Industry, trade and services
In October 2025, compared with September 2025, seasonally adjusted production in construction increased by 0.9% in the euro area and by 0.8% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In September 2025, production in construction fell by 0...
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In October 2025, compared with September 2025, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In September 2025, industrial production grew by 0.2% in the...
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In September 2025, compared with August 2025, seasonally adjusted services production remained stable in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August 2025, services production fell by 0.1% in the euro area and b...
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In October 2025, compared with September 2025, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume remained stable in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In September 2025, retail trade volume grew by 0.1% in the euro ar...
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In October 2025, compared with September 2025, industrial producer prices increased by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In September 2025, industrial producer prices fell by 0.1% in both the euro area ...
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In September 2025, compared with August 2025, seasonally adjusted production in construction decreased by 0.5% in the euro area and remained stable in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August 2025, production in construction fell ...
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In September 2025, compared with August 2025, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0.2% in the euro area and by 0.8% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August 2025, industrial production fell by 1.1% in the eur...
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In August 2025, compared with July 2025, seasonally adjusted services production increased by 0.1% in the euro area and decreased by 0.2% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In July 2025, services production grew by 0.3% in both the...
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In September 2025, compared with August 2025, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume decreased by 0.1% in the euro area and remained stable in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August 2025, retail trade volume fell by 0.1% in...
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In September 2025, compared with August 2025, industrial producer prices decreased by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August 2025, industrial producer prices fell by 0.4% in both the euro area and ...
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In August 2025, compared with July 2025, seasonally adjusted production in construction decreased by 0.1% in the euro area and by 0.9% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In July 2025, production in construction grew by 0.5% in the ...
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This article presents key results from the Global Value Chains survey on international sourcing. International sourcing, often referred to as outsourcing, involves the partial or full relocation of business activities by enterprises to affiliated or non-affiliated partners located abroad. The res...
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In 2024, the EU had around 33.5 million enterprises, employing 164.2 million people. Those enterprises registered a net turnover of €38.7 trillion.
Although large enterprises (more than 249 people employed) represented only 0.2% of the total number of enterprises in the EU’s business economy (5...
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In September 2025, compared with August, the total market production increased by 0.4% in the EU and by 0.1% in the euro area.
The total market production index (TMPI) is a composite indicator that combines 4 short-term business statistics indicators covering most of the market economy, i.e. pro...
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Between 2021 and 2023, 80% of enterprises in the EU experienced that their global value chains were affected by at least 1 constraint or underwent reorganisation. These results come from the first global value chains survey carried out under the European business statistics regulation, building o...
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In 2023, 50.8% of foreign affiliates controlled by the institutional units resident in the EU countries were located outside the EU.
The highest shares of foreign affiliates active outside the EU were reported as enterprises controlled by institutional units resident in Croatia (64.7%), Spain (...
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In the third quarter of 2025, the number of registrations of EU businesses increased by 4.0% compared with the second quarter of 2025.
At the same time, the number of bankruptcy declarations increased by 4.4% compared with the second quarter of 2025.
This information comes from data on busine...
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In 2023, only 1% of EU market producer enterprises (hereinafter enterprises) were under foreign control. More than half, 60%, were controlled by institutional units from other EU countries, while 40% resided outside the EU.
In Luxembourg, foreign-controlled enterprises represented 28% of all en...
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In 2024, for the 13 EU countries that have reported inward foreign direct investment (FDI) positions by ultimate investing economy, the total value of foreign investment amounted to €3 892 billion.
Tracing the ultimate investor in enterprises has become increasingly important, as the ownership s...
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In September 2025, the volume index of retail trade in food, drinks and tobacco increased by 0.5% in the EU compared with the same month of 2024. In the euro area, the volume increased by 1.0%.
Out of 25 EU countries with available data, 15 recorded an annual increase in the volume of food, drin...
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Disclaimer: the total value of exported services in the first paragraph was corrected after publication.
In 2023, the EU exported services to countries outside the EU worth €1 440 billion. The majority (53.5%) of these exports were carried out by large enterprises with 250 or more employees. Sma...
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In 2024, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments across the EU increased by 2.7% compared with 2023, exceeding 3 billion for the first time.
Close to two-thirds (62.8%) of all overnight stays were made in hotels and similar accommodation, 23.7% in holiday and other sh...
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The index of services production is a business indicator that measures the monthly changes in the production volume of the services industries (excluding financial and public services). Seasonally adjusted euro area and EU series are calculated by aggregating the seasonally adjusted national d...
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The objective of the building permit index is to show the future development of construction activity in terms of per square meter of useful floor. The current base year is 2021 (Index 2021 = 100). The index is presented in seasonally adjusted form. Growth rates with respect to the previous month...
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The production in construction shows the output and activity of the construction sector. It measures changes in the volume of output on a monthly basis. Construction includes building construction and civil engineering. The construction sector in total corresponds to the NACE Rev. 2 section F. Pr...
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This table presents 3 indexes showing the development of labour input in the sector of industry (excluding construction): Number of persons employed, the hours worked and the wages and salaries. The number of person employed shows the development of employment in Industry. It can be defined as th...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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The Retail Trade Index is a business cycle indicator which shows the monthly activity of the retail sector in value and volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand. It should be noted that the volume of sales is different from the volume of (retail) trade services. The latter t...
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