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In 2018, the EU's 27 Member States spent €50.7 billion of government expenditure on recreation and sport. Overall in the EU, general government expenditure on recreation and sport has remained relatively stable as a percentage of total…

Around 48 700 people in the European Union (EU) died as a result of intentional self-harm in 2016, corresponding to 1% of all deaths reported that year. Almost 8 in 10 of these suicides (77%) were among men, says the latest Eurostat report.…

The highest pupil-teacher ratios in 2018 were reported in Romania (19.5), Czechia and France (both 19.2), according to the latest Eurostat survey. The lowest ratios were recorded in Luxembourg (9.0), Greece (9.2) and Poland (9.6).…

The price of meat was highest in Austria (price level index of 145) and Luxembourg (141), followed by France (131), the Netherlands (127), Belgium (125) and Finland (124), while the lowest price levels for meat in 2019 were in Poland and…

In the second quarter 2020, still marked by COVID-19 containment measures in most Member States, seasonally adjusted GDP decreased by 12.1% in the euro area and by 11.9% in the EU, compared with the previous quarter, according to a…

In 2019, 29% of residents of EU Member States aged 16 or over were unable to afford paying for an annual one-week holiday away from home, reads the latest Eurostat survey. This share has gradually decreased since 2010, when 39% of Europeans…

To prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, EU Member States have taken a wide variety of restrictive measures. Among other limitations, bars, restaurants and hotels were closed in almost all countries affecting the volume of services…

Online shopping is continuing to increase in the European Union (EU), says the latest Eurostat survey released on Monday. "Together with increasing use of the internet and improving security standards, consumers appreciate the…

In 2019, average hourly labour costs in the whole economy (excluding agriculture and public administration) were estimated to be EUR 27.7 in the European Union of 27 Member States (EU) and EUR 31.4 in the euro area, reveals the latest…

One in ten employed persons aged 18 years or over in the EU were found to be at risk of poverty in 2018. Over recent years, this share has risen from 8.6% in 2008 to 9.5% in 2018, says a recent Eurostat survey. The in-work poverty risk…