In March 2025, the price of eggs in the EU was on average 6.7% higher than in March 2024. Among the EU countries, the highest increase in annual inflation for eggs was recorded in Czechia (+46.0% in March 2025 compared with March 2024), followed by Slovakia (+29.8%) and Hungary (+26.1%). Meanwhile, the price of eggs decreased the most in the Netherlands (-3.6%), Luxembourg (-3.2%) and Greece (-2.0%). Source dataset: prc_hicp_manr Egg prices have registered increases so far in 2025 (3.4% in January and 4.1% in February) compared to the same periods in 2024. The year 2024 saw negative rates…
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As of 1 January 2025, 22 out of 27 EU countries have national minimum wages, making Denmark, Italy, Austria, Finland and Sweden the exceptions. In January 2025, 10 EU countries had minimum wages below €1 000 per month: Bulgaria (€551), Hungary (€707), Latvia (€740), Romania (€814), Slovakia (€816), Czechia (€826), Estonia (€886), Malta (€961), Greece (€968) and Croatia (€970). In 6 others, minimum wages ranged from €1 000 to € 1 500 per month: Cyprus (€1 000), Portugal (€1 015), Lithuania (€1 038), Poland (€1 091), Slovenia (€1 278) and Spain (€1 381). In the remaining 6, minimum wages were…
In March 2025, the UN Statistical Commission endorsed the 2025 System of National Accounts (2025 SNA) and the 7th edition of the Balance of Payments Manual (BPM7) as the new global standards for compiling national accounts and balance of payments statistics. Eurostat and the national statistical authorities in the European statistical system (ESS) crucially contributed to the achievement of these milestones. The European Commission, through Eurostat, is one of the 5 co-owners of the SNA, together with the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank. Eurostat is also a member…
In the fourth quarter of 2024, house prices in the EU rose by 4.9%, while rents increased by 3.2% compared with the fourth quarter of 2023. Compared with the third quarter of 2024, house prices increased by 0.8% and rents by 0.6%. This information comes from data on house prices and rents published by Eurostat today. This article presents the main findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on housing price statistics. Between 2010 and the fourth quarter of 2024, house prices in the EU increased by 55.4% and rents by 26.7%. While rents have increased steadily, house prices…
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 purchasing power parities (PPPs) and GDP for 2024 published by Eurostat. The article presents some of the findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article. Source dataset: prc_ppp_ind In 2024, substantial differences in GDP per capita expressed in purchasing power standards were observed among EU countries. 10 countries, representing about 34% of the EU’s population, exceeded the EU average in GDP per capita. Luxembourg…
A 2023 survey on the use of information and communication technologies reveals that one-third (33.1%) of people in the EU who engaged in online shopping in the past 3 months reported encountering problems while making purchases through a website or an app. Among the EU countries, the highest shares of customers who encountered problems were recorded in Luxembourg (55.5%), the Netherlands (55.2%) and Spain (49.7%). By contrast, the lowest shares were reported in Portugal (4.3%), Latvia (13.7%) and Cyprus (14.7%). Source dataset: isoc_ec_iprb21 Slow delivery – most common issue for online shoppers When examining the specific issues encountered, the most…
According to data reported in 2024, 23.8% of EU enterprises conducted online sales in 2023, which was 6.6 percentage points (pp) higher than in 2013 (17.2%). Among the EU countries, Lithuania had the highest share of enterprises engaging in online sales at 42.1%, ahead of Ireland (39.6%) and Denmark (38.8%). At the other end of the scale, Luxembourg had the lowest share at 12.2%, followed by Romania (14.7%) and Bulgaria (15.1%). Source dataset: isoc_ec_esels Regarding the size of the enterprises, 46.5% of large businesses (250 people employed or more) in the EU conducted online sales in 2023. This was an…
In 2024, 70.0% of people aged 16-74 in the EU stated that they had used a website or an app of a public authority in the previous 12 months, a slight increase of 0.7 percentage points (pp) compared with 2023 (69.3%). Among the EU countries, Denmark (98.5%), the Netherlands (96.0%) and Finland (95.4%) had the highest shares of e-government usage in 2024. By contrast, Romania (25.3%), Bulgaria (31.5%) and Italy (55.1%) had the lowest shares. Source dataset: isoc_ciegi_ac In 2024, the most common usage of e-government services in the past year was obtaining information about services, benefits, laws, opening hours,…
Online shopping in the EU continues to expand, according to the latest annual survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals. In 2024, 77% of internet users bought or ordered goods or services for personal use online in the previous 12 months, increasing from 59% in 2014, marking a 17 percentage point (pp) rise. The highest percentages of internet users who made online purchases in 2024 were in Ireland (96%), the Netherlands (94%) and Denmark (91%). Conversely, Bulgaria had the lowest share at 57%, followed by Italy and Romania, both at 60%. From 2014 to 2024, significant growth was…
In 2023, there were 7.7 million female scientists and engineers in the EU, 381 200 more than in 2022. Across all economic activities present in the statistical classification of economic activities in the EU (NACE rev. 2), women represented 41.0% of the scientists and engineers workforce. This share was higher in services related activities at 45.6%. In manufacturing, women represented 22.4% of scientists and engineers, while in other activities that share was 23.9%. Source dataset: hrst_st_nsecsex2 Among the EU countries, the proportion of female scientists and engineers varied widely in 2023, with the highest shares registered in Denmark (50.8%), Spain…