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What are goods and services used for in the EU?

What are goods and services used for in the EU?

In 2022, the EU produced €31 674 billion worth of goods and services, while imports from outside the EU (excluding intra-EU trade) were valued at €3 106 billion. Nearly half (48.7%) of these goods and services were used for intermediate ...

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Revised EU law heralds new chapter for official statistics

Revised EU law heralds new chapter for official statistics

The landscape of European statistics is entering a new chapter with the Council of the European Union’s adoption of the revised Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics on 5 November — an updated law governing the development, ...

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Council highlights progress on EU statistics in its 2024 conclusions

Council highlights progress on EU statistics in its 2024 conclusions

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) approved the 2024 conclusions on EU statistics on 5 November. In its conclusions, the Council welcomed among others: the improvements in the quality and availability of the Principal ...

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EU chemicals trade sees small decline in 2023

EU chemicals trade sees small decline in 2023

In 2023, EU exports of chemicals and related products decreased to €523 billion, a decline of 5% compared with the record high value of exports in 2022 (€552 billion). The value of chemical imports from non-EU countries into the EU fell ...

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Higher life expectancy at birth for women in all EU regions

Higher life expectancy at birth for women in all EU regions

In 2022, life expectancy at birth in the EU for women (83.3 years) was 5.4 years higher than for men (77.9 years). This gender gap in favour of women persisted in all of the regions at level 2 of the nomenclature of territorial units ...

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Almost 30% of older non-EU citizens report bad health

Almost 30% of older non-EU citizens report bad health

In 2023, 28% of non-EU citizens living in the EU aged 65 years or over perceived themselves to be in bad or very bad state of health. By contrast, only 16.6% of older citizens from other EU countries and 18.3% of nationals reported such ...

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