EEconomy Read More Household material welfare across the EU in 2025 – News articlesJune 17, 2026 In 2025, actual individual consumption (AIC) per capita expressed in purchasing power standard (PPS) varied from 73% to 145% of the EU…
EEconomy Read More Employment rate up, labour market slack down in Q1 2026 – News articlesJune 12, 2026 In the first quarter of 2026, the employment rate of people aged 20-64 in the EU stood at…
EEconomy Read More Government gross debt of euro area largely in euro – News articlesJune 8, 2026 Across the EU, the structure of general government gross debt differs significantly between countries. These differences relate for…
EEconomy Read More Exports to US dropped by 30% year-on-year in Q1 2026 – News articlesMay 28, 2026 In the first quarter of 2026, the EU imported €627.8 billion in goods from non-EU countries and exported…
EEconomy Read More Strong increase in fuel prices continued in April 2026 – News articlesMay 23, 2026 In April 2026, the price of fuels and lubricants for personal transport in the EU increased by 20.8%…
EEconomy Read More Euro dominates extra-EU trade in primary goods – News articlesMay 11, 2026 In 2025, the euro was the most used currency for extra-EU imports of primary goods, excluding petroleum, representing…
EEconomy Read More Significant increase in fuel prices in March 2026 – News articlesApril 21, 2026 Up to February 2026, the price of fuels and lubricants for personal transport in the EU was generally…
EEconomy Read More EU’s employment rate grew above 76% in 2025 – News articlesApril 17, 2026 In 2025, 76.1% (197.7 million people) of the EU’s 20 to 64-year-olds were employed, the highest share recorded…
EEconomy Read More Returns to third countries up by 13% in Q4 2025 – News articlesMarch 31, 2026 In the fourth quarter of 2025, 117 545 non-EU citizens were ordered to leave an EU country, and…
EEconomy Read More EU hourly labour costs ranged from €12 to €57 in 2025 – News articlesMarch 31, 2026 In 2025, the average hourly labour costs in the whole economy (see methodological notes) were estimated to be…
EEconomy Read More EU’s gross domestic product up by 1.5% in 2025 – News articlesMarch 6, 2026 In 2025, real gross domestic product (GDP) of the EU increased by 1.5%, after an increase of 1.1%…
PPersonal finance Read More Women’s pension 25% lower than men’s in 2024 – News articlesFebruary 27, 2026 In 2024, the average pension for women aged 65 or over in the EU was 24.5% lower than…