In 2023, 58.1% of people aged 16-74 in the EU reported that they had bought or ordered goods or services over the internet in the 3 months preceding the survey. The share was higher than the EU average (58.1%) for every region (at level 2 of the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS 2)) of Czechia, Denmark, Ireland, France (except the outermost regions), the Netherlands, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Luxembourg and Malta. By contrast, the share of the population making use of e-commerce was below the EU average for every region of Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia,…
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In 2022, the production of spacecraft and their launch vehicles in the EU totalled €5 600 million. This represented a 24% increase from €4 500 million in 2010. The EU production peaked in 2016, with €6 240 million, and remained high until 2019 (€6 000 million each year between 2017 and 2019), driven by sustained European public investment in space (both from the EU and the European Space Agency). However, the outbreak of COVID-19 led to a significant decline in production, which fell to €4 000 million in 2021, the lowest level since 2010. Therefore, the 2022 figure signals a…
Eurostat published today the indicators of the macroeconomic imbalance procedure (MIP) scoreboard. The MIP scoreboard consists of 13 indicators relevant for the early detection of existing or emerging macroeconomic imbalances at EU member level. It provides statistical support to the annual alert mechanism report released by the European Commission at the start of the European Semester. The alert mechanism report identifies EU countries for which in-depth analyses are required, based on an economic reading of the scoreboard indicators, complemented by other auxiliary indicators. In 2024, in line with the MIP Regulation 1176/2011, the set of MIP indicators was reviewed. The…
Today, Eurostat released the European Statistical Monitor, a dashboard with short-term indicators covering different areas, such as economy, environment, business, health and work. This monthly updated dashboard is designed to track developments within the EU as a whole and its members, as well as the EFTA countries, providing a holistic overview of key developments. It focuses on monthly and quarterly indicators, ensuring up-to-date insights and includes a commentary, focusing on recent changes and trends. While the EU economy slowly expands and labour markets remain positive, industrial output continues to fluctuate and both services production and retail trade decline In the…
In 2024, 93% of people aged 16-74 in the EU reported that they had used the internet during the previous 3 months. Internet use has grown consistently in the EU, with the share of users increasing by 7 percentage points (pp), up from 86% in 2019. The internet was used mainly to communicate with others – 85% of people used the internet for telephoning, video calls, or instant messaging, and 80% for e-mails. Internet usage for communication has increased, with online calling and messaging growing faster than e-mail correspondence (+14 pp and +7 pp compared with 2019, respectively). This information…
In 2023, the levels of actual individual consumption (AIC) across EU countries varied between 70% and 136% of the EU average. This information comes from data on purchasing power parities (PPP) published by Eurostat today. The article presents some of the findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article. AIC per capita is expressed in purchasing power standards and is used as a measure of material welfare of households. Last year, 9 countries recorded an AIC per capita above the EU average. Luxembourg recorded the highest level at 36% above the EU average. Luxembourg was followed by the Netherlands and…
In 2024, 93% of EU enterprises applied at least 1 measure to ensure integrity, availability and confidentiality of their data and ICT systems. This information comes from data on ICT usage and e-commerce in enterprises published by Eurostat today. The article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on ICT security in enterprises. Source dataset: isoc_cisce_ra The most common security measure used by enterprises was strong password authentication (84%), followed by data backup to a separate location (79%) and network access control (65%). The least common measure was authentication via biometric methods (18%). Source dataset: isoc_cisce_ra Looking at national level, the…
In 2023, flows of money sent by EU residents to non-EU countries, referred to as personal transfers, amounted to €50.9 billion, an increase of 8% compared with €47.0 billion in 2022. Inflows to the EU totalled €13.9 billion, an increase of 4% compared with €13.4 billion in 2022. Personal transfers consist of flows of money sent by EU resident households to non-resident households. In the last 5 years, a substantial growth of outflows of personal transfers was observed. Outflows have surged by 53%, while inflows have demonstrated a more modest growth pattern with an increase of just 11%. As a…
In 2023, the EU spent €381.4 billion on research & development (R&D), which is 6.7% more than in the previous year (€357.4 billion) and 57.9% more than in 2013 (€241.5 billion). R&D intensity, defined as R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP, remained stable compared with 2022 (2.2%). Between 2013 and 2023, R&D intensity in the EU increased by 0.1 percentage points (pp). Between 2013 and 2023, R&D intensity increased in 19 EU countries, with the largest increases recorded in Belgium (1.0 pp), Poland (0.7 pp) and Greece (0.7 pp). In 2023, 5 EU countries registered an R&D intensity above…
In 2023, for the 11 EU countries that report inward foreign direct investment (FDI) positions by ultimate investing economy, the total value of investment amounted to €3 263 billion, up from €3 241 billion in 2022. Germany replaced the United States as the top ultimate investing economy, with investments worth €410 billion (12.6% of the total value by ultimate investing economy). The United States was referred to the second place with €406 billion (12.5%), followed by France with €356 billion (10.9%), the United Kingdom with €290 billion (8.9%) and Switzerland with €211 billion (6.5%). Source dataset: bop_fdi6_pos Luxembourg biggest immediate investing economy The…