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Date: October 9, 2023 R&D expenditure: Stuttgart ranks top of EU regions

Stuttgart, Brunswick and Tübingen are the top 3 EU regions (NUTS 2 level) in terms of research and development (R&D) expenditure.

Date: June 20, 2023 7.1 million EU citizens working in other EU Member States

Freedom of movement within the European Union enables EU citizens to take up employment in all member states.

Date: June 5, 2023 EU-Monitor COVID-19

The EU Member States are facing enormous challenges: The spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the associated protective measures to contain the pandemic have had profound economic and social consequences all across Europe.

Date: May 30, 2023 Road transport: car dominance unbroken

Congested roads, high maintenance costs and air pollution: the negative effects of travelling by car are obvious. Nevertheless, the car is still the main form of transport in today´s society, and the number of passenger cars is increasing.

Date: December 6, 2023 Key figures on the European food chain - 2023 edition

This publication provides a selection of recent data from the domains of agriculture and fisheries statistics, as well as the wider farm to fork chain. It offers facts and figures about farms, farmers, farm production and prices, the economic …

Date: November 30, 2023 Housing in Europe - 2023 interactive publication

This interactive publication shows figures on many different aspects of housing across Europe.

Press release No. 164 of 26 April 2023 One hour worked cost an average of 39.50 euros in 2022

Employers in industry and the service sector in Germany paid an average of 39.50 euros per hour worked in 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that Germany has thus ranked seventh in terms of labour costs in the European Union …

Press release No. N019 of 22 March 2023 5.5 kilograms per capita: 462,500 tonnes of old clothes and second-hand textiles were exported from Germany in 2022

Germany exported approximately 462,500 tonnes of old clothes and second-hand textiles in 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was a decrease of 10.7% compared with the previous year (518,100 tonnes). In relation to the …

Press release No. N 011 of 23 February 2023 Most energy products cost significantly more than before Russia’s attack on Ukraine

Russia’s attack on Ukraine on 24 February had a decisive impact on energy prices in Germany in the course of 2022. Although the trend had finally been downward, producer prices of energy were 32.9% higher in January 2023 than in January 2022, …

Press release No. N 009 of 15 February 2023 Nearly one third of births by Caesarean section in 2021

Roughly 237,000 women delivered by Caesarean in 2021, which means that nearly one out of three births in hospitals in Germany was by Caesarean section. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the Caesarean rate was 30.9% for the whole …