In July 2024, the consumer price of package holidays in the EU was 6.6% higher than in July 2023. The price of domestic holiday packages was up 11.1%, while international holiday packages saw a 5.7% increase. The price of package holidays has been rising across the EU since August 2021. The annual rate of increase exceeded 10% in most months throughout 2022 and 2023. In particular, domestic package holidays saw a price surge in 2023, with the annual inflation rate surpassing 20% for 7 months in that year. Source dataset: prc_hicp_manr In July 2024, most EU countries reported a positive…
Author: Eurostat
In 2023, 59% of EU enterprises reached at least basic level of digital intensity. Of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), 58% reached at least basic level of digital intensity last year, while the share for large enterprises was 91%. ‘At least basic level of digital intensity’ – measured by the Digital Intensity Index (DII) – entails the use of at least 4 of 12 selected digital technologies, such as AI technology, social media, cloud computing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or having e-commerce sales accounting for at least 1% of total turnover. Source dataset: isoc_e_dii At least basic level…
In 2023, the number of housing transactions decreased in 13 out of the 16 EU countries for which data are available, compared with 2022. This marks the second consecutive year that the majority of reporting countries have registered drops in sales. The largest decreases in the number of transactions in 2023 were recorded in Luxembourg (-43.3%), Austria (-26.4%), Hungary and Finland (each -24.5%). In contrast, increases were registered in Cyprus (+31.0%), Poland (+3.9%) and Ireland (+0.6%). Source dataset: prc_hpi_hsna The year before, in 2022, 10 out of 16 reporting countries registered decreases in the number of sales. The largest decrease…
In 2023, there were 362 400 professional firefighters in the EU, representing 0.18% of total EU employment. Compared with 2022, the number of firefighters increased by 3 200. Among the 21 EU countries with available data, the highest shares of firefighters in total employment were registered in Croatia (0.49%), followed by Estonia and Greece (both 0.39%). The lowest shares were registered in the Netherlands (0.05%), Finland, Slovenia and Sweden (both 0.13%). At the EU level, firefighters aged 30 to 49 made up 61% of all firefighters. Among them, the largest subgroups were those aged 40 to 44 (65 600 firefighters),…
In 2023, the total government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) across the EU stood at €123 684 million, equivalent to 0.73% of GDP. This was a 5.3% increase compared with 2022 (€117 424 million) and a 54.8% increase compared with 2013 (€79 886 million). This information comes from data on government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) published by Eurostat today. The article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article. In 2023, government budget allocations for R&D at the EU level stood at €275.6 per person, a 53.3% increase compared with 2013 (€181.0 per person). The highest…