In the second half of 2024, average electricity prices for households in the EU remained largely stable, with a slight decrease to €28.72 per 100 kWh from €28.89 in the first half of 2024. These price levels remain well above levels ...
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In the second half of 2024, household gas prices in the EU rose for the first time after they had abated following the 2022 energy crisis. Average prices, including taxes, rose to €12.33 per 100 kWh, up from €11.04 in the first half of ...
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In 2023, EU countries exported €245 billion worth of transport services to countries outside of the EU, marking a decline of 21.5% compared with 2022. This fall was mainly due to a decrease in sea transport. However, sea transport ...
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In 2023, there were around 499 000 prisoners in the EU, indicating a 3.2% increase compared with 2022. There were 111 prisoners per 100 000 people, slightly more than in 2022, when this rate was 108. In the period between 1993 and 2023, ...
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In 2023, 868 700 people in the EU were employed as authors, journalists or linguists. The number of people employed in these professions decreased by 2.5% compared with 2022. In 2023, Germany employed the largest number of authors, ...
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In 2023, 22.4% of employed people in the EU usually worked during weekends. Working on weekends was more common among skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (49.5%), service and sales workers (48.9%) and people with ...
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