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Economy International 

EU Jobless Rate Takes Surprise Dip to 20-Year Low

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 WILLIAM DOTINGA
European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, Unemployment

The unemployment rate across the European Union ticked down a tenth of a point to 6.2% in August, the lowest since the EU statistics office started generating monthly reports in January 2000.

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Economy Financial International 

European Incomes and Household Spending Up in 2019

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 WILLIAM DOTINGA
consumer spending, European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, incomes

For much of the year, experts have been warning a global economic slowdown is on the way – with some even using the R-word. Europeans don’t seem worried about recession, with household income and consumption both up in the first quarter of 2019.

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Economy International 

EU Unemployment Rate Hits 10-Year Low

July 31, 2018 WILLIAM DOTINGA
European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, Unemployment

The European Union’s jobless rate held steady at 6.9 percent in June, the lowest rate recorded since the start of the Great Recession in 2008, the EU statistics agency Eurostat reported Tuesday.

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International 

Population Explosion

July 10, 2018 BRIEF
European Union, Eurostat

While deaths exceeded births in the European Union, over a 1 million people – mainly migrants – were added to the continent’s population in 2017, bringing the total to 512.6 million across 28 states.

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Economy International 

EU April Retail Sales

June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 BRIEF
European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, retail

Retail sales in the 19-state eurozone crept up a tepid 0.1 percent in April while the full European Union saw a more robust rise of 0.4 percent, Eurostat reported Tuesday.

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Environment International 

EU’s Carbon Emissions Spiked in 2017, Agency Reveals

May 4, 2018 WILLIAM DOTINGA
emissions, European Commission, European Union, Eurostat, Greenhouse gas

Despite hardline efforts to tackle carbon emissions and a prominent role in the Paris climate agreement, the European Union’s statistics office acknowledged Friday that emissions increased in 2017 due to a greater reliance on fossil fuels.

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Economy International 

After a Rough Decade, EU Jobless Rate Stable at Last

May 2, 2018 WILLIAM DOTINGA
European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, Unemployment

After years of slow but steady improvement following the 2008 global financial meltdown, Europe’s economy appears to be stabilizing, at least on one front: the unemployment rate in the 28-state European Union held steady in March at 7.1 percent.

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Economy International 

EU Retail Sales – January

March 5, 2018 BRIEF
European Union, Eurostat, retail

Retail sales dipped by 0.1 percent in the European Union in January due to sluggish sales in the “nonfood” and “food, drinks and tobacco” sectors, Eurostat reported Monday.

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Economy Employment Government International National 

US Employers Posted Fewer Jobs in November; EU Jobless Rate Falls Again

January 9, 2018January 31, 2018 DAN MCCUE
European Union, Eurostat, Labor, U.S. Economy, Unemployment

Employers across the U.S. posted fewer open jobs in November, the second straight month of decline, the Labor Department announced Tuesday.

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Economy International 

EU Retail Sales

January 8, 2018 BRIEF
European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, retail

Retail sales in the European Union rose 1.5 percent in November on strong turnover in the non-food and food, drink and tobacco sectors, the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat reported Monday.

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Economy Employment International 

EU Employment

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 BRIEF
European Union, Eurostat

The number of employed Europeans ticked up half a percent in the third quarter of 2017 to the “highest levels ever recorded,” Eurostat said Wednesday, reporting over 236 million men and women employed across the 28 EU states.

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Economy International 

EU Unemployment

November 30, 2017 BRIEF
European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, Unemployment

The European Union’s jobless rate ticked down slightly in October to 7.4 percent, while the 19-state eurozone saw a similar drop to 8.8 percent – both the lowest since early 2009, Eurostat reported Thursday.

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Economy International 

EU August Retail

October 4, 2017 BRIEF
European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, retail

Retail sales in the 19-state eurozone fell 0.5 percent in August and was flat in the full European Union, the EU statistics agency Eurostat reported Wednesday.

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Economy International 

EU Jobless Rate Steady While Energy Prices Spark Inflation

August 31, 2017 WILLIAM DOTINGA
European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, Inflation, Unemployment

The European Union’s statistics agency said Thursday that the jobless rate held steady in June, but its estimate of annual inflation for the 19-stat eurozone will tick up slightly in August.

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Economy International 

EU Retail Sales – May

July 5, 2017 BRIEF
European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, retail

Retail sales in the 19-state eurozone rose 0.4 percent in May while the full European Union saw a modest rise of just 0.2 percent, Eurostat said Wednesday.

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Economy International 

EU Retail Sales – April

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 BRIEF
European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, retail

Retail sales in Europe rose slightly in April, by 0.1 percent in the 19-state eurozone and by 0.5 percent in the full European Union, Eurostat reported Tuesday.

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Economy International 

EU Unemployment – April

May 31, 2017 BRIEF
European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, Unemployment

The unemployment rate in the 19-state eurozone and the full European Union fell a tenth of a point in April, to 9.3 percent and 7.8 percent respectively, the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat said Wednesday.

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Economy International 

EU Construction – March

May 17, 2017 BRIEF
construction, European Union, Eurostat

After strong gains in February, production in the EU’s construction sector fell by about a percent in March according to figures released Wednesday by the continent’s statistics agency Eurostat.

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Economy International 

EU Inflation – April

May 17, 2017 BRIEF
European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, Inflation

Inflation ticked up nearly half a percent across Europe in April, rising to 1.9 percent in the 19-state eurozone and to 2 percent in the full European Union, Eurostat said Wednesday.

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Economy International 

EU Retail Sales – March

May 4, 2017 BRIEF
European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, retail

Retail sales in the 19-state eurozone rose 0.3 percent in March but dropped by 0.2 percent in the full European Union, as sluggish automotive fuel sales dragged down gains made in February, Eurostat said Thursday.

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