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 This article presents an overview of statistics for European Union (EU) water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities, covering NACE Rev. 2 Section E.
Water supply (Division 36) concerns the collection, purification, desalinisation and distribution of water. Some water, particularly when used in production processes, does not come from the public water supply system, but rather is extracted directly from its source. The (typically long distance) transport of water via pipelines is excluded. More ...
This article provides an overview of statistical data on sustainable development in the areas of social inclusion. They are based on the set of sustainable development indicators the European Union (EU) agreed upon for monitoring its sustainable development strategy. Together with similar indicators for other areas, they make up the report 'Sustainable development in the European Union - 2011 monitoring report of the EU sustainable development strategy', which Eurostat draws up every two years More ...
Unemployment levels and rates move in a cyclical way, largely related to the general business cycle. However, other factors such as labour market policies and demographic developments may influence the short and long-term evolution as well.
This article gives an overview of statistical information for unemployment in the European Union (EU) since the year 2000, starting with the most recent developments. More ...
This article provides an overview of the development of the services turnover indicator in the European Union (EU), the euro area and the European Member states over recent years and describes how it is calculated. The index of turnover in other services is a business cycle indicator which measures the quarterly development of turnover in the European service industries More ...
This article presents basic statistical indicators and selected trade figures for Russia and the European Union (EU). The Russian Federation was severely hit by the worldwide financial and economic crisis. Russian GDP experienced a noticeable drop between 2008 and 2009, but appeared to be recovering quickly in 2010. More ...
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The aim of this article is to provide an overwiew of the main characteristics of the extra-euro area trade in goods. All the series between 2000 and 2010 have been recalculated to include all the 17 members of the euro area (EA-17).
Main statistical findings
In 2010, extra-euro area (EA-17) trade increased to EUR 3 086 billion from EUR 2 545 billion in 2009, corresponding to a growth of 21 %. EA-17 imports rose by 22 % and exports by 20 %. The EA-17 trade balance went from a surplus of EUR 15 billion in 2009 to a deficit of EUR 9 billion in 2010.
In 2010, the United Kingdom was the leading partner for extra-EA-17 exports, accounting for almost 13 % of all exports, followed by the United States. China led for imports with 13.5 % of total EA-17 imports, followed by the United Kingdom, the United States and Russia.
Both import and export trade were dominated by machinery and vehicles, followed by 'other manufactured goods'. In 2010, machinery and vehicles made up 41.5 % of EA-17 exports and 31.2 % of EA-17 imports. More...
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