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Updated: Mining and quarrying statistics - NACE Rev. 2

10.05.2012

This article presents an overview of statistics for European Union (EU) mining and quarrying, covering NACE Rev. 2 Section B. This activity concerns the extraction of:

fossil fuels such as coal (Division 05), crude petroleum and natural gas (Division 06);
ferrous and non-ferrous metal ores (Division 07);
construction materials (for example, stone and sand) and other industrial materials such as salt, phosphates and gemstones (Division 08);
it also includes mining support service activities (Division 09). More ...

New: Tourism statistics - nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments

07.05.2012

This article focuses on the short-term evolutions in the nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the European Union (EU). The data for the most recent reference month available are compared with the same month of the previous year, in addition - and to smoothen fluctuations - data for a three months' period are compared with the same period one year earlier. More ...

Updated: Unemployment statistics

02.05.2012

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 ...

Updated: Maritime transport of goods - quarterly data

27.04.2012

This article presents the main results from quarterly statistics on maritime transport of goods in the European Union (EU) plus figures for Norway, Croatia and Turkey. It covers the gross weight of goods handled in the main European ports, by type of cargo, direction, reporting country and various partner maritime geographical areas. These data are complemented by maritime flows with the main extra-EU partners, and with results for individual "top" European ports. More ...

Updated: Labour cost index - recent trends

24.04.2012

The labour cost index (LCI) shows the short-term development of the labour cost, the total cost on an hourly basis of employing labour. In other words, the LCI measures the cost pressure arising from the production factor “labour”. This article takes a look at the most recent evolutions of the LCI, both at the level of the European Union (EU) and the Member States. More ...