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Statistical books

Europe in gures

Eurostat yearbook 2009

(with CD-ROM)

Statistical books

Europe in gures

Eurostat yearbook 2009

(with CD-ROM)

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Luxembourg: Oce for Ocial Publications of the European Communities, 2009

ISBN 978-92-79-11625-4

ISSN 1681-4789

DOI 10.2785/29733

Cat. No. KS-CD-09-001-EN-C

Theme: General and regional statistics

Collection: Statistical books

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Foreword

O cial statistics play a fundamental role in today’s society. Public adminis-

trations, policy-makers, economic operators, markets, researchers and citi-

zens rely on high quality statistics to describe developments in the economic,

social, environmental and cultural spheres as accurately as possible. Statisti-

cal authorities respond to the needs of these users who require easy and time-

ly access to such high quality information.

Impartial and objective statistical information is essential in order to enable

well informed decisions based on an accurate and relevant picture of society.

Statistical information underpins transparency and openness of policy deci-

sions; o cial statistics therefore are a public good and a basis for the smooth

functioning of democracy.

At a European level, statistics are increasingly important for the de nition,

implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies. Europe needs a pleth-

ora of statistical data which meet the highest possible standards in terms of quality. For example, reliable

statistics are needed to assess macro-economic developments such as in ation, employment, govern-

ment nances, economic growth and the business cycle in general: in order to facilitate economic policy

coordination among Member States, which is especially important in the current economic situation; to

keep Europe on the path to sustainable development; and nally, to reinforce a commitment to solidar-

ity and social justice. European statistics thus constitute an essential information tool that may help

monitor European Union strategic objectives, as well as sustaining underlying policies and supporting

instruments.

Eurostat, the Statistical O ce of the European Communities, ensures the development, production and

dissemination of harmonised statistics at European level. Eurostat gets most of its data from the national

statistical authorities in the Member States. It then processes, analyses and publishes that data at a Euro-

pean level, following common statistical concepts, methods and standards. Eurostat also supports and

encourages the development of similar statistical systems within countries neighbouring the European

Union, driving thereby a process of statistical harmonisation.

is year, 2009, is the European year of Creativity and Innovation; therefore, the spotlight (opening)

chapter of this publication re ects this by focusing on statistics relevant to these topics. I hope this pub-

lication will encourage you to use Eurostat’s data for your information needs and daily work. Please

consult our website at http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat which o ers you free access to nearly all Eurostat data

and publications.

Wa lter R ader macher

Director-General, Eurostat

ABSTRACT

Europe in ﬁ gures – Eurostat yearbook 2009 – presents a comprehensive selection of statisti-

cal data on Europe. The yearbook may be viewed as an introduction to European statistics

and provides guidance to the vast range of data freely available from the Eurostat website at

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat.

Most data cover the period 1997-2007 for the European Union and some indicators are provided for

other countries such as candidate countries to the European Union, members of EFTA, Japan or the

United States (subject to availability). With just over 500 statistical tables, graphs and maps, the year-

book treats the following areas: the economy, population, education, health, living conditions and wel-

fare, the labour market, industry and services, agriculture, forestry and ﬁ sheries, external trade, trans-

port, the environment, energy, science and technology and Europe’s regions. This edition’s spotlight

chapter covers creativity and innovation – the theme of the European year 2009.

Editor-in-chief

Gunter Schäfer

Eurostat, Head of Dissemination unit

Editors

Diana Ivan, Annika Johansson Augier, Jukka Piirto, Ulrich Wieland

Eurostat, Dissemination unit

Contact details

Eurostat,

Statistical O ce of the European Communities,

Bâtiment Joseph Bech,

5, rue Alphonse Weicker

2721 Luxembourg

E-mail: estat-user-support@ec.europa.eu

Production, desktop publishing

Informa sàrl

Giovanni Albertone, Simon Allen, Edward Cook, Sabine Joham Allen, Séverine Gautron, Andrew Redpath

For more information please consult

Internet: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Data extracted

September 2008

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