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| Statistics Explained, your guide to European statistics.
Statistics Explained is an official Eurostat website explaining statistics in a way understandable to all. Numerous high-interest topics are covered: economic developments, population and migration, environmental issues, ... Together they make up everyone's encyclopedia of European statistics, completed by an extensive statistical glossary clarifying all terms used.
But every page is also a portal leading directly to the very latest data and metadata on a specific subject, providing an easy entry point for professionals needing statistical data for their day-to-day work.
Statistics Explained currently features 523 articles. To find the information you need, use the hierarchical theme tree, the categories or the search function (alt-f).
Statistics Explained is a beta version at present; please send your comments to: estat-statistics-explained@ec.europa.eu.
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Updated article: Chemicals management
Since June 2007, REACH, the new European Union (EU) 'Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals', is in force. The major objective of REACH is to ensure a high level of protection for human health and the environment, by increasing knowledge about the hazardous properties of chemicals. This article explains the main statistics and indicators used for the assessment of the effectiveness of REACH. More ....
New article: Extra-EU trade in goods
External trade, and especially the size and evolution of imports and exports, gives a good indication of how well the economy of the European Union (EU) is performing and how it is interacting with other countries in a global context. This article takes a close look at recent trends. More ....
New article: E-government statistics
This article highlights the development and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for interacting with public administrations in the European Union (EU). This is one aspect of e-government, which is designed to improve public services and democratic processes by means of the Internet. More ....
Statistics Explained interests others!
Statistics Explained is a world first and totally new way of publishing statistics, combining an interface adapted to the present web world and an unprecedented wiki-type collaboration within Eurostat. Both aspects interest other publishers of statistics. Eurostat received visitors from the US and Korea wanting a close look, as well as many detailed questions on the architecture, governance and practical set-up. Eurostat is willing to share its experience.
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| Featured article: Tourism at regional level
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| Tourism is an important and fast-evolving economic factor in the European Union (EU), occupying large numbers of small and medium-sized businesses.
Its contribution to growth and employment varies widely across the EU regions. Particularly in rural regions, usually peripheral to the economic centres of their countries, tourism is often one of the main sources of income for the population and a prominent factor in creating and securing an adequate level of employment.
The map gives an overview of numbers of overnight stays in the regions of Europe. It is clear that the focus of European tourism is in the Mediterranean. The Alpine regions also occupy a strong position. In addition to five countries (Italy, Spain, France, Austria and Germany) well represented in the top 20 regions, Croatia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic also have NUTS 2 regions with more than 10 million overnight stays. ...(more).
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