Economy

Household consumption: price levels in 2024

Household consumption: price levels in 2024

In 2024, price levels for household final consumption expenditure differed widely across the EU. The highest price levels for household consumption were recorded in Denmark (143% of the EU average), Ireland (138%) and Luxembourg (133%). ...

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Large variations in household material welfare in 2024

Large variations in household material welfare in 2024

In 2024, actual individual consumption (AIC) per capita expressed in purchasing power standard (PPS) varied from 72% to 141% of the EU average across the 27 EU countries. This information comes from recently published data on purchasing ...

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Employment rate and labour market slack up in Q1 2025

Employment rate and labour market slack up in Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, the employment rate of people aged 20-64 in the EU stood at 76.1%, up from 76.0% in the fourth quarter of 2024. Labour market slack - all persons who have an unmet need for employment, including unemployed ...

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Total market production increased in March 2025

Total market production increased in March 2025

In March 2025, the total market production increased by 0.9% in the EU and by 1.2% in the euro area compared with the previous month. The total market production index (TMPI) is a composite indicator that combines 4 short-term business ...

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EU tourism nights in the first quarter of 2025

EU tourism nights in the first quarter of 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, there were 452.4 million overnight stays in tourist accommodations across the EU, marking a slight decline of 0.2% compared with the same quarter of 2024. January recorded 139.0 million nights (+3.5% ...

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New lows for EU unemployment in 2024

New lows for EU unemployment in 2024

In 2024, the unemployment rate for 15-74 years old in the EU fell to 5.9% of the labour force, marking a historic low since the beginning of the time series in 2009. The long-term unemployment rate, as a percentage of the labour force, ...

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