The first estimate for the euro area (EA17) trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in May 2013 gave a 15.2 billion euro surplus, compared with +6.6 bn in May 2012. The April 20132 balance was +14.1 bn, compared with +3.3 bn in ...
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House prices, as measured by the House Price Index (HPI), fell by 2.2% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU3 in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same quarter of the previous year, according to data published by Eurostat, the ...
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As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in June of the current year the wholesale selling prices of industrial products in Germany were 0.7 percent higher compared to June 2012, following the 0.1 percent year-on-year ...
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In May 2013, compared with April 2013, the industrial producer price index1 fell by 0.3% in both the euro area (EA17) and the EU27, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April prices ...
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In May 2013 compared with April 2013, the volume of retail trade rose by 1.0% in the euro area (EA17) and by 1.2% in the EU27, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April retail trade ...
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According to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in May this year industrial producer prices decreased by 0.3 percent both in the euro area and in the European Union member states (EU-27), ...
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German particleboard imports and exports have fallen short of last year’s figures across the board between January and March. Imports dropped more than exports. A foreign trade surplus emerged for raw particleboard due to the sharp ...
Following a sharp fall in 2009, EU27 international trade in goods with Russia has grown strongly since then to reach record levels in 2012. After falling from 105 billion euro in 2008 to 66 bn in 2009, EU27 exports to Russia have risen ...
According to a report released by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in April this year the import price of iron ore increased by 1.5 percent year on year in Germany, while it was up by 4.8 percent as compared to March this ...
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Businesses in Germany's woodworking sector ended February with a 3.6 % decline in turnover to €1.109bn after a 0.6 % improvement in January 2013. Domestic revenues grew 2.3 % to €833.9m in the second month of the year, according ...
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As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in April this year the producer prices of industrial products in Germany fell by 0.2 percent compared to March this year and were up 0.1 percent compared to April 2012. The ...
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GDP fell by 0.2% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.1% in the EU27 during the first quarter of 2013, compared with the previous quarter, according to flash estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the ...
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According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in March this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-27) decreased ...
Tags: EU-27 Construction, Mineral
As reported by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on May 16, in the first quarter of the current year the number of persons in employment in the German manufacturing industry (excluding construction) rose 46,000 persons or 0.6 ...
Tags: Construction, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Annual inflation in the euro area was 1.2 percent in April this year, down from 1.7 percent in March, according to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In April 2012, the annual inflation rate ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy