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Actualizado: Unemployment statistics at regional level

22.05.2013

This article provides an overview of regional unemployment rates across the 270 NUTS-2 regions of the European Union (EU) in 2012, compiled by Eurostat on the basis of data from the EU Labour force survey.

Regional unemployment rates varied widely across the 270 NUTS-2 regions of the EU-27 in 2012, with the lowest rates recorded in the regions of Salzburg and Tirol (both 2.5 %) in Austria and Tübingen, Oberbayern and Trier (all 2.7 %) in Germany, while the highest rates were registered in the regions of Ceuta (38.5 %), Andalucía (34.6 %), Extremadura and Canarias (both 33.0 %) in Spain and Dytiki Makedonia (29.9 %) in Greece. Más ...

Actualizado: Tourism statistics - occupancy rates in hotels and similar establishments

22.05.2013

This article focuses on the short-term evolutions in the occupancy of bed places and bedrooms of hotels and similar accommodation establishments in the European Union (EU).

With the adoption of Regulation 692/2011 concerning European statistics on tourism, information on occupancy of hotels and similar establishments has significantly improved. From 2012 onwards, Member States transmit to Eurostat monthly data on net occupancy rate of bedrooms. This is a new variable complementing already existing information on net occupancy rate of bed places.

This article is the first publication of January 2013 data on occupancy rates of bed places and bedrooms. Más ...

Actualizado: Computer and personal and household good repair statistics - NACE Rev. 2

21.05.2013

This article presents an overview of statistics for the repair of computers and personal and household goods in the European Union (EU), as covered by NACE Rev. 2 Division 95. This is the only division within Section S (other service activities) for which structural business statistics (SBS) are compiled and this division completes the SBS coverage of the non-financial business economy which is defined as Sections B to J, L to N and Division 95. Más ...

Nuevo: Living standards statistics

21.05.2013

This articles focuses on living standards in the European Union (EU), as measured by the median equivalised disposable income. Living standards fell in 15 Member States in 2010 compared with a year earlier, after adjusting for inflation. In the vast majority of Member States the median income fell most for the unemployed and least for people in employment. Más ...

Actualizado: Inflation in the euro area

16.05.2013

The data in this article show the most recent annual rates of change for the euro area headline inflation and its four main components issued by Eurostat. The figures presented are actual HICP figures. Más ...

Government finance statistics

13.05.2013

This article examines how key government finance indicators have evolved in the European Union (EU) and the euro area (EA-17). Specifically, it considers public (general government) deficits, general government gross debt, revenue and expenditure of general government, as well as taxes and social contributions, which are the main sources of government revenue.

These statistics are crucial indicators for determining the health of a Member State’s economy and under the terms of the EU’s stability and growth pact (SGP), Member States pledged to keep their deficits and debt below certain limits: a Member State’s government deficit may not exceed -3 % of its gross domestic product (GDP), while its debt may not exceed 60 % of GDP. If a Member State does not respect these limits, the so-called excessive deficit procedure is triggered. This entails several steps – including the possibility of sanctions – to encourage the Member State concerned to take appropriate measures to rectify the situation. The same deficit and debt limits are also criteria for economic and monetary union (EMU) and hence for joining the euro. Furthermore, the latest revision of the integrated economic and employment guidelines (revised as part of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth) includes a guideline to ensure the quality and the sustainability of public finances. The financial and economic crisis has resulted in serious challenges being posed to many European governments. The main concerns are linked to the ability of national administrations to be able to service their debt repayments, take the necessary action to ensure that their public spending is brought under control, while at the same time trying to promote economic growth. More...