In 2020, the number of actual hours worked in the main job in the EU decreased by 12.0% when compared with 2019.
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Cycling promotes personal health and well-being; it is economical and to the extent that it can replace the use of private cars, helps reducing air pollution.
In 2020, the number of housing transactions decreased in several EU countries compared to 2019 despite a continued upwards trend in house prices.
Rents and house prices in the EU have continued their steady increase in the first quarter of 2021, going up by 0.4 % and 2.2 %, respectively, compared to the fourth quarter 2020.
In 2020, national expenditure on environmental protection (NEEP) of the EU Member States amounted to €273 billion. Rising on average by over 2% each year, NEEP increased by 40% since 2006.
In 2020, the year of the COVID-19 outbreak, the median employment income of the working age population (18-64) in the EU decreased by 7% compared with 2019.
In May 2021, the euro area annual inflation rate was 2.0%, up from 1.6% in April, while the European Union (EU) annual inflation was 2.3% in May 2021, up from 2.0% in April.
The share of 'early school leavers,’ a term that refers to early leavers from education and training (aged 18-24), has steadily decreased in the European Union (EU) over the last 10 years (from 13.
The European Commission has released the European Innovation Scoreboard 2021, which shows that Europe's innovation performance continues to improve across the EU.