In 2024, the average hourly labour costs in the whole economy (see methodological notes) were estimated to be €33.5 in the EU and €37.3 in the euro area, up compared with €31.9 and €35.7, respectively, in 2023. These estimates come from ...
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In 2024, the EU trade in goods balance registered a surplus of €147 billion, representing a €113 billion increase compared with 2023 (€34 billion). Between 2014 and 2024, the EU recorded a trade surplus every year except for 2022, when ...
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In 2023, the EU countries’ general government expenditure on defence amounted to €227 billion, representing 2.7% of total general government expenditure. This is equivalent to 1.3% of GDP. At EU level, the share of defence expenditure ...
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In 2024, the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS) ranged between 66% of the EU average in Bulgaria and 241% in Luxembourg. This information comes from the preliminary estimates of ...
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In 2024, the EU imported €29.5 billion worth of aluminium and related articles and exported €18.4 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of €11.1 billion. Compared with 2019, imports of aluminium increased by 29.9% (+€6.8 billion) and ...
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Between 2013 and 2022, 37 022 cases of occupational cancers were officially recognised in the EU. Occupational cancer is the term given to cancers caused by exposure to carcinogenic factors in the working environment, generally due to ...
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