Tagged: Eurostat & News
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Renewable sources accounted for 12.4pc of EU's energy in 2010 News
18.06.2012 Energy derived from renewable sources is estimated to have contributed 12.4pc of the European Union’s overall energy consumption in 2010, up from 11.7pc in 2009 and 10.5pc in...Tags: Renewable Energy, Eurostat, Sweden, Latvia, Finland, Austria , Portugal , Luxembourg, UK, The Netherlands, Denmark, Spain -
Eurozone's trade surplus up in April News
15.06.2012 The eurozone’s trade surplus with the rest of the world was €5.2bn in April, according to first estimates from Eurostat. This compares with a €4.5bn deficit in April 2011.Categories: European Union, Eurozone -
Eurozone inflation down to 2.4pc in May News
14.06.2012 Annual inflation in the eurozone fell from 2.6pc in April to 2.4pc in May, according to new Eurostat figures. -
Strong trade between EU27 and Russia in 2011 News
01.06.2012 Following a sharp fall in 2009, EU27 trade in goods with Russia grew strongly in 2010 and 2011 to reach record levels, according to new statistics released by Eurostat, the... -
Ireland has third-highest trade surplus in EU News
16.04.2012 Ireland has recorded the third-largest trade surplus among EU member states for January, reaching €3.2 billion, according to figures released today by Eurostat. -
Bord Bia and Tesco launch skills programme for food and drink companies News
04.04.2012 Bord Bia and Tesco have launched a jointly-developed programme to help food and drink companies build up the skills required to achieve sustainable growth at multiple retail level. -
Ireland above EU average for producing and recycling municipal waste News
27.03.2012 People in Ireland generated significantly more municipal waste in 2010 than the average European, according to new data from Eurostat, which also shows that Ireland was at the...Categories: European Union, Waste -
Ireland's computer skills lower than EU average - Eurostat News
26.03.2012 Ireland had a higher proportion of graduates with a computing degree than the European Union average in 2009, but general computer skills among individuals were somewhat lower... -
Ireland's asylum applicants in 2011 less than half of EU average News
23.03.2012 The number of asylum applicants registered in the European Union increased from 259,000 in 2010 to just over 301,000 last year, according to figures released today from Eurostat.Categories: Diversity, European Union -
First estimates show €152.8bn EU trade deficit in 2011; Ireland has €2.1bn surplus in December News
15.02.2012 During 2011, the eurozone had a trade deficit with the rest of the world of €7.7bn, after a €14.7bn deficit in 2010, according to first estimates from Eurostat. The European... -
EU economy contracts by 0.3pc in fourth quarter of 2011 News
15.02.2012 GDP in the European Union fell by 0.3pc between the third and fourth quarters of 2011, according to flash estimates from Eurostat. -
Ireland's exports to India up in 2011, but trade deficit grows too News
09.02.2012 Ireland exports to India rose by just over 25pc to €171m in the first 10 months of 2011 from €136m in the same period in 2010, according to Eurostat figures, which have been...Categories: Investment, Eurozone -
Eurozone government debt falls News
06.02.2012 Public sector debt across the eurozone fell to 87.4pc of GDP in the third quarter of 2011, according to the European Union.Categories: European Union, Eurozone -
10.4pc unemployment in eurozone in December 2011 News
31.01.2012 The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the eurozone was 10.4pc in December 2011, up from 10pc a year previously, but unchanged from November, according to new figures from...Tags: unemployment, Eurostat, Austria , The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Greece, Ireland, Estonia, Latvia, Cyprus , Germany, Slovakia, USA , Japan -
EU trade deficit falls in Q3 2011, while Ireland records a surplus - Eurostat News
19.01.2012 The European Union’s trade deficit fell slightly to €21.4bn in the third quarter of 2011, down from €22.3bn in Q3 2010, new Eurostat estimates reveal. Ireland, meanwhile, was...Categories: Exporting, European Union -
Eurozone's industrial new orders up 1.8pc in October News
05.01.2012 Industrial new orders in the euro area increased by 1.8pc between September and October 2011, having fallen by 7.8pc the previous month, new figures from Eurostat reveal. -
Ireland is only EU country to see hourly wages drop over the last year News
16.12.2011 Ireland was the only country in the EU to see its hourly labour costs fall between Q3 2010 and Q3 2011, according to Eurostat. -
Irish exports to the US close to €10.9bn in first half News
25.11.2011 Ireland was the fifth largest EU exporter to the US in the first half of 2011 when it accounted for 8pc of the total EU exports to the US or just under €10.9bn, according to... -
Trade surplus and exports up in first eight months -- CSO News
16.11.2011 There has been an 11pc increase in the trade surplus to over €4bn as well as a 4pc rise in exports in the first eight months of the year, according to figures released by the...