Trade & Sector News
Inflation Rates Expected to Stay Above Two Per Cent Until the End of 2024
High energy prices, scarcity of raw materials and problems in international supply chains are expected to be the main drivers of this high inflation.
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EU-US-Trade: Stakeholder consultation platform on TTIP
The Commission has launched a consultation platform to collect stakeholder’s input to shape transatlantic cooperation.
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SMEs weight in EU’s international trade in goods
In 2019, 99% of importing enterprises in total trade (intra-EU and extra-EU) were small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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Free Trade Agreements – Overview January 2022
The article gives an overview on current treaties and FTAs.
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Employment up, labour market slack down in Q3 2021
Unemployment amounted to 12.9% of the extended labour force aged 20-64 in the third quarter of 2021, down from 13.7% in the second quarter 2021 (-0.8 pp).
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Manufacturing growth broadly stabilises during November as factories battle with harsh supply headwinds
Although demand remains strong, supply chains continue to deteriorate at a worrying rate.
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Quarterly Report on the Euro Area (QREA), Vol. 20, No. 3 (2021)
Having regained its pre-pandemic output level in the third quarter of this year, the euro area is now on a path of expansion.
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Europe Business Outlook October 2021
Confidence remains in positive territory, but down on June’s record high.
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European Business sectors in October 2021
Downturn in European autos sector continues, Technology Equipment grows.
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European Business Cycle Indicators (3rd Quarter 2021)
Special topic: New survey-based measures of economic uncertainty.
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European Economic Forecast Autumn 2021
Most Member States are expected to reach the pre-pandemic volume of output by the end of 2021, while a few others will fully recover in 2022.
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Construction activity in Europe 2017 - 2021
Statistics on construction activity in Europe in the years 2017 - 2021.
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EU launches new tool to empower SMEs: Access2Procurement
Access2Procurement will provide important and up-to-date information about public tender opportunities outside of the EU that are open to European companies.
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Definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of flat-rolled aluminium products from China
Commission adopts definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of flat-rolled aluminium products from China and suspends their application temporarily for 9 months.
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Eurozone sectors: Notable slowdown in input price inflation across Basic Materials group of sectors
Most sectors register slower gains in output than in July.
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Eurozone manufacturing growth slows to six-month low in August
This marked a second successive month in which growth has slowed in the sector since June’s survey record expansion.
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Accessories tools for powertools: Professional Association warns against monoculture and dependence
Independent accessory manufacturers see competitive disadvantages vis-à-vis large corporations.
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Free Trade Agreements – overview June 2021
The article gives an overview on current treaties and FTAs.
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The future of manufacturing in Europe
The Future of Manufacturing in Europe (FOME) is an explorative and future-oriented study and a pilot project proposed by the European Parliament.
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CETA factsheet and guides: April 2021 update
Find out more about the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Read more … CETA factsheet and guides: April 2021 update