In the first quarter of 2024, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU, compared with the previous quarter, according to a flash estimate published by Eurostat, th
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The Euro area annual inflation rate was 2.4% in March 2024, down from 2.6% in February. A year earlier, the rate was 6.9%.
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Eurostat, 17 April 2024
In 2022, 60.8% of students in upper secondary general education across the EU studied 2 or more foreign languages as compulsory subjects or as compulsory curriculum options.
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Eurostat, 10 April 2024
In 2023 compared with 2022, hourly labour costs at whole economy level expressed in € rose by 5.3% in the EU and by 4.8% in the euro area.
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Eurostat, 27 March 2024
In 2022, the life expectancy at birth in the EU was 80.6 years, up by 0.5 years from 2021.
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Eurostat, 14 March 2024
In the third quarter of 2023, in the EU, the majority of employed people aged 15-64 years were men, 53.5% men compared with 46.5% women.
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Eurostat, 4 March 2024
In 2023, 55% of people in the EU aged 16 to 74 had at least basic overall digital skills.
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Eurostat, 22 February 2024
In 2022, there were almost 7.3 million female scientists and engineers in the EU, 310 500 more than in 2021, accounting for 41% of total employment in science and engineering.
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Eurostat, 12 February 2024
Year-on-year inflation in the OECD, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased from 5.8% in November to 6.0% in December 2023 , after three consecutive months of decreases.
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OECD, 7 February 2024