing a timely and increasingly high quality picture of the evolution of government finances in the EU. These data now reflect non-financial, financial and debt aspects, and cover all countries in the European Union. This publication examines the main features of these data as they reflect the lead-up to and stages on the economic and financial crisis, based on data transmitted by Member States at the end of September 2009. This publication complements the SiF recently published which provides an in-depth analysis of quarterly non-financial accounts <A href="http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-SF-09-093"target=_blank>(number 93/2009)</A> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:31:00 +0100 http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_details/publication?p_product_code=KS-SF-10-005