European Business: Facts and figures - 2009 edition

This publication gives a comprehensive picture of the structure, development and characteristics of European business and its different activities: from energy and the extractive industries to communications, information services and media. It presents the latest available statistics from a wide selection of statistical sources describing for each activity: production and employment; country specialisation and regional distribution; productivity and profitability; the importance of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs); work-force characteristics; external trade etc.

European Business: Facts and figures - 2007 edition

This publication gives a comprehensive picture of the structure, development and characteristics of European business and its different activities: from energy and the extractive industries to communications, information services and media. It presents the latest available statistics from a wide selection of statistical sources describing for each activity: production and employment; country specialisation and regional distribution; productivity and profitability; the importance of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs); work-force characteristics; external trade etc.

European Business: Facts and figures - 2007 edition - by chapter (.pdf) (.xls)

European Business - Facts and figures - 2006 edition - Data 1995-2005 - With CD-ROM

The new edition of European business - Facts and figures gives a comprehensive picture of the structure, development and characteristics of European business and its different activities: from energy and the extractive industries to communications, information services and media. It presents the latest available statistics from a wide selection of statistical sources describing, for each activity, production and employment, country specialisation and regional distribution, cost structures, productivity and profitability, the importance of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), external trade etc. The accompanying CD-ROM presents the paper publication in an easily accessible electronic format, including all the data, graphs and tables in Excel-format. It also contains more complete, detailed datasets on which the publication is based, a means of easily accessing the most up-to-date live data, as well as a large amount of background information.

European Business - Facts and figures - Data 1995-2004

This is Eurostat's main reference publication on European Business. It gives a comprehensive picture of the structure, development and characteristics of European business and its different activities: from energy and the extractive industries to communications, information services and media. It presents the latest available statistics from a wide selection of statistical sources describing for each activity: production and employment; country specialisation and regional distribution; productivity and profitability; the importance of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs); work-force characteristics; external trade etc. The accompanying CD-ROM presents the paper publication in an easily accessible electronic format, including all the data, graphs and tables in Excel-format. It also contains more complete, detailed datasets on which the publication is based, a means of easily accessing the most up-to-date live data, as well as a large amount of background information.

European Business - Facts and figures - 2005 edition - corrigendum

European business – Facts and figures – Data 1998-2002 – with CD-ROM

“European business – Facts and figures” provides a standard set of information for industrial and service activities within the European Union (25 Member States). The 2004 edition includes data for the 10 new Member States, which (subject to data availability) have been fully integrated into the publication, with the inclusion of EU-25 totals wherever these were possible. The data provided in European Business traces the major developments of output, employment and external trade. The commentaries concentrate largely on the 3-digit level of the NACE Rev. 1 classification of economic activities. The chapters in European Business are structured largely on the basis of their NACE code, starting with energy and the extractive industries and finishing with business services, the information society and media. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the commentaries, tables and figures of the paper publication, as well as a database which contains many additional series (for example, longer time-series or breakdowns by Member State). Within the database component the underlying statistics can be easily accessed using Eurostat’s dedicated database browser, EVA (Eurostat Visual Application). Data can be extracted and exported for manipulation in database or spreadsheet applications. The CD-ROM also provides a large amount of background information on the underlying legislation, sources and classifications that have been used, as well as a glossary of terms.

European business - Facts and figures - Data 1991-2001 - Part 1: Energy, water and construction (PDF)

European business - Facts and figures - Data 1991-2001 - Part 2: Chemicals and metals (PDF)

European business - Facts and figures - Data 1991-2001 - Part 3: Capital goods industries (PDF)

European business - Facts and figures - Data 1991-2001 - Part 4: Consumer goods and media (PDF)

European business - Facts and figures - Data 1991-2001 - Part 5: Trade and tourism (PDF)

European business - Facts and figures - Data 1991-2001 - Part 6: Business services (PDF)