Quarterly panorama of European business statistics 2/2006.
Date: 2010-04-16
Institutions: Eurostat
Subjects: EU statistics, European undertaking, serial publication

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Quarterly  panorama
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short-term economic trends in relation to the

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As  a  result  of  a  review  carried  out  at  the  start  of  2006,  the
publication  contents  have  been  re-focused  on  short-term
business  statistics,  as  collected  within  the  scope  of  the  STS
Regulation  (Council  Regulation  No  1165/98  of  19  May  1998
concerning  short-  term  statistics,  and  Regulation  (EC)  No
1158/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6
July  2005  amending  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 1165/98
concerning short-term statistics.

There are three important developments that have taken place:

1. Each quarter, a newsletter relating to short-term
business statistics will be released in German, English
and French; this newsletter will be an extract of the
first section of the Quarterly panorama of European
business  statistics  publication  (it  may  be  viewed  as
an  executive  summary  that  contains  a  descriptive
analysis  of  the  latest  short-term  business  statitsics
that are available, as well as a selection of graphs for
key business cycle indicators);

2.  The  Quarterly  panorama  of  European  business
statistics  publication  will  continue  to  be  released.
The publication contains more detailed information
than  the  newsletter  for  a  more  profound  study  of
economic  developments  within  the  European
business  economy.  The  Quarterly  panorama  of
European business statistics will only be released as
an  English  language  publication,  using  the  PDF
format as its dissemination medium;

3. A Dedicated Section for short-term business statistics has been
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users  who  wish  to  discover  more  information  concerning  the
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Quarterly  panorama  of  European  business  statistics,  this  web
portal also offers access to the data. Data is provided in the form
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Table of contents

1. NEWSLETTER

Industry - index of production
Industry - index of new orders
Industry - indices of employment, hours worked and wages and salaries
industry - index of output prices
Construction - index of production
Construction - indices of employment, hours worked and wages and salaries, construction costs and number of permits
Retail trade - index of the volume of sales
Other services - indices of turnover and employment

2. INDUSTRY

Index of production - total industry
Index of production - main industrial groupings 
Index of production - by activity
New orders - total new orders
New orders - domestic new orders
New orders - non-domestic new orders
New orders - for the Member States
New orders - total new orders by activity
Labour input - index of employment
Labour input - index of hours worked
Labour input - index of gross wages and salaries
Labour input - main industrial groupings
Labour input - for the Member States
Labour input - index of employment by activity
Labour input - index of hours worked by activity
Labour input - index of gross wages and salaries by activity
Output prices - domestic output prices for total industry
Output prices - non-domestic output prices for total industry
Output prices - main industrial groupings
Output prices - domestic output prices by activity

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3. CONSTRUCTION

Index of production
Index of new orders
Indices of employment, hours worked and wages and salaries
Index of construction costs
Index of building permits 

4. RETAIL TRADE

Index of volume of sales
Index of employment

5. OTHER SERVICES

Indices of turnover & employment - by activity
Indices of turnover & employment - retail sale of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel
Indices of turnover & employment - wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Indices of turnover & employment - hotels and restaurants
Indices of turnover & employment - land transport
Indices of turnover & employment - water transport
Indices of turnover & employment - air transport
Indices of turnover & employment - supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies
Indices of turnover & employment - post and telecommunications
Indices of turnover & employment - computer and related activities
Indices of turnover & employment - other business activities

6. METHODOLOGICAL NOTES

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1. Newsletter

Industry - index of production

1. Newsletter

Figure 1.1 _______________________________________________________

Index of production for total industry (excl. construction),

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with 

the previous month (%)

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

-1.0

04-06

05-06

06-06

07-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 1.2 _______________________________________________________

Index of production, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%)

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-1

-2

-3

04-06

05-06

06-06

07-06

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non-durables

Energy

Figure 1.3 _______________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

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110

105

100

95

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Total industry

Capital goods
Consumer non-durables

Intermediate goods

Consumer durables
Energy

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industry 

index  of  production  for  total 

INDUSTRY
Index of production
Figure 1.1 shows a downward tendency in to the latest trends for
the 
(excluding
construction).  The  level  of  industrial  output  within  the  EU-25
went  down  in  July  2006,  as  the  seasonally  adjusted  index  of
production contracted by 0.2 % when compared with the month
before,  having  posted  no  change  in  June  2006.  There  was  a
similar pattern in the euro area, although the reduction in activity
between June and July 2006 was twice as fast as that recorded
for the EU-25. Over the course of the first seven months of 2006,
the EU-25’s index of production for total industry fell twice (on
the  basis  of  a  comparison  with  the  month  before),  while  there
were three month on month reductions recorded in the euro area
during the first seven months of the year.

The downturn in industrial activity in July 2006 could be largely
attributed  to  the  performance  of  the  intermediate  goods,
consumer  durables  and  consumer  non-durables  sectors,  where
output fell by between 0.4 % and 0.6 % when compared with a
month  before  - see  Figure 1.2.  However,  the  remaining  Main
Industrial  Groupings  (MIGs)  recorded  modest  growth  in
production  between  June  and  July  2006  in  the  EU-25,  with
output  rising  by  0.2 %  for  capital  goods  and  by  0.9 %  for
energy.

Figure 1.3  shows  the  longer-term  trends  of  the  index  of
production  (using  a  trend-cycle  presentation).  The  graph
confirms  that  capital  goods  was  the  most  buoyant  MIG  during
recent  years,  while  there  was  an  upturn  in  the  performance  of
the EU-25’s intermediate goods and consumer durables sectors in
the most recent twelve-month period.

Turning to the latest development among the Member States in
July  2006,  seasonally  adjusted  indices  of  production  for  total
industry  rose  at  a  rapid  pace  (when  compared  with  the  month
before)  in  a  number  of  Member  States:  namely  Luxembourg
(8.5 %), Ireland (5.0 %), the Netherlands (2.5 %, to June 2006)
and  Denmark  (2.4 %).  A  further  13  of  the  Member  States
reported either modest growth or no change in industrial output
for  the  most  recent  month  on  month  comparison  of  industrial
production.  These  figures  could  be  contrasted  with  the  overall
picture  for  the  EU-25,  where  output  fell  by  0.2 %  –  see
Figure 1.4. A closer inspection of the most recent data revealed
that of the five largest economies within the EU, Germany was
the  only  one  to  report  that  industrial  output  was  rising  by  in
excess  of  1 %.  The  index  of  production  rose  by  1.1 %  in
Germany  in  July  2006,  while  there  was  a  modest  increase  of
0.1 %  in  both  Spain  and  the  United  Kingdom.  On  the  other
hand, industrial output fell in Italy (by 0.3 %) and in France (by
1.3 %).  The  most  significant  reductions  in  industrial  output
occurred  in  Portugal,  where  production  fell  by  5.5 %  between
June and July 2006, and in Lithuania, where output declined by
3.5 % in the same month.

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Industry - indices of production and new orders

Figure 1.4 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

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(1) Malta and Switzerland, not available; Cyprus, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

A comparison of the working day adjusted production index over
the  period  July  2005  to  July  2006  reveals  that  EU-25  industrial
output rose by 3.2 %. This reasonably high rate of growth was
in contrast to the development of the index of production during
the latest two months for which data are available, when EU-25
industrial output stagnated and then fell.

Some  of  the  Member  States  reported  considerable  increases  in
their levels of industrial production when compared with the same
month of a year before, as working day adjusted output rose by
upwards of 10 % in Poland (14.3 %), Finland (12.5 %), Lithuania
(12.3 %),  Hungary  (12.2 %)  and  the  Czech  Republic  (11.0 %)
between  July  2005  and  July  2006.  Among  the  five  largest
economies within the EU, growth rates were more modest, with
Spain  (4.7 %)  and  Germany  (4.6 %)  reporting  expansions  that
were  above  the  EU-25  average  (3.2 %),  while  output  almost
stagnated  in  France  (0.4 %)  and  the  United  Kingdom  (0.1 %).
Finally, there was a modest reduction for the index of production
in Italy (-0.2 %): Italy was one of only two Member States to record
a decline in industrial output during the latest twelve-month period
for  which  data  are  available.  The  other  country  was  Sweden,
where  the  index  of  production  fell  by  0.9 %  between  July  2005
and July 2006.

The latest information available for the index of industrial output
at  a  more  detailed  level  (NACE  subsections)  shows  that  EU-25
indices  of  production  declined  for  the  majority  of  activities
between  June  and  July  2006.  The  exceptions  to  this  rule  were
transport  equipment;  electricity,  gas  and  water  supply;  mining
and  quarrying  energy  producing  materials;  and  chemicals  and
man-made fibres, where the positive expansion in output ranged
between  1.6 %  for  transport  equipment  and  just  0.1 %  for
chemicals  and  man-made  fibres.  Among  those  activities  where
there was a reduction in output between June and July 2006, the
most significant losses were registered for mining and quarrying
(except  energy),  where  EU-25  output  fell  by  in  excess  of  3 %,
which  was  almost  twice  the  rate  of  the  next  largest  reduction,
recorded  for  the  manufacture  of  pulp,  paper;  publishing  and
printing (where output fell by 1.6 %). There was no discernible
difference between the rates of change recorded for the EU-25
and  those  registered  for  the  euro  area,  for  different  industrial
activities at the NACE subsection level of detail.

The latest month on month changes for the index of production for
NACE  subsections  were  generally  confirmed  when  analysing  the
more  long-term  development  of  industrial  output  through  an
analysis of the working day adjusted index between July 2005 and
July 2006. EU-25 output fell at its most rapid pace for mining and
quarrying (except energy) activities, where production fell by 6.1 %.
However, the fastest growth for industrial output in the EU-25 was
recorded  for  electrical  and  optical  equipment  (8.5 %);  which  also
recorded the highest growth rate in the euro area (among industrial
NACE subsections) between July 2005 and July 2006; the largest
reduction  in  output  in  the  euro  area  was  recorded  for  the
manufacture of leather and leather products (-6.2 %).

Index of new orders
Having remained unchanged between March and April 2006 and
then  grown  by  1.9 %  between  April  and  May  2006,  the
seasonally  adjusted  index  of  total  new  orders  received  by
manufacturing industries working on orders fell by 1.0 % in the
EU-25 between May and June 2006. In the euro area, the index
of  new  orders  alternated  between  growth  and  contraction
during successive months in 2006, with the latest rate of change
being a 2.1 % reduction in new orders between May and June
2006 – see Figure 1.5. The amplitude of changes for the index of
new  orders  was  generally  more  pronounced  for  the  euro  area
than the EU-25 as a whole.

Figure 1.5 _______________________________________________________

Index of total new orders received for manufacturing industries 

working on orders, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month (%)

3

2

1

0

-1

-2

-3

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

EU-25

Euro area

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Figure 1.6 _______________________________________________________

Index of total new orders received for manufacturing industries 

working on orders (excl. other transport equipment), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with 

the previous month (%)

3

2

1

0

-1

-2

-3

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 1.7 _______________________________________________________

Index of total new orders received for manufacturing industries 

working on orders, trend cycle (2000=100)

130

120

110

100

90

06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 1.6  shows  similar  information  to  that  in  Figure 1.5,  with
the  manufacture  of  other  transport  equipment  excluded  from
the  analysis.  This  graph  may  show  more  clearly  the  underlying
trend  for  new  orders,  as  other  transport  equipment  tends  to
exhibit numerous peaks and troughs that may be associated with
one-off large orders being placed for ships or planes, which are
then  followed  by  no  orders  being  placed  the  following  month.
For the most recent month on month rate of change there was
no  difference  between  the  index  of  total  new  orders  for
the
manufacturing 
corresponding  rate  for  manufacturing  industries  working  on
orders  excluding  other  transport  equipment,  as  orders  fell  by
1.0 %  in  the  EU-25;  the  corresponding  rate  for  the  euro  area
showed  that  new  orders  fell  by  1.7 %  for  manufacturing
industries  working  on  orders  excluding  other  transport
equipment, which was 0.4 percentage points less of a reduction
than the rate for all manufacturing industries working on orders.

industries  working  on  orders  and 

There appeared to be some evidence of a slowdown in the pace
at which orders were growing during the first half of 2006, as the
relatively high growth rates that were recorded for new orders at
the turn of the year (and during most of the previous year) were
not reproduced in May or June 2006 - see the plateau-like end
to the path of total new orders in Figure 1.7.

Among  the  Member  States,  the  highest  growth  for  domestic
new orders between June and July 2006 was recorded in Sweden
(7.4 %),  followed  by  Hungary  (6.4 %,  for  May  to  June  2006),
Denmark (5.9 %), and Poland (5.7 %) – see Figure 1.8. Six other
Member  States  also  reported  that  their  domestic  new  orders
indices rose during the latest period for which data are available
(Latvia,  Malta,  Ireland,  Slovakia,  Germany  and  Lithuania).  None
of the Member States (for which data are available) reported that
domestic  new  orders  were  growing  at  a  more  rapid  pace  than
non-domestic new orders (compared with the previous month).

Figure 1.8 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Manufacturing industries working on orders, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

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Domestic new orders (1)

Non-domestic new orders (2)

(1) Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland and the United Kingdom, confidential; Belgium, Cyprus, Slovenia, Norway and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Greece,
Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta and Austria, 06-2006.
(2) Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland and the United Kingdom, confidential; Cyprus, Slovenia, Norway and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Greece,
Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta and Austria, 06-2006.

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Industry - indices of employment, hours worked and wages and salaries

Indices of labour input
The  seasonally  adjusted  index  of  industrial  employment  for  the
EU-25  fell  by  0.2 %  in  the  second  quarter  of  2006  (when
compared  with  the  quarter  before),  a  slightly  faster  pace  of
decline  when  compared  with  the  0.1 %  decreases  that  were
registered in both the last quarter of 2005 and the first quarter
of  2006.  An  identical  reduction  was  recorded  in  the  euro  area
(see  Figure 1.10),  as  the  number  of  persons  employed  in
industrial  activities  fell  by  0.2 %  between  the  first  and  second
quarters of 2006.

The downward trend of the level of industrial employment in the
EU-25’s industrial economy is presented in Figure 1.11, alongside
the development within the MIGs. There was almost no change
in the level of employment within the capital goods and energy
sectors of the economy during the first half of 2006, while the
losses  reported  for  consumer  goods  (both  durable  and
non-durables)  and  intermediate  goods  were  similar  or  more
pronounced than the total industry average.

A  large  majority  of  the  21 Member  States  for  which  data  are
available reported that their latest quarter on quarter growth rate
for the index of employment for total industry was negative. The
largest fall was recorded in Slovakia, where the number of persons
employed  fell  by  1.4 %  in  the  second  quarter  of  2006.  Latvia,
Poland, Ireland (first quarter of 2006), Spain, Germany and Austria
were  the  only  Member  States  where  the  number  of  persons
employed in industry rose, while there was no change in the level
of industrial employment in the Czech Republic and Cyprus (also
between the first and second quarters of 2006).

The  recovery  in  the  number  of  hours  worked  in  the  EU-25’s
industrial economy during the first quarter of 2006 (up by 0.7 %
compared  with  the  previous  quarter)  was  not  confirmed  in  the
second  quarter  of  2006,  as  the  index  of  hours  worked  fell  by
0.9 %, thus more than cancelling out the gains of the first quarter.
In the euro area, the reduction in the number of hours worked in
the industrial economy between the first and second quarters of
2006 was 1.1 %, larger than the decline in the EU-25.

Wages and salaries rose by 0.5 % between the first and second
quarters of 2006 within the EU-25, which was a similar rate of
growth to that recorded during the previous quarter (0.6 %). 

Figure 1.9 _______________________________________________________

Indices of employment, hours worked and wages and salaries

for total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data,

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, EU-25 (%)

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

-1.0

-1.5

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

Employment

Hours worked

Wages and salaries

Figure 1.10 ______________________________________________________

Indices of employment, hours worked and wages and salaries

for total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data,

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, euro area (%)

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

-1.0

-1.5

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

Employment

Hours worked

Wages and salaries

Figure 1.11 ______________________________________________________

Index of employment, seasonally adjusted data, 

EU-25 (2000=100)

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100

95

90

85

80

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Total industry

Capital goods
Consumer non-durables

Intermediate goods

Consumer durables
Energy

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Figure 1.12 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%)

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HU MT

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PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, Malta and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, not available; Ireland, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 1.13 ______________________________________________________

Index of total output prices for total industry (excl. construction),

gross data, price changes compared with the previous month (%)

1.00

0.75

0.50

0.25

0.00

04-06

05-06

06-06

07-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 1.14 ______________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices for total industry 

(excl. construction and energy), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%)

1.00

0.75

0.50

0.25

0.00

12

04-06

05-06

06-06

07-06

EU-25

Euro area

Indices of output prices
The latest month on month price increases for the EU-25’s index
of domestic output prices for total industry showed some signs
of inflationary pressures, as between the months of June and July
2006 prices rose by 0.8 % – see Figure 1.13. This was the most
rapid  increase  since  industrial  prices  rose  by  1.0 %  between
December  and  January  2006  (note  that  January  is  often
characterised  by  relatively  high  price  increases  as  many
manufacturers take the new year as an opportunity for revising
and  reviewing  their  price  lists).  Domestic  output  prices  rose  by
0.6 %  in  the  euro  area  between  June  and  July  2006,  the  first
time  in  the  opening  seven  months  of  2006  that  domestic
industrial  output  prices  increased  at  a  slower  pace  in  the  euro
area (compared with the EU-25).

Excluding  energy,  output  prices  increased  by  0.3 %  between
June  and  July  2006  in  both  the  EU-25  and  the  euro-area;
marking the second month in a row that prices increased at this
rate  –  see  Figure 1.14.  After  three  successive  quarters  when
energy  prices  rose  by  upwards  of  5 %  compared  with  the
previous quarter between the third quarter of 2005 and the first
quarter  of  2006,  there  was  asignificant  change  in  the  second
quarter  of  2006,  as  EU-25  energy  prices  actually  fell  by  0.2 %.
Nevertheless, the apparent reversal in the pattern of energy price
developments  was  short-lived,  as  the  most  recent  information
available  showed  that  energy  prices  in  the  EU-25  increased  by
2.5 % between June and July 2006.

Output  price  developments  for  the  other  MIGs  were  relatively
stable  when  compared  with  the  development  of  energy  prices;
this  was  particularly  true  for  capital  goods,  consumer  durables
and  consumer  non-durables  –  see  Figure 1.15.  However,  there
were  signs  that  price  increases  for  intermediate  goods  had
started to accelerate, as prices rose by 0.4 % between May and
June 2006, and by a further 0.5 % between June and July 2006.
Part  of  the  increase  in  the  price  of  intermediate  goods  may  be
explained as a result of energy price increases in previous periods
being  passed  down  the  production  chain,  as  energy  is  a  major
input in the manufacture of many intermediate goods.

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Industry - index of output prices

Within  the  EU-25,  output  price  increases  for  domestic  and
non-domestic  markets  were  identical  at  0.8 %  for  July  2006
when compared with the month before. The latest price changes
among the Member States are presented in Figure 1.16, broken
down between domestic and non-domestic markets. As with the
data  for  the  EU  aggregate,  among  the  19  Member  States  for
which  data  are  available  there  was  little  evidence  that  either
domestic and non-domestic markets were experiencing more or
less  pronounced  price  increases,  as  output  prices  for  the
non-domestic market increased at a faster pace in ten countries.

Of  the  21  Member  States  for  which  data  are  available  for  July
2006  for  the  domestic  output  price  index,  the  most  rapid  price
increases  were  recorded  in  Denmark  (2.8 %  in  August  2006),
while  the  next  highest  increases  were  registered  in  the
Netherlands  (1.6 %).  Hungary,  Italy  and  Greece  were  the  only
other  Member  States  to  record  domestic  output  price  increases
that  were  higher  than  the  EU-25  average  in  July  2006.  At  the
other end of the scale, Portugal and Slovenia (August 2006) were
the only Member States to record output price reductions for their
respective domestic markets (respectively by 0.1 % and 0.2 %).

Between June and July 2006, EU-25 domestic output prices were
either  stable  or  increasing  for  each  of  the  NACE  subsections
within  mining  and  quarrying  and  manufacturing.  The  fastest
expansion  in  prices  was  for  the  manufacture  of  coke,  refined
petroleum products and nuclear fuel (+3.0 % in the EU-25 and
+3.1 % in the euro area between June and July 2006), while the
second highest price increases were recorded for electricity, gas
and  water  supply  (2.0 %  in  the  EU-25  and  1.3 %  in  the  euro
area). Relatively high price increases could be observed for several
activities associated with raw materials or semi-processed goods,
as  the  next  highest  price  increases  within  the  EU-25  were
recorded for basic metals and fabricated metal products (1.2 %),
mining  and  quarrying  excluding  energy  producing  materials
(0.9 %) and mining and quarrying of energy producing materials
(0.7 %, June 2006).

Figure 1.15 ______________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, 

EU-25 (2000=100)

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Total industry

Capital goods
Consumer non-durables

Intermediate goods

Consumer durables
Energy

When  comparing  price  developments  between  July  2005  and
July 2006, EU-25 domestic output prices rose consistently across
all industrial NACE subsections. Mining and quarrying of energy
producing materials activities reported the highest price increases
(in excess of 20 % over the most recent twelve-month period),
while  two  other  activities  also  reported  considerable  price
increases, namely, electricity, gas and water supply (18.3 %) and
coke,  refined  petroleum  products  and  nuclear  fuel  (13.9 %)  -
note that these two latter activities were also at the top of the
ranking  for  the  month  on  month  comparison.  There  were  two
other  activities  where  prices  rose  by  upwards  of  5 %  between
July  2005  and  July  2006,  basic  metals  and  fabricated  metal
products  (+8.9 %)  and  mining  and  quarrying  excluding  energy
producing materials (+7.9 %).

Figure 1.16 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data, price changes compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

4

3

2

1

0

-1

BE

CZ

DK

DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

Domestic output prices (1)

Non-domestic output prices (2)

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Malta and Switzerland, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and
Norway, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.
(2) Spain, France, Portugal and Norway, confidential; Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Switzerland, not available; the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovenia, 06-2006;
Denmark, Lithuania and Luxembourg, 08-2006.

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Construction - index of production

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CONSTRUCTION
Index of production
The  latest  developments  for  the  index  of  production  for
construction showed a contraction in output for both the EU-25
and the euro area, following on from two consecutive months of
growth.  The  seasonally  adjusted  index  of  production  for
construction declined by 0.5 % in the EU-25 and by 1.1 % in the
euro area between May and June 2006, following growth of at
least  1.3 %  for  both  EU  aggregates  in  April  and  May  2006
(compared with the previous month) - see Figure 1.17.

The alternating pattern of positive and negative rates of growth
for  the  index  of  production  for  construction  output  was
reproduced for both building and for civil engineering. The index
of  production  contracted  for  both  parts  of  the  construction
sector,  as  the  EU-25’s  index  of  production  for  building  went
down  by  0.2 %  between  May  and  June  2006,  while  the
corresponding rate for civil engineering was a 1.1 % reduction –
see Figure 1.18.

Among  the  15  Member  States  for  which  data  are  available  for
either June or July 2006, the index of production for construction
contracted by a considerable amount in Poland (July 2006) and
Austria (June 2006), with output falling by at least 3.6 % when
compared  with  the  previous  month.  Negative  rates  of  change
were  also  recorded  for  the  construction  sectors  of  the
Netherlands  (June  2006),  Portugal  (July  2006),  Sweden  (June
2006) and France (July 2006). At the other end of the range, the
highest  rates  of  growth  among  the  Member  States  were
recorded  in  Spain,  where  the  seasonally  adjusted  index  of
production  for  the  construction  sector  rose  by  5.0 %  between
June  and  July  2006.  Relatively  high  growth  rates  were  also
posted in Belgium, Germany and Hungary, all in excess of 3.0 %
growth during the same period.

Figure 1.17 ______________________________________________________

Index of production for construction, seasonally adjusted data,

growth rates compared with the previous month (%)

3

2

1

0

-1

-2

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 1.18 ______________________________________________________

Index of production, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%)

4

2

0

-2

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

Building

Civil engineering

Figure 1.19 ______________________________________________________

Index of production, construction, trend cycle (2000=100)

108

106

104

102

100

06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

EU-25

Euro area

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Construction - indices of employment, hours worked and wages and salaries, 
construction costs and number of permits

Indices of labour input
The development of employment within the EU-25’s construction
sector was different to the path for the industrial economy. The
seasonally adjusted index of employment for construction rose by
1.0 %  in  the  EU-25  between  the  first  and  second  quarters  of
2006 – see Figure 1.20. The increase in the number of persons
employed marked the fifth consecutive gain, while employment
gains  had  ranged  between  0.4 %  and  0.8 %  during  the  final
three quarters of 2005 and the first quarter of 2006.

Among  the  Member  States,  the  most  rapid  expansions  in
construction workforces were registered in Denmark, Estonia and
Poland, where the employment index rose by 7.2 %, 4.0 % and
3.7 %  respectively  between  the  first  and  second  quarters  of
2006.

Data for the EU-25’s index of hours worked for the construction
sector is available up until the second quarter of 2006, where a
0.2 %  increase  was  recorded  compared  with  the  previous
quarter.  This  latest  rate  followed  on  from  no  change  in  the
number of hours worked in the first quarter of 2006.

The  latest  information  available  for  the  index  of  wages  and
salaries  for  the  EU-25’s  construction  sector  are  for  the  final
quarter  of  2005.  The  seasonally  adjusted  index  rose  by  0.7 %,
continuing  an  uninterrupted,  upward  evolution  that  had  been
evident since the second quarter of 2005.

Construction costs
The construction cost of new residential buildings rose by 1.6 %
in  the  EU-25  between  the  final  quarter  of  2005  and  the  first
quarter of 2006 – see Figure 1.21. This latest price increase was
the  highest  observed  since  the  second  quarter  of  2004  when
construction  costs  were  rising  at  a  rate  of  2.2 %.  Data  for  the
euro area is available up until the second quarter of 2006, with
prices increasing at a less rapid pace (0.9 %).

Number of permits
A  slowdown  was  observed  in  the  first  quarter  of  2006  for  the
rhythm of growth of the seasonally adjusted number of building
permits  issued  for  new  dwellings.  In  the  EU-25  the  number  of
dwellings for which permits were issued rose by 1.3 % in the first
quarter of 2006 compared with the previous quarter, following
on  from  2.4 %  and  4.1 %  growth  rates  in  the  third  and  final
quarters of 2005. Within the euro area there was faster growth
(compared  with  the  EU-25)  as  regards  the  number  of  permits
being issued for new dwellings in the first quarter of 2006, rising
by 2.4 %.

Figure 1.20 ______________________________________________________

Indices of employment, hours worked and wages and salaries

for construction, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates 

compared with the previous quarter, EU-25 (%) (1)

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

Employment

Hours worked

Wages and salaries

(1) Wages and salaries, not available for I-2006 and II-2006.

Figure 1.21 ______________________________________________________

Index of construction costs for new residential buildings, 

gross data, price changes compared with 

the previous quarter (%) (1)

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

EU-25

Euro area

(1) EU-25, not available for II-2006.

Figure 1.22 ______________________________________________________

Index of the number of dwellings for which permits 

have been granted, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%)

6

4

2

0

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

EU-25

Euro area

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Retail trade - index of the volume of sales

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Figure 1.23 ______________________________________________________

Volume of retail sales, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month (%) (1)

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

04-06

05-06

06-06

07-06

EU-25

Euro area

(1) Euro area, not available for 04-2006.

Figure 1.24 ______________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, retail trade (NACE Division 52), 

trend cycle (2000=100) (1)

115

110

105

100

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

EU-25

Euro area

(1) Euro area, not available for 04-2006.

Figure 1.25 ______________________________________________________

Volume of sales, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%)

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

04-06

05-06

06-06

07-06

Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco

Retail sale of non-food products

RETAIL TRADE
Volume of sales
There  was  an  acceleration  in  the  rhythm  of  growth  of  the
seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales index for the EU-25 –
see Figure 1.23. Indeed, the volume of sales rose by 0.6 % in July
2006  compared  with  the  previous  month,  marking  the  fastest
month on month change since December 2005.

Looking  in  more  detail,  the  volume  of  retail  sales  of  food,
beverages and tobacco in the EU-25 grew by 0.5 %, while the
same  rate  was  recorded  for  retail  sales  of  textiles,  clothing,
footwear  and  leather  goods  in  the  EU-25.  The  latest
developments  for  sales  of  food,  beverages  and  tobacco  were
somewhat  contrary  to  the  more  long-term  trend,  as  sales  of
food, beverages and tobacco rose by as much as 0.8 % in June
2006  (followed  by  0.5 %  in  July  2006).  These  relatively  high
month  on  month  growth  rates  were  in  contrast  to  the  data
presented in Figure 1.26 that shows that the retail sale of food,
beverages and tobacco was generally characterised by a steady,
but modest, upward progression in sales volumes. For retail sales
of  non-food  products  sales  volumes  tended  to  accelerate  at  a
faster pace when compared with food, beverages and tobacco;
this was especially the case from the start of 2004 onwards.

Among  the  Member  States  for  which  data  are  available,  retail
sales volumes grew at a particularly rapid pace in three countries:
seasonally  adjusted  indices  for  retail  trade  rose  by  upwards  of
2.1 %  in  Estonia,  Portugal  and  Austria  in  July  2006  when
compared  with  the  month  before  (for  Austria  the  comparison
was between May and June 2006) – see Figure 1.27. Among the
larger Member States (Italy, not available), sales growth tended
to  be  well  below  the  EU-25  average,  with  the  exception  of
France,  where  the  volume  of  sales  rose  by  0.9 %  in  July  2006.
However, in the United Kingdom (August 2006) and Spain, the
latest  growth  rates  showed  that  sales  volumes  were  rising  by
0.4 %  and  0.1 %  respectively.  Germany  was  accompanied  by
seven other countries in having a negative rate of change in sales
volumes  for  the  latest  period  available.  Retail  sales  in  Germany
declined  by  0.9 %,  while  negative  rates  were  also  recorded  in
Sweden,  Finland,  Slovakia,  the  Netherlands,  Poland  and
Denmark,  within  the  range  of  -0.1 %  to  -3.5 %.  Note  that
during  the  summer  months  there  can  be  a  number  of
contributing  factors  that  may  lead  to  reduced  retail  sales
volumes, including a high proportion of the population leaving a
country  for  holidays  abroad  (with  a  smaller  flow  of  tourists
arriving  from  other  countries).  Otherwise,  the  summer  months
may  also  be  characterised  by  deferred  purchases,  perhaps  as  a
result  of  large  one-off  expenditures  for  holidays  meaning  that
other  purchases  have  to  be  delayed,  or  alternatively  because
consumers  refrain  from  certain  purchases  of  other  goods  in
anticipation of the end of summer sales.

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Retail trade - index of the volume of sales

Figure 1.26 ______________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

120

115

110

105

100

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Retail sale of non-food products
Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco

OTHER SERVICES
Index of turnover
The latest rates of change for the seasonally adjusted indices of
turnover  within  services  show  that  the  most  rapid  growth  in
terms of turnover (in current prices, not in terms of sales volumes
– as is the case with the data for retail trade) were recorded for
two transport activities, namely air transport and land transport,
where  EU-25  turnover  rose  by  3.1 %  and  2.5 %  respectively
between the final quarter of 2005 and the first quarter of 2006
– see Figure 1.28. During the same period, EU-25 turnover grew
at a more modest pace for the remaining activities for which data
are  available,  with  a  0.7 %  expansion  recorded  for  post  and
telecommunications  being  the  lowest  rate,  while  the  2.0 %
growth rate recorded for other business activities was the highest
rate  (apart  from  the  two  transport  service  activities  already
noted).  Note  that  none  of  the  services  for  which  data  are
available  recorded  a  contraction  in  activity  in  the  EU-25  in  the
first quarter of 2006 (motor trades, not available).

In  the  euro  area  more  recent  data  is  generally  available  for  the
second quarter of 2006 (except for air transport, first quarter of
2006).  Again  two  transport  service  activities  were  found  at  the
top  of  the  ranking  of  sales  growth,  air  transport  (3.8 %  in  the
first quarter of 2006) and supporting transport activities (2.1 %
between  the  first  and  second  quarters  of  2006).  However,  in
contrast  to  the  data  for  the  EU-25,  sales  of  post  and
telecommunications  services  remained  unchanged  in  the  euro
area between the first and second quarters of 2006, while sales
of water transport services fell by 1.5 % (over the same period).

Figure 1.27 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of the volume of sales, retail trade (NACE Division 52), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

4

2

0

-2

-4

BE

CZ

DK

DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

(1) Greece, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus and Hungary, confidential; Luxembourg and Malta, not available; the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006; the United Kingdom, 08-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

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Other services - indices of turnover and employment

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On the basis of a comparison of gross turnover indices between
one  quarter  and  the  same  quarter  of  a  year  before,  there  was
growth  recorded  for  all  service  activities  for  which  data  are
available for the EU-25 and the euro area. The most rapid sales
growth  was  registered  for  air  transport  (14.2 %  for  the  EU-25
and 9.8 % in the euro area) between the final quarter of 2005
and the first quarter of 2006 – see Figure 1.29.

Index of employment
The  latest  data  for  seasonally  adjusted  employment  indices
within service activities showed that there were net gains in the
numbers  of  persons  employed  in  all  service  activities  for  which
data are available at the NACE division level of detail – except for
post and telecommunication services, where employment fell by
1.1 %  for  both  the  EU-25  and  the  euro  area  between  the  first
and second quarters of 2006; there was also a 0.5 % contraction
in the water transport workforce in the euro area between the
first and second quarters of 2006.

On the basis of a comparison between the second quarters of 2005
and  2006,  the  gross  employment 
index  for  post  and
telecommunications  and  for  water  transport  services  declined  for
both  the  EU-25  and  the  euro  area,  while  the  number  of  persons
employed in air transport services also fell in the euro area. Using
this more long-term measure of changes in the labour market, two
activities stood out as providing the largest increases in jobs over the
past year, namely computer services and other business activities, as
there were 3.5 % more persons employed in each of these activities
between the second quarters of 2005 and 2006 – see Figure 1.31.

Figure 1.28 ______________________________________________________

Figure 1.30 ______________________________________________________

Index of turnover, seasonally adjusted data, 

Index of employment, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%)

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%)

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

4

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Motor trades

Wholesale trade

Hotels & restaurants

Land transport

Water transport

Air transport

Supporting transport activities

Post & telecommunications

Computer services

Other business activities

Motor trades

Wholesale trade

Hotels & restaurants

Land transport

Water transport

Air transport

Supporting transport activities

Post & telecommunications

Computer services

Other business activities

(1) Motor trades, not available; wholesale trade, hotels & restaurants, land
transport, air transport, supporting transport activities, post &
telecommunications, computer services and other business activities, I-2006.
(2) Air transport, I-2006.

EU-25 (1)
Euro area (2)

EU-25
Euro area

Figure 1.29 ______________________________________________________

Figure 1.31 ______________________________________________________

Index of turnover, gross data, growth rates compared with 

Index of employment, gross data, growth rates compared with

the same quarter of the previous year, II-2006 (%)

the same quarter of the previous year, II-2006 (%)

0

5

10

15

-4

-2

0

2

4

Motor trades

Wholesale trade

Hotels & restaurants

Land transport

Water transport

Air transport

Supporting transport activities

Post & telecommunications

Computer services

Other business activities

EU-25 (1)
Euro area (2)

(1) Motor trades, not available; wholesale trade, hotels & restaurants, land
transport, air transport, supporting transport activities, post &
telecommunications, computer services and other business activities, I-2006.
(2) Air transport, I-2006.

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Motor trades

Wholesale trade

Hotels & restaurants

Land transport

Water transport

Air transport

Supporting transport activities

Post & telecommunications

Computer services

Other business activities

EU-25
Euro area

2. Industry

Index of production - total industry

2. Industry

Figure 2.1 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, total industry (excl. construction), trend cycle (2000=100)

110

105

100

95

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

EU-25

07-05

Euro area

07-06

Figure 2.2 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

115

110

105

100

95

90

85

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non-durables

Energy

Figure 2.3 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, euro area (2000=100)

115

110

105

100

95

90

85

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non-durables

Energy

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Index of production - total industry

Figure 2.4 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month (%)

2

1

0

-1

08-05

09-05

10-05

11-05

12-05

01-06

02-06

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

07-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 2.5 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

9

6

3

0

-3

-6

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta and Switzerland, not available; Cyprus, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.1 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
73.6
2.9
1.0
1.8
25.1
0.1
0.8
6.5
13.5
2.0
13.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.0
3.9
2.4
2.5
1.2
0.3
0.2
1.9
3.0
16.7
~
~
~
~

107.2
107.0
108.5
152.4
109.7
111.7
172.0
99.7
107.1
102.4
139.9
97.5
108.9
146.5
177.2
120.8
145.5
:
103.1
127.7
147.5
99.8
125.7
141.0
119.9
108.8
95.3
159.4
132.7
94.3
107.3

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

1.0
1.0
-0.1
2.4
-1.9
1.4
2.2
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.2
0.9
1.6
0.8
2.1
4.5
0.3
:
-1.0
1.4
1.9
-0.1
0.4
2.4
4.8
1.4
-0.7
1.5
0.8
0.2
0.5

0.6
0.6
3.1
2.3
1.7
1.6
1.9
0.3
0.7
-0.4
1.5
-0.5
-0.5
1.4
4.1
-1.0
3.1
:
0.5
0.6
4.3
1.1
3.3
1.9
1.9
0.5
-0.7
3.5
3.6
-1.7
0.8

0.9
1.0
2.4
4.1
1.2
0.7
-0.4
-0.2
1.0
0.8
0.1
1.2
-2.0
1.0
2.7
-0.5
3.0
:
2.6
2.6
1.9
-0.5
0.1
2.8
3.0
0.8
0.7
-0.9
1.7
-0.1
4.0

1.1
1.0
-0.1
1.6
-0.6
1.1
4.5
-0.3
1.3
0.7
4.8
0.1
0.2
1.1
3.0
-1.6
2.5
:
-1.8
3.5
4.8
0.6
2.6
2.6
4.3
1.0
0.0
2.9
2.2
-2.3
:

0.3
0.7
-1.4
-0.2
-1.3
-0.9
-3.0
2.5
1.7
1.1
0.2
0.8
1.7
-1.8
4.9
1.9
-1.2
:
-0.6
0.2
0.2
2.2
-2.6
0.9
-1.6
-2.8
-1.2
-2.1
2.8
4.5
0.0

0.3
-0.1
1.5
2.2
4.4
1.3
5.2
0.0
-0.9
0.3
-3.8
-1.5
-1.6
1.5
5.4
-2.1
2.7
:
-0.5
-0.6
1.7
0.1
2.1
1.0
1.0
1.5
0.4
-0.8
2.1
-0.6
0.0

-0.5
-0.6
-1.7
0.0
-2.0
1.2
-1.6
0.1
-0.6
-2.6
0.7
-0.6
-0.7
0.9
-6.1
-1.7
1.9
:
-1.8
1.6
1.7
-2.6
1.1
-0.2
1.3
0.6
-1.0
4.4
-0.1
-4.1
0.1

1.1
1.4
6.7
1.9
-0.4
-0.4
0.6
-0.2
1.2
2.9
8.9
0.5
0.0
-0.1
8.3
0.7
-0.4
:
3.4
1.2
1.4
2.2
1.9
1.2
0.0
-0.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
2.1
0.3

0.4
0.2
-0.2
-1.0
4.4
0.1
2.2
-1.3
1.7
-0.5
-7.2
1.5
2.0
0.6
-0.4
3.2
0.0
:
1.6
-4.2
1.2
4.3
1.2
0.8
1.3
0.4
0.3
1.3
4.0
0.2
1.6

0.2
0.2
0.0
4.0
-2.2
0.6
-2.7
0.7
-0.4
0.4
11.3
-0.3
-3.0
-0.2
-0.7
-0.9
2.1
:
-0.9
4.1
-1.2
-4.9
-1.1
0.9
1.4
1.5
0.3
-2.1
-0.3
-0.2
1.9

0.0
-0.1
0.1
-1.1
0.7
0.6
-0.2
-0.5
-0.2
-1.1
-15.7
0.6
0.4
0.2
-2.2
-2.7
0.3
:
1.4
1.2
2.1
-2.0
-0.2
-0.1
0.7
-1.6
-0.3
1.3
-1.3
-1.2
1.5

0.6
0.8
1.2
2.5
0.6
-0.6
2.6
1.2
0.2
1.6
8.5
-0.1
-1.5
2.1
7.8
-0.3
2.3
:
1.1
0.4
1.4
7.2
-0.1
3.0
0.8
0.6
0.7
-1.4
0.7
0.3
-0.2

-0.2
-0.7
-1.5
-2.3
-3.0
0.4
0.9
-2.8
-0.3
-1.6
5.0
-0.6
0.5
-0.5
-5.0
0.4
-0.7
:
-2.1
1.5
0.0
-9.5
0.9
-0.5
1.4
0.8
-0.5
2.6
0.3
-2.3
:

1.3
1.7
1.8
4.0
3.5
1.6
3.1
3.0
2.5
2.4
2.3
0.8
0.7
-0.6
7.6
0.7
1.5
:
-2.4
1.4
4.1
9.2
4.0
1.6
3.2
1.0
0.3
1.8
3.0
0.5
:

0.0
0.0
-1.7
-0.1
-1.5
-0.4
-0.6
0.1
-0.4
-0.1
-3.8
0.1
0.2
1.5
-3.3
-4.0
1.7
:
2.5
0.9
0.7
2.0
-2.4
0.4
-0.3
-1.3
-0.1
-1.1
-0.5
-0.3
:

-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
0.9
2.4
1.1
1.2
-1.0
0.1
-1.3
5.0
-0.3
:
0.4
-3.5
8.5
1.1
:
:
:
0.0
-5.5
2.0
0.1
1.4
-0.4
0.1
-0.8
-1.3
0.1
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

21

Index of production - total industry

2. Industry

Figure 2.6 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, total industry (excl. construction), working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same month 

of the previous year (%)

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

08-05

09-05

10-05

11-05

12-05

01-06

02-06

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

07-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 2.7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, total industry (excl. construction), working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same month of

the previous year, 07-2006 (%) (1)

15

10

5

0

-5

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta and Switzerland, not available; Cyprus, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.2 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, total industry (excl. construction), working day adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the same period of the previous year (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
73.6
2.9
1.0
1.8
25.1
0.1
0.8
6.5
13.5
2.0
13.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.0
3.9
2.4
2.5
1.2
0.3
0.2
1.9
3.0
16.7
~
~
~
~

105.9
107.8
99.9
142.6
90.2
112.9
154.6
107.4
114.4
98.7
120.9
105.3
115.2
135.8
167.6
122.6
138.1
:
99.3
131.9
141.1
107.7
125.9
131.5
109.5
81.0
93.6
161.8
135.0
83.4
105.0

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

1.3
1.4
-1.8
7.5
1.3
3.5
8.9
-0.7
0.7
0.2
3.0
0.4
2.8
7.8
7.6
5.1
7.7
:
-2.3
4.0
5.1
0.7
3.2
5.2
-2.1
2.1
-0.9
5.1
-0.5
4.0
3.1

1.9
2.0
1.0
9.1
4.0
5.1
10.2
1.3
1.7
-1.0
5.7
0.5
0.6
8.0
8.0
3.5
9.4
:
-1.6
3.6
10.0
2.3
7.7
6.7
-0.7
2.3
-2.0
8.2
2.3
-0.2
4.2

3.2
3.4
6.2
13.6
5.5
4.9
6.9
1.3
2.6
0.5
2.9
3.0
-1.8
9.0
12.5
2.9
11.5
:
3.1
6.0
10.7
1.7
6.7
9.0
4.3
2.7
-0.6
6.9
3.9
1.9
9.1

3.6
3.8
5.6
10.8
0.5
4.9
8.4
0.5
4.0
1.7
6.6
1.4
-0.8
4.4
13.0
1.1
9.0
:
0.3
8.4
13.9
1.6
6.4
9.8
15.0
4.3
-0.3
6.2
8.9
-3.9
:

1.8
2.6
-3.7
6.5
0.5
2.3
4.3
3.5
3.2
2.1
16.0
6.4
7.6
6.2
9.2
6.0
6.4
:
-2.6
4.1
4.7
3.7
0.7
4.4
-4.0
-1.3
-2.0
5.2
0.6
10.6
2.8

1.4
1.3
-0.7
8.5
3.4
4.2
12.1
0.6
0.2
1.0
1.3
-1.7
1.6
7.9
11.3
3.5
8.7
:
-3.2
2.9
5.9
0.3
2.6
5.4
-2.4
1.7
-0.3
1.7
2.7
4.8
3.0

0.6
0.4
-3.8
7.9
5.0
4.8
8.7
3.7
-0.1
-3.5
2.0
-2.7
-0.9
8.2
2.3
1.3
9.6
:
-4.3
4.5
7.7
0.7
5.1
4.8
-0.5
2.5
-2.0
9.3
1.7
-4.0
3.2

2.5
3.1
3.6
10.0
2.1
5.4
9.3
1.4
0.9
1.4
16.1
0.6
-0.6
8.1
13.4
2.7
7.8
:
-1.2
5.2
8.4
0.5
7.4
5.9
-0.6
1.2
-2.4
7.8
1.6
1.0
3.6

2.8
2.8
3.7
9.3
5.0
5.0
12.6
-1.1
4.5
-0.8
-0.5
4.0
3.3
7.8
8.6
6.8
11.0
:
0.7
0.9
14.2
6.0
11.0
9.7
-1.1
3.1
-1.4
7.7
3.8
2.7
5.8

2.7
2.9
4.0
13.3
3.3
4.4
10.0
1.3
3.5
0.1
9.5
1.1
-0.8
8.8
12.5
4.0
10.5
:
2.7
5.0
7.6
-0.7
7.2
6.4
3.5
6.0
-1.2
6.3
3.3
3.8
8.4

2.7
2.9
5.8
11.9
6.1
5.9
5.0
-1.3
2.7
-1.4
-5.9
3.3
-1.1
8.3
11.5
2.4
11.2
:
1.3
6.9
10.1
-1.4
8.1
4.8
4.6
0.8
-1.3
8.9
4.2
0.4
10.5

4.1
4.2
8.7
15.2
7.0
4.6
5.9
3.7
1.7
2.5
4.6
4.5
-3.2
9.8
13.4
2.1
12.7
:
4.9
6.3
14.1
6.8
5.2
14.9
4.8
1.5
0.6
5.7
4.3
1.4
8.6

1.8
1.6
4.9
7.7
-2.8
4.1
6.3
-3.1
1.0
-1.7
7.9
-2.5
-3.1
5.3
9.7
3.8
7.4
:
0.9
7.6
10.2
-3.9
5.2
5.9
7.0
5.3
-0.5
4.0
2.2
-7.6
:

4.9
5.2
8.5
13.8
5.2
6.1
11.8
1.7
6.2
3.5
7.9
2.8
-0.2
3.5
15.2
1.2
7.9
:
-0.6
8.1
16.8
6.8
9.5
11.4
16.8
6.4
-0.5
9.0
13.8
-5.1
:

4.1
4.4
3.4
10.6
-0.9
4.5
7.1
2.8
4.7
3.2
4.2
3.7
0.9
4.3
14.0
-1.9
11.8
:
0.5
9.4
14.5
1.7
4.4
11.9
22.1
1.2
0.1
5.7
10.7
1.7
:

3.2
3.1
3.7
11.0
6.1
4.6
7.6
1.4
4.7
0.4
8.4
-0.2
:
4.0
12.3
3.5
12.2
:
:
:
14.3
1.0
7.0
8.3
12.5
-0.9
0.1
2.6
9.7
-2.9
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

22

2. Industry

Index of production - main industrial groupings - intermediate goods

Figure 2.8 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, intermediate goods, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta and Switzerland, not available; Cyprus, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.9 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, intermediate goods, working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same month of the previous

year, 07-2006 (%) (1)

25

20

15

10

5

0

-5

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta and Switzerland, not available; Cyprus, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.3 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, intermediate goods, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
77.6
3.5
1.1
1.2
27.4
0.1
0.7
7.1
12.9
2.4
13.7
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.6
0.1
3.4
2.6
2.2
1.3
0.3
0.2
2.3
3.1
13.3
~
~
~
~

107.3
106.9
102.6
139.6
115.6
114.5
201.3
103.6
108.0
96.4
136.9
94.7
118.9
153.0
211.6
121.6
134.8
:
110.0
127.4
151.8
112.7
124.6
143.2
113.9
103.2
96.3
194.1
140.8
98.8
111.7

1.4
1.5
-2.2
0.5
-3.3
2.1
3.4
0.6
1.4
0.8
-4.5
1.1
-0.1
1.6
1.8
6.3
2.9
:
1.2
1.7
1.9
1.0
0.1
1.0
16.8
0.2
-0.4
3.1
0.5
0.0
-1.1

1.1
1.0
2.4
4.3
3.0
2.0
5.1
1.3
0.5
0.2
5.7
-0.6
5.7
0.8
6.3
-0.3
5.7
:
1.7
1.7
4.7
2.8
2.8
3.3
3.2
0.5
-0.4
3.5
3.8
0.3
-0.1

0.4
0.6
2.0
1.0
-0.8
0.2
0.3
-0.7
0.7
0.1
-5.8
0.8
-3.2
-0.5
2.3
-0.7
-5.1
:
0.0
1.5
-1.3
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.7
1.0
0.7
-2.4
-1.6
3.0
2.7

2.2
2.0
0.7
1.7
2.8
2.3
5.0
0.0
2.0
1.7
9.3
1.1
-1.4
1.7
3.3
-0.3
3.4
:
1.5
3.9
8.1
1.6
3.8
2.2
4.5
0.4
1.5
7.8
3.7
-2.1
:

1.4
2.0
-0.3
1.3
-3.5
0.0
-5.1
1.3
3.3
1.0
7.5
1.4
0.5
1.8
2.8
6.4
-3.5
:
-1.7
0.1
-0.5
2.8
-0.5
1.9
3.3
-3.7
0.8
-1.6
6.0
-3.9
-1.2

-0.6
-1.0
0.8
1.8
4.2
0.8
4.2
1.2
-2.3
0.2
-6.9
-1.1
1.6
1.2
3.6
-5.0
4.6
:
2.7
-0.4
3.2
3.1
1.9
1.1
-0.2
3.1
-1.2
-5.2
3.2
1.8
-0.2

0.0
-0.1
-1.2
0.5
-0.4
1.0
1.7
0.5
-0.8
-1.4
4.1
-0.9
2.6
-1.1
-2.3
-0.3
3.0
:
-1.7
2.5
-0.1
-1.6
1.0
0.1
1.3
-0.8
0.0
8.4
-0.2
-1.8
-0.1

1.5
1.8
3.9
2.9
-2.5
0.2
2.2
-0.3
1.9
2.2
25.8
0.5
-0.5
-0.7
7.7
-0.6
-1.2
:
2.2
0.8
4.2
0.6
0.9
2.5
0.8
0.7
0.2
-2.5
-2.3
3.3
0.1

0.0
-0.5
1.8
0.6
10.7
0.7
2.8
-0.7
1.5
-0.8
-31.6
0.4
6.5
3.0
0.5
5.2
4.9
:
2.3
-3.0
0.3
3.2
0.2
0.4
1.1
0.2
0.4
3.8
4.4
0.3
1.3

0.0
0.3
-0.2
1.0
-6.0
-0.5
-3.5
0.1
-0.6
-0.1
38.5
-0.2
-9.5
-2.9
-1.4
-2.7
-6.5
:
-2.8
3.1
-3.1
-3.5
-1.0
-2.4
-1.9
1.5
0.5
-8.6
-0.4
3.9
1.4

-0.6
-0.6
-1.0
-3.2
-0.6
0.4
0.5
-0.6
-0.3
-0.6
-34.2
0.6
3.9
-0.9
-2.9
-0.2
-1.9
:
0.8
-0.3
0.1
-2.0
0.4
0.7
-1.0
-1.4
-0.7
7.3
-5.4
-2.6
1.0

1.0
1.3
1.1
2.5
-0.5
0.0
2.9
0.9
-0.4
1.4
22.4
0.5
0.7
3.8
9.0
-2.9
0.1
:
0.2
1.3
0.5
7.0
1.3
2.6
2.8
0.2
1.4
0.8
1.0
-1.3
-0.6

0.4
-0.2
-0.5
-1.5
1.8
0.8
1.0
-2.8
1.1
-0.5
10.4
-0.6
-3.5
-1.6
-7.7
3.7
0.8
:
0.1
1.8
3.0
-8.9
-0.3
-0.9
1.3
0.6
-0.2
1.9
2.0
-1.4
:

1.7
2.2
1.5
3.6
1.1
1.6
2.6
4.6
1.8
2.4
5.7
2.0
1.5
0.3
11.3
-0.4
1.7
:
0.7
1.8
5.0
7.6
4.6
1.6
-0.1
1.7
1.2
5.2
4.4
2.2
:

0.4
0.2
-0.4
1.0
2.4
0.7
0.3
-1.4
0.3
-0.2
-8.4
-0.6
-1.9
2.6
-2.0
-4.9
6.2
:
1.4
0.2
2.7
6.3
0.1
0.6
5.0
-2.8
0.7
-1.7
-0.1
-1.5
:

-0.4
-0.6
-1.0
-1.5
1.8
1.0
0.4
-0.6
0.3
-2.3
14.9
-0.8
:
-0.4
-3.3
10.7
-1.0
:
:
:
-1.4
-9.3
0.8
-1.0
-1.7
2.7
-0.4
-0.5
0.7
-2.1
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

23

Index of production - main industrial groupings - capital goods

2. Industry

Figure 2.10 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, capital goods, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

10

5

0

-5

-10

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta and Switzerland, not available; Cyprus, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.11 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, capital goods, working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same month of the previous year, 

07-2006 (%) (1)

40

30

20

10

0

-10

-20

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta and Switzerland, not available; Cyprus, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.4 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, capital goods, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous period, (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
76.6
2.1
0.9
1.4
33.3
0.0
0.3
5.0
14.1
1.2
12.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.6
0.0
2.8
2.2
1.4
0.7
0.2
0.2
2.6
3.9
14.8
~
~
~
~

112.4
111.0
118.8
206.0
120.2
118.2
235.1
81.3
100.9
108.8
139.1
92.6
93.6
151.6
276.6
112.2
167.1
:
99.9
142.2
189.7
82.2
165.4
211.9
134.9
123.7
98.5
195.1
129.8
108.2
97.0

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

1.5
1.4
1.7
2.2
-1.0
1.1
-4.6
-1.7
1.5
0.1
10.0
2.8
5.9
-2.8
9.4
5.5
-1.1
:
-2.0
1.3
2.0
0.7
0.1
-0.6
1.1
2.5
1.5
-6.9
0.6
-0.6
-1.9

0.4
0.2
-1.7
6.5
2.8
1.6
2.7
2.6
1.2
-1.6
-7.1
-0.4
0.7
-0.6
7.5
-5.4
3.6
:
0.0
0.8
7.8
-2.2
5.1
3.6
0.8
-0.3
-1.8
17.3
-1.8
4.5
0.2

2.0
1.9
5.5
7.9
5.7
1.9
-7.8
2.9
2.8
1.4
2.6
2.2
-4.0
-0.8
2.0
0.1
10.6
:
0.5
2.0
3.6
-1.0
2.0
6.4
6.8
1.2
1.7
-0.5
10.2
2.5
6.7

1.5
1.2
2.2
-1.1
-3.0
0.4
8.2
2.6
2.5
1.5
-1.6
0.7
0.3
3.3
9.2
1.9
1.0
:
2.7
4.2
3.8
1.7
3.5
9.1
0.6
2.8
0.9
-5.9
0.6
1.7
:

-0.7
-0.2
-6.1
1.5
-0.3
-1.8
2.5
-9.8
2.5
-1.0
7.3
3.2
5.6
-2.3
4.8
-18.4
-1.4
:
-4.2
1.5
-4.1
5.0
-8.2
-4.8
-3.7
-6.7
-0.2
-7.4
-2.4
-1.4
-1.1

1.4
0.9
5.2
2.9
5.8
2.9
2.6
11.0
-1.6
2.4
-7.2
-5.9
2.0
-5.8
12.2
2.7
9.9
:
3.7
-0.6
5.5
-0.6
10.5
12.0
2.0
2.8
-0.6
3.1
2.8
1.8
-0.4

-1.1
-1.2
-6.6
2.7
-2.1
0.8
-2.4
-3.2
0.1
-4.5
-1.6
0.4
-5.4
4.5
-2.9
-0.1
-0.3
:
-0.7
0.8
6.9
-4.5
-3.2
-3.9
1.4
-0.1
-1.5
5.7
-4.0
1.4
-0.2

1.1
1.5
4.6
1.3
1.4
-0.2
1.9
6.0
0.6
3.3
-3.5
2.6
4.0
3.1
4.0
-0.9
-3.1
:
0.1
3.4
-4.0
0.4
6.6
-0.7
-1.9
0.0
0.5
20.8
3.2
2.5
0.2

0.0
-0.4
2.6
1.0
1.0
-1.2
3.9
-4.3
3.0
-1.2
-1.9
1.5
1.7
-6.6
-4.2
1.5
0.6
:
-0.8
-6.8
4.2
2.8
0.8
6.6
2.0
0.8
-0.5
-5.7
-2.7
1.8
2.8

1.3
1.1
1.3
7.1
3.3
2.1
-11.6
-5.3
1.2
2.0
4.3
-2.5
-7.0
0.6
0.5
7.7
9.7
:
0.3
5.1
1.4
-2.0
0.1
-3.0
5.7
1.2
1.0
4.0
11.3
0.7
3.3

0.2
0.5
0.7
-3.0
2.7
1.7
-2.0
15.0
-1.0
-2.3
-2.1
3.7
3.3
0.9
-0.8
-14.7
-0.5
:
0.6
0.8
-0.9
-4.2
-3.6
1.8
1.1
-1.3
1.0
-8.8
-1.8
-0.3
2.6

0.5
0.6
1.4
5.0
-1.6
-1.3
7.3
-0.6
0.2
2.4
7.0
1.3
-4.2
4.8
11.0
7.1
5.2
:
1.0
0.1
4.0
5.8
5.1
12.5
-1.0
1.1
0.8
-1.5
3.1
0.1
-1.2

-0.2
-1.0
-4.3
-5.4
-3.7
-1.0
1.4
5.5
1.9
-1.1
-3.8
-1.7
2.4
2.7
2.7
0.1
-4.7
:
-0.3
1.2
-1.6
-6.9
-2.1
-5.5
1.1
1.5
-0.2
-5.7
-6.8
0.2
:

2.3
2.8
9.9
3.0
4.0
3.4
5.5
-11.0
1.4
3.3
-1.8
0.1
1.0
-8.9
-1.4
3.5
4.1
:
1.4
3.3
4.7
9.9
7.2
8.7
1.6
1.4
0.5
8.9
10.8
3.1
:

-0.6
-0.8
-2.7
0.8
-4.9
-1.6
-3.2
2.6
-0.4
-0.8
-1.0
0.8
-2.7
10.3
1.4
1.0
0.0
:
3.7
1.2
0.1
0.5
-3.8
1.3
-3.8
0.0
0.1
-5.1
-2.0
-1.5
:

0.2
-0.1
1.4
4.3
3.5
1.8
3.1
3.2
0.0
-0.7
3.5
-3.5
:
-5.4
4.0
0.9
3.5
:
:
:
3.6
-5.4
2.7
3.4
7.4
0.5
0.5
-2.7
-5.4
2.4
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

24

2. Industry

Index of production - main industrial groupings - consumer durables

Figure 2.12 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, consumer durables, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Luxembourg, confidential; Malta and Switzerland, not available; Cyprus, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.13 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, consumer durables, working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same month 

of the previous year, 07-2006 (%) (1)

60

40

20

0

-20

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Luxembourg, confidential; Malta and Switzerland, not available; Cyprus, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.5 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, consumer durables, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
76.0
2.2
0.8
2.7
24.6
0.1
0.5
6.7
10.0
1.1
19.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.6
0.1
6.4
2.9
2.0
1.4
0.6
0.1
0.9
2.4
14.4
~
~
~
~

98.3
90.2
78.8
191.5
91.4
94.6
133.4
79.4
106.0
85.1
116.0
89.2
127.0
182.8
294.3
c
365.2
:
68.7
102.0
239.0
70.5
131.1
283.7
91.7
93.3
106.6
347.7
196.3
89.3
107.1

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

0.9
0.6
4.6
11.7
-1.9
0.5
-2.4
-4.7
0.8
0.5
6.9
1.1
3.8
4.6
8.7
c
-0.2
:
-3.1
8.0
8.3
-9.0
3.8
5.6
-6.4
-0.7
-1.1
-1.1
3.5
-0.9
0.4

1.0
0.4
-2.4
3.9
4.2
0.8
5.1
-1.8
2.8
-0.3
17.6
-1.3
-0.5
4.3
7.0
c
-1.1
:
0.8
0.6
9.0
-1.6
2.5
4.2
3.7
0.5
0.3
3.2
-0.3
-4.2
3.9

1.3
0.8
2.8
6.8
-1.8
1.5
0.9
3.8
0.2
-1.2
17.3
0.1
22.1
2.2
4.9
c
14.2
:
-2.6
-0.7
5.6
-0.1
-2.3
4.8
7.5
2.8
1.2
6.1
10.4
-4.7
3.1

1.9
1.5
-0.2
7.5
-2.8
3.4
0.9
-3.9
7.2
-0.6
3.1
0.0
11.3
3.0
6.4
c
8.9
:
0.6
-0.6
10.3
-2.6
4.2
2.5
3.1
3.2
2.5
5.0
9.8
4.2
:

1.1
1.2
-2.0
1.3
-7.3
-0.6
-8.7
12.6
1.8
1.0
1.6
2.0
0.9
-1.8
4.2
c
1.0
:
-2.7
0.1
3.0
0.5
-2.3
-5.1
-7.8
-7.9
0.5
-4.1
17.0
-11.1
-0.2

-0.5
-1.2
-0.9
1.6
11.1
-1.0
1.5
-6.5
-1.9
-0.7
-5.9
-2.2
-3.5
2.4
4.3
c
-7.5
:
2.4
-0.7
1.8
0.7
-2.4
8.6
7.1
7.3
0.8
-4.4
-8.8
4.6
1.4

-0.2
-0.5
-4.8
0.8
-2.4
2.6
5.1
-0.8
0.7
-0.8
6.7
-2.4
5.3
1.3
1.2
c
7.0
:
-0.4
-0.8
3.0
-4.1
1.9
-1.2
-1.9
-2.9
-1.2
9.5
-2.0
-3.3
1.6

1.3
1.9
6.0
3.0
-1.3
-1.3
2.6
3.2
2.9
2.3
20.2
2.5
-9.3
0.7
2.3
c
-2.7
:
-3.2
6.7
4.8
-1.2
4.6
0.8
3.2
-1.2
0.7
-4.6
1.7
0.5
1.5

0.8
0.0
-0.6
-1.2
9.0
0.0
1.4
-7.3
2.5
-2.6
1.7
1.0
9.0
4.3
-0.1
c
-3.5
:
8.4
-7.3
0.8
8.4
0.0
3.1
4.9
7.2
1.1
5.3
5.6
-1.0
1.1

-0.1
0.1
0.5
6.8
-4.3
2.7
-2.2
8.6
-1.0
0.5
13.2
-2.2
1.0
1.2
5.8
c
12.6
:
-3.9
-0.9
0.3
-0.9
-7.1
2.2
3.4
-2.2
-1.5
3.2
-0.1
-3.9
1.1

0.0
-0.3
1.6
-5.1
-4.3
-0.9
1.3
-2.9
-2.0
-0.5
-4.1
0.6
21.4
-3.6
-2.2
c
5.2
:
-4.3
4.7
5.7
-8.3
8.6
-5.1
-2.3
-0.8
1.1
1.6
7.1
-5.9
1.0

1.0
0.5
-1.1
10.3
0.7
-0.6
1.6
4.5
-0.3
-1.3
-1.4
1.5
9.5
1.2
-0.2
c
4.0
:
0.1
0.5
-2.2
5.0
-5.8
11.6
3.7
3.9
3.2
-0.4
3.8
11.4
0.3

-0.5
-1.1
-0.5
0.3
-6.3
3.8
1.5
-7.2
2.5
-1.3
6.9
-4.1
-5.0
4.6
2.5
c
3.0
:
3.8
-8.3
7.3
-9.4
2.7
-0.2
-5.1
-1.2
0.4
0.7
-2.7
-6.1
:

3.1
4.3
1.2
-1.6
7.1
2.2
-1.6
1.6
9.1
2.9
0.9
4.7
5.6
-4.4
8.6
c
0.4
:
-1.4
9.8
4.3
12.3
3.4
-0.2
11.2
2.3
-0.4
6.1
9.4
12.5
:

-0.8
-1.4
-1.0
10.1
0.0
-3.4
-3.4
1.1
-1.6
-0.7
-5.6
-0.2
1.2
5.8
-2.7
c
3.0
:
-2.3
-0.2
-2.5
-2.7
1.5
-8.1
-1.9
1.8
-0.2
-0.4
3.6
-7.6
:

-0.6
-0.3
3.3
-7.2
10.5
3.2
5.7
2.0
0.5
-2.7
-4.0
-2.0
:
-2.2
-5.4
:
-1.0
:
:
:
-4.4
-14.8
0.0
5.6
9.7
-1.1
0.2
6.4
-4.7
-0.6
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

25

Index of production - main industrial groupings - consumer non-durables

2. Industry

Figure 2.14 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, consumer non-durables, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

10

5

0

-5

-10

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta and Switzerland, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.15 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, consumer non-durables, working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same month 

of the previous year, 07-2006 (%) (1)

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta and Switzerland, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.6 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, consumer non-durables, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
70.6
3.0
0.7
2.3
18.6
0.1
1.0
7.4
14.9
3.0
13.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.1
4.5
2.0
3.2
1.5
0.4
0.1
1.1
2.3
19.1
~
~
~
~

104.9
104.2
121.5
101.7
97.1
101.2
136.4
100.8
104.1
105.0
144.4
95.8
103.9
136.4
126.5
110.6
102.5
:
100.7
113.6
135.5
89.0
106.7
116.5
100.2
115.7
101.1
152.1
138.6
97.3
109.5

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

0.8
0.9
0.7
1.8
-0.6
1.7
2.0
0.8
1.3
1.6
1.5
-0.6
1.4
3.4
4.1
1.5
-1.5
:
1.8
0.4
1.0
-1.6
-0.7
1.3
-0.3
1.5
0.0
4.0
1.7
-0.2
1.1

0.0
-0.1
-2.8
-0.1
0.4
1.3
4.3
-1.2
-0.9
0.1
0.8
-1.9
-3.0
1.8
2.8
0.3
3.4
:
-0.6
0.7
1.7
1.5
3.1
1.0
-0.2
1.1
-0.2
2.4
5.4
2.3
-0.1

0.5
0.4
4.9
-1.6
-1.1
-1.8
-0.3
-1.5
-0.1
0.3
3.2
0.9
0.6
-0.8
1.4
-5.9
1.1
:
-0.1
0.7
3.1
-1.4
1.7
4.6
0.2
3.7
0.1
-3.7
2.1
-1.4
3.2

0.4
0.6
0.0
-1.0
-3.7
1.3
1.7
-0.7
1.0
0.9
4.9
0.8
3.6
2.1
4.1
-4.2
0.4
:
1.0
2.9
1.4
-2.7
0.1
-1.1
-0.4
-0.6
-0.3
3.2
1.0
-1.8
:

0.4
1.0
-1.0
-1.7
-1.4
-0.4
-1.8
4.1
0.9
2.9
0.8
2.3
1.7
-2.0
0.4
-2.4
-2.3
:
1.5
-0.4
0.4
1.6
-6.2
1.1
-1.2
0.7
-1.3
1.0
2.5
-2.8
0.3

-0.1
-0.4
1.4
2.2
8.2
1.0
2.6
-1.4
-1.0
-0.9
0.0
-3.4
-5.0
2.4
2.2
11.5
1.7
:
0.3
-1.6
0.5
-1.1
5.1
-1.3
0.1
-0.3
-0.2
-0.5
0.2
2.2
-0.3

-0.4
-0.4
-1.5
-1.0
-4.4
2.3
0.0
-1.0
-1.1
-0.9
-9.1
-0.4
-0.6
1.0
-1.9
-4.6
0.6
:
-2.0
2.5
-0.4
-3.8
2.0
-2.5
-0.6
3.4
-0.3
1.7
2.2
0.5
-0.3

0.0
-0.1
1.0
1.0
-0.7
-2.2
3.9
-1.4
0.3
1.3
5.5
-1.1
0.1
0.4
3.6
-1.0
3.1
:
-1.7
-0.6
2.3
6.6
-1.7
3.7
1.5
-1.5
0.6
-1.1
0.5
0.2
-0.1

0.8
0.8
-7.8
-2.1
1.9
0.1
1.5
1.0
1.2
-0.7
19.7
2.3
1.2
-1.4
2.2
-2.0
0.8
:
5.6
-0.5
0.2
3.7
3.3
4.9
-0.7
-4.0
1.2
4.2
5.4
3.3
1.3

-0.5
-0.6
10.1
-1.0
-3.3
-1.2
-3.3
-0.6
-1.0
-0.3
-9.7
-0.7
-1.5
-3.1
-3.4
-1.2
0.1
:
-2.5
-0.3
-0.1
-6.0
4.1
-0.3
0.8
7.9
-0.7
-7.1
-0.6
-1.2
1.5

0.6
0.7
-0.7
0.0
0.6
0.5
0.4
-2.5
0.5
0.3
0.1
2.0
5.3
4.2
2.2
-4.8
-0.3
:
-1.3
2.1
3.1
-2.2
-4.0
-1.2
-1.4
-1.2
-0.2
1.2
-0.7
-3.0
1.3

0.2
0.1
2.4
1.2
2.7
-0.9
1.8
1.9
-0.9
1.2
0.1
-2.6
-6.1
1.2
2.2
0.2
-1.0
:
0.8
0.5
0.6
5.8
-3.6
3.8
0.9
0.1
0.0
1.3
-1.7
-1.2
0.1

-0.6
-0.4
-2.3
-2.2
-9.1
2.5
0.1
-4.7
1.3
-1.2
3.7
-0.5
3.9
-0.7
0.0
-2.2
3.1
:
1.7
1.6
-1.6
-15.8
5.3
-4.4
-1.3
-1.3
-0.3
-0.9
2.7
-3.8
:

1.2
1.2
1.3
0.0
6.7
-0.4
-0.5
5.3
0.6
2.1
1.7
3.6
1.7
1.7
1.8
2.6
-1.1
:
-0.4
0.0
2.1
18.1
2.0
3.8
1.4
1.0
0.2
5.5
-1.3
6.7
:

-0.3
-0.4
0.3
1.1
-1.9
-1.4
1.7
1.0
-0.9
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
3.4
-1.2
1.9
-6.4
-3.5
:
-1.5
0.5
0.6
0.1
-7.5
-3.3
-0.4
1.3
-0.4
-2.5
1.3
-1.3
:

-0.6
-1.0
-2.6
-3.1
0.5
-0.1
-1.2
-2.3
-0.4
-0.7
-9.2
-2.2
:
-0.6
-0.6
:
5.2
:
:
:
0.2
-4.1
7.9
1.9
0.9
-1.9
0.5
-1.8
-2.2
1.1
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

26

2. Industry

Index of production - main industrial groupings - energy

Figure 2.16 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, energy, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta and Switzerland, not available; Cyprus, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.17 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, energy, working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same month of the previous year, 

07-2006 (%) (1)

30

20

10

0

-10

-20

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta and Switzerland, not available; Cyprus, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.7 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, energy, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
61.3
3.1
1.4
2.6
14.0
0.1
1.5
6.4
12.3
0.7
12.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.0
0.0
5.8
2.5
4.5
1.5
0.2
0.6
1.2
2.2
25.4
~
~
~
~

104.7
112.5
116.8
130.5
115.9
103.9
126.8
104.6
120.9
104.3
122.1
118.0
131.0
133.1
173.2
128.1
111.8
:
110.8
132.3
105.3
113.5
119.7
90.0
150.1
92.8
81.4
121.1
102.1
90.0
106.3

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

-0.7
0.2
4.1
-0.9
-3.1
0.0
9.7
2.8
1.7
-0.4
-4.8
-0.3
3.5
-4.4
1.9
1.5
-0.8
:
-6.0
-1.5
-1.2
1.8
0.9
11.2
-3.4
-0.1
-4.5
-2.2
0.9
0.7
7.0

0.2
1.5
3.8
-2.1
-0.4
0.3
-5.2
0.3
2.7
0.2
11.8
2.7
-2.6
1.4
1.8
1.2
1.0
:
3.5
-0.1
2.3
-1.3
5.2
-6.5
1.7
-0.5
-0.8
2.2
2.4
-3.7
1.3

1.7
1.9
1.4
2.2
2.6
1.8
0.4
-0.6
0.1
2.5
-1.9
1.4
3.3
5.4
2.6
2.8
-1.5
:
5.3
7.8
2.8
1.1
-7.1
0.2
9.8
-1.0
0.5
6.0
0.0
-0.5
4.7

-2.0
-2.4
2.0
1.4
3.1
-2.0
2.3
0.6
-1.7
-3.9
-4.9
-6.0
0.3
0.0
-4.4
-0.2
0.7
:
-7.6
2.2
0.8
3.3
3.6
-0.2
7.9
-0.9
-3.2
-5.0
0.5
-3.4
:

-2.4
-2.1
-0.4
-2.3
2.6
-2.3
-3.5
-0.5
-2.7
2.3
-8.1
-2.2
-0.7
-1.5
3.9
4.8
-2.8
:
0.5
-0.1
1.8
0.3
-2.0
-2.5
-19.2
3.3
-5.0
-7.5
3.8
8.9
3.9

0.7
0.7
4.1
-2.3
-4.1
-1.4
17.3
3.2
3.3
-2.0
20.8
1.9
-2.3
1.9
3.5
-7.3
2.6
:
-7.4
-1.1
-0.7
-5.4
-13.1
-6.7
-2.5
0.2
4.5
4.9
3.3
-4.2
0.0

-1.6
-1.0
-0.2
-2.1
-0.1
1.1
-10.5
0.7
-0.8
-4.6
-0.7
-1.0
-1.7
-3.8
-7.9
1.5
0.3
:
-1.7
0.8
1.5
-1.5
10.3
0.7
11.7
-2.4
-2.7
3.9
-4.0
-5.3
-0.5

2.2
2.7
1.2
2.2
1.3
0.1
-6.1
-2.7
2.7
6.9
1.8
2.5
4.0
3.8
10.2
5.3
0.8
:
14.8
-0.6
1.3
1.6
6.3
-2.3
-2.0
1.4
1.1
-2.5
1.5
3.2
-0.1

2.1
2.8
1.6
2.7
2.1
2.6
1.9
-1.7
1.4
2.7
3.7
4.7
-5.1
5.8
-0.5
-0.5
-1.7
:
2.4
0.8
-0.8
8.5
4.3
-1.2
4.1
-0.6
-0.1
-1.3
6.3
-1.1
1.8

-0.2
-0.7
-1.4
1.1
-1.2
0.6
2.9
1.2
-1.6
-0.9
-10.3
-0.9
8.6
0.0
0.7
1.3
-2.2
:
-5.7
6.5
4.4
-9.5
-8.7
3.0
4.7
-0.3
1.2
9.6
-4.8
0.1
2.3

-0.7
-0.5
1.5
-1.2
1.9
-0.7
-2.8
-0.1
0.8
-1.7
10.4
-2.8
-3.0
2.3
-2.3
-2.9
2.8
:
3.5
1.6
-2.6
2.2
-1.6
-3.5
2.8
-1.7
-1.6
-2.4
0.8
-1.5
2.0

0.6
0.5
1.0
-1.6
1.9
-0.3
0.8
1.0
-1.8
2.0
-2.1
1.1
-2.4
-3.5
1.8
6.2
-0.8
:
8.6
-0.5
0.9
11.2
-6.0
3.9
3.1
1.2
0.2
0.2
-0.4
0.2
-0.3

-2.3
-2.5
0.3
3.6
1.2
-1.1
0.5
-2.8
-2.1
-5.6
-5.0
-6.0
1.8
3.2
-4.6
-3.2
-1.4
:
-11.1
1.6
1.3
-2.5
5.9
-2.7
-1.9
-1.3
-1.9
-1.1
-0.3
-2.8
:

-1.0
-1.6
0.5
-1.5
1.0
-2.4
4.2
5.9
1.7
0.3
-4.0
-1.3
3.9
-3.9
1.8
-0.7
0.6
:
-10.2
-0.1
-0.3
-0.4
5.7
-1.0
2.7
1.2
-0.8
-6.8
3.3
-0.2
:

2.3
3.1
0.4
0.9
-1.9
3.5
-1.7
-2.9
0.7
2.5
3.0
3.3
-4.2
3.4
-4.2
1.4
4.2
:
13.6
1.1
0.3
-4.6
-3.7
5.5
14.7
-2.0
-1.3
3.9
-4.2
-0.4
:

0.9
1.1
-0.6
5.6
2.3
-0.5
3.5
-3.0
3.2
-1.3
6.5
3.4
:
1.1
-1.1
3.8
0.3
:
:
:
1.8
6.3
-0.8
-5.9
6.9
-0.2
0.1
0.8
-0.2
0.7
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

27

Index of production  - main industrial groupings for the Member States

2. Industry

Figure 2.18 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle (2000=100)

Belgium

Czech Republic

140

120

100

80

60

220

200

180

160

140

120

100

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Denmark

Germany

130

120

110

100

90

80

70

120

110

100

90

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Estonia

Greece

250

200

150

100

50

07-01

120

110

100

90

07-01

160

140

120

100

80

60

120

100

80

60

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Spain

France

110

100

90

80

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Ireland

Italy

130

120

110

100

90

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Total industry

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non durables

Energy

28

2. Industry

Index of production - main industrial groupings for the Member States

Figure 2.18 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle (2000=100)

Cyprus

Latvia

160

140

120

100

80

06-01

350

300

250

200

150

100

200

180

160

140

120

100

80

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Lithuania

Luxembourg (1)

140

120

100

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Hungary

(1) Consumer durables, confidential.

Malta (2)

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

(2) Not available.

Netherlands

Austria

120

100

80

60

06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

160

140

120

100

80

06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

Poland

Portugal

250

200

150

100

50

07-01

120

110

100

90

80

70

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Total industry

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non durables

Energy

29

Index of production  - main industrial groupings for the Member States

2. Industry

Figure 2.18 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle (2000=100)

Slovenia

Slovakia

160

140

120

100

80

07-01

140

130

120

110

100

90

80

70

300

250

200

150

100

50

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Finland

Sweden

130

120

110

100

90

80

70

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

United Kingdom

110

100

90

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Bulgaria

Romania

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

200

180

160

140

120

100

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Norway

Switzerland

110

100

90

80

130

120

110

100

90

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

03-01

03-02

03-03

03-04

03-05

03-06

Total industry

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non durables

Energy

30

2. Industry

Index of production - by activity

Figure 2.19 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, 03-2006 (%)

-4

-3

-2

-1

0

1

2

Transport equipment

Electricity, gas and water supply

Mining & quarry. energy producing materials

Chemicals & man-made fibres

Other non-metallic mineral products

Food products, beverages & tobacco

Electrical & optical equipment

Basic metals & fabricated metal products

Rubber & plastic products

Wood & wood products

Machinery & equipment n.e.c.

Textiles & textile products

Leather & leather products

Manufacturing n.e.c.

Coke, ref. petroleum products & nuclear fuel

Pulp & paper; publishing & printing

Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials

Figure 2.20 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same month of the previous year, 03-2006 (%)

-8

-6

-4

-2

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

EU-25
Euro area

Electrical & optical equipment

Machinery & equipment n.e.c.

Transport equipment

Chemicals & man-made fibres

Basic metals & fabricated metal products

Other non-metallic mineral products

Rubber & plastic products

Wood & wood products

Electricity, gas and water supply

Manufacturing n.e.c.

Food products, beverages & tobacco

Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials

Coke, ref. petroleum products & nuclear fuel

Pulp & paper; publishing & printing

Textiles & textile products

Leather & leather products

Mining & quarry. energy producing materials

EU-25
Euro area

31

Index of production - by activity

2. Industry

Table 2.8 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excl. construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining & quarrying
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials
D Manufacturing
DA Food products, beverages & tobacco
DB Textiles & textile products
DC Leather & leather products
DD Wood & wood products
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing
DF Coke, ref. petroleum products & nuclear fuel
DG Chemicals & man-made fibres
DH Rubber & plastic products
DI Other non-metallic mineral products
DJ Basic metals & fabricated metal products
DK Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
DL Electrical & optical equipment
DM Transport equipment
DN Manufacturing n.e.c.
E

Electricity, gas and water supply

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
34.3
25.8
4.2
22.6
13.1
4.1
3.3
0.8
88.0
10.1
3.7
0.7
1.8
8.1
1.9
9.2
4.0
4.0
11.3
9.3
11.6
9.0
3.2
7.9

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

107.2
107.3
112.4
98.3
104.9
104.7
83.6
79.1
103.0
107.7
109.1
73.9
62.4
105.1
101.7
104.7
118.5
107.4
102.8
107.8
111.7
110.6
117.5
96.3
113.1

0.3
1.4
-0.7
1.1
0.4
-2.4
-3.4
-3.8
2.3
0.5
0.8
0.5
-2.6
1.6
0.5
-0.5
2.7
0.2
1.0
0.0
0.3
0.9
-2.2
0.1
-0.8

0.3
-0.6
1.4
-0.5
-0.1
0.7
2.0
2.0
0.2
0.2
-0.3
-2.1
3.8
-0.7
0.1
1.3
-1.5
0.5
-0.3
0.1
0.2
1.2
3.5
1.1
0.6

-0.5
0.0
-1.1
-0.2
-0.4
-1.6
-0.9
-0.6
0.1
-0.5
0.1
-0.6
-3.1
0.4
-0.5
-0.4
0.2
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
-2.3
-1.4
-2.0

1.1
1.5
1.1
1.3
0.0
2.2
0.8
0.4
1.4
1.0
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.7
-0.1
0.8
1.6
0.3
0.9
1.2
2.4
0.5
0.6
0.1
2.7

0.4
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.8
2.1
-0.3
0.7
0.2
0.3
0.4
1.0
3.6
1.0
1.3
-2.4
-1.9
0.0
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.8
-0.4
0.9
2.5

0.2
0.0
1.3
-0.1
-0.5
-0.2
0.3
0.5
-2.6
0.2
-0.8
-1.6
-3.4
-1.4
-1.2
-0.4
3.0
0.3
-1.5
-0.2
0.2
2.5
2.2
0.0
0.0

0.0
-0.6
0.2
0.0
0.6
-0.7
-0.8
-0.5
-2.2
0.0
0.3
-0.2
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.3
-3.0
0.3
0.8
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.3
-1.0
-1.1

0.6
1.0
0.5
1.0
0.2
0.6
-0.4
-1.3
-2.2
0.7
0.4
-0.2
-1.3
0.4
-0.2
1.5
2.2
0.3
0.7
0.7
0.4
0.8
0.1
1.1
1.0

-0.2
0.4
-0.2
-0.5
-0.6
-2.3
-0.4
-1.3
4.2
-0.2
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
-0.5
-0.5
-2.6
-0.1
0.5
-0.4
0.1
-0.1
0.5
-1.1
-1.3
-3.0

1.3
1.7
2.3
3.1
1.2
-1.0
-0.6
-1.0
1.9
1.8
1.3
0.4
-0.5
1.3
1.2
0.2
2.1
2.0
2.4
1.4
2.0
1.1
3.7
3.5
-0.1

0.0
0.4
-0.6
-0.8
-0.3
2.3
-0.2
-0.9
1.3
-0.1
0.1
1.3
-0.9
0.5
0.5
4.1
-0.9
-0.2
-0.4
0.6
-0.5
1.0
-1.2
0.6
1.7

-0.2
-0.4
0.2
-0.6
-0.6
0.9
-0.6
0.4
-3.1
-0.3
-0.1
-1.1
-1.2
-0.6
-1.6
-1.3
0.1
-0.6
-0.1
-0.6
-0.6
-0.2
1.6
-1.3
1.1

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Table 2.9 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excl. construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining & quarrying
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials
D Manufacturing
DA Food products, beverages & tobacco
DB Textiles & textile products
DC Leather & leather products
DD Wood & wood products
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing
DF Coke, ref. petroleum products & nuclear fuel
DG Chemicals & man-made fibres
DH Rubber & plastic products
DI Other non-metallic mineral products
DJ Basic metals & fabricated metal products
DK Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
DL Electrical & optical equipment
DM Transport equipment
DN Manufacturing n.e.c.
E

Electricity, gas and water supply

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
36.2
26.9
4.3
21.7
10.9
2.0
1.3
0.7
90.3
9.6
3.9
0.9
1.8
7.5
1.9
9.8
4.1
4.3
12.1
10.0
12.0
9.3
3.1
7.7

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

107.0
106.9
111.0
90.2
104.2
112.5
97.6
99.6
92.5
106.5
108.7
72.8
63.1
101.9
104.1
105.2
117.1
106.5
97.8
106.9
108.7
113.7
114.2
90.3
115.4

0.7
2.0
-0.2
1.2
1.0
-2.1
-3.2
-4.8
0.7
1.1
1.7
0.6
-2.8
2.4
1.2
0.3
3.5
0.8
1.1
0.3
1.4
1.0
-1.4
0.1
-1.5

-0.1
-1.0
0.9
-1.2
-0.4
0.7
-1.5
-4.3
1.7
-0.2
-0.9
-2.5
4.3
-1.7
0.0
1.6
-2.0
0.2
-0.5
-0.2
-1.2
1.5
3.3
1.1
1.3

-0.6
-0.1
-1.2
-0.5
-0.4
-1.0
-0.5
2.0
-1.3
-0.6
0.0
-0.6
-3.4
0.7
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
-0.5
-0.2
0.2
-0.5
-2.2
-1.1
-1.5

1.4
1.8
1.5
1.9
-0.1
2.7
3.6
5.7
0.1
1.3
0.4
0.5
-0.3
0.9
-0.2
1.0
2.4
0.2
0.9
1.4
2.7
0.9
0.4
-0.3
2.6

0.2
-0.5
-0.4
0.0
0.8
2.8
1.4
2.5
2.7
-0.1
0.3
0.9
4.0
0.8
1.8
-3.3
-3.0
-0.4
0.7
-0.2
0.2
0.6
-1.1
0.5
3.4

0.2
0.3
1.1
0.1
-0.6
-0.7
-2.4
-3.1
-3.9
0.2
-0.8
-1.6
-3.8
-1.0
-1.8
-0.7
3.7
0.8
-1.0
-0.1
-0.2
3.1
1.7
0.4
-0.1

-0.1
-0.6
0.5
-0.3
0.7
-0.5
0.5
1.8
-0.6
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.5
0.3
0.8
-0.6
-3.7
0.1
0.8
0.8
0.4
-0.1
0.9
-1.4
-1.3

0.8
1.3
0.6
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.1
-0.8
-2.2
0.7
0.4
-0.3
-1.7
0.0
-0.4
4.2
2.9
0.1
0.5
0.9
0.7
1.2
-0.4
0.9
0.5

-0.7
-0.2
-1.0
-1.1
-0.4
-2.5
-1.2
-2.3
0.8
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.2
-0.6
-0.4
-4.5
-0.5
0.3
-0.9
-0.1
-1.0
0.2
-1.4
-1.4
-2.6

1.7
2.2
2.8
4.3
1.2
-1.6
-1.3
-3.7
3.1
2.0
1.7
0.6
-1.1
1.5
1.4
-1.0
2.3
2.2
2.1
1.6
2.6
1.4
4.0
4.2
-0.1

0.0
0.2
-0.8
-1.4
-0.4
3.1
3.1
5.1
1.7
-0.2
-0.2
1.6
-0.6
0.1
1.0
4.1
-1.1
-0.4
-0.7
0.5
-0.7
1.2
-1.4
0.1
1.9

-0.4
-0.6
-0.1
-0.3
-1.0
1.1
-1.0
0.4
-3.6
-0.5
-0.3
-1.0
-1.1
-0.5
-2.3
-1.1
-0.1
-0.9
-0.4
-1.1
-1.2
0.2
1.6
-1.2
1.3

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

32

2. Industry

Index of production - by activity

Table 2.10 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same month of the previous year, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excl. construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining & quarrying
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials
D Manufacturing
DA Food products, beverages & tobacco
DB Textiles & textile products
DC Leather & leather products
DD Wood & wood products
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing
DF Coke, ref. petroleum products & nuclear fuel
DG Chemicals & man-made fibres
DH Rubber & plastic products
DI Other non-metallic mineral products
DJ Basic metals & fabricated metal products
DK Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
DL Electrical & optical equipment
DM Transport equipment
DN Manufacturing n.e.c.
E

Electricity, gas and water supply

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
34.3
25.8
4.2
22.6
13.1
4.1
3.3
0.8
88.0
10.1
3.7
0.7
1.8
8.1
1.9
9.2
4.0
4.0
11.3
9.3
11.6
9.0
3.2
7.9

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

105.9
108.8
110.4
96.3
104.6
95.5
78.9
72.3
109.9
107.5
108.3
79.5
67.7
105.7
97.1
106.7
118.2
110.8
109.3
109.9
112.6
106.4
113.4
95.7
102.4

1.8
2.4
2.3
1.7
2.6
-1.9
-7.3
-11.0
7.9
2.3
4.0
-3.4
-11.0
3.2
0.5
0.6
6.5
2.1
1.8
0.8
3.3
2.6
-0.3
1.9
0.7

1.4
0.7
3.4
0.5
1.9
-0.9
-2.8
-5.2
5.2
1.7
2.8
-8.2
-3.0
1.2
0.8
1.4
1.3
2.2
0.5
-0.2
2.3
4.6
2.8
2.3
0.6

0.6
0.9
1.3
-0.1
1.2
-2.1
-5.1
-7.3
2.3
1.1
2.5
-7.9
-7.4
2.8
0.0
2.4
2.9
1.9
0.5
0.3
2.4
2.8
-1.3
-0.1
-1.2

2.5
3.0
4.1
2.9
1.0
0.2
-4.5
-6.5
3.4
2.9
2.8
-4.6
-6.3
4.1
-0.4
4.9
5.8
2.0
2.0
1.4
7.6
4.8
2.0
0.8
1.4

2.8
2.4
4.3
4.5
1.7
1.5
-5.4
-7.1
2.2
2.8
2.8
-3.2
2.4
4.5
1.0
-0.8
0.8
1.7
2.1
2.6
7.0
4.3
2.4
1.1
5.0

2.7
1.6
4.8
3.1
0.9
4.1
-1.8
-1.5
-1.4
2.4
1.3
-6.7
-4.4
1.4
-1.2
-1.4
5.5
1.1
-1.7
0.6
5.5
8.5
1.8
0.5
6.4

2.7
1.6
5.6
3.3
2.5
0.4
-3.1
-3.7
-0.8
3.0
1.9
-5.0
-3.3
2.9
1.0
-2.2
0.4
2.1
1.6
2.5
6.0
9.2
4.4
-1.3
1.8

4.1
4.7
6.1
5.3
3.2
0.9
-4.5
-5.2
-0.9
5.1
2.9
-2.8
-0.9
5.8
2.6
-4.0
5.5
4.3
6.7
5.6
5.8
10.9
6.0
2.0
3.6

1.8
2.4
3.0
1.8
0.5
-0.3
-5.4
-6.8
-2.1
1.3
0.1
-6.4
-6.3
0.6
-1.3
-3.4
2.7
0.9
-0.9
1.8
3.9
7.7
-1.0
-3.2
0.9

4.9
6.0
7.7
8.7
3.1
-2.1
-6.3
-9.0
4.1
5.8
2.9
-3.1
-3.5
4.8
3.1
-2.3
6.2
6.3
5.3
5.8
7.8
10.5
7.9
4.9
0.5

4.1
6.4
4.9
5.8
1.9
-0.8
-6.1
-9.1
3.4
4.6
2.2
-1.2
-3.8
4.5
3.9
1.5
3.9
5.5
3.8
6.2
5.6
10.5
2.3
4.0
1.4

3.2
4.9
4.4
4.7
0.5
0.6
-4.5
-6.1
0.6
3.6
1.5
-2.5
-5.6
2.8
-0.4
0.4
4.3
3.4
3.8
4.2
4.7
8.5
4.6
2.2
2.5

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Table 2.11 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same month of the previous year, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excl. construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining & quarrying
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials
D Manufacturing
DA Food products, beverages & tobacco
DB Textiles & textile products
DC Leather & leather products
DD Wood & wood products
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing
DF Coke, ref. petroleum products & nuclear fuel
DG Chemicals & man-made fibres
DH Rubber & plastic products
DI Other non-metallic mineral products
DJ Basic metals & fabricated metal products
DK Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
DL Electrical & optical equipment
DM Transport equipment
DN Manufacturing n.e.c.
E

Electricity, gas and water supply

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
36.2
26.9
4.3
21.7
10.9
2.0
1.3
0.7
90.3
9.6
3.9
0.9
1.8
7.5
1.9
9.8
4.1
4.3
12.1
10.0
12.0
9.3
3.1
7.7

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

107.8
110.1
111.8
92.4
105.1
104.8
91.6
86.9
102.0
108.3
108.0
80.9
70.2
108.1
100.2
107.6
117.5
111.7
105.1
111.4
112.1
111.6
114.1
93.4
108.0

2.6
3.3
2.7
2.7
3.5
-0.5
-1.0
-3.3
5.1
3.0
5.2
-3.9
-12.0
4.3
2.3
0.1
6.9
2.6
1.8
1.8
4.0
2.5
0.2
1.8
0.0

1.3
0.7
2.9
0.1
2.0
-0.5
-2.7
-7.4
5.1
1.6
3.2
-9.6
-2.9
-0.2
2.3
2.5
0.7
1.8
-0.1
-0.2
1.1
5.6
2.0
1.7
0.5

0.4
0.8
0.3
-0.6
1.2
-0.9
-5.6
-9.2
0.6
0.8
2.5
-9.5
-7.8
1.9
1.5
3.8
2.4
1.8
-0.5
0.0
1.7
2.4
-1.8
-0.1
-0.7

3.1
3.6
4.6
3.5
0.9
2.1
-2.9
-4.8
1.5
3.5
3.2
-6.0
-7.4
3.9
0.8
8.4
6.8
1.7
0.9
1.9
7.8
6.0
2.9
0.4
1.9

2.8
2.4
3.9
3.7
1.5
3.8
-2.7
-4.6
3.5
2.5
3.0
-4.6
2.2
3.8
2.9
-0.4
-0.6
1.2
1.1
2.6
7.3
4.3
0.7
0.4
6.7

2.9
1.8
4.1
2.6
0.7
6.0
0.6
2.2
-4.5
2.2
1.8
-8.5
-5.4
2.1
-0.5
-2.1
5.5
1.4
-1.0
0.0
4.8
8.9
0.5
0.1
7.6

2.9
1.8
5.6
2.2
2.5
2.2
0.3
-0.3
1.2
3.1
2.0
-6.5
-4.2
3.8
1.9
0.3
-0.7
2.3
2.3
3.0
6.2
9.8
3.7
-2.0
2.6

4.2
4.8
5.6
3.4
2.8
3.1
0.8
-0.1
2.4
5.1
2.8
-4.1
-2.0
5.4
3.0
-0.7
5.5
4.3
6.8
5.9
5.5
11.7
4.5
1.1
4.0

1.6
2.4
2.2
-1.0
0.3
1.3
-4.2
-3.9
-4.5
0.7
-0.1
-7.8
-6.7
-0.4
-1.4
-4.5
2.4
-0.1
-1.9
1.7
3.0
8.4
-3.1
-4.7
1.5

5.2
6.4
7.6
7.7
3.4
-0.8
-3.8
-7.1
2.1
5.9
3.5
-3.8
-4.6
5.2
4.1
-4.0
5.9
6.1
4.3
6.1
7.6
11.3
7.8
4.7
1.2

4.4
6.7
4.7
3.6
2.3
1.6
-1.6
-3.5
2.6
4.7
2.8
-1.3
-4.3
4.3
6.5
1.1
3.7
5.2
2.2
6.1
5.2
11.6
1.1
3.0
2.6

3.1
4.9
3.8
3.3
0.2
2.4
-2.4
-2.9
-1.9
3.4
1.5
-2.4
-6.2
2.9
0.1
-0.4
4.0
2.6
1.9
3.5
3.8
10.1
3.6
1.4
3.8

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

33

Index of production - mining & quarrying of energy producing materials

2. Industry

Figure 2.21 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100) (1)

120

100

80

60

40

20

0
07-01

07-02

07-03

Mining & quarrying of energy producing materials (CA)
Crude petroleum & natural gas (11)

07-04

07-05

07-06

Mining of coal & lignite; extraction of peat (10)
Mining of uranium & thorium ores (12)

(1) Mining of uranium & thorium ores (NACE Division 12), not available from 01-2003 onwards.

Figure 2.22 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, mining & quarrying of energy producing materials (NACE Subsection CA) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Mining & quarrying of energy producing materials, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

110

100

90

80

70

40

20

0

-20

-40

-60

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Mining & quarry. energy producing materials

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) Denmark, Ireland, Hungary, the Netherlands and Poland, confidential; Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal and Slovenia, not available; Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.12 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, mining & quarrying of energy producing materials (NACE Subsection CA), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Mining of coal & lignite; extraction of peat
Mining & agglomeration of hard coal
Mining & agglomeration of lignite
Extraction & agglomeration of peat

CA Mining & quarry. energy prod. materials
10
10.1
10.2
10.3
11
11.1
11.2
12

Extraction of crude petroleum & natural gas
Services incidental to oil & gas extraction

Crude petroleum & natural gas

Mining of uranium & thorium ores

79.1
85.5
72.4
96.6
183.9
78.2
77.8
:
:

-3.8
-5.0
5.1
-2.5
-45.1
-3.2
-2.4
:
:

2.0
4.0
1.0
-0.9
74.2
1.7
0.6
:
:

-0.6
0.4
-2.6
2.6
-5.2
-2.4
-1.3
:
:

0.4
-4.0
-3.4
-2.9
-6.0
1.4
0.3
:
:

0.7
3.9
3.7
-0.1
-3.5
-0.9
-1.4
:
:

0.5
-2.2
-3.5
0.2
-3.8
1.6
2.5
:
:

-0.5
-1.8
-1.7
0.1
7.8
-0.3
-0.4
:
:

-1.3
0.4
0.1
0.8
-0.6
-1.1
-1.8
:
:

-1.3
-0.5
0.2
-3.3
5.1
-1.1
-0.8
:
:

-1.0
2.8
2.3
1.2
6.6
-1.9
-1.3
:
:

-0.9
0.4
-2.5
-2.2
21.1
-0.5
-1.3
:
:

0.4
4.1
2.4
0.1
13.3
-0.6
:
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

34

2. Industry

Index of production - mining & quarrying, except of energy producing materials

Figure 2.23 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

110

105

100

95

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Mining & quarrying, excl. energy prod. materials (CB)

Mining of metal ores (13)

Other mining & quarrying (14)

Figure 2.24 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, mining & quarrying, except of energy producing materials (NACE Subsection CB) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Mining & quarrying, except of energy producing materials, seasonally adjusted data,
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

110

105

100

95

10

0

-10

-20

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Mining & quarry. excl. energy materials

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) Denmark, Ireland, Hungary, the Netherlands and Poland, confidential; Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.13 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, mining & quarrying of energy producing materials (NACE Subsection CA), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Mining of metal ores

Other mining & quarrying

Iron ores
Non-ferrous metal ores, excl. uranium & thorium

CB Mining & quarrying, excl. energy prod. materials
13
13.1
13.2
14
14.1
14.2
14.3
14.4
14.5

Quarrying of stone
Quarrying of sand & clay
Mining of chemical & fertilizer minerals
Production of salt
Other mining & quarrying n.e.c.

103.0
110.2
121.1
102.8
103.0
91.4
100.0
68.5
113.4
103.6

2.3
9.1
3.3
12.8
1.5
0.4
0.6
-5.1
-17.1
-2.4

0.1
0.2
0.3
-6.9
-4.4
-6.8
2.9
-7.2
0.0
-0.1
0.6
-1.5
1.3
2.2
-6.0
2.0
22.9 -19.3
-3.5

4.1

-2.6
0.2
1.4
0.2
-5.3
6.3
-1.3
6.0
1.4
2.9
7.3 -10.6
-2.9
0.8
0.4
-5.2
-0.9
3.3
3.9
-0.8
-3.2
2.9 -21.6
-5.3
4.0
5.5
22.7
-0.5
0.4
0.1

-2.2
-2.2
-6.3
1.6
-4.2
3.9
4.3 -11.5
-1.0
-2.0
0.0
-2.4
-4.6
-2.6
-3.5
-5.7
-3.0
3.0
-2.1
-1.0

4.2
5.2
5.4
7.0
3.7
2.5
6.9
14.0
-0.6
2.1

1.9
-6.4
-2.8
-5.9
2.2
2.0
2.9
-1.4
-3.9
-0.8

-3.1
1.3
1.7
8.3
3.4
1.3
0.7
8.6
-2.6
0.1
-0.4
-0.8
1.0
-5.9
-4.5 -17.8
-2.5
2.5
1.7
1.3

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

35

Index of production - manufacture of food products, beverages & tobacco

2. Industry

Figure 2.25 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

120

110

100

90

80

70

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Food products, beverages & tobacco (DA)

Food products & beverages (15)

Tobacco products (16)

Figure 2.26 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of food products, beverages & tobacco (NACE Subsection DA) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of food products, beverages & tobacco, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

110

105

100

95

10

5

0

-5

-10

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Food products, beverages & tobacco

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) Finland, confidential; Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.14 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of food products, beverages & tobacco (NACE Subsection DA), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

DA
15
15.1
15.2
15.3
15.4
15.5
15.6
15.7
15.8
15.9
16

Food products, beverages & tobacco

Food products & beverages
Meat & meat products
Fish & fish products
Fruit & vegetables
Vegetable & animal oils & fats
Dairy products
Grain mill products, starches & starch products
Prepared animal feeds
Other food products
Beverages

Tobacco products

109.1
110.9
110.0
121.7
123.8
99.1
108.3
102.8
98.5
110.5
113.7
75.3

0.8
0.9
1.7
3.1
1.0
1.3
0.8
0.4
1.6
1.6
-3.3
-0.9

-0.3
-0.3
-0.8
0.7
0.2
-0.5
-0.7
-1.3
-0.8
-0.7
3.9
-0.9

0.1
-0.1
0.6
-1.0
-0.4
0.0
0.2
0.5
0.8
0.1
-2.7
1.0

0.2
0.6
0.8
0.9
0.6
0.0
1.1
0.7
-0.2
-0.5
2.7
-4.1

0.4
0.1
0.1
2.1
1.3
0.7
0.1
-0.7
-1.4
0.6
0.2
3.5

-0.8
-0.8
-2.6
-5.5
1.9
-0.9
-0.4
1.8
0.4
0.2
-3.1
-7.1

0.3
0.4
0.8
0.4
0.0
0.7
0.6
-1.2
0.7
-0.6
3.0
1.0

0.4
0.4
0.1
1.2
0.3
0.4
0.2
1.2
-0.6
0.9
0.3
3.1

-0.4
-0.5
0.2
-0.4
-0.2
-0.8
-1.3
-1.4
1.6
-0.5
-1.4
-1.5

1.3
1.6
0.6
1.5
2.3
1.3
1.7
1.3
-0.5
0.6
2.8
-2.9

0.1
0.0
1.7
2.8
-0.7
-0.5
0.8
-1.2
-1.1
-0.2
2.3
-2.0

-0.1
-0.3
-1.2
-0.7
-0.2
0.1
1.0
-0.2
0.3
-1.0
1.1
2.0

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

36

2. Industry

Index of production - manufacture of textiles & textile products

Figure 2.27 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

110

100

90

80

70

60

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Textiles & textile products (DB)

Textiles (17)

Wearing apparel; dressing & dyeing of fur (18)

Figure 2.28 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of textiles & textile products (NACE Subsection DB) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of textiles & textile products, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

110

100

90

80

70

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Textiles & textile products

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) The Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.15 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of textiles & textile products (NACE Subsection DB), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Textiles

Preparation & spinning of textile fibres
Textile weaving
Finishing of textiles
Made-up textile articles, except apparel
Other textiles
Knitted & crocheted fabrics
Knitted & crocheted articles

DB Manufacture of textiles & textile products
17
17.1
17.2
17.3
17.4
17.5
17.6
17.7
18
18.1
18.2
18.3

Leather clothes
Other wearing apparel & accessories
Dressing & dyeing of fur; articles of fur

Wearing apparel; dressing & dyeing of fur

73.9
78.6
66.6
77.9
75.8
78.0
93.5
70.9
67.1
66.4
:
65.9
49.9

0.5
1.5
-5.7
-1.4
0.1
4.5
0.6
-0.5
3.4
0.0
:
0.2
-8.1

-2.1
-2.4
5.5
1.3
-1.4
-3.9
-2.8
0.9
-2.5
-3.4
:
-3.0
4.9

-0.6
-2.3
-1.0
-2.9
-0.8
-3.8
-0.9
-3.4
-3.3
0.8
:
0.8
6.3

0.6
2.0
3.2
1.9
1.4
1.0
0.7
-0.9
2.3
0.6
:
-0.2
3.2

-1.6
1.0
-3.0
1.1
-3.4
-1.3
-2.1
0.6
-4.6
4.6
-4.4
1.5
1.0
-0.8
-1.9
4.1
-3.3
1.0
-1.2
0.5
:
:
1.2
-0.9
7.6 -13.6

-0.2
0.0
1.5
0.0
1.8
-1.6
0.8
-0.6
-0.7
0.3
:
0.3
4.7

-0.2
1.3
-0.5
1.4
-0.3
1.7
1.5
1.6
-0.7
-1.1
:
-1.2
-2.7

-0.2
-1.4
-3.0
0.7
-2.5
-0.4
-2.7
0.2
-4.0
-0.1
:
-0.1
1.2

0.4
1.6
2.7
2.9
-0.2
-1.2
1.5
0.0
4.0
0.0
:
-0.2
-0.4

-1.1
1.3
-0.5
-0.2
2.4
-0.4
-0.1
-1.8
0.1
1.3
-1.4
1.4
-3.2
1.5
1.0
-1.7
2.5
-1.7
-1.6
2.0
:
:
2.5
-1.3
0.6 -11.5

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

37

Index of production - manufacture of textiles & textile products

2. Industry

Figure 2.29 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

110

100

90

80

70

60

50

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Leather & leather products (DC)
Luggage, handbags & the like, saddlery & harness (19.2)

Tanning & dressing of leather (19.1)
Footwear (19.3)

Figure 2.30 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of leather & leather products (NACE Subsection DC) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of leather & leather products, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

110

100

90

80

70

60

20

10

0

-10

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Leather & leather products

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Luxembourg, Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.16 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of leather & leather products (NACE Subsection DC), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

DC Manufacture of leather & leather products
19.1
19.2
19.3

Tanning & dressing of leather
Luggage, handbags & the like, saddlery & harness
Footwear

62.4
74.3
83.7
55.9

-2.6
10.6
-2.4
-4.1

3.8
-1.9
3.2
4.9

-3.1
-4.7
-2.3
-3.4

0.2
0.3
5.7
-1.7

3.6
8.7
-2.0
6.0

-3.4
-5.4
-1.6
-3.8

0.4
0.4
0.5
0.1

-1.3
-1.4
0.6
-1.0

-0.2
1.3
-2.9
-1.9

-0.5
-1.8
2.3
-1.4

-0.9
-1.0
1.2
-0.4

-1.2
1.6
-2.1
-1.2

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

38

2. Industry

Index of production - manufacture of wood & wood products

Figure 2.31 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

120

110

100

90

80

70

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Manufacture of wood & wood products (DD)
Sheets & boards (20.2)
Wooden containers (20.4)

Sawmilling & planing; impregnation of wood (20.1)
Builders' carpentry & joinery (20.3)
Other wood products; articles of cork (20.5)

Figure 2.32 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of wood & wood products (NACE Subsection DD) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of wood & wood products, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

110

105

100

95

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Wood & wood products

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) The Netherlands, confidential; Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.17 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of wood & wood products (NACE Subsection DD), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

DD Manufacture of wood & wood products
20.1
20.2
20.3
20.4 Wooden containers
20.5

Sawmilling & planing; impregnation of wood
Sheets & boards
Builders' carpentry & joinery

Other wood products; articles of cork

105.1
108.0
116.6
98.8
104.2
78.7

1.6
-2.9
1.0
0.8
5.5
7.2

-0.7
1.3
-1.6
-1.1
0.0
-4.9

0.4
1.0
0.9
0.8
-2.8
0.1

0.7
0.3
-0.4
1.1
-0.1
-0.6

1.0
3.0
2.8
1.9
-1.8
1.3

-1.4
-2.6
-2.1
-0.4
2.2
-1.6

0.3
-0.2
0.4
-0.2
1.6
-3.7

0.4
-2.4
0.7
0.5
3.3
1.3

-0.5
0.2
0.7
-1.5
-3.7
-2.2

1.3
0.9
-0.2
1.3
1.4
3.1

0.5
0.1
3.2
1.2
-0.8
-1.2

-0.6
1.0
-2.3
-1.1
-0.5
-1.6

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

39

Index of production - manufacture of pulp, paper & paper products; publishing & printing

2. Industry

Figure 2.33 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

110

105

100

95

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Pulp & paper; publishing & printing (DE)

Pulp, paper & paper products (21)

Publishing, printing & repro. of recorded media (22)

Figure 2.34 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of pulp, paper & paper products; publishing & printing (NACE Subsection DE) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of pulp, paper & paper products; publishing & printing, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

110

105

100

95

5

0

-5

-10

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Pulp & paper; publishing & printing

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.18 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of pulp, paper & paper products; publishing & printing (NACE Subsection DE), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

DE
21
21.1
21.2
22
22.1
22.2
22.3

Pulp & paper; publishing & printing

Pulp, paper & paper products
Pulp, paper & paperboard
Articles of paper & paperboard

Publishing, printing & repro. of recorded media

Publishing
Printing & service activities related to printing
Reproduction of recorded media

101.7
108.5
110.0
106.1
98.2
91.7
99.3
165.9

0.5
2.1
3.8
1.4
-0.7
-1.2
0.2
-5.3

0.1
-0.8
-0.1
-1.3
0.8
1.5
0.3
-0.4

-0.5
-0.4
-0.7
0.3
-0.9
-1.2
-0.5
-4.1

-0.1
0.9
0.4
0.6
-0.3
0.6
-0.6
0.7

1.3
1.3
2.7
0.7
1.4
-0.4
0.8
12.8

-1.2
-2.8
-3.7
-1.4
-1.1
0.1
0.1
-7.7

0.6
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
1.0
0.1
1.9
3.9

-0.2
0.8
0.3
0.9
0.0
0.3
-2.7
0.9

-0.5
0.3
1.1
-0.3
-1.7
-1.1
-1.7
0.9

1.2
-0.4
0.6
1.4
1.4
2.5
1.4
-2.2

0.5
3.0
6.3
0.3
-0.4
-2.4
-1.1
7.7

-1.6
-2.0
-6.8
-0.7
-0.9
-1.2
1.6
-6.7

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

40

2. Industry

Index of production - manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel

Figure 2.35 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100) (1)

130

120

110

100

90

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel (DF)

Refined petroleum products (23.2)

Coke oven products (23.1)

Processing of nuclear fuel (23.3)

(1) Processing of nuclear fuel (NACE Group 23.3), not available.

Figure 2.36 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel (NACE Subsection DF) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

110

105

100

95

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

-20

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Coke, refined petroleum & nuclear fuel

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary and the Netherlands, confidential; Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta and Slovenia, not available; Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.19 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel (NACE Subsection DF), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

DF
23.1
23.2
23.3

Coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel

Coke oven products
Refined petroleum products
Processing of nuclear fuel

104.7
105.6
104.1
:

-0.5
-2.7
1.1
:

1.3
1.1
0.7
:

-0.4
8.7
0.6
:

0.8
0.0
0.1
:

-2.4
-0.2
-3.6
:

-0.4
3.6
1.3
:

0.3
-0.2
0.0
:

1.5
5.2
0.4
:

-2.6
9.0
-3.1
:

0.2
1.0
-0.4
:

4.1
-2.0
3.6
:

-1.3
1.4
-1.3
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

41

Index of production - manufacture of chemicals, chemical products & man-made fibres

2. Industry

Figure 2.37 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100) (1)

160

140

120

100

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Chemicals, chemical products & man-made fibres (DG)

Basic chemicals (24.1)

Paints, varnishes & similar coatings, printing inks (24.3)

Pharmaceuticals, medicinal chem. & botanical prod. (24.4)

Soaps, detergents, perfumes & toiletries (24.5)

Other chemical products (24.6)

(1) Only the five largest activities within Subsection DG are shown; excluding NACE Groups 24.2, 24.7 and 24.8.

Figure 2.38 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of chemicals, chemical products & man-made fibres (NACE Subsection DG) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of chemicals, chemical products & man-made fibres, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

120

115

110

105

100

95

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Chemicals, chem. prod. & man-made fibres

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.20 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of chemicals, chemical products & man-made fibres (NACE Subsection DG), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Chemicals, chemical products & man-made fibres

DG
24.1
24.2
24.3
24.4
24.5
24.6
24.7 Man-made fibres

Basic chemicals
Pesticides & other agro-chemical products
Paints, varnishes & similar coatings, printing inks
Pharmaceuticals, medicinal chem. & botanical prod.
Soaps, detergents, perfumes & toiletries
Other chemical products

118.5
114.4
82.5
106.4
143.0
115.4
99.6
79.3

2.7
6.4
1.2
2.0
-0.6
0.8
1.8
1.6

-1.5
-4.3
11.8
1.1
1.5
1.3
-0.1
-1.1

0.2
1.1
0.6
-1.6
-0.3
-1.1
0.2
-2.0

1.6
4.9
-5.3
2.5
-2.6
0.0
-1.0
2.1

-1.9
-5.7
-1.0
0.0
1.5
1.1
0.3
3.5

3.0
5.2
2.8
0.6
3.5
0.5
-0.3
-4.6

-3.0
-8.6
6.6
-0.2
1.0
1.2
0.6
2.2

2.2
5.1
-2.3
0.0
0.7
-1.6
0.7
-2.8

-0.1
0.6
-4.1
1.0
-1.2
0.2
-0.4
5.4

2.1
2.2
3.5
2.5
1.6
2.4
0.7
-1.6

-0.9
-0.2
-3.6
-0.1
-0.8
0.1
0.7
2.2

0.1
1.4
5.5
-1.1
-2.2
-0.1
-1.8
3.1

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

42

2. Industry

Index of production - manufacture of rubber & plastic products

Figure 2.39 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

108

106

104

102

100

98

96

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Rubber & plastic products (DH)

Rubber products (25.1)

Plastic products (25.2)

Figure 2.40 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of rubber & plastic products (NACE Subsection DH) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of rubber & plastic products, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

110

105

100

95

10

5

0

-5

-10

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Rubber & plastic products

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) The Netherlands, confidential; Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.21 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of rubber & plastic products (NACE Subsection DH), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

DH
25.1
25.2

Rubber & plastic products

Rubber products
Plastic products

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

107.4
103.2
107.0

0.2
0.2
0.1

0.5
0.3
1.0

-0.3
-0.7
-0.4

0.3
-0.9
-0.1

0.0
-0.1
0.5

0.3
0.8
0.4

0.3
0.0
0.1

0.3
0.6
0.0

0.5
-0.3
0.7

2.0
1.5
1.8

-0.2
-0.2
0.4

-0.6
-1.4
-0.7

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

43

Index of production - manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

2. Industry

Figure 2.41 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100) (1)

115

110

105

100

95

90

85

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Other non-metallic mineral products (DI)

Ceramics excl. for construction (26.2)
Articles of concrete, plaster & cement (26.6)

Glass & glass products (26.1)

Cement, lime & plaster (26.5)
Cutting, shaping & finishing of stone (26.7)

(1) Only the five largest activities within Subsection DI are shown; excluding NACE Groups 26.3, 26.4 and 26.8.

Figure 2.42 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (NACE Subsection DI) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

110

105

100

95

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Other non-metallic mineral products

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) The Netherlands, confidential; Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.22 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (NACE Subsection DI), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

DI
26.1
26.2
26.3
26.4
26.5
26.6
26.7
26.8

Other non-metallic mineral products

Glass & glass products
Ceramics excl. for construction
Ceramic tiles & flags
Bricks, tiles & construction products, in baked clay
Cement, lime & plaster
Articles of concrete, plaster & cement
Cutting, shaping & finishing of stone
Other non-metallic mineral products

102.8
103.7
88.7
91.4
100.1
110.5
101.9
97.5
107.9

1.0
0.1
1.8
3.6
0.1
1.0
0.7
1.2
0.3

-0.3
0.0
-3.2
-2.8
0.5
1.0
0.1
0.3
0.4

-0.1
-0.5
-1.1
-0.3
-0.6
-1.1
-0.1
-0.1
1.5

0.9
1.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
1.4
0.9
0.6
-0.1

0.8
0.2
3.3
-0.1
0.1
2.1
2.5
-0.7
2.4

-1.5
1.3
-3.7
-2.8
-0.5
-3.3
-2.2
-1.7
-3.4

0.8
0.6
-0.9
-0.9
-0.7
0.8
2.4
-0.1
-2.3

0.7
0.4
0.1
2.4
1.3
-0.5
1.0
2.8
1.3

-0.4
-0.2
1.2
-2.1
-1.4
-0.1
-2.1
-3.0
0.7

2.4
2.1
0.0
2.0
1.7
3.3
4.4
0.3
2.7

-0.4
0.3
0.4
-0.8
1.2
0.1
-0.9
2.8
-0.4

-0.1
-0.4
2.4
1.0
-1.0
-0.4
-1.1
-1.8
-1.0

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

44

2. Industry

Index of production - manufacture of basic metals & fabricated metal products

Figure 2.43 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

110

105

100

95

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Basic metals & fabricated metal products (DJ)

Basic metals (27)

Fabricated metal products, excl. machinery & equipm. (28)

Figure 2.44 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of basic metals & fabricated metal products (NACE Subsection DJ) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of basic metals & fabricated metal products, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

110

105

100

95

5

0

-5

-10

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Basic metals & fabricated metal products

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) The Netherlands, confidential; Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.23 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of basic metals & fabricated metal products (NACE Subsection DJ), seasonally adjusted data,

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

DJ
27
27.1
27.2
27.3
27.4
27.5
28
28.1
28.2
28.3
28.4
28.5
28.6
28.7

Basic metals & fabricated metal products

Basic metals

Basic iron & steel & of ferro-alloys
Tubes
Other first processing of iron & steel
Basic precious & non-ferrous metals
Casting of metals

Fab. metal prod., excl. machinery & equip.

Structural metal products
Tanks, reser. & containers; radiators & boilers
Steam generators, excl. central heating boilers
Forg., press., stamp. & roll form.; powder metall.
Treat. & coating of metals; mech. engineering
Cutlery, tools & general hardware
Other fabricated metal products

107.8
104.8
108.5
119.5
92.3
93.9
106.2
109.5
103.2
110.4
116.2
118.9
118.6
113.3
100.6

0.0
0.2
1.2
0.1
-6.0
1.0
-4.2
0.2
-0.6
-0.9
2.6
0.2
1.1
-0.6
-1.5

0.1
-0.4
-1.0
0.1
3.3
0.6
0.8
-0.2
-0.6
-1.0
1.1
1.2
0.3
-0.6
0.5

-0.1
0.4
3.4
1.4
-1.2
-1.0
-2.2
-0.2
-0.3
0.5
-1.5
0.0
-0.6
0.2
-0.9

1.2
1.9
1.7
2.1
1.8
0.6
1.3
1.2
0.8
0.7
1.0
0.9
0.6
2.8
1.7

0.4
0.0
0.6
-2.6
-1.1
1.8
0.9
0.2
3.5
0.0
0.2
-0.8
0.0
1.6
-0.7

-0.2
-0.4
-1.1
2.9
1.4
-3.9
1.3
-0.2
-3.2
-0.5
3.2
1.4
0.9
-2.4
0.2

0.6
0.3
-0.4
1.5
-0.2
2.1
0.2
0.7
2.0
4.6
-2.4
0.5
0.4
-1.4
2.5

0.7
1.7
3.3
-0.5
-0.8
0.2
1.3
0.8
0.1
-0.3
5.6
0.7
0.4
-1.0
-0.9

0.1
-0.4
0.4
-0.1
2.2
-1.9
-2.4
0.1
0.6
-0.9
-6.0
-1.0
0.6
2.5
-0.3

1.4
1.4
0.4
0.7
1.9
0.0
3.0
1.6
-0.3
2.4
2.9
2.0
0.6
0.1
4.8

0.6
1.5
4.9
0.3
2.1
0.9
1.1
-0.2
-0.3
0.8
0.5
0.8
0.4
1.4
-1.2

-0.6
-1.1
-3.1
-0.9
3.7
0.7
-0.7
-0.2
0.5
-0.7
-3.0
-0.8
-0.4
2.7
-1.9

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

45

Index of production - manufacture of machinery & equipment n.e.c.

2. Industry

Figure 2.45 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100) (1)

130

120

110

100

90

80

07-01

07-02
Machinery & equipment n.e.c. (DK)

Other general purpose machinery (29.2)

Other special purpose machinery (29.5)

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Mech. power, excl. aircraft, vehicle & cycle engines (29.1)

Machine tools (29.4)

Domestic appliances n.e.c. (29.7)

(1) Only the five largest activities within Subsection DK are shown; excluding NACE Groups 29.3 and 29.6.

Figure 2.46 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of machinery & equipment n.e.c. (NACE Subsection DK) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of machinery & equipment n.e.c., seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

115

110

105

100

95

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

-20

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Machinery & equipment n.e.c.

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) The Netherlands, confidential; Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.24 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of machinery & equipment n.e.c. (NACE Subsection DK), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Other general purpose machinery
Agricultural & forestry machinery

DK Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
29.1 Mech. power, excl. aircraft, vehicle & cycle engines
29.2
29.3
29.4 Machine tools
29.5
29.6 Weapons & ammunition
29.7

Other special purpose machinery

Domestic appliances n.e.c.

111.7
121.9
109.5
117.3
99.7
100.8
141.9
103.8

0.3
1.1
-1.1
0.2
2.2
-0.7
2.0
5.7

0.2
-0.5
1.8
-2.8
-4.6
2.4
16.9
-3.9

0.0
1.8
-0.4
-0.9
2.6
-2.6
-8.9
-0.4

2.4
0.9
2.6
2.6
1.1
1.2
7.0
2.7

0.2
0.6
1.2
2.4
6.2
1.5
-2.0
0.1

0.2
0.9
-0.1
-3.3
-4.0
-0.3
6.5
0.5

0.2
0.9
-1.1
1.3
2.8
-0.7
-2.6
-1.6

0.4
-0.1
0.8
-0.1
-1.0
2.3
-3.8
1.4

-0.1
0.2
-1.8
-0.8
2.9
-2.2
-1.1
-0.8

2.0
1.7
2.3
0.2
4.4
3.1
-2.9
2.5

-0.5
1.2
1.9
2.2
-5.2
-1.3
6.3
-1.4

-0.6
-0.1
-3.1
-0.2
1.8
-1.8
0.9
0.2

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

46

2. Industry

Index of production - manufacture of electrical & optical equipment

Figure 2.47 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

120

110

100

90

80

70

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Electrical & optical equipment (DL)

Office machinery & computers (30)

Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c. (31)

Radio, TV & communication equip. & app. (32)

Instruments, watches & clocks (33)

Figure 2.48 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of electrical & optical equipment (NACE Subsection DL) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of electrical & optical equipment, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

115

110

105

100

95

90

20

10

0

-10

-20

-30

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Electrical & optical equipment

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) The Netherlands, confidential; Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.25 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of machinery & equipment n.e.c. (NACE Subsection DK), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

DL
30
31
31.1
31.2
31.3
31.4
31.5
31.6
32
32.1
32.2
32.3
33
33.1
33.2
33.3
33.4
33.5

Electrical & optical equipment

Office machinery & computers
Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c.

Electric motors, generators & transformers
Electricity distribution & control apparatus
Insulated wire & cable
Accumulators, primary cells & primary batteries
Lighting equipment & electric lamps
Electrical equipment n.e.c.

Radio, TV & communication equip. & app.

Electronic valves & tubes & other components
TV & radio transm. & appliances for telecoms
TV & radio receivers, sound or video recording

Instruments, watches & clocks

Medical & surgical equip. & orthopaedic app.
Instr. & app. for measuring, checking, testing, etc
Industrial process control equipment
Optical instruments & photographic equipment
Watches & clocks

110.6
86.0
108.6
103.9
107.3
94.3
84.0
90.0
112.0
109.9
149.5
87.7
110.6
117.5
128.3
108.5
109.7
109.3
75.4

0.9
0.3
0.5
1.6
1.1
-1.5
-0.2
1.5
-1.1
-0.1
4.5
-2.4
0.1
0.3
2.2
0.0
-2.5
-0.4
-2.2

1.2
2.4
1.2
-1.5
0.6
4.8
1.4
-1.6
2.1
3.8
0.0
7.9
-1.4
-0.1
-2.6
0.9
0.5
0.8
-3.0

-0.1
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-1.1
-0.8
-0.9
0.8
-1.9
-1.4
-4.5
4.3
0.2
0.7
-0.1
-0.5
-3.7
0.4

0.5
0.6
1.1
0.2
0.7
3.6
-0.4
-0.9
0.8
0.9
4.2
-2.5
2.3
0.9
0.1
0.9
1.8
4.4
-4.7

0.8
0.5
0.1
0.8
0.7
1.8
3.4
5.8
1.8
2.0
4.4
1.7
3.8
0.1
-5.3
0.6
2.1
1.3
3.4

2.5
1.3
0.7
4.5
-0.1
0.5
-3.7
-0.7
0.2
4.5
4.1
7.6
1.2
1.7
5.3
0.6
0.6
3.1
0.4

0.0
-0.3
0.2
-1.0
-0.8
0.4
2.6
-2.8
1.1
0.3
0.2
-3.2
3.5
0.0
-1.1
0.7
0.6
0.9
-0.7

0.8
-0.4
1.4
3.9
1.5
2.3
-1.5
-0.5
0.2
1.4
3.6
1.3
-2.6
1.1
1.0
0.9
2.9
3.5
-4.0

0.5
0.2
-0.6
-2.8
-0.7
-0.7
-0.1
4.7
-1.0
1.4
1.0
0.5
2.1
-0.2
-1.0
-0.2
-0.9
-2.4
3.5

1.1
-1.1
1.7
3.5
1.2
1.1
0.7
-0.3
4.3
0.7
-0.2
1.1
2.2
1.1
0.2
1.4
0.0
4.0
0.8

1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
2.5
-0.1
-0.2
-0.8
2.1
4.9
1.4
-4.2
1.3
3.9
1.8
-2.0
1.0
1.8

-0.2
1.8
0.0
-0.6
0.0
-1.2
0.0
0.1
2.0
-0.5
1.2
-0.3
3.1
-0.8
-1.5
-1.1
0.5
-0.5
-7.4

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

47

Index of production - manufacture of transport equipment

2. Industry

Figure 2.49 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

120

115

110

105

100

95

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Transport equipment (DM)

Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers (34)

Other transport equipment (35)

Figure 2.50 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of transport equipment (NACE Subsection DM) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of transport equipment, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

120

115

110

105

100

95

10

0

-10

-20

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Transport equipment

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) Luxembourg and the Netherlands, confidential; Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.26 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacture of transport equipment (NACE Subsection DM), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

DM Transport equipment
34
34.1
34.2
34.3
35
35.1
35.2
35.3
35.4
35.5

Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers

Motor vehicles
Bodies (coachwork); trailers & semi-trailers
Parts & accessories

Other transport equipment

Building & repairing of ships & boats
Railway & tramway locomotives & rolling stock
Aircraft & spacecraft
Motorcycles & bicycles
Other transport equipment n.e.c.

117.5
116.4
109.0
114.3
124.0
116.3
93.6
107.8
128.9
85.7
78.0

-2.2
-0.7
-2.4
2.3
1.7
-1.8
-6.7
1.4
-3.0
-0.3
-7.7

3.5
0.8
4.7
0.7
1.0
2.9
7.2
-8.8
6.2
2.4
-2.6

-2.3
-0.9
-2.9
-1.7
-2.0
-2.0
-1.9
2.4
-4.0
-1.6
2.5

0.6
1.0
-0.6
0.8
1.0
0.7
-4.7
-1.4
1.8
4.4
-6.4

-0.4
-0.4
-3.4
-1.8
-0.6
2.7
8.2
-5.0
3.7
-1.2
-0.1

2.2
0.6
3.7
4.6
0.9
-0.1
-1.5
2.7
0.9
-3.8
-1.9

0.3
0.5
1.0
0.1
0.5
1.6
2.0
2.6
1.2
0.6
4.2

0.1
0.0
-0.1
2.4
1.1
0.5
-4.3
0.7
1.7
2.6
-3.9

-1.1
-0.6
-3.5
-2.1
-3.2
0.9
2.7
-0.8
0.0
-2.6
2.7

3.7
2.9
5.0
3.2
4.4
1.2
-2.2
0.0
3.2
1.0
-1.2

-1.2
-1.4
-1.3
1.8
-1.6
-1.3
5.4
-2.2
-1.5
0.1
-3.5

1.6
0.8
2.1
2.3
0.3
2.8
-0.6
8.5
3.0
-1.2
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

48

2. Industry

Index of production - manufacturing n.e.c. 

Figure 2.51 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

140

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Manufacturing n.e.c. (DN)

Furniture; manufacturing n.e.c. (36)

Recycling (37)

Figure 2.52 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacturing n.e.c. (NACE Subsection DN) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Manufacture of machinery & equipment n.e.c., seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

110

105

100

95

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Total industry (excl. construction)

Manufacturing n.e.c.

20

10

0

-10

-20

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) Luxembourg, Malta and Slovenia, not available; Cyprus, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.27 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, manufacturing n.e.c. (NACE Subsection DN), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Furniture; manufacturing n.e.c.

DN Manufacturing n.e.c.
36
36.1
36.2
36.3
36.4
36.5
36.6
37

Furniture
Jewellery & related articles
Musical instruments
Sports goods
Games & toys
Miscellaneous manufacturing n.e.c.
Recycling

96.3
94.5
94.5
64.6
63.6
:
95.0
95.2
138.1

0.1
0.6
0.1
0.7

1.1
0.7
1.2
1.0
14.7 -14.0
:
-1.6
2.0
0.1

:
3.4
1.1
-1.6

-1.4
-1.5
-1.1
-4.7
-3.9
:
1.2
-2.7
0.5

0.1
0.2
-0.2
-1.0
10.2
:
-3.8
-0.5
1.4

0.9
0.5
0.7
6.2
-8.2
:
-4.6
0.0
5.4

0.0
-0.3
-0.6
-4.8
14.1
:
7.2
2.4
-2.9

-1.0
-0.8
-0.9
1.6
-2.1
:
-6.9
0.2
-0.1

1.1
0.9
1.7
-0.9
-6.8
:
4.1
-1.6
1.6

-1.3
-0.8
-1.5
-9.9
3.9
:
-0.7
0.3
0.0

3.5
3.2
3.4
5.2
-5.6
:
-0.5
1.2
5.5

0.6
-0.1
0.4
3.3
-3.3
:
-2.0
1.9
3.7

-1.3
-0.9
-0.8
-4.8
-4.2
:
-3.3
-1.7
-1.3

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

49

Index of production - electricity, gas & water supply

2. Industry

Figure 2.53 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100) (1)

120

115

110

105

100

95

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Electricity, gas & water supply (E)

Electricity, gas, steam & hot water supply (40)

Production & distribution of electricity (40.1)

Gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains (40.2)

Collection, purification & distribution of water (41)

(1) Steam & hot water supply (NACE Group 40.3), not included in the STS Regulation.

Figure 2.54 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, electricity, gas & water supply (NACE Section E) (1)

EU-25, trend cycle (2000=100)

Electricity, gas & water supply, seasonally adjusted data, 
growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%)

115

110

105

100

95

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Total industry (excl. construction)

Electricity, gas & water supply

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) Malta, not available; Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.28 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, electricity, gas & water supply (NACE Section E), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

E
40
40.1
40.2
41

Electricity, gas & water supply

Electricity, gas, steam & hot water supply
Production & distribution of electricity
Gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains

Collection, purification & distribution of water

113.1
113.7
112.3
113.8
101.5

-0.8
-0.5
-0.7
0.1
-1.0

0.6
0.6
0.3
-2.3
-0.9

-2.0
-2.7
-1.3
-5.6
-0.8

2.7
3.1
2.3
6.7
1.0

2.5
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.4

0.0
0.1
0.1
-0.7
-1.7

-1.1
-0.9
-0.6
-2.8
-1.2

1.0
1.2
-0.7
3.2
-0.3

-3.0
-3.9
-1.8
-4.9
0.1

-0.1
0.5
0.1
-0.4
-1.1

1.7
1.7
1.3
1.3
4.0

1.1
1.1
1.5
1.6
:

(1) Steam & hot water supply (NACE Group 40.3), not included in the STS Regulation; latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest growth rate is
available.

50

2. Industry

New orders - total new orders

Figure 2.55 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Total new orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, trend cycle (2000=100)

125

120

115

110

105

100

95

06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

EU-25

06-05

Euro area

06-06

Figure 2.56 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Total new orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Spain, Italy, Finland and the United Kingdom, confidential; Cyprus, Slovenia, Norway and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Greece, France, Luxembourg, Hungary,
Malta, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.57 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Total new orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, gross data, 

growth rates compared with the same month of the previous year, 07-2006 (%) (1)

40

30

20

10

0

-10

-20

-30

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Finland and the United Kingdom, confidential; Slovenia, Norway and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Greece, France, Luxembourg, Hungary,
Malta, the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

51

New orders - total new orders

2. Industry

Table 2.29 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Total new orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
81.9
3.1
1.0
1.0
28.1
0.0
0.4
6.2
16.4
1.6
14.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.9
0.0
3.6
1.9
1.6
1.0
0.3
0.3
2.1
3.6
12.5
~
~
~
~

119.8
117.7
107.9
237.9
121.0
127.0
238.2
135.9
c
114.5
107.4
c
:
303.8
218.2
119.3
201.9
73.5
118.0
148.7
178.8
124.4
:
227.4
c
124.6
c
228.8
377.9
:
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

1.8
1.4
-0.3
0.1
-5.2
4.6
2.4
5.4
c
-2.7
-0.6
3.7
:
7.9
3.4
9.3
-7.8
-9.8
3.4
1.1
3.7
-0.3
:
-3.2
c
2.3
c
4.4
-8.4
:
:

5.4
6.4
4.6
5.4
6.8
3.8
0.7
0.7
c
19.3
6.6
-0.2
:
18.8
5.9
-0.2
0.6
1.7
1.5
5.3
4.6
2.1
:
7.0
c
3.5
c
2.9
4.9
:
:

0.8
0.3
7.2
5.6
-1.8
2.0
3.3
4.2
c
-5.7
-1.8
4.3
:
11.8
0.9
11.5
3.8
3.2
6.5
0.8
15.9
-0.6
:
8.0
c
3.4
c
1.8
-0.9
:
:

0.5
0.5
1.4
7.5
3.6
1.8
5.3
2.8
c
-6.4
-3.7
c
:
-15.7
5.7
-2.3
11.4
-8.6
5.0
:
-0.2
4.4
:
6.3
c
2.1
c
16.0
6.4
:
:

0.8
0.6
3.5
3.3
4.0
-2.9
0.0
10.6
c
2.3
7.6
0.4
:
-19.2
3.9
10.5
-5.5
2.7
0.1
4.1
-3.0
1.7
:
-2.4
c
1.1
c
-0.9
7.3
:
:

0.9
1.7
2.7
-3.2
-1.6
2.7
1.4
-9.9
c
0.5
2.9
-3.3
:
-3.9
3.2
3.0
11.4
0.9
5.9
0.4
2.5
0.9
:
7.1
c
-3.4
c
1.0
4.0
:
:

-0.1
-0.6
-3.0
5.0
7.0
2.2
-3.9
5.9
c
-2.3
-3.3
0.3
:
31.0
-1.9
-7.2
2.1
-7.5
-4.9
1.0
3.6
-4.8
:
1.1
c
8.8
c
0.5
-1.9
:
:

3.8
5.5
5.6
1.7
-1.7
1.9
3.2
-2.8
c
28.8
12.9
1.3
:
18.3
8.2
-3.0
1.3
2.8
1.7
3.8
1.0
7.0
:
3.6
c
-6.2
c
0.5
1.4
:
:

5.9
5.5
3.0
1.1
2.4
-1.2
4.8
1.7
c
3.6
-8.1
2.4
:
-29.3
-3.2
12.9
-21.8
19.0
4.7
0.2
-1.0
4.1
:
-1.2
c
3.7
c
5.2
2.6
:
:

-4.3
-6.7
-0.2
5.1
1.7
1.5
1.1
3.6
c
-13.7
3.0
0.1
:
-3.4
-0.7
-2.1
18.3
-0.1
-1.0
-4.6
45.1
-8.7
:
1.0
c
5.6
c
-0.8
-7.1
:
:

0.9
3.6
2.8
-3.2
-7.1
3.6
-5.3
-0.4
c
-0.6
-4.9
6.3
:
24.0
-3.0
-1.1
-0.2
-16.7
4.0
6.7
-36.5
4.2
:
8.6
c
-3.3
c
-8.0
10.0
:
:

-1.1
-1.3
4.8
4.1
0.8
-5.1
4.7
2.0
c
-2.2
0.7
-5.9
:
56.4
9.8
21.2
10.9
9.6
3.1
-0.5
21.0
2.5
:
2.4
c
-0.5
c
14.6
-6.4
:
:

0.0
-0.8
-2.6
4.6
9.0
4.2
-0.6
-2.5
c
-6.0
-7.3
6.2
:
-33.8
-3.4
-18.6
8.1
-4.1
3.2
2.4
-0.3
1.6
:
-0.9
c
1.3
c
-3.3
-5.7
:
:

1.9
2.6
0.8
5.0
-4.8
0.4
4.5
6.5
c
3.2
9.5
0.6
:
-16.2
5.2
15.1
-9.0
-8.5
-5.0
7.7
5.7
1.3
:
3.7
c
-0.3
c
17.1
15.8
:
:

-1.0
-2.1
-1.5
-6.3
0.6
-0.8
4.8
-0.5
c
-2.3
-3.3
c
:
8.5
1.3
-9.6
7.5
3.8
5.3
-2.1
1.5
-3.3
:
0.9
c
7.3
c
3.7
10.2
:
:

:
:
4.2
-0.8
-0.4
2.7
-6.5
:
:
:
3.7
:
:
-0.1
-0.7
:
:
:
:
:
3.4
3.8
:
4.8
c
-0.6
c
-4.6
-11.5
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Table 2.30 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Total new orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, gross data, 

growth rates compared with the same period of the previous year (%)(1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
81.9
3.1
1.0
1.0
28.1
0.0
0.4
6.2
16.4
1.6
14.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.9
0.0
3.6
1.9
1.6
1.0
0.3
0.3
2.1
3.6
12.5
~
~
~
~

126.8
124.9
94.3
203.2
97.2
122.0
219.4
150.5
c
125.4
98.9
c
c
306.9
200.0
120.3
198.7
76.8
125.5
152.6
169.9
119.3
:
215.1
c
89.0
c
231.5
355.2
:
:

5.5
4.5
-3.5
4.9
7.4
7.7
14.4
3.2
c
2.6
0.7
5.7
c
35.0
13.6
2.6
17.5
-15.5
2.9
6.2
-1.1
-2.0
:
-0.8
c
7.5
c
18.5
-4.4
:
:

6.3
7.4
2.6
10.2
13.9
8.6
8.9
3.2
c
10.2
7.2
1.2
c
41.4
14.0
0.4
16.5
-20.1
8.3
11.6
3.8
6.1
:
7.9
c
5.9
c
18.5
-3.3
:
:

11.3
12.3
13.3
23.9
13.2
15.5
10.1
12.1
c
9.6
5.4
10.4
c
54.3
14.8
22.2
26.7
5.3
13.6
10.5
23.0
-0.6
:
13.5
c
14.2
c
4.1
10.6
:
:

8.1
8.1
13.3
19.8
0.4
9.1
13.6
14.2
c
-0.4
0.0
c
c
20.2
17.0
19.0
7.6
-13.6
17.3
17.2
25.0
5.8
:
19.6
c
12.0
c
27.0
1.1
:
:

9.3
7.8
-0.8
3.9
14.4
9.5
13.1
16.6
c
8.4
9.6
12.1
c
21.6
17.1
10.3
-0.9
-3.3
2.6
9.0
-4.7
0.0
:
-3.3
c
18.6
c
14.2
2.7
:
:

6.3
5.8
0.9
8.6
8.3
8.7
15.3
-4.4
c
4.5
2.4
2.3
c
23.9
13.0
4.7
34.3
-16.7
8.8
11.4
-2.0
2.7
:
-2.5
c
3.5
c
24.6
3.4
:
:

5.1
4.2
-3.4
10.1
12.6
6.3
6.3
10.4
c
5.6
0.6
1.2
c
41.4
10.0
-0.1
24.3
-34.4
4.4
9.6
5.7
3.1
:
2.2
c
13.3
c
23.1
5.9
:
:

10.2
10.2
6.3
8.2
17.1
14.4
7.1
-3.3
c
7.6
13.6
4.0
c
82.7
26.4
-8.1
35.7
-17.6
11.2
15.8
10.5
8.5
:
13.3
c
5.1
c
24.2
-5.7
:
:

4.0
7.8
5.4
12.4
12.1
5.4
13.6
2.7
c
16.4
7.6
-1.0
c
10.4
7.1
10.6
-9.0
-5.1
9.3
9.6
-3.9
6.9
:
8.9
c
-0.2
c
10.0
-8.8
:
:

10.7
9.2
7.4
23.2
22.9
14.2
19.0
12.1
c
7.8
8.0
7.8
c
-8.7
11.2
7.8
24.2
25.1
10.7
8.0
97.8
3.4
:
-0.6
c
18.2
c
6.0
22.3
:
:

10.7
14.1
12.4
19.6
7.9
16.4
3.0
8.8
c
11.1
2.5
14.5
c
46.7
8.6
15.8
17.0
-7.6
9.4
9.4
-30.6
3.8
:
15.7
c
10.1
c
0.8
1.9
:
:

12.3
13.7
19.2
28.1
9.1
16.0
8.6
14.8
c
9.9
5.5
9.1
c
134.8
23.2
43.1
38.0
-0.3
19.9
13.8
18.1
-6.6
:
26.7
c
14.4
c
4.8
7.0
:
:

3.8
3.9
8.7
15.9
-2.2
4.8
6.2
6.2
c
-2.8
-4.1
10.6
c
38.4
9.4
11.1
0.6
-3.9
13.7
9.1
15.7
1.4
:
10.4
c
3.5
c
14.1
-25.8
:
:

13.7
14.8
20.5
33.1
1.2
19.6
12.3
19.8
c
4.1
7.1
16.6
c
8.9
20.2
34.6
6.4
-10.8
17.6
23.9
32.4
15.1
:
23.2
c
11.6
c
35.4
6.9
:
:

6.7
5.6
11.2
11.5
1.8
3.5
22.2
15.9
c
-2.3
-2.7
c
c
16.4
21.8
11.8
17.5
-23.2
20.3
18.2
27.4
1.1
:
25.1
c
20.3
c
31.4
33.7
:
:

:
:
21.4
16.7
6.4
9.1
7.1
:
:
:
11.6
:
:
-4.3
19.5
:
:
:
:
:
28.1
9.7
:
33.6
c
13.7
c
24.5
15.3
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

52

2. Industry

New orders - domestic new orders

Figure 2.58 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Domestic orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%)

5.0

2.5

0.0

-2.5

-5.0

07-05

08-05

09-05

10-05

11-05

12-05

01-06

02-06

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 2.59 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Domestic orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, gross data, 

growth rates compared with the same month the previous year, EU-25 (%)

15

10

5

0

-5

07-05

08-05

09-05

10-05

11-05

12-05

01-06

02-06

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

EU-25

Euro area

Table 2.31 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Domestic orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
81.5
1.8
0.8
0.8
27.4
0.0
0.5
7.2
16.7
0.5
18.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.5
0.0
4.1
1.1
1.2
1.0
0.2
0.2
1.6
2.2
14.2
~
~
~
~

110.0
108.4
:
203.6
112.6
113.2
202.6
119.8
c
c
91.1
c
:
416.0
385.6
314.3
117.6
77.9
c
128.6
112.2
119.8
:
110.4
c
124.9
c
195.3
324.6
:
:

1.6
1.4
:
9.0
-14.2
2.0
2.5
2.9
c
c
-0.1
3.5
:
48.2
9.3
-28.3
-2.3
-10.0
c
4.5
0.9
-2.8
:
-4.1
c
-1.4
c
12.4
-1.5
:
:

1.5
2.4
:
6.6
4.7
2.4
0.6
2.0
c
c
0.7
-0.6
:
12.7
11.1
-23.2
7.1
13.6
c
4.5
2.9
4.3
:
3.2
c
2.4
c
-7.0
4.1
:
:

1.3
1.1
:
6.4
-2.0
0.7
-0.5
2.8
c
c
1.9
4.6
:
35.8
5.3
-18.0
1.3
-15.5
c
-6.6
7.2
-5.4
:
7.2
c
4.6
c
-1.8
-0.5
:
:

1.9
1.7
:
3.7
0.4
4.2
8.0
2.0
c
c
0.2
c
:
-29.0
12.0
20.4
4.2
-9.8
c
:
4.7
1.7
:
9.2
c
2.4
c
1.7
5.7
:
:

4.6
3.4
:
2.1
-4.4
0.0
-4.6
10.5
c
c
-3.5
1.4
:
-30.6
5.1
-10.2
-0.2
-10.7
c
12.8
-1.3
2.5
:
3.0
c
-9.2
c
4.0
7.1
:
:

-4.3
-3.3
:
3.3
2.6
0.6
5.5
-6.8
c
c
-4.7
-4.9
:
2.8
6.4
-37.9
3.6
25.6
c
5.1
1.9
-3.5
:
6.4
c
3.7
c
3.9
1.7
:
:

0.4
0.7
:
3.8
8.3
1.6
-3.5
3.3
c
c
3.9
-1.5
:
44.9
0.9
15.9
2.4
14.2
c
-0.1
5.8
0.6
:
-0.8
c
-0.6
c
-7.5
-0.2
:
:

1.7
2.7
:
-1.5
-7.5
0.9
0.2
1.0
c
c
1.0
4.4
:
-18.4
4.6
9.7
2.8
-17.3
c
-9.4
-2.8
5.1
:
0.0
c
2.0
c
-8.0
2.0
:
:

4.4
3.3
:
2.5
4.9
-0.8
6.3
-1.2
c
c
2.0
2.8
:
-0.8
2.8
-25.2
1.1
2.2
c
12.2
-5.1
5.5
:
-3.2
c
7.7
c
6.9
-1.1
:
:

-2.7
-3.3
:
3.2
-4.6
0.6
-1.4
1.8
c
c
4.4
-2.5
:
-17.9
0.1
6.5
2.1
-9.0
c
-18.6
15.8
-8.4
:
-2.0
c
1.0
c
4.0
1.9
:
:

2.1
3.2
:
2.2
2.6
0.9
-6.3
1.5
c
c
-6.0
11.8
:
49.2
-3.3
-1.6
-4.2
-1.8
c
17.3
-9.8
-2.0
:
19.9
c
-3.8
c
-8.6
-6.0
:
:

-2.3
-2.0
:
1.4
1.2
-0.8
3.5
1.3
c
c
0.2
-10.7
:
92.8
12.3
-23.6
1.5
-2.9
c
-3.7
11.1
-1.8
:
-3.4
c
1.8
c
-4.6
5.6
:
:

2.1
0.6
:
2.2
-2.4
3.5
1.4
-0.8
c
c
0.9
4.0
:
-43.5
2.4
52.7
10.9
-8.2
c
3.0
-0.3
4.6
:
0.9
c
-2.1
c
4.4
-4.2
:
:

2.1
4.0
:
1.9
0.7
2.3
5.4
2.6
c
c
2.3
4.3
:
-33.9
-0.5
-1.8
-11.4
0.0
c
7.6
2.4
1.3
:
7.0
c
6.9
c
9.0
9.5
:
:

-1.9
-3.7
:
-4.2
2.2
-1.9
8.1
-0.8
c
c
-0.6
c
:
4.0
8.8
-9.8
6.4
2.5
c
-4.7
-0.6
-5.3
:
-0.1
c
0.5
c
-6.1
6.1
:
:

:
:
:
-1.0
5.9
1.8
-8.7
:
:
:
2.2
:
:
4.9
0.2
:
:
:
:
:
5.7
-1.1
:
2.0
c
7.4
c
4.9
-5.5
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

53

New orders - non-domestic new orders

2. Industry

Figure 2.60 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Non-domestic orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%)

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

07-05

08-05

09-05

10-05

11-05

12-05

01-06

02-06

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 2.61 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Non-domestic orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, gross data, 

growth rates compared with the same month of the previous year, EU-25 (%)

20

15

10

5

0

07-05

08-05

09-05

10-05

11-05

12-05

01-06

02-06

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

EU-25

Euro area

Table 2.32 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Non-domestic orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
77.2
4.7
1.2
1.3
29.0
0.0
0.2
5.1
16.1
3.0
9.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.3
1.4
0.1
3.1
2.8
2.0
1.0
0.5
0.4
2.8
5.2
10.5
~
~
~
~

133.2
129.2
100.9
271.7
129.4
142.2
256.8
175.7
c
c
111.5
c
:
254.4
183.5
115.3
231.5
72.3
c
157.8
310.7
120.1
:
300.5
c
127.3
c
249.8
447.9
:
:

1.8
1.3
-7.9
-2.9
0.9
7.0
3.1
9.9
c
c
0.4
6.1
:
-11.6
0.9
9.2
-10.0
-13.6
c
0.1
5.8
4.6
:
-1.9
c
4.4
c
-2.1
-13.8
:
:

10.4
11.4
1.6
4.0
7.0
5.2
0.2
-1.1
c
c
6.6
-1.8
:
23.3
3.2
-1.8
-3.9
3.3
c
4.3
7.1
3.1
:
8.2
c
3.4
c
12.0
5.7
:
:

-0.6
-2.0
6.1
10.1
-1.6
3.2
4.0
6.0
c
c
-2.5
5.0
:
-8.3
0.8
10.4
8.9
3.0
c
5.0
24.8
3.2
:
7.2
c
3.1
c
4.3
-3.2
:
:

-0.2
0.1
4.5
1.1
5.1
-0.3
5.6
5.8
c
c
-3.7
c
:
1.7
3.1
-1.7
14.1
-10.9
c
:
-6.1
5.6
:
5.4
c
1.7
c
25.8
9.2
:
:

-3.4
-2.6
11.1
4.7
1.0
-5.5
2.3
11.2
c
c
7.3
-2.0
:
-6.7
2.1
7.7
-8.8
3.2
c
0.7
-1.2
-0.4
:
-4.3
c
6.7
c
-5.1
7.3
:
:

6.4
7.0
4.9
-7.5
-0.2
4.7
0.3
-16.9
c
c
3.7
-1.5
:
-8.1
2.6
0.6
15.2
1.0
c
-0.3
2.4
8.7
:
8.6
c
-9.4
c
-1.3
5.6
:
:

-0.4
-1.5
-12.0
6.4
3.5
2.7
-6.4
13.0
c
c
-3.9
-0.1
:
17.8
-3.4
-4.8
3.4
-5.7
c
-0.6
-0.6
-5.2
:
1.2
c
16.9
c
8.5
-2.8
:
:

6.6
8.6
11.5
2.1
2.8
2.6
6.0
-9.6
c
c
12.3
-0.6
:
52.2
9.6
-6.5
-1.1
1.3
c
10.8
7.2
2.7
:
4.2
c
-11.7
c
7.4
0.2
:
:

9.1
9.3
1.5
0.1
3.6
-1.4
6.1
7.3
c
c
-6.2
1.3
:
-42.0
-5.7
14.7
-36.0
20.2
c
-5.9
4.8
4.2
:
0.0
c
1.1
c
3.0
7.4
:
:

-6.1
-12.1
-2.7
15.0
2.8
2.3
-0.2
6.7
c
c
0.2
3.0
:
7.3
1.1
-1.8
46.1
-0.8
c
3.9
70.5
-8.6
:
0.6
c
6.6
c
-4.5
-17.7
:
:

-2.5
4.5
1.1
-8.2
-12.0
6.1
-5.9
-5.3
c
c
-4.2
2.2
:
5.6
-2.9
-2.6
-1.9
-15.9
c
1.8
-52.0
10.7
:
5.6
c
1.6
c
-6.2
29.1
:
:

-1.2
-1.4
10.6
1.6
2.2
-8.7
7.5
5.4
c
c
1.8
-0.4
:
17.3
8.1
21.0
13.0
8.8
c
2.0
25.4
4.9
:
4.0
c
-2.4
c
28.0
-16.9
:
:

1.8
-0.8
-8.0
0.1
12.4
4.7
-2.3
-7.5
c
c
-7.5
11.6
:
-12.0
-5.9
-12.2
13.8
-9.3
c
1.5
-0.2
-2.4
:
-0.8
c
1.6
c
-7.6
-4.6
:
:

-0.6
0.8
12.2
5.6
-6.3
-1.2
5.5
18.4
c
c
8.1
-5.1
:
-2.4
7.5
4.3
-14.2
-4.5
c
7.9
10.7
2.8
:
2.5
c
-2.6
c
21.5
21.8
:
:

0.4
-0.5
-6.0
-2.5
1.6
0.2
4.3
0.8
c
c
-2.8
c
:
12.5
0.4
-8.5
9.1
5.0
c
-1.4
3.6
-1.0
:
0.3
c
9.0
c
10.6
12.7
:
:

:
:
2.2
3.4
-2.3
3.4
-6.9
:
:
:
3.7
:
:
-2.9
-1.9
:
:
:
:
:
-1.3
3.6
:
5.9
c
-1.8
c
-11.0
-16.8
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

54

2. Industry

New orders - for the Member States

Figure 2.62 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

New orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, trend cycle (2000=100)

Belgium

Czech Republic

110

100

90

80

300

250

200

150

100

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Denmark

Germany

140

130

120

110

100

90

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Estonia

Greece

300

250

200

150

100

170

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

Spain (1)

France (2)

130

120

110

100

90

06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

(1) Confidential.

(2) Domestic orders and non-domestic orders, confidential.

Ireland

Italy

130

120

110

100

90

80

70

140

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

Total orders

Domestic orders

Non-domestic orders

55

New orders - for the Member States

2. Industry

Figure 2.62 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

New orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, trend cycle (2000=100)

Cyprus (3)

Latvia

400

300

200

100

(3) Not available.

Lithuania

Luxembourg

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

400

300

200

100

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0
06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

Hungary

Malta

250

200

150

100

50

06-01

120

110

100

90

80

120

110

100

90

80

70

60

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

Netherlands (4)

Austria

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

(4) Domestic orders and non-domestic orders, confidential from 01-2004 onwards.

Poland

Portugal

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

140

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Total orders

Domestic orders

Non-domestic orders

56

2. Industry

New orders - for the Member States

Figure 2.62 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

New orders received for manufacturing industries working on orders, trend cycle (2000=100)

Slovenia (5)

Slovakia

300

250

200

150

100

50

(5) Not available.

Finland (6)

Sweden

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

(6) Confidential.

United Kingdom (7)

(7) Confidential.

250

200

150

100

50

07-01

Bulgaria

Romania

500

400

300

200

100

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Norway (8)

Switzerland (9)

(8) Not available.

(9) Not available.

Total orders

Domestic orders

Non-domestic orders

57

New orders - total new orders by activity

2. Industry

Figure 2.63 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Total new orders received, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, 06-2006 (%)

-6

-4

-2

0

2

4

6

Instruments, watches & clocks

Radio, TV & communication equip. & app.

Other transport equipment

Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c.

Pulp, paper & paper products

Office machinery & computers

Textiles

Chemicals & chemical products

Wearing apparel; dressing & dyeing of fur

Basic metals

Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers

Machinery & equipment n.e.c.

Fab. metal prod., excl. machinery & equip.

Figure 2.64 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Total new orders received, gross data, growth rates compared with the same month of the previous year, 06-2006 (%)

-25

-20

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

EU-25

Euro area

Basic metals

Radio, TV & communication equip. & app.

Machinery & equipment n.e.c.

Fab. metal prod., excl. machinery & equip.

Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c.

Chemicals & chemical products

Wearing apparel; dressing & dyeing of fur

Instruments, watches & clocks

Pulp, paper & paper products

Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers

Textiles

Office machinery & computers

Other transport equipment

58

EU-25

Euro area

2. Industry

New orders - by activity in the EU-25

Table 2.33 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Total new orders received, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Manufacturing industries working on orders

Textiles

17
18 Wearing apparel; dressing & dyeing of fur
21
24
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

Pulp, paper & paper products
Chemicals & chemical products
Basic metals
Fab. metal prod., excl. machinery & equip.
Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
Office machinery & computers
Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c.
Radio, TV & communication equip. & app.
Instruments, watches & clocks
Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers
Other transport equipment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
3.6
2.5
4.6
16.4
6.8
10.2
13.8
2.7
6.6
7.4
3.3
17.8
4.3

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 07-05 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06

119.8
81.0
91.7
103.9
124.3
146.5
126.4
123.6
80.4
127.9
99.3
131.7
126.1
122.8

-0.8
-1.0
1.7
1.2
0.1
7.6
-0.9
1.5
3.0
1.5
5.9
-5.0
-4.6
-5.2

0.8
2.8
0.1
0.8
1.9
0.4
3.6
1.1
-2.1
-4.3
-1.4
11.8
1.2
-1.4

0.9
-4.3
-2.5
-0.9
0.2
0.3
-2.4
-1.7
2.4
1.3
5.1
-5.8
2.9
5.5

-0.1
-1.1
1.7
-1.3
0.4
0.3
1.1
3.0
1.1
2.2
-1.8
-2.8
-1.9
-6.3

3.8
2.9
0.2
2.1
1.0
4.5
0.4
-0.1
-2.2
4.1
-5.7
0.3
3.9
39.7

-4.3
5.9
-2.1
3.0
-2.6
4.7
-4.5
5.4
0.6
1.6
-1.1
4.3
-1.2
6.7
4.3
0.3
-2.9
2.1
5.6
-2.9
0.7
1.3
-3.2
1.6
-2.8
9.0
9.6 -31.6

0.0
-1.1
0.9
-1.9
1.4
-0.9
0.5
-1.5
-1.9
-2.9
3.6
-0.9
1.3
-0.2
-1.2
1.0
5.9
1.8
6.2
0.1
-0.7
2.5
2.8
-1.6
-2.7
-2.5
-0.6
8.4
5.5 -10.5
3.0
6.3
1.3
1.7
1.8
2.2
-5.1
-2.7
0.4
24.9 -17.5 -13.8

1.9
2.2
4.8
1.5
1.5
4.2
0.1
0.2
1.6
-1.8
-6.4
-2.0
5.2
2.6

-1.0
-1.0
-1.2
0.0
-1.1
-2.9
-4.5
-3.1
-0.3
0.1
3.5
4.8
-2.9
1.8

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Table 2.34 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Domestic orders received, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Manufacturing industries working on orders

Textiles

17
18 Wearing apparel; dressing & dyeing of fur
21
24
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

Pulp, paper & paper products
Chemicals & chemical products
Basic metals
Fab. metal prod., excl. machinery & equip.
Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
Office machinery & computers
Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c.
Radio, TV & communication equip. & app.
Instruments, watches & clocks
Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers
Other transport equipment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
4.1
3.2
5.1
16.6
7.2
14.5
13.2
1.7
7.2
5.9
3.2
14.7
3.6

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 07-05 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06

110.0
75.1
89.9
92.4
120.9
136.2
119.0
108.1
74.8
117.5
74.8
111.7
110.3
113.3

-0.7
0.9
1.4
1.3
0.8
3.6
0.5
-0.1
-0.9
-0.9
2.7
-6.0
-2.7
-14.4

4.6
3.9
1.0
-1.1
0.7
2.6
3.4
1.3
5.3
-1.3
3.6

-4.3
-5.5
-2.4
-2.4
-1.1
-0.5
-3.0
-2.4
-8.1
2.9
-6.6
25.7 -17.7
1.6
59.5 -30.1

0.2

0.4
-1.2
1.2
0.0
1.0
2.6
0.5
0.1
4.7
2.8
3.4
-4.6
-3.7
3.3

1.7
2.5
-0.4
1.2
0.6
1.9
1.0
1.8
-0.7
-1.3
-3.2
0.7
5.6
1.7

4.4
2.2
5.4
2.7
2.4
5.0
6.3
0.9
2.7
4.6
9.1
-1.0
-0.1
11.1

-2.7
-1.0
-2.5
-4.0
-1.3
-0.2
-4.0
2.7
-0.9
-2.8
-7.6
-1.3
-1.6
-1.8

-2.3
2.1
0.9
-1.1
-2.0
-0.9
2.3
0.0
0.8
1.1
2.5
0.0
0.6
0.1
2.1
-1.8
-6.2
0.0
14.7 -13.4
-1.2
5.1
-0.1
0.7
0.4
0.1
8.4 -10.7

2.1
-1.3
-0.4
-1.8
0.3
3.1
3.4
-0.1
-0.8
-2.5
-2.4
1.0
-2.7
3.1

2.1
1.9
4.5
1.6
0.4
8.4
0.7
6.0
1.1
5.5
2.9
-0.9
4.4
-9.2

-1.9
-0.9
0.0
-1.7
-0.6
-3.2
-3.3
-5.8
-1.5
-1.6
1.7
0.7
-3.9
11.0

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Table 2.35 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Non-domestic orders received, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Manufacturing industries working on orders

Textiles

17
18 Wearing apparel; dressing & dyeing of fur
21
24
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

Pulp, paper & paper products
Chemicals & chemical products
Basic metals
Fab. metal prod., excl. machinery & equip.
Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
Office machinery & computers
Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c.
Radio, TV & communication equip. & app.
Instruments, watches & clocks
Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers
Other transport equipment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
2.9
1.8
3.9
16.1
6.3
5.1
14.6
3.8
5.9
9.3
3.6
21.5
5.1

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 07-05 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06

133.2
90.4
106.5
112.8
135.5
158.9
156.8
141.8
91.7
146.8
98.0
151.1
141.6
182.2

-3.4
-0.9
-1.1
-3.5
-4.7
3.6
6.2
-1.2
1.7
-0.9
-4.2
7.1
3.2
-4.9
3.2
1.8
0.1
-1.6
5.5 -10.9
3.5
2.0
1.6
-4.1
-1.9
-7.4
-4.5
-1.3

6.4
-0.8
0.2
-4.1
3.1
5.5
0.7
-3.0
7.6
-2.0
8.3
3.1
6.3
5.7

-0.4
0.2
5.1
-2.5
-0.1
-0.8
1.9
5.9
-4.9
8.1
-4.6
0.2
1.2
-0.1

9.1
6.6
4.1
2.3
4.8
3.0
5.0
4.1
1.0
1.9
2.0
6.9
8.5
-1.1
0.0
-1.8
-3.5
5.2
5.8 -15.4
2.3
-4.7
3.7
1.4
-2.7
0.0
3.4
5.0

-2.5
-6.1
-1.2
-3.2
-4.6
-5.6
-1.7
-2.5
-3.2
1.7
2.5
-0.2
3.7
0.6
0.5
3.6
-5.0
3.7
20.4 -10.3
0.2
2.4
-4.7
0.4
31.9 -14.7
6.2
-4.6

-1.2
2.8
1.8
6.3
-0.7
9.6
-1.6
2.3
3.7
0.9
6.0
4.7
-4.5
-4.2

-0.6
1.8
3.9
-4.0
6.1
3.5
4.0
-3.8
3.2
2.0
2.7
-3.4
1.9
8.0
-4.0
4.7
-4.1
0.8
28.0 -10.5
-5.7
-3.1
2.6
-0.9

3.3
2.2
-2.1
-1.5

0.4
-1.9
-4.0
-2.2
-1.4
-0.6
-6.5
-1.7
-2.9
-1.8
2.9
6.4
0.2
0.8

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

59

New orders - by activity in the euro area

2. Industry

Table 2.36 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Total new orders received, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

Manufacturing industries working on orders

Textiles

17
18 Wearing apparel; dressing & dyeing of fur
21
24
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

Pulp, paper & paper products
Chemicals & chemical products
Basic metals
Fab. metal prod., excl. machinery & equip.
Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
Office machinery & computers
Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c.
Radio, TV & communication equip. & app.
Instruments, watches & clocks
Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers
Other transport equipment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
3.7
2.7
4.4
16.8
6.9
10.4
14.1
2.3
6.7
6.7
3.2
18.3
3.9

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 07-05 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06

117.7
79.0
97.4
105.4
123.4
150.1
121.3
121.7
70.7
119.9
102.9
126.2
121.6
130.7

-1.8
-0.2
2.2
2.5
-0.6
7.5
-2.8
-0.8
-2.7
2.0
2.6
-3.2
-5.1
-7.8

0.6
3.9
0.1
1.2
3.6
0.0
3.5
1.1
0.3
-4.4
-5.1
5.1
-1.5
3.1

1.7
-5.7
-2.7
-1.2
-0.1
3.1
-1.3
0.1
1.5
3.5
10.3
-1.0
5.1
-3.1

-0.6
-1.6
1.8
-2.2
-0.9
-1.1
0.6
2.6
-2.4
-1.6
-5.5
-2.0
-1.1
2.3

5.5
3.4
0.8
4.3
2.2
3.7
1.8
0.1
0.1
5.9
-3.7
4.3
3.3
17.5

-6.7
5.5
-3.8
3.9
-3.4
6.7
-4.7
5.0
0.3
1.0
-0.3
4.3
-2.4
6.8
2.9
0.1
-5.3
6.4
1.4
-0.9
1.7
-0.7
1.9
-2.7
-1.9
3.7
-2.2 -15.9

-1.3
3.6
3.1
-0.8
-1.4
-3.4
3.9
0.4
0.0
-0.6
5.5
2.2
-1.2
2.3
4.6
-1.2
-0.6
1.7
11.8 -13.1
8.1
1.7
-2.6
24.4 -14.5

0.6
-0.6
2.2

-0.8
-3.3
2.3
-5.6
0.9
1.6
5.6
2.4
-0.9
2.6
1.7
3.6
-3.8
-8.1

2.6
3.0
4.9
4.7
2.1
4.3
0.6
-0.1
0.4
3.4
-4.8
-0.8
4.5
0.6

-2.1
-1.3
-1.8
-0.2
-1.4
-1.9
-5.4
-2.6
-2.4
0.1
1.8
-1.4
-2.3
-4.5

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Table 2.37 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Domestic orders received, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

Manufacturing industries working on orders

Textiles

17
18 Wearing apparel; dressing & dyeing of fur
21
24
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

Pulp, paper & paper products
Chemicals & chemical products
Basic metals
Fab. metal prod., excl. machinery & equip.
Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
Office machinery & computers
Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c.
Radio, TV & communication equip. & app.
Instruments, watches & clocks
Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers
Other transport equipment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
4.2
3.4
4.8
16.8
7.1
14.6
13.5
1.7
7.6
5.4
3.0
14.9
3.0

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 07-05 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06

108.4
73.3
97.3
94.4
118.6
142.6
115.3
106.1
64.2
116.8
75.9
104.9
107.5
77.4

-1.1
1.3
0.9
2.2
1.7
3.7
-1.9
-1.4
-7.2
-0.3
0.1
-3.7
-3.4
-19.7

3.4
5.7
1.6
-1.7
1.5
1.8
4.2
-1.4
6.8
-2.1
-6.2
12.2
0.0

-3.3
-7.4
-2.7
-1.9
-1.0
1.0
-2.8
0.4
-4.1
3.5
3.1
-9.2
2.3
97.0 -43.7

0.7
-1.4
2.0
-0.5
1.0
2.8
0.6
-0.8
-0.6
1.9
-0.9
-2.0
-3.3
10.8

2.7
2.9
-0.4
2.4
-0.6
1.8
2.2
4.6
2.0
0.5
1.4
3.9
3.6
10.8

-3.3
3.3
-3.9
3.0
-3.1
6.9
-4.3
3.7
-0.7
2.6
-0.9
5.3
-5.4
6.3
1.3
-1.3
-5.2
4.3
-1.6
3.5
-7.2
3.5
4.7
-3.8
0.8
-2.4
-8.4 -11.0

0.6
-2.0
3.2
-2.3
3.2
0.1
0.6
-1.6
-1.4
-3.9
2.6
0.4
-0.2
1.2
0.9
2.3
2.6
1.0
2.3
2.4
1.5
-1.1
3.5
-1.6
-0.5
-3.3
1.4
-3.9
15.5 -15.1
-6.0
3.3
-1.7
1.3
0.7
-3.2
-0.6 -18.2

4.9
-1.9
0.6
26.0

-3.7
4.0
-1.4
2.0
-0.3
5.3
-1.0
4.1
-2.2
1.8
-3.5
10.4
-3.9
1.4
-4.1
5.9
1.5
-0.5
-2.1
6.9
2.3
0.7
-5.2
2.4
5.6
-5.0
0.1 -14.1

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Table 2.38 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Non-domestic orders received, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

Manufacturing industries working on orders

Textiles

17
18 Wearing apparel; dressing & dyeing of fur
21
24
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

Pulp, paper & paper products
Chemicals & chemical products
Basic metals
Fab. metal prod., excl. machinery & equip.
Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
Office machinery & computers
Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c.
Radio, TV & communication equip. & app.
Instruments, watches & clocks
Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers
Other transport equipment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
3.1
1.7
3.8
16.7
6.5
5.2
14.8
3.1
5.6
8.3
3.5
22.6
5.0

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 07-05 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06

129.2
87.0
102.6
109.0
134.7
155.6
142.7
138.0
85.4
128.4
94.9
143.3
134.4
167.4

-2.6
-2.9
-3.1
-1.6
-8.1
4.8
4.7
2.8
3.0
-1.6
-5.2
6.8
5.0
-4.9
3.9
0.4
-3.7
-2.9
7.3 -13.8
3.6
-3.0
1.7
-5.7
-6.9
-4.2
-6.1 -11.3

7.0
1.3
2.8
-5.1
2.8
7.6
0.9
-2.6
11.0
2.6

-1.5
-1.6
1.9
-1.1
-1.4
-1.5
-1.4
7.0
-9.5
-3.0
13.9 -12.2
-1.7
0.2
-1.7

4.6
9.2
11.8

8.6
3.4
5.0
4.2
3.6
6.6
-0.2
-3.9
-2.7
12.0
0.2
6.6
2.5
20.2

9.3 -12.1
-3.1
4.7
-8.8
9.6
0.2
4.7
0.6
0.1
1.3
0.1
2.8
7.8
3.7
0.4
16.9 -10.3
8.2
-9.9
-0.5
0.9
-3.7
0.2
-3.0
9.2
-4.3 -17.5

4.5
-2.9
-7.1
-3.4
-2.2
2.8
4.6
0.6
1.9
-4.6
-0.5
-0.5
3.4

-1.4
3.8
-0.4
8.0
0.1
9.7
-5.6
4.1
8.2
4.6
11.0
3.4
-6.2
26.0 -15.6

-0.8
-4.5
8.5
-5.2
0.7
-3.6
10.0
5.9
-5.4
9.0
-0.6
4.1
-3.2
-7.8

0.8
4.0
2.0
3.7
4.4
3.1
1.1
-5.4
-1.0
3.4
-2.6
-2.7
2.8
-2.1

-0.5
-1.2
-3.7
-2.2
-2.1
-0.3
-7.5
-2.1
-0.5
0.8
1.4
1.1
0.1
-1.0

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

60

2. Industry

Labour input - index of employment

Figure 2.65 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

105

100

95

90

85

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

EU-25

II-05

Euro area

II-06

Figure 2.66 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, seasonally adjusted data, EU-25 (2000=100)

105

100

95

90

85

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non-durables

Energy

Figure 2.67 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, seasonally adjusted data, euro area (2000=100)

105

100

95

90

85

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non-durables

Energy

61

Labour input - index of employment

2. Industry

Figure 2.68 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%)

0.5

0.0

-0.5

-1.0

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 2.69 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

1

0

-1

-2

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, Malta and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, not available; Ireland, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.39 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, total industry (excl. construction), growth rates (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
66.9
1.9
4.1
1.4
21.8
0.4
0.9
7.3
11.6
0.7
13.6
0.1
0.5
0.8
0.1
2.5
0.1
3.1
1.8
8.3
2.7
0.7
1.3
1.2
2.2
10.8
~
~
~
~

91.8
93.6
86.2
98.1
86.4
92.5
93.2
93.0
106.8
90.3
89.8
c
97.5
106.4
104.9
97.9
88.1
c
c
97.5
90.1
81.2
94.0
103.0
93.6
91.9
77.5
105.7
88.2
91.6
95.2

Seasonally adjusted data, 
compared with the previous quarter

Gross data, 
compared with the same quarter of the previous year

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

-0.5
-0.4
-0.4
0.3
-0.9
-0.3
-0.9
-0.4
-0.2
-0.5
-1.2
c
0.1
-0.1
0.3
-0.3
-0.4
1.0
-0.6
0.1
0.0
-1.1
-0.2
1.1
-0.3
0.1
-1.2
1.1
0.2
-0.4
0.5

-0.3
-0.2
-0.9
0.3
-0.4
-0.4
-1.6
-0.6
1.4
-0.6
-0.5
c
-0.1
-0.3
-0.5
0.0
-1.0
0.0
-0.6
-0.2
0.0
-1.3
0.0
0.8
-0.8
-0.2
-1.1
-1.0
-0.3
-0.1
-0.7

-0.2
-0.4
-0.1
-1.0
-0.5
-0.5
1.9
:
1.1
-0.5
-0.5
c
-0.5
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.5
2.2
-0.5
-0.4
1.0
-1.2
-0.8
0.9
0.4
-0.5
-0.5
-1.6
-0.3
-0.3
0.4

-0.4
-0.5
-0.9
0.3
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
:
-0.3
-0.7
-0.4
c
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.2
-1.1
-2.2
-0.4
-0.2
0.1
-1.1
-0.5
1.1
0.8
0.1
-1.1
0.3
-1.2
0.1
0.0

-0.5
-0.4
-0.1
0.2
-0.2
-0.5
-0.8
:
0.6
-0.7
0.4
c
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.1
-0.4
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
-1.1
-0.6
-0.4
-0.3
-0.4
-0.8
0.3
-1.7
0.3
0.1

-0.1
-0.2
-0.8
0.7
-0.1
-0.2
0.5
:
0.2
-0.5
0.1
c
0.1
0.5
0.4
-0.8
-0.4
3.0
-0.4
-0.1
0.2
-0.7
-0.6
0.6
1.8
-0.2
-0.7
2.1
-1.4
0.5
0.4

-0.1
-0.4
-0.3
0.7
0.1
-0.2
1.5
:
-0.2
-0.5
0.4
c
0.3
0.2
-0.6
0.4
-0.7
c
-0.4
-0.6
1.2
-0.9
-0.9
-0.5
-0.4
0.0
-0.8
0.9
0.9
0.3
0.2

-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.5
0.1
-0.1
:
0.2
-0.5
:
c
0.0
0.5
-0.5
-0.9
-0.7
:
c
0.1
0.4
-0.8
-0.3
-1.4
-0.7
-0.5
-0.2
0.8
-1.2
0.4
0.6

-1.7
-1.7
-3.3
1.1
-3.9
-1.8
1.6
-1.7
-0.1
-2.6
-3.1
c
2.1
-0.6
1.6
-0.6
-2.3
-0.8
-3.0
0.6
-0.3
-3.2
-1.1
0.4
-2.8
-1.6
-4.6
3.7
-5.3
-2.5
-0.8

-1.3
-1.2
-3.2
0.6
-3.7
-1.5
-0.3
-2.2
2.6
-2.4
-2.9
c
1.3
-1.2
0.8
-0.8
-3.1
2.6
-2.7
0.5
0.1
-3.7
-0.8
2.4
-0.6
-0.9
-4.4
1.5
-4.9
-1.7
-1.4

-1.2
-1.2
-1.7
-0.2
-2.7
-1.6
-0.6
:
2.6
-2.2
-2.2
c
-0.5
-0.2
0.1
-0.5
-1.9
1.9
-2.7
-0.8
1.1
-4.5
-1.3
3.8
-0.1
-0.8
-3.7
-1.6
-1.3
-1.6
-0.6

-1.4
-1.5
-1.7
-0.2
-2.1
-1.6
-0.6
:
2.0
-2.3
-3.0
c
-1.3
0.4
-0.4
-0.1
-2.9
0.9
-2.2
-0.7
1.2
-4.6
-1.5
3.8
-0.5
-0.8
-3.8
-1.5
-1.5
-0.8
0.2

-1.4
-1.5
-2.2
-0.3
-2.1
-1.7
-0.5
:
2.7
-2.5
-0.8
c
-0.5
1.0
-0.8
0.3
-3.0
-0.7
-1.7
-0.9
1.1
-4.6
-1.9
2.1
-1.7
-1.3
-3.4
-2.2
-3.6
-0.1
-0.1

-1.2
-1.4
-2.2
0.1
-1.1
-1.5
1.6
:
1.3
-2.5
-0.4
c
0.0
2.0
0.5
-0.6
-2.4
2.3
-1.7
-0.7
1.4
-4.0
-2.4
2.4
4.0
-1.0
-3.1
1.6
-4.8
0.7
1.0

-1.2
-1.4
-1.7
1.8
-0.3
-1.3
1.1
:
0.5
-2.3
1.0
c
1.0
1.3
-0.4
-0.2
-2.6
c
-1.6
-1.1
1.6
-3.8
-2.5
1.1
3.2
0.1
-3.4
3.8
-3.3
1.2
0.7

-0.9
-1.1
-1.2
1.6
-0.7
-0.8
1.0
:
0.7
-2.2
:
c
0.3
1.3
-1.1
-1.3
-2.2
:
c
-0.8
1.9
-3.5
-2.3
-1.8
-0.2
-1.2
-2.4
4.2
-3.3
1.6
1.3

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

62

2. Industry

Labour input - index of hours worked

Figure 2.70 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

105

100

95

90

85

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

EU-25

II-05

Euro area

II-06

Figure 2.71 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, seasonally adjusted data, EU-25 (2000=100)

105

100

95

90

85

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non-durables

Energy

Figure 2.72 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, seasonally adjusted data, euro area (2000=100)

105

100

95

90

85

80

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non-durables

Energy

63

Labour input - index of hours worked

2. Industry

Figure 2.73 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%)

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

-1.0

-1.5

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 2.74 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

3

2
1

0

-1
-2

-3
-4

-5

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Greece and Switzerland, not available; Spain, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the United Kingdom, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.40 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, total industry (excl. construction), growth rates (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
65.7
1.7
4.2
1.4
20.9
0.4
0.9
7.4
13.0
0.8
12.0
0.1
0.5
0.8
0.1
2.5
0.1
2.8
1.8
8.5
2.9
0.7
1.4
1.2
2.0
11.7
~
~
~
~

90.4
91.8
87.5
94.8
88.8
89.6
103.4
93.1
98.8
89.1
88.0
98.1
98.3
101.3
109.1
95.1
87.3
c
c
97.7
89.9
81.1
98.1
99.6
91.0
c
79.8
108.1
89.5
89.0
:

Seasonally adjusted data, 
compared with the previous quarter

Gross data, 
compared with the same quarter of the previous year

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

0.0
-0.3
0.2
0.4
-0.5
0.1
0.6
-0.8
1.5
-0.6
-2.6
-0.1
0.1
-0.6
0.4
0.1
-0.4
-0.3
-1.2
0.3
1.2
-1.9
-0.1
0.9
-1.5
c
-0.3
1.5
0.8
2.9
:

-0.6
-0.5
-1.4
-1.2
-2.2
-0.2
0.9
-0.5
-3.1
-0.5
0.4
0.0
-0.2
0.3
-0.5
-1.2
-1.3
3.3
-0.1
-0.9
-1.3
-2.4
-0.2
1.5
-2.9
c
-0.8
0.3
0.3
2.0
:

-0.9
-1.0
-2.2
-0.5
0.3
-0.6
-0.3
:
-2.0
-0.5
-0.1
-1.2
-0.7
0.0
-0.9
-1.4
-1.1
-2.7
-0.8
-0.9
-0.6
-1.0
-0.5
-0.8
1.9
c
-0.7
-2.7
-2.5
-7.3
:

0.8
0.9
2.4
0.6
4.4
0.1
-0.2
:
5.0
-0.6
-0.4
1.7
0.0
0.6
1.2
0.9
0.6
-2.4
-0.5
0.7
2.5
-1.0
0.0
3.1
-1.0
c
-1.6
1.3
-0.7
10.2
:

-0.8
-1.0
-0.9
0.2
-4.2
-0.5
2.0
:
-2.6
-0.6
0.5
-0.7
0.4
0.5
-1.6
0.2
-1.5
-0.5
-0.4
0.2
-1.3
0.0
0.1
-1.1
-1.4
c
-1.1
-0.1
-2.2
-3.9
:

0.0
-0.3
-1.4
0.6
-0.2
-0.5
-1.7
:
-1.3
-0.5
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.5
0.7
-0.2
-0.1
0.6
-0.4
-0.8
1.1
-2.6
-0.3
1.5
5.5
c
-0.3
2.0
c
1.2
:

0.7
0.9
1.5
1.2
4.4
3.5
1.4
:
2.8
-0.4
-0.5
0.4
0.2
0.7
-0.1
-0.1
0.2
c
-0.6
0.2
2.4
0.9
-0.1
-2.7
0.6
c
1.0
2.2
c
1.8
:

-0.9
-1.1
-1.2
0.4
-3.1
-3.9
0.3
:
:
-0.5
:
-0.4
0.1
:
:
0.2
-1.8
:
c
0.1
:
-1.9
-0.5
-0.6
-3.7
c
:
0.7
-1.7
-5.5
:

:
:
-1.9
-0.3
-1.0
-0.2
3.5
-2.4
0.3
-2.5
-4.6
0.6
2.6
-3.0
0.3
0.4
-1.3
-5.3
-5.9
2.1
1.3
-3.1
0.0
2.9
2.2
c
-4.3
2.5
-2.0
-0.4
:

:
:
-2.2
2.0
-3.9
1.3
4.9
-2.3
-3.7
-2.4
-4.1
0.4
1.0
0.2
0.4
-0.9
-1.1
2.1
-2.9
-0.7
0.4
-4.6
-0.8
4.1
-0.1
c
-3.3
4.0
-0.6
3.5
:

:
:
-5.0
-2.8
-1.3
-3.1
0.5
:
-3.7
-2.2
-2.5
-2.7
-0.9
-3.9
-2.0
-5.4
-4.7
-2.1
-2.9
-2.6
-1.7
-5.2
-1.7
1.9
-1.1
c
-2.0
-2.2
-1.9
-6.0
:

:
:
-0.9
0.5
1.9
1.4
2.6
:
1.3
-2.1
-2.7
0.5
-1.4
2.7
1.3
-0.5
-1.5
-2.4
-2.5
0.2
2.4
-5.3
-0.5
6.0
-2.3
c
-3.5
0.3
-1.7
7.0
:

:
:
-3.4
-0.7
-1.9
-1.4
2.4
:
-2.9
-2.2
0.4
-1.2
-0.4
1.6
-2.0
-2.4
-2.8
-2.3
-2.1
-1.6
-1.2
-4.5
-0.8
2.4
-4.5
c
-4.3
-2.0
-5.8
0.0
:

:
:
-3.4
-0.1
0.1
-2.7
-0.2
:
-1.1
-2.2
0.3
-2.2
-0.4
0.6
-1.5
-2.6
-4.8
-4.0
-2.2
-0.8
1.3
-4.6
-1.5
2.3
2.9
c
-3.7
0.8
c
-0.7
:

:
:
2.1
5.3
4.2
3.2
3.1
:
3.7
-2.1
-0.2
3.4
0.7
4.8
2.4
2.6
0.6
c
-1.7
2.2
5.1
-1.9
0.8
2.7
8.9
c
-1.9
6.3
-2.8
9.0
:

:
:
-2.8
-0.7
-3.3
-3.2
0.6
:
:
-2.0
:
-2.5
0.5
:
:
-1.7
-4.8
:
c
-2.0
:
-4.5
0.2
-4.8
-1.5
c
:
4.8
-4.3
-6.4
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

64

2. Industry

Labour input - index of gross wages and salaries

Figure 2.75 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

110.0

107.5

105.0

102.5

100.0

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

EU-25

II-05

Euro area

II-06

Figure 2.76 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, seasonally adjusted data, EU-25 (2000=100)

115

110

105

100

95

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non-durables

Energy

Figure 2.77 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, seasonally adjusted data, euro area (2000=100)

115

110

105

100

95

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non-durables

Energy

65

Labour input - index of gross wages and salaries

2. Industry

Figure 2.78 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%)

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0

-0.2

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 2.79 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, total industry (excl. construction), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

8

6

4

2

0

-2

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) The Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Norway and Switzerland, not available; Greece and Cyprus, IV-2005; Spain, France, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and
the United Kingdom, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.41 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, total industry (excl. construction), growth rates (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
75.1
2.6
0.8
2.0
32.1
0.1
0.6
6.0
13.6
0.8
10.6
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.0
3.4
2.4
1.8
1.1
0.4
0.2
1.6
2.7
16.3
~
~
~
~

109.4
109.4
94.8
139.1
108.1
104.0
170.5
114.5
125.0
109.1
112.5
119.8
122.4
179.1
137.3
116.4
155.8
106.7
c
111.5
115.1
101.5
156.5
162.3
118.6
c
103.4
146.8
319.9
:
:

Seasonally adjusted data, 
compared with the previous quarter

Gross data, 
compared with the same quarter of the previous year

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

III-04 IV-04

0.4
0.1
-1.3
2.7
1.5
-0.3
3.1
0.4
1.2
-0.3
-0.6
0.5
1.3
3.7
1.9
-0.3
1.7
4.2
-0.3
0.4
1.3
-0.8
1.8
4.5
0.8
c
1.7
2.9
4.4
:
:

0.4
0.4
1.6
0.8
0.2
0.4
3.6
1.7
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.5
1.2
4.2
1.7
-0.1
1.1
3.3
0.0
0.6
-0.1
-1.1
1.5
1.5
0.7
c
-0.1
1.0
3.3
:
:

0.2
0.0
-1.7
0.2
0.5
0.0
2.1
-6.8
0.3
0.7
1.3
0.8
2.1
3.7
0.7
0.4
0.2
-2.9
0.0
0.6
2.2
0.1
1.4
5.9
0.7
c
0.3
1.5
2.9
:
:

0.4
0.4
0.2
1.0
-0.5
0.1
2.9
-0.7
0.5
0.2
-1.1
0.8
1.2
3.8
2.6
1.6
1.6
-1.8
0.0
0.2
0.9
-0.2
1.6
-2.1
0.1
c
-0.2
1.8
3.4
:
:

0.5
0.4
0.5
2.6
0.4
0.2
3.1
-0.3
0.4
-0.5
1.7
0.9
1.4
3.7
3.1
-0.1
0.6
2.8
0.0
0.7
1.3
0.2
1.4
3.3
4.3
c
0.6
1.7
2.4
:
:

0.5
0.5
-1.1
0.9
0.2
0.3
5.3
0.0
0.9
0.7
1.2
1.4
1.7
6.0
5.2
1.7
1.6
-4.7
-0.2
0.6
1.4
1.0
1.5
2.3
-2.5
c
0.5
4.5
3.0
:
:

0.6
0.7
0.7
3.6
0.9
0.6
2.6
:
2.9
0.8
1.5
0.9
:
6.5
3.2
1.6
1.3
-1.3
-0.3
0.6
2.3
-0.3
1.6
-0.4
1.0
c
0.4
2.8
3.2
:
:

0.5
0.5
0.2
0.8
1.1
0.6
4.0
:
:
:
:
1.0
:
:
:
-0.5
1.7
:
c
0.9
1.7
0.2
1.4
1.1
1.0
c
:
2.8
1.7
:
:

1.2
0.5
-3.3
8.5
2.3
-0.8
7.1
4.1
2.9
0.3
2.1
3.3
3.0
8.3
7.7
1.6
8.3
-2.1
-1.3
2.4
4.1
-0.8
6.9
13.1
4.1
c
2.8
9.6
16.4
:
:

1.5
1.0
-1.3
6.7
0.5
0.0
10.0
4.2
2.7
0.7
1.6
3.1
2.4
10.1
8.7
0.7
7.5
-0.5
-1.4
2.2
2.3
-1.3
6.8
12.0
4.4
c
3.2
7.3
16.1
:
:

I-05

1.3
0.6
-3.1
3.6
2.4
-0.4
9.1
:
2.6
0.9
3.0
2.0
9.1
10.4
6.4
1.1
3.8
-1.1
-0.3
1.6
3.1
-2.7
6.4
16.3
4.4
c
2.9
7.1
13.8
:
:

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

1.4
1.0
-0.6
4.9
4.9
0.3
12.2
:
2.5
1.1
0.4
2.7
6.1
16.3
6.9
1.7
5.0
2.6
-0.5
2.1
4.4
-1.9
6.3
9.8
1.0
c
1.6
7.4
14.6
:
:

1.3
1.1
-0.9
4.7
0.1
0.7
12.2
:
1.6
0.8
2.8
2.1
5.0
16.2
8.1
1.5
3.5
1.3
-0.2
2.1
4.3
-0.9
5.8
8.6
5.8
c
0.6
5.9
12.6
:
:

1.4
1.2
-1.5
4.7
-0.3
0.5
14.1
:
2.0
1.0
3.2
2.8
6.2
18.3
12.4
3.5
4.0
-7.5
-0.2
1.9
5.6
0.7
6.0
9.5
1.7
c
1.2
9.8
12.3
:
:

2.3
2.3
0.7
8.3
3.1
1.1
14.6
:
4.8
1.2
3.5
6.0
:
21.6
14.9
5.1
5.0
-4.9
-0.6
2.5
6.0
1.1
6.5
3.2
4.4
c
1.3
11.2
12.9
:
:

2.3
2.3
0.2
8.2
1.7
1.8
15.8
:
:
:
:
4.3
:
:
:
2.6
5.4
:
c
2.6
7.0
1.2
5.8
6.3
4.4
c
:
12.3
10.6
:
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

66

2. Industry

Labour input - main industrial groupings - index of employment for intermediate goods

Figure 2.80 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, intermediate goods, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

2

0

-2

-4

-6

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, Malta and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Switzerland, not available; Ireland, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.81 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, intermediate goods, gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, II-2006 (%) (1)

8

6

4

2

0

-2

-4

-6

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, Malta and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Switzerland, not available; Ireland, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.42 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, intermediate goods, growth rates (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
67.8
2.2
4.8
1.1
21.7
0.3
0.9
7.6
11.5
0.6
14.7
0.1
0.5
0.6
0.1
2.3
0.1
2.4
2.0
7.4
2.7
0.8
1.3
1.4
2.4
10.5
~
~
~
~

93.1
94.6
87.9
98.5
85.9
91.2
125.6
90.1
107.0
94.9
92.0
c
:
110.0
115.4
88.7
91.6
c
c
98.4
92.9
82.3
96.9
115.3
94.4
90.5
75.7
97.5
:
90.2
:

Seasonally adjusted data, 
compared with the previous quarter

Gross data, 
compared with the same quarter of the previous year

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

-0.3
-0.4
-0.4
1.1
-1.1
-0.3
1.0
-1.0
1.2
-0.7
-1.8
c
:
-0.5
2.1
-1.5
0.2
3.0
-0.7
0.2
0.6
-0.8
0.1
1.9
0.5
-0.3
-1.1
0.6
:
-0.5
:

0.0
0.0
1.6
0.5
0.2
-0.4
-1.1
-1.4
1.9
-0.4
0.3
c
:
-1.7
0.6
-0.6
-0.8
8.8
-0.7
0.0
0.2
-1.0
0.0
1.6
0.8
0.1
-1.1
-1.5
:
-0.1
:

0.1
0.0
-0.7
-1.0
-0.7
-0.2
1.6
:
-0.9
0.8
0.2
c
:
-0.8
2.6
-0.9
-0.5
0.1
-0.6
-0.3
1.3
-1.1
-0.4
2.5
1.3
-0.6
-0.5
-0.7
:
0.3
:

-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.2
0.4
-0.4
0.5
:
1.8
1.0
0.2
c
:
1.1
0.9
-0.2
-1.2
-5.2
-0.4
-0.1
0.8
-1.0
-0.5
1.8
-0.9
0.8
-1.4
0.3
:
-0.4
:

-0.2
0.0
-0.7
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
0.6
:
1.7
1.0
-0.2
c
:
1.4
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-4.3
-0.5
-0.2
0.9
-1.0
-0.3
-0.4
-0.9
-0.7
-0.8
0.9
:
0.6
:

0.1
0.1
-0.8
0.6
0.5
-0.2
2.0
:
-0.1
0.9
0.2
c
:
1.6
0.8
-1.2
-0.8
-1.3
-0.4
-0.1
1.0
-1.2
-0.1
0.7
4.4
-1.1
-1.0
3.4
:
-0.3
:

-0.1
-0.2
0.4
1.9
0.8
-0.1
2.4
:
1.1
-0.6
1.1
c
:
0.2
-1.4
-0.3
-3.1
c
-0.4
-0.3
1.1
-1.5
-0.3
-2.6
-0.3
0.6
-1.2
-0.8
:
0.3
:

-0.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
:
-1.0
-0.9
:
c
:
0.1
-0.8
-1.4
0.7
:
c
-0.1
1.0
-0.6
-0.3
-2.7
-4.4
-0.6
-0.5
1.5
:
-0.9
:

-1.1
-1.4
-5.3
1.6
-2.2
-1.2
2.7
-2.1
-0.3
-3.0
-1.5
c
:
-2.0
7.0
-3.2
1.0
-0.4
-3.5
0.5
2.4
-3.0
-1.2
2.8
-0.6
-1.7
-4.1
3.5
:
-1.3
:

-0.6
-0.6
-1.6
1.3
-2.2
-1.2
-0.6
-2.9
4.2
-2.8
-1.2
c
:
-4.6
6.9
-3.5
0.0
13.3
-2.8
0.6
2.1
-3.0
-0.9
5.0
2.9
-1.0
-4.2
1.5
:
-1.3
:

-0.3
-0.5
-0.8
1.1
-1.3
-0.9
2.5
:
3.7
-1.1
0.0
c
:
-3.3
7.7
-3.6
-1.3
11.6
-3.0
-0.3
3.0
-4.0
-0.3
8.4
5.2
-0.4
-3.5
-2.0
:
0.5
:

-0.3
-0.4
-0.1
0.8
-1.1
-1.2
2.1
:
4.0
0.7
-1.1
c
:
-2.0
5.7
-3.1
-2.2
6.4
-2.2
-0.2
2.8
-3.8
-0.9
7.8
1.6
0.2
-4.0
-1.8
:
-0.8
:

-0.2
-0.1
-0.4
-0.6
-1.0
-1.3
1.7
:
5.4
2.2
0.4
c
:
-0.1
3.6
-1.7
-2.7
-1.1
-2.0
-0.6
3.2
-4.0
-1.3
5.3
0.8
-0.4
-3.7
-1.2
:
0.3
:

0.0
0.0
-2.7
-0.6
0.3
-1.0
4.8
:
2.8
3.9
0.3
c
:
3.4
5.8
-2.5
-2.7
-10.3
-1.9
-0.6
4.0
-4.2
-1.4
5.2
4.6
-1.8
-3.7
4.9
:
0.1
:

-0.2
-0.2
-1.7
2.4
1.6
-1.0
5.7
:
4.2
2.1
1.3
c
:
4.4
0.3
-1.8
-5.3
c
-1.7
-0.9
3.9
-4.6
-1.3
-0.5
1.6
-0.4
-4.4
3.5
:
0.2
:

-0.5
-0.6
-1.1
2.1
1.2
-0.6
6.4
:
1.7
0.4
:
c
:
3.3
-2.4
-3.1
-3.4
:
c
-0.7
4.0
-4.2
-1.0
-5.3
-1.4
-1.8
-3.5
4.9
:
-0.4
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

67

Labour input - main industrial groupings - index of employment for capital goods

2. Industry

Figure 2.82 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, capital goods, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

3.0

1.5

0.0

-1.5

-3.0

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, Malta and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Switzerland, not available; Ireland, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.83 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, capital goods, gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, II-2006 (%) (1)

10

5

0

-5

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, Malta and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Switzerland, not available; Ireland, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.43 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, capital goods, growth rates (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
70.8
1.7
3.9
1.4
29.5
0.2
0.5
6.2
12.0
0.8
12.7
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.1
1.8
0.1
2.6
1.8
5.6
1.3
0.4
1.1
1.6
3.0
11.2
~
~
~
~

95.3
95.8
84.1
120.3
92.4
95.6
152.9
96.9
114.7
89.1
86.2
c
:
126.7
118.8
102.5
106.7
c
c
107.5
96.1
82.1
116.3
107.1
99.0
93.6
78.1
95.8
:
92.9
:

Seasonally adjusted data, 
compared with the previous quarter

Gross data, 
compared with the same quarter of the previous year

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

-0.1
-0.4
0.6
1.3
-0.3
-0.2
2.9
-2.0
0.6
-0.3
-0.8
c
:
0.6
0.5
1.6
0.8
1.0
-0.6
0.3
0.4
-1.5
1.0
1.5
-3.3
1.8
-0.8
2.6
:
-0.3
:

-0.1
-0.1
-3.7
0.9
-0.4
-0.1
2.5
-1.1
0.3
-0.4
1.1
c
:
2.0
-1.6
0.4
0.7
-4.2
-0.4
0.0
1.3
-2.1
1.1
1.0
1.1
-0.5
-0.6
-0.1
:
0.7
:

-0.3
-0.5
-0.6
-1.1
-0.6
-0.5
-0.6
:
0.1
-1.3
0.0
c
:
1.4
1.0
1.1
0.4
8.5
-0.4
-0.8
1.6
-0.7
-0.1
1.2
-0.6
-0.4
-0.5
-2.2
:
-0.5
:

-0.3
-0.4
-0.6
1.6
0.4
-0.5
1.3
:
0.8
-1.6
-1.4
c
:
0.9
0.2
0.6
-0.6
-2.1
-0.2
0.3
0.9
-0.7
1.0
1.4
3.9
-0.5
-1.3
1.1
:
0.9
:

-0.2
-0.4
-0.2
1.6
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
:
1.5
-1.8
0.4
c
:
-0.1
2.0
0.7
0.0
2.3
-0.3
0.4
0.9
-0.3
0.5
1.1
-1.0
-0.8
-0.8
1.3
:
0.5
:

0.0
-0.2
-0.2
2.1
0.6
-0.1
0.4
:
0.5
-1.2
1.9
c
:
-0.1
0.3
0.5
0.4
-2.3
-0.5
0.5
1.3
-0.5
0.2
1.7
5.9
2.8
-0.5
1.9
:
2.5
:

0.1
0.1
-1.1
0.5
0.8
-0.2
0.7
:
1.1
-0.5
0.7
c
:
3.6
3.7
0.4
2.4
c
-0.4
-0.7
1.1
-0.2
0.2
1.8
1.3
-0.5
-0.7
5.8
:
2.5
:

0.1
0.0
0.6
1.0
-0.3
0.1
0.5
:
0.5
-0.3
:
c
:
0.2
1.9
0.2
1.6
:
c
0.5
0.8
-0.5
0.4
1.3
-1.6
-2.0
-0.1
-1.2
:
0.7
:

-1.0
-1.3
-5.0
6.0
-3.2
-1.3
13.3
-4.9
3.0
-2.1
-1.6
c
:
0.7
6.6
2.2
-2.2
-16.6
-3.0
3.3
1.7
-4.6
4.8
2.2
-7.1
-1.6
-4.1
2.8
:
-4.0
:

-0.6
-1.0
-6.9
4.6
-2.3
-0.8
16.7
-5.2
3.0
-1.7
0.2
c
:
3.4
3.2
2.4
-2.4
-28.9
-2.8
2.7
3.0
-5.7
5.7
4.5
-5.0
-0.3
-2.9
2.7
:
-1.3
:

-0.6
-1.1
-5.0
2.4
-1.6
-1.0
5.3
:
2.0
-2.4
1.4
c
:
4.5
0.8
3.6
2.8
3.1
-2.4
-0.2
4.2
-5.3
2.8
4.8
-1.9
0.0
-2.8
-0.7
:
-1.7
:

-0.8
-1.3
-4.1
2.7
-0.9
-1.2
5.3
:
1.4
-3.4
-1.1
c
:
5.1
0.1
3.7
1.3
2.9
-1.4
-0.2
4.4
-5.0
3.1
5.1
1.0
0.4
-3.2
1.4
:
0.8
:

-0.9
-1.4
-4.7
3.1
-1.8
-1.4
2.0
:
3.9
-4.9
0.0
c
:
4.2
1.6
2.9
0.5
4.2
-0.8
-0.1
4.8
-3.7
2.6
4.7
3.1
-2.1
-3.3
0.0
:
1.5
:

-0.8
-1.5
-1.9
4.3
-0.4
-1.3
1.6
:
2.7
-6.0
0.8
c
:
2.0
3.6
2.8
0.2
6.2
-1.2
0.5
4.8
-2.1
1.6
5.5
6.9
1.1
-3.1
2.1
:
3.4
:

I-06

-0.3
-1.0
-1.8
6.0
1.4
-1.1
2.2
:
4.5
-5.0
1.6
c
:
4.5
6.4
2.3
2.2
c
-1.7
0.5
4.3
-1.7
1.8
6.2
12.3
1.0
-3.3
10.4
:
6.5
:

II-06

0.1
-0.6
-0.9
5.3
0.7
-0.5
2.3
:
3.5
-3.7
:
c
:
3.6
8.1
1.7
4.5
:
c
0.8
4.2
-1.3
1.2
6.0
4.5
-0.6
-2.1
7.9
:
6.2
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

68

2. Industry

Labour input - main industrial groupings - index of employment for consumer durables

Figure 2.84 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, consumer durables, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

10

5

0

-5

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Switzerland, not available; Ireland, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.85 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, consumer durables, gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, II-2006 (%) (1)

30

15

0

-15

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Switzerland, not available; Ireland, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.44 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, consumer durables, growth rates (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
67.9
1.6
3.3
1.8
16.7
0.6
0.8
8.5
8.7
0.6
16.7
0.2
0.4
0.8
0.0
2.4
0.2
7.9
2.4
8.5
3.2
1.2
0.7
0.7
2.1
10.0
~
~
~
~

96.0
96.5
76.6
100.1
74.4
78.2
67.4
93.3
90.4
159.1
91.0
c
:
150.2
159.2
c
127.0
c
c
78.9
111.1
81.5
93.9
132.8
90.1
65.4
74.2
136.0
:
78.2
:

Seasonally adjusted data, 
compared with the previous quarter

Gross data, 
compared with the same quarter of the previous year

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

-0.1
-0.2
-0.6
-0.3
-0.2
-1.2
-1.6
-0.9
3.8
-0.4
-2.6
c
:
6.4
1.7
c
0.2
-0.8
-1.1
-0.9
2.4
-0.9
0.2
1.1
-4.1
-2.6
-1.6
9.2
:
3.2
:

-0.7
-0.8
-1.7
1.1
-1.8
-1.1
-0.9
-1.1
-0.1
0.7
-1.5
c
:
2.2
0.1
c
-0.8
-15.6
-1.2
-1.2
0.8
-1.6
0.2
1.6
-1.8
-3.3
-2.1
-0.8
:
-2.2
:

1.5
2.6
-1.5
1.3
-1.5
-0.5
2.0
:
-1.4
18.5
-1.5
c
:
-0.9
-4.5
c
-3.1
18.0
-0.9
-1.3
-0.3
-1.4
-1.8
0.8
0.8
-0.3
-1.9
-6.7
:
-0.5
:

1.4
2.2
-1.5
0.1
-0.7
-0.9
1.3
:
1.2
17.9
0.9
c
:
-0.1
-0.4
c
-2.6
4.9
-0.6
-0.3
0.6
-1.6
-1.1
4.1
-7.2
0.6
-1.8
-1.0
:
2.6
:

0.6
1.1
-1.0
0.3
0.4
-0.6
-4.4
:
-4.7
15.5
1.3
c
:
-1.1
1.2
c
1.5
2.6
-0.6
-0.8
-0.2
-2.0
-0.6
0.9
2.4
1.5
-2.1
1.3
:
-1.0
:

1.2
1.6
-1.0
0.7
-0.1
-0.6
-2.5
:
-1.5
14.6
1.0
c
:
0.1
1.4
c
0.6
-4.3
-0.5
-0.7
2.0
-1.1
0.1
2.7
5.8
-3.9
-1.9
12.9
:
-1.4
:

0.2
-0.2
-1.6
0.1
-0.3
-0.7
-0.1
:
-2.5
-3.2
2.3
c
:
4.5
6.0
c
9.1
c
-0.4
0.3
2.0
-1.5
-2.0
4.3
0.6
-3.7
-1.4
-2.7
:
0.6
:

-0.2
-0.7
-1.2
-0.8
0.2
-0.1
-4.4
:
-3.8
0.1
:
c
:
2.0
0.9
c
0.3
:
c
0.2
2.6
-1.1
0.0
-2.3
2.6
8.8
-0.4
0.2
:
2.7
:

-1.2
-2.7
-5.0
-1.1
-2.1
-4.9
-3.3
-0.8
1.3
-4.0
-7.5
c
:
1.5
18.1
c
13.0
-16.0
-5.5
-1.7
8.8
-2.9
-1.0
6.6
-10.5
-5.1
-5.4
13.5
:
-3.4
:

-1.8
-2.9
-2.9
-0.1
-5.7
-4.4
1.0
-2.5
-1.0
-3.3
-8.9
c
:
1.4
13.4
c
8.1
-28.1
-6.1
-2.1
8.5
-3.6
-0.7
6.5
-9.2
-11.5
-7.0
11.4
:
-3.3
:

0.0
0.7
-0.9
1.7
-4.5
-4.2
-3.1
:
1.0
18.9
-8.8
c
:
11.7
-1.2
c
-2.7
-5.9
-4.7
-4.2
5.4
-4.5
-1.5
7.3
-13.5
-11.4
-7.6
2.8
:
-4.0
:

2.0
3.8
-2.0
2.2
-4.3
-3.8
0.8
:
3.5
40.2
-4.2
c
:
7.8
-3.3
c
-6.2
3.6
-3.5
-3.7
3.6
-5.5
-2.6
7.8
-12.1
-5.4
-7.1
-0.2
:
3.0
:

2.7
5.2
-2.2
2.8
-5.0
-3.1
-2.1
:
-5.0
62.6
-0.4
c
:
0.1
-3.7
c
-5.0
7.1
-3.4
-3.7
0.9
-6.5
-3.3
7.6
-5.1
-1.4
-7.6
-7.3
:
-1.2
:

4.8
8.0
-5.9
2.5
-1.8
-2.6
-3.7
:
-6.2
85.0
1.2
c
:
-1.9
-2.3
c
-3.7
21.6
-3.1
-3.1
2.1
-5.9
-3.4
8.7
3.7
-2.3
-7.6
5.9
:
-0.3
:

I-06

3.3
4.5
-5.3
1.3
-0.7
-2.9
-5.6
:
-7.5
51.2
5.8
c
:
3.5
8.6
c
8.5
c
-1.6
-1.4
4.4
-6.1
-3.5
12.6
-0.9
-5.7
-7.1
10.2
:
0.8
:

II-06

1.8
1.8
-4.6
0.3
0.2
-2.0
-11.0
:
-11.9
28.3
:
c
:
5.6
9.9
c
11.7
:
c
-1.0
6.4
-5.7
-2.4
5.6
11.8
2.3
-5.7
11.4
:
0.9
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

69

Labour input - main industrial groupings - index of employment for consumer non-durables

2. Industry

Figure 2.86 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, consumer non-durables, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

2.5

0.0

-2.5

-5.0

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, Malta and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Switzerland, not available; Ireland, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.87 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, consumer non-durables, gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, II-2006 (%) (1)

5

0

-5

-10

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, Malta and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Switzerland, not available; Ireland, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.45 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, consumer non-durables, growth rates (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
65.0
2.0
3.3
1.7
16.4
0.5
1.5
8.5
12.1
0.9
13.5
0.2
0.7
1.1
0.1
3.0
0.1
3.4
1.5
9.3
4.1
0.7
1.2
0.9
1.6
11.6
~
~
~
~

87.1
89.3
89.3
83.0
83.6
87.9
89.3
94.8
105.9
80.3
92.0
c
:
98.9
98.0
115.2
73.5
c
c
92.9
84.6
80.7
79.4
89.9
86.0
94.1
78.7
122.3
:
84.7
:

Seasonally adjusted data, 
compared with the previous quarter

Gross data, 
compared with the same quarter of the previous year

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

-0.8
-0.7
-0.3
-1.5
-1.9
-0.6
-1.7
0.1
-0.4
-0.9
-2.2
c
:
-1.3
-0.8
1.2
-2.0
0.5
-0.7
-0.3
-0.3
-1.3
-1.4
0.3
1.5
-1.4
-1.4
1.0
:
-0.5
:

-0.6
-0.5
-2.7
-1.0
-0.8
-0.4
-2.5
0.1
1.7
-0.8
-0.4
c
:
0.4
-1.1
1.2
-2.2
-0.2
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
-1.5
-1.0
-0.2
-3.8
0.0
-1.0
-0.7
:
-1.3
:

-0.8
-1.1
-0.9
-0.1
-0.5
-0.6
-1.0
:
2.2
-3.0
-1.3
c
:
1.7
-1.2
0.0
-0.1
-2.9
-0.6
-0.5
-0.2
-0.7
-1.9
-2.1
-1.3
-2.2
-0.3
-1.7
:
-0.5
:

-1.1
-1.3
-0.5
-0.5
-0.7
-0.5
-0.1
:
-2.6
-3.5
-0.7
c
:
-0.2
-0.3
1.1
-1.4
-1.3
-0.5
-0.6
-0.1
-1.3
-1.2
0.2
0.7
-0.7
-0.8
0.1
:
-0.8
:

-0.7
-0.9
-0.6
-0.6
-0.6
-0.5
-0.6
:
-0.5
-3.6
1.1
c
:
0.0
-0.8
0.2
-1.2
0.0
-0.3
-0.7
-0.3
-1.3
-1.8
-1.8
-6.0
0.1
-0.5
0.6
:
-1.0
:

-0.7
-0.8
0.4
-0.3
-1.0
-0.2
0.3
:
0.2
-2.8
-0.4
c
:
0.6
-0.2
-0.6
-0.7
2.3
-0.5
-0.5
-0.2
-0.6
-2.0
0.1
5.3
-1.0
-0.5
1.5
:
0.0
:

-0.7
-0.7
-1.9
-1.2
-0.9
-0.3
-0.2
:
-0.3
-0.5
0.2
c
:
-0.9
-2.1
0.3
-2.4
c
-0.4
-0.8
0.3
-0.4
-2.3
1.0
-1.6
1.2
-0.7
1.3
:
-1.2
:

-0.5
-0.4
0.1
-0.6
-1.1
-0.2
-0.3
:
1.5
-0.5
:
c
:
0.1
-1.0
-0.6
-4.2
:
c
-0.4
0.0
-0.9
-1.0
-1.6
-3.6
-2.2
-0.5
0.9
:
-0.3
:

-3.0
-2.6
-1.7
-3.1
-6.2
-2.8
0.0
-0.6
-3.0
-3.1
-4.8
c
:
1.7
-4.7
2.8
-8.1
0.8
-2.4
-1.3
-2.5
-2.9
-3.8
-4.2
2.6
-2.7
-4.8
5.3
:
-3.3
:

-2.4
-1.6
-4.8
-3.9
-5.9
-2.1
-3.7
-1.5
1.8
-3.0
-4.9
c
:
2.2
-5.7
2.8
-8.5
2.2
-2.6
-0.9
-1.8
-3.5
-4.5
-2.3
2.1
-1.8
-4.8
1.9
:
-3.8
:

-2.6
-2.5
-4.2
-3.6
-4.7
-2.2
-4.6
:
3.0
-5.2
-4.5
c
:
-0.4
-3.5
3.2
-4.9
-2.6
-2.4
-1.9
-1.0
-4.4
-5.2
-2.0
-3.3
-3.5
-3.5
-1.5
:
-3.8
:

-3.3
-3.5
-4.5
-3.1
-3.9
-2.1
-5.3
:
0.9
-7.9
-4.7
c
:
0.6
-3.3
3.5
-5.6
-4.0
-2.5
-1.7
-0.6
-4.7
-5.4
-1.7
-3.9
-4.3
-3.4
-1.7
:
-3.0
:

-3.4
-3.9
-4.7
-2.2
-2.7
-1.9
-4.2
:
0.8
-10.2
-1.2
c
:
1.9
-3.3
2.5
-4.9
-4.5
-1.9
-2.1
-0.8
-4.7
-5.8
-4.0
-10.7
-2.8
-2.5
-2.1
:
-3.7
:

-3.4
-4.1
-2.2
-1.6
-2.7
-1.6
-1.4
:
-0.2
-12.5
-1.3
c
:
2.1
-2.4
0.7
-3.4
-2.3
-1.8
-2.0
-0.9
-3.8
-6.8
-3.6
-1.1
-3.8
-2.1
0.7
:
-1.9
:

-3.3
-3.9
-2.6
-2.6
-3.2
-1.4
-0.5
:
-3.9
-9.8
0.3
c
:
-0.5
-3.4
1.0
-5.6
c
-1.7
-3.1
-0.1
-3.5
-7.3
-0.4
-2.5
-0.5
-2.5
3.9
:
-3.2
:

-2.4
-2.4
-1.6
-2.7
-3.6
-1.1
-0.7
:
0.9
-7.2
:
c
:
-0.2
-4.1
-0.7
-8.2
:
c
-2.5
-0.2
-3.2
-7.0
-2.3
-5.3
-2.0
-2.1
4.5
:
-2.4
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

70

2. Industry

Labour input - main industrial groupings - index of employment for energy

Figure 2.88 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, energy, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

8

4

0

-4

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, Malta and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece and Switzerland, not available; Ireland, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.89 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, energy, gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, II-2006 (%) (1)

10

5

0

-5

-10

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, Malta and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece and Switzerland, not available; Ireland, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.46 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, energy, growth rates (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
52.2
1.5
5.8
0.8
19.7
0.9
0.9
4.1
10.9
0.5
8.1
0.1
0.9
1.9
0.1
4.0
0.1
2.3
1.7
19.5
1.4
0.7
2.7
1.0
1.3
9.0
~
~
~
~

85.3
89.6
97.0
74.9
101.3
83.4
69.5
92.6
107.7
95.6
86.6
c
105.9
83.1
67.4
109.9
70.4
c
c
84.6
81.7
67.9
84.9
72.7
79.1
114.5
85.9
78.8
78.0
113.6
:

Seasonally adjusted data, 
compared with the previous quarter

Gross data, 
compared with the same quarter of the previous year

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

III-04 IV-04

I-05

II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

-0.9
-0.9
0.1
-1.3
-0.1
-1.1
-5.6
-0.2
-4.2
0.1
-2.4
c
0.2
-1.9
-1.3
0.2
-0.7
0.0
0.5
-0.2
-1.0
-1.7
-0.3
-1.2
-2.0
-2.8
-0.8
-0.2
-3.5
-0.5
:

-0.6
0.0
-1.0
-0.9
0.1
-0.1
-3.4
-0.1
0.2
0.5
-5.0
c
0.2
-2.1
-0.7
-1.4
-1.4
-0.6
1.3
-0.6
-1.1
-2.4
-0.3
-1.5
-5.7
2.4
-1.7
-1.8
3.2
1.0
:

-0.8
-0.4
3.0
-4.7
0.1
-1.7
6.7
:
0.9
-0.4
-0.9
c
0.2
3.9
-1.5
0.3
-1.3
-3.6
-1.5
0.8
-0.8
-8.7
0.3
-1.8
5.0
0.5
-2.2
-1.1
0.0
0.1
:

-0.7
-0.7
0.6
-1.9
0.5
-0.3
-1.3
:
-2.9
-0.4
-2.3
c
-0.6
-1.8
-1.5
-0.4
0.0
0.3
0.1
-0.4
-0.7
-1.2
-0.2
-1.6
0.3
3.7
0.1
-1.3
-1.2
0.3
:

-0.1
0.2
1.4
0.0
-1.5
-0.5
-0.3
:
5.8
-0.1
-2.5
c
0.2
-1.2
-0.4
0.2
-1.0
-0.8
0.2
-0.7
-1.6
-0.3
-0.1
-1.7
-4.3
-0.4
1.8
-1.7
21.8
1.6
:

-0.5
-0.6
2.1
-1.2
-0.5
-1.9
-0.7
:
0.4
-0.4
0.4
c
0.2
-1.9
-1.6
1.2
-0.9
0.9
-0.1
-0.7
-0.6
4.3
-0.6
-0.8
4.7
1.1
0.7
-0.8
-20.0
0.7
:

-0.4
-0.1
2.1
-1.6
0.5
0.6
-2.6
:
2.7
0.0
1.3
c
0.2
-3.6
-2.5
0.1
-1.0
c
0.2
-2.6
-0.3
0.3
-1.1
-0.5
-11.6
0.1
1.0
-2.3
-3.0
1.3
:

0.1
0.0
1.6
-0.7
-0.5
-0.1
-0.7
:
0.2
-0.3
:
c
-0.6
0.7
-1.4
0.6
-1.1
:
c
-0.6
-0.2
-0.8
0.2
-1.3
6.7
-2.0
2.1
-1.3
-1.9
1.8
:

-3.7
-2.6
-2.5
-4.4
-2.9
-4.3
-8.3
-1.5
1.3
0.2
-2.3
c
6.3
-6.7
-5.9
1.6
-5.3
16.8
-0.8
-3.4
-4.5
-6.3
-4.7
-5.1
-11.1
9.3
-9.0
-3.6
-4.5
-0.1
:

-3.4
-2.1
-5.9
-4.4
-1.7
-4.5
-11.4
-1.0
-0.2
0.8
-7.0
c
6.3
-7.6
-4.0
-0.7
-5.4
16.6
4.2
-3.2
-4.4
-7.0
-3.9
-3.9
-3.4
13.1
-8.9
-4.8
-3.1
1.6
:

-3.2
-2.0
5.3
-7.9
0.6
-4.8
-4.7
:
-3.0
0.3
-8.3
c
6.3
-0.9
-8.2
-0.3
-4.4
-4.1
-0.7
-0.8
-4.2
-13.4
-1.5
-6.1
-4.0
15.4
-7.0
-4.0
-1.2
-0.2
:

-2.9
-1.9
2.9
-8.6
0.6
-2.8
-4.0
:
-5.9
-0.3
-10.3
c
0.0
-2.0
-4.9
-1.4
-3.5
-3.9
-0.6
-0.4
-3.5
-13.5
-0.5
-5.9
-2.6
3.8
-4.7
-4.3
-1.7
0.4
:

-2.1
-0.9
3.2
-7.4
-0.9
-2.3
1.5
:
3.8
-0.6
-10.4
c
0.0
-1.3
-4.0
-1.4
-3.7
-4.7
-0.1
-0.8
-4.1
-12.2
-0.3
-6.4
-4.9
6.4
-1.8
-5.8
26.2
3.9
:

-2.0
-1.5
6.5
-7.6
-1.0
-4.9
4.2
:
5.4
-1.5
-5.3
c
0.0
-1.1
-4.9
1.3
-3.2
-3.2
-0.4
-1.0
-3.7
-6.2
-0.6
-5.8
5.6
5.0
1.6
-4.8
-3.8
2.8
:

-1.7
-1.2
7.4
-4.6
-1.6
-2.1
-4.9
:
4.5
-0.9
-3.2
c
0.0
-8.3
-5.8
1.1
-2.8
c
0.1
-4.4
-3.2
3.2
-1.9
-4.5
-11.2
4.5
2.4
-6.0
-6.6
3.0
:

-0.9
-0.4
7.4
-3.5
-2.0
-1.7
-4.3
:
9.3
-0.9
:
c
0.0
-5.9
-5.7
2.2
-3.9
:
c
-4.6
-2.7
3.6
-1.5
-4.3
-5.5
-1.2
5.9
-6.0
-7.3
5.7
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

71

Labour input - main industrial groupings - 
index of hours worked and gross wages and salaries for intermediate goods
Figure 2.90 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Industry

Index of hours worked, intermediate goods, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

6

4

2

0

-2

-4

-6

-8

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Spain, France, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
and the United Kingdom, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.91 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, intermediate goods, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

-1

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, Romania, Norway and Switzerland, not available; Spain, France, Ireland,
Latvia and Lithuania, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.47 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Intermediate goods, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of hours worked

Index of gross wages and salaries

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
67.2
1.9
4.9
1.1
21.1
0.3
0.9
7.8
13.1
0.6
13.1
0.1
0.5
0.7
0.1
2.3
0.1
2.3
2.0
7.5
2.9
0.8
1.4
1.3
2.1
11.0
~
~
~
~

91.5
91.2
85.7
95.4
85.8
90.8
126.7
89.7
100.5
87.4
91.8
96.8
:
106.2
125.3
89.2
89.8
c
c
98.1
93.7
82.4
98.4
106.1
92.8
c
78.2
100.3
:
88.1
:

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.1
-0.4
0.3
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.2
-2.7
-0.1
-0.7
-2.6
-0.4
:
0.7
3.2
-1.2
-0.2
1.9
-1.0
0.7
2.5
-1.9
-0.1
1.1
-1.1
c
2.6
1.4
:
2.0
:

-0.6
-0.5
-1.8
-1.0
-2.3
-0.2
0.7
-0.8
-1.9
-0.6
0.4
-0.2
:
0.2
-0.4
-2.9
-1.0
10.6
-0.6
-0.9
-2.6
-1.8
-0.2
2.3
-4.1
c
-1.9
-0.3
:
1.5
:

-0.8
-1.4
-2.8
-0.6
1.4
-0.3
0.8
:
-4.0
-0.7
0.0
-1.9
:
-2.8
1.9
-3.1
-0.9
-3.5
-0.8
-1.0
1.3
-1.0
-0.5
-0.3
2.8
c
-0.4
-1.3
:
-5.7
:

0.3
0.8
2.9
0.3
4.1
0.0
1.6
:
5.0
-0.8
0.7
1.7
:
1.9
2.0
0.4
0.2
-4.1
-0.4
0.9
2.8
-0.4
0.0
4.4
-4.2
c
-2.4
1.1
:
9.4
:

-0.4
-0.6
-2.3
0.0
-3.8
-0.1
1.1
:
-1.7
-0.8
1.2
-0.6
:
1.4
-2.2
0.5
-1.5
-3.6
-0.7
-0.1
-0.6
-1.3
0.2
-1.4
2.8
c
-2.6
0.5
:
-4.0
:

0.1
-0.4
-0.6
0.6
-0.2
-0.5
1.2
:
-1.5
-0.8
-0.3
-0.6
:
2.1
3.0
0.0
-1.0
0.2
-0.3
-0.7
2.1
-1.7
-0.1
2.0
4.7
c
0.1
2.7
:
-0.4
:

0.5
0.6
0.7
2.1
5.7
1.8
2.0
:
4.2
-0.7
1.2
0.8
:
0.5
0.5
0.0
-1.8
c
-0.5
0.1
2.2
-0.5
0.0
-6.6
2.3
c
0.8
0.8
:
2.6
:

:
-1.0
-0.8
0.6
-3.5
-0.3
1.0
:
:
:
:
-1.5
:
:
:
-0.5
-1.2
:
c
0.3
:
-1.1
-0.4
-1.2
-6.7
c
:
1.4
:
-6.4
:

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
77.1
3.1
0.9
1.6
32.9
0.0
0.5
6.4
13.2
0.7
11.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.0
3.2
2.6
1.5
1.1
0.4
0.2
1.7
2.8
14.9
~
~
~
~

109.6
108.3
95.2
136.0
103.0
101.7
216.6
114.7
127.2
107.6
125.8
118.8
:
186.1
156.6
106.1
156.9
109.2
c
112.8
118.8
108.0
155.2
173.1
117.4
c
:
139.2
:
:
:

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.4
0.2
-0.9
3.5
2.2
0.1
4.1
0.9
0.8
-0.2
0.7
0.4
:
6.0
3.9
-1.3
2.4
4.6
-0.2
0.6
0.1
-0.7
1.6
7.1
1.1
c
:
2.5
:
:
:

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.9
0.3
0.1
2.8
0.0
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.6
:
1.2
1.9
-0.5
0.5
9.6
0.0
0.6
-0.4
-0.1
2.3
1.2
0.4
c
:
0.9
:
:
:

0.1
0.1
-1.3
-0.7
0.0
0.7
5.2
:
-1.3
0.6
1.5
0.7
:
2.4
4.5
-0.7
2.2
-0.8
0.0
0.5
3.8
0.5
0.8
5.1
0.9
c
:
1.1
:
:
:

0.5
0.3
0.8
0.3
-0.5
-0.1
3.4
:
1.4
-0.3
0.4
0.7
:
5.2
4.6
1.6
1.0
-4.5
-0.1
1.4
1.6
0.3
1.5
-1.6
-3.2
c
:
2.5
:
:
:

0.3
0.2
-1.3
2.0
1.0
-0.3
3.9
:
0.7
-0.5
1.9
0.8
:
4.5
2.6
-0.9
0.1
-5.0
0.0
-0.4
0.5
1.2
1.4
4.7
4.1
c
:
2.4
:
:
:

0.6
0.5
1.5
0.7
0.1
0.7
6.1
:
0.3
0.4
0.2
1.3
:
6.1
7.2
1.4
1.7
-1.7
-0.1
1.0
3.9
0.3
1.3
2.0
0.3
c
:
7.5
:
:
:

0.8
0.7
0.1
4.5
1.6
0.2
5.1
:
3.7
0.3
2.6
0.8
:
5.4
2.5
2.1
-1.7
c
-0.2
0.9
2.5
-0.7
1.9
-2.8
1.5
c
:
1.2
:
:
:

0.5
0.5
-0.1
0.5
1.4
0.8
5.4
:
:
:
:
0.9
:
:
:
-0.8
3.2
:
c
0.0
2.5
-0.1
1.6
-0.7
0.2
c
:
3.7
:
:
:

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

72

         
         
           
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
2. Industry

Labour input - main industrial groupings - 
index of hours worked and gross wages and salaries for capital goods
Figure 2.92 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, capital goods, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

9

6

3

0

-3

-6

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Switzerland, not available; Spain, France, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the
United Kingdom, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.93 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, capital goods, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, Romania, Norway and Switzerland, not available; Spain, France, Ireland,
Latvia and Lithuania, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.48 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Capital goods, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of hours worked

Index of gross wages and salaries

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
69.9
1.5
4.0
1.4
27.8
0.2
0.5
6.3
14.0
0.7
11.6
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.1
1.8
0.0
2.5
1.8
5.8
1.5
0.4
1.1
1.6
2.9
12.0
~
~
~
~

94.4
94.5
72.1
116.2
94.7
95.3
155.0
97.4
103.8
92.6
81.1
98.0
:
123.4
120.0
92.8
105.3
c
c
109.4
98.7
80.3
98.5
112.9
94.5
c
80.8
100.0
:
90.4
:

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.2
0.2
1.4
1.1
0.8
0.6
2.4
-4.4
2.3
-0.3
-0.7
-0.3
:
0.4
1.4
0.3
0.6
1.5
-0.9
0.6
0.3
-2.5
-0.1
1.8
-1.8
c
-0.5
2.4
:
2.1
:

-0.8
0.0
-0.8
-0.3
-2.1
-2.9
0.3
-0.8
0.0
-2.5
-0.9
-0.1
-1.2
3.5
:
-0.8
1.0
-3.1
-0.2
-0.2
1.4
0.9
-2.3
0.5
:
:
3.3
1.3
0.4
0.2
1.9
-0.2
-0.3
0.4
16.5 -18.5
-0.2
-0.1
-1.3
-0.9
-2.5
2.7
-1.2
-2.0
-0.4
-0.1
2.0
1.8
-0.3
-0.8
c
c
-1.5
-0.1
-3.9
2.1
:
:
-6.4
2.6
:
:

1.0
1.0
1.1
1.9
4.9
0.5
0.7
:
5.3
-0.3
0.5
2.2
:
1.4
1.6
1.2
1.2
-3.2
-0.5
1.6
4.1
0.1
0.4
2.9
6.6
c
-0.6
3.0
:
11.6
:

-0.6
-0.8
-0.4
1.0
-4.0
-1.0
1.0
:
-3.5
-0.4
-1.4
-0.6
:
-3.0
0.8
-0.2
-1.4
-1.7
-0.3
1.4
1.1
-0.3
0.1
0.5
-4.5
c
-1.2
0.0
:
-4.9
:

0.0
-0.1
-2.5
2.0
0.5
-0.4
0.3
:
0.1
-0.3
0.5
-0.6
:
0.9
-0.3
0.8
1.2
0.0
-0.5
-0.7
-1.4
-0.6
-0.2
1.9
9.0
c
0.1
2.0
:
2.9
:

0.7
0.5
2.0
1.6
4.6
3.9
0.8
:
1.3
-0.3
-0.5
1.0
:
6.2
5.4
-0.6
3.3
c
-0.7
0.9
5.1
0.3
0.0
-0.1
2.5
c
1.2
7.4
:
5.5
:

-0.6
-0.8
0.2
1.2
-3.2
-3.0
1.6
:
:
:
:
-1.3
:
:
:
0.7
-0.1
:
c
0.0
:
-1.6
-0.5
1.6
-5.3
c
:
-1.5
:
-5.2
:

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

100.0
77.0
1.9
0.7
1.8
40.6
0.0
0.3
4.6
12.8
0.6
9.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.0
2.7
2.2
1.0
0.6
0.2
0.1
1.7
3.3
15.5
~
~
~
~

113.7
112.5
91.3
173.0
116.4
109.4
273.5
125.6
124.7
115.0
110.6
119.5
:
259.8
166.5
122.7
183.4
c
c
122.4
123.9
94.6
154.8
182.0
128.0
c
:
146.3
:
:
:

0.3
0.1
-2.0
2.8
2.4
-0.7
5.7
0.0
1.6
0.6
0.0
0.2
:
3.9
3.4
2.6
2.3
13.8
-0.3
0.7
0.9
-2.3
1.8
3.7
0.2
c
:
3.4
:
:
:

0.8
0.8
3.4
1.8
0.7
0.8
7.7
-0.1
1.0
0.5
2.1
0.6
:
9.0
4.7
-1.3
2.1
-1.0
-0.4
1.2
2.7
-1.6
1.3
1.3
2.4
c
:
4.0
:
:
:

0.1
-0.1
-2.3
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
:
0.8
1.6
1.7
0.1
:
5.5
5.1
2.5
0.9
6.3
0.4
-0.4
1.5
0.4
0.8
6.6
2.0
c
:
1.0
:
:
:

0.6
0.5
0.1
3.3
-0.1
-0.1
5.6
:
1.2
0.4
-3.2
1.0
:
5.9
4.4
2.7
2.1
-5.8
0.1
0.7
3.2
-0.3
3.2
1.1
0.2
c
:
2.3
:
:
:

0.7
0.7
1.1
3.1
1.2
0.5
3.0
:
0.0
-0.4
0.6
0.4
:
2.2
6.9
0.4
2.0
7.1
0.4
1.5
0.4
0.5
-0.2
4.8
3.1
c
:
2.5
:
:
:

0.6
0.5
-0.7
2.7
0.2
0.7
2.7
:
1.8
0.7
3.9
2.3
:
5.8
6.2
2.2
1.6
-9.0
-0.6
0.2
4.2
0.1
3.2
4.0
0.4
c
:
4.0
:
:
:

1.1
1.1
0.0
3.1
1.5
1.1
5.7
:
0.8
1.0
0.5
1.1
:
15.3
5.0
2.7
3.6
c
-0.7
1.0
3.1
-0.2
0.9
2.2
1.2
c
:
8.4
:
:
:

0.7
0.6
1.3
2.6
1.4
0.8
4.3
:
:
:
:
1.0
:
:
:
-0.3
2.5
:
c
1.9
1.5
-0.3
0.2
2.7
1.4
c
:
0.1
:
:
:

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

73

         
         
           
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
           
         
         
         
         
Labour input - main industrial groupings - 
index of hours worked and gross wages and salaries for consumer durables
Figure 2.94 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Industry

Index of hours worked, consumer durables, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

10

5

0

-5

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Spain, France, Ireland, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland and the United Kingdom, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.95 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, consumer durables, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

15

10

5

0

-5

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, Romania, Norway and Switzerland, not available; Spain,
France, Ireland, Latvia and Lithuania, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.49 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Consumer durables, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of hours worked

Index of gross wages and salaries

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
66.4
1.3
3.4
1.8
16.1
0.7
0.8
8.7
9.6
0.6
14.6
0.2
0.4
0.9
0.0
2.4
0.1
7.8
2.4
8.8
3.8
1.2
0.8
0.7
1.8
11.2
~
~
~
~

87.8
84.1
74.8
97.3
76.1
79.2
70.4
92.1
94.2
80.4
93.9
93.8
:
142.6
163.8
c
129.7
c
c
78.0
105.4
80.2
99.0
124.7
83.5
c
74.3
142.3
:
75.6
:

0.4
-0.6
0.6
1.0
2.4
-0.1
-4.0
-3.5
1.3
-0.7
-5.9
-1.1
:
4.8
-0.2
c
1.9
-12.2
-1.9
0.2
2.6
-2.8
-0.4
-0.2
4.6
c
2.2
8.8
:
5.6
:

-1.8
-1.0
-3.3
-0.7
-5.6
-2.0
-1.3
-1.5
-0.8
-0.9
-5.3
0.1
:
1.5
0.8
c
-1.8
2.0
-1.4
-2.6
-2.6
-2.9
-0.5
2.4
-9.9
c
-5.3
2.9
:
-0.2
:

-1.3
-1.4
-2.3
0.7
-0.2
-0.3
1.4
:
-0.5
-0.9
-0.7
-2.7
:
-3.7
-3.9
c
-3.8
2.1
-0.9
-2.5
-0.5
-1.2
-0.7
0.1
-4.5
c
-0.4
-7.6
:
-6.6
:

0.8
1.0
-0.6
1.9
3.3
0.1
4.7
:
5.3
-1.2
2.0
2.3
:
2.7
-2.5
c
0.8
5.1
-0.9
0.9
2.4
-1.4
0.4
6.9
-3.4
c
-4.1
-1.3
:
12.3
:

-1.1
-1.2
1.2
0.1
-2.0
-0.4
-4.8
:
-2.0
-0.9
2.1
-0.8
:
-4.5
1.1
c
0.2
2.5
-0.7
0.1
-0.4
-1.9
-0.3
-1.3
-2.6
c
-2.1
1.1
:
-5.6
:

-0.5
-0.4
-3.6
0.3
-1.8
-1.1
-6.3
:
-0.2
-0.9
2.3
-0.7
:
2.8
2.0
c
1.6
14.0
-0.6
-1.1
1.9
-1.6
-0.2
2.9
10.2
c
-4.7
10.5
:
-1.0
:

1.2
0.2
-1.5
0.2
4.5
3.6
3.6
:
-0.2
-0.9
3.9
1.0
:
5.3
6.7
c
9.2
c
-0.4
0.8
3.5
0.3
0.7
7.6
-2.3
c
0.4
-0.3
:
3.0
:

:
-0.6
0.7
0.3
-2.9
-2.7
-2.6
:
:
:
:
-1.4
:
:
:
c
1.4
:
c
0.0
:
-2.1
0.0
-4.3
4.1
c
:
0.4
:
-4.2
:

100.0
74.7
1.8
0.7
3.1
29.5
0.1
0.4
6.9
10.5
0.8
13.5
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.1
6.0
3.0
1.7
1.3
0.7
0.1
0.9
2.7
15.5
~
~
~
~

101.4
99.7
87.6
141.5
89.0
87.7
116.6
124.0
119.7
100.5
125.8
120.2
:
275.8
202.1
c
233.3
c
c
91.1
132.6
101.4
153.6
213.3
104.1
c
:
218.4
:
:
:

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.6
0.4
-1.8
1.8
2.9
-0.1
1.9
1.1
1.4
0.5
-2.4
1.2
:
7.4
3.8
c
3.1
-1.4
-1.4
0.5
1.5
-2.7
0.6
3.9
0.3
c
:
8.8
:
:
:

-0.3
-0.2
0.0
1.0
-1.8
-0.8
0.8
0.3
2.3
-1.0
-2.1
0.5
:
3.3
5.6
c
0.3
-8.5
-0.1
-1.6
-0.1
0.2
1.4
1.9
-0.4
c
:
1.5
:
:
:

0.2
0.2
-1.1
2.4
-1.8
0.3
3.4
:
5.8
0.7
1.2
0.6
:
-0.2
-8.3
c
-3.0
-0.4
-0.5
-0.8
-1.1
-1.4
0.9
2.1
-1.3
c
:
0.1
:
:
:

0.3
0.2
-0.9
3.5
1.3
-0.7
3.0
:
0.8
-0.2
0.6
0.9
:
5.1
2.1
c
0.5
6.0
-0.7
0.6
3.0
-1.3
1.9
6.6
0.0
c
:
-1.1
:
:
:

-0.2
-0.2
0.0
2.0
0.0
-0.9
-3.1
:
-0.3
-1.4
3.3
0.5
:
1.4
6.7
c
3.7
4.3
-0.2
0.4
-1.5
0.7
0.9
2.5
0.8
c
:
3.9
:
:
:

0.7
0.6
0.5
1.0
0.1
0.2
4.7
:
1.7
0.4
1.8
1.7
:
7.8
5.5
c
0.3
7.5
-0.5
0.9
4.3
-0.8
1.8
3.3
0.5
c
:
17.0
:
:
:

0.6
0.3
0.2
1.5
0.9
-0.1
1.1
:
-0.4
0.1
5.8
1.1
:
11.9
13.6
c
11.6
c
-0.1
0.8
3.1
-0.6
1.4
4.5
0.9
c
:
-2.5
:
:
:

0.5
0.4
-0.6
1.2
0.0
0.8
1.0
:
:
:
:
1.0
:
:
:
c
4.9
:
c
0.9
2.4
-0.9
0.8
3.3
0.8
c
:
3.3
:
:
:

74

         
           
           
         
           
           
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
           
         
         
         
         
         
         
2. Industry

Labour input - main industrial groupings - 
index of hours worked and gross wages and salaries for consumer non-durables
Figure 2.96 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, consumer non-durables, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

4

2

0

-2

-4

-6

-8

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Spain, France, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
and the United Kingdom, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.97 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, consumer non-durables, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

6

4

2

0

-2

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Greece, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, Romania, Norway and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Spain, France,
Ireland, Latvia and Lithuania, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.50 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Consumer non-durables, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of hours worked

Index of gross wages and salaries

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
63.4
1.6
3.4
1.7
16.4
0.5
1.4
8.7
12.8
0.9
11.5
0.2
0.7
1.2
0.1
3.0
0.1
2.9
1.5
9.8
4.6
0.8
1.3
0.9
1.4
12.5
~
~
~
~

87.7
89.7
87.1
79.3
86.9
84.4
90.7
94.9
94.5
89.6
89.6
97.5
:
92.2
99.7
117.0
72.7
c
c
92.4
84.6
80.6
96.6
86.8
83.2
c
80.8
123.5
:
82.0
:

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

-0.2
-0.2
-0.8
-0.9
-2.1
-0.6
2.1
-0.4
3.2
-0.6
-3.6
0.1
:
-2.0
-0.6
3.1
-1.6
-0.6
-1.0
-0.3
1.0
-2.1
-0.3
0.6
1.5
c
0.6
1.6
:
2.5
:

-0.9
-0.8
-1.2
-2.6
-1.2
-0.4
-1.2
-0.6
-4.5
-0.7
1.3
0.2
:
1.4
-1.2
1.6
-2.6
-7.3
-0.2
-0.9
-1.9
-2.0
-0.2
1.0
-3.7
c
-0.6
0.2
:
1.3
:

-1.0
-1.2
-1.0
0.2
-0.6
-0.6
-1.8
:
-1.4
-0.6
-0.1
-2.1
:
0.8
-1.7
-1.8
-1.2
3.2
-0.8
-0.6
-1.2
-1.1
-0.9
-3.9
-1.7
c
-0.2
-3.1
:
-7.7
:

-0.9
0.0
-0.9
0.3
-1.2
0.1
-0.2
-0.2
-4.3
3.7
-0.4
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
:
:
-2.4
2.9
-0.7
-0.7
1.0
-1.8
-0.8
1.4
:
:
0.4
1.0
-1.5
-0.7
0.0
2.9
-2.1
0.4
0.7
1.1
-0.6
-0.8
-0.1
-0.2
-2.4
1.8
-0.8
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
1.7
-1.5
5.0 -10.4
c
-1.9
0.0
:
-6.1
:

c
-1.8
1.0
:
9.2
:

-0.3
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
-0.6
-0.4
0.4
:
-1.2
-0.5
-0.2
-0.6
:
-0.2
0.7
-2.2
-0.5
0.5
0.0
-1.6
0.8
-1.9
-0.4
0.6
5.9
c
-0.7
2.1
:
1.8
:

0.0
0.1
-0.2
-0.6
2.4
-1.1
-1.2
:
2.4
-0.3
-1.8
1.1
:
-1.2
-2.9
0.0
-1.9
c
-0.6
-0.6
1.8
0.4
0.1
-1.0
-0.4
c
1.0
2.5
:
-0.4
:

:
-1.0
-0.7
-0.2
-3.3
-1.4
0.9
:
:
:
:
-1.3
:
:
:
1.4
-4.7
:
c
-0.1
:
-2.4
-0.4
-1.2
-6.9
c
:
0.7
:
-6.1
:

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
71.3
2.7
0.6
2.9
22.8
0.1
0.9
7.5
15.5
1.2
11.3
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.1
4.2
2.1
1.9
1.7
0.5
0.2
1.3
2.3
19.3
~
~
~
~

107.5
107.3
100.6
119.1
107.9
95.2
145.3
123.5
118.7
108.4
124.8
122.8
:
157.5
116.9
137.3
133.1
c
c
106.7
108.2
99.5
158.0
135.8
111.7
c
:
174.0
:
:
:

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.1
0.0
-3.0
1.1
1.7
-0.5
1.0
1.3
1.7
-0.1
-1.1
0.8
:
0.5
1.7
-0.1
-0.7
-1.6
-0.6
-0.2
0.7
0.4
2.0
3.1
-0.4
c
:
3.2
:
:
:

0.1
0.0
-0.6
-0.6
0.9
-0.2
0.4
1.4
-0.9
0.1
1.9
0.9
:
4.3
0.0
1.5
1.3
-0.2
0.0
0.5
0.5
-1.3
0.9
0.7
0.5
c
:
1.0
:
:
:

0.1
0.1
0.5
1.5
-0.1
-0.2
1.5
:
0.3
0.6
1.9
1.0
:
4.2
-0.3
1.2
-0.8
-1.8
-0.1
-0.2
-0.2
-0.6
1.9
0.0
0.6
c
:
0.8
:
:
:

0.2
0.2
1.8
0.7
0.6
0.0
3.0
:
-0.1
-0.8
-2.2
1.0
:
3.3
0.9
1.5
0.5
0.9
0.2
-0.4
1.5
-0.4
0.4
-0.9
0.1
c
:
1.9
:
:
:

0.2
0.2
-1.6
0.9
-0.3
-0.4
0.8
:
0.4
0.6
2.5
1.1
:
5.4
3.0
0.7
0.1
4.6
-0.2
0.2
0.6
-0.3
1.8
2.9
0.9
c
:
2.3
:
:
:

0.3
0.4
-0.6
0.2
-1.0
0.0
5.1
:
0.6
0.7
0.8
1.3
:
4.3
2.7
1.2
0.7
4.1
-0.2
0.2
0.9
0.6
0.8
-0.3
0.2
c
:
4.5
:
:
:

0.4
0.3
0.2
1.6
0.8
-0.4
4.0
:
1.6
0.4
0.1
1.1
:
4.8
1.9
0.5
0.1
c
-0.4
0.2
2.2
0.6
2.1
1.9
0.3
c
:
3.4
:
:
:

:
0.3
5.2
0.9
0.0
-0.2
1.8
:
:
:
:
1.2
:
:
:
0.3
-0.8
:
c
0.9
1.0
0.3
1.4
1.4
0.5
c
:
3.2
:
:
:

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

75

         
         
         
         
         
           
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
           
         
         
         
         
Labour input - for the Member States

2. Industry

Figure 2.98 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Labour input indicators, seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

Belgium

Czech Republic

110

100

90

80

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Denmark

110

100

90

80

140

120

100

80

II-01

105

100

95

90

85

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Germany

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Estonia

Greece

180

160

140

120

100

80

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Spain

130

120

110

100

90

I-02

110

100

90

80

I-03

I-04

I-05

05-06

II-06

France

120

110

100

90

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Ireland

Italy (1)

130

120

110

100

90

II-01

130

120

110

100

90

80

I-01

I-02

I-03

I-04

I-05

I-06

Gross wages and salaries

Employment

Hours worked

(1) Employment, confidential.

76

130

120

110

100

90

II-01

140

130

120

110

100

90

160

140

120

100

80

II-01

110

100

90

80

2. Industry

Labour input - for the Member States

Figure 2.98 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Labour input indicators, seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

Cyprus

Latvia

200

180

160

140

120

100

80

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Lithuania

Luxembourg

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Hungary

120

110

100

90

II-01

130

120

110

100

90

80

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Malta

120

110

100

90

II-01

110

100

90

80

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Portugal

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

I-01

I-02

I-03

I-04

I-05

I-06

Netherlands (2)

Austria

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

(2) Q1-2006, confidential.

Poland

120

110

100

90

80

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Gross wages and salaries

Employment

Hours worked

77

Labour input - for the Member States

2. Industry

Figure 2.98 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Labour input indicators, seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

Slovenia

Slovakia

160

140

120

100

80

II-01

130

120

110

100

90

80

180

160

140

120

100

80

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Finland

Sweden (3)

105

100

95

90

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

(3) Hours worked and wages and salaries, confidential.

United Kingdom

105

100

95

90

85

80

75

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Bulgaria

Romania

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Norway (4)

Switzerland (5)

105

100

95

90

85

105

100

95

90

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

(4) Hours worked and wages and salaries, not available.

(5) Hours worked and wages and salaries, not available.

Gross wages and salaries

Employment

Hours worked

78

2. Industry

Labour input - index of employment by activity

Figure 2.99 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%)

-2.0

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

Leather and leather products 

Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 

Pulp, paper & paper products; publishing & printing 

Mining and quarrying of energy producing materials 

Basic metals and fabricated metals 

Food products, beverages and tobacco 

Transport equipment 

Manufacturing n.e.c. 

Electrical and optical equipment 

Chemicals and man-made fibres 

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Rubber and plastics 

Mining & quarrying, except energy producing materials 

Other non-metallic mineral products 

Wood and wood products 

Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 

Textiles and textile products 

EU-25
Euro area

Figure 2.100 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, II-2005 (%)

-8

-6

-4

-2

0

2

Basic metals and fabricated metals 

Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 

Mining & quarrying, except energy producing materials 

Electrical and optical equipment 

Food products, beverages and tobacco 

Chemicals and man-made fibres 

Transport equipment 

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Wood and wood products 

Other non-metallic mineral products 

Pulp, paper & paper products; publishing & printing 

Mining and quarrying of energy producing materials 

Manufacturing n.e.c. 

Rubber and plastics 

Leather and leather products 

Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 

Textiles and textile products 

EU-25
Euro area

79

Labour input - index of employment by activity

2. Industry

Table 2.51 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excluding construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining and quarrying 
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials 
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials 
D Manufacturing 
DA Food products, beverages and tobacco 
DB Textiles and textile products 
DC Leather and leather products 
DD Wood and wood products 
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing 
DF Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 
DG Chemicals and man-made fibres 
DH Rubber and plastics 
DI Other non-metallic mineral products 
DJ Basic metals and fabricated metals 
DK Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
DL Electrical and optical equipment 
DM Transport equipment 
DN Manufacturing n.e.c. 
E

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
35.3
25.1
6.1
27.4
6.0
2.0
1.2
0.7
93.8
12.4
7.5
1.6
3.3
7.3
0.5
5.2
4.5
4.4
13.2
9.8
10.6
8.2
5.4
4.3

91.8
93.1
95.3
96.0
87.1
85.3
79.9
74.5
92.9
92.0
96.3
69.1
72.9
93.5
91.1
89.7
93.8
98.4
90.2
97.0
94.5
90.4
97.8
92.9
87.8

III-03 IV-03

I-04 II-04 III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

-0.7
-0.8
-0.6
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.8
-0.8
-1.0
-0.7
-0.3
-1.9
-1.2
-0.7
0.0
-0.9
-0.6
-0.2
-0.7
-0.4
-0.8
-1.3
-0.3
-0.6
-0.6

-0.7
-0.5
-0.5
-0.1
-1.0
-1.0
-1.2
-1.4
-0.7
-0.7
-0.4
-2.4
-4.0
-1.0
-0.5
-0.1
-0.8
0.6
-0.6
-0.4
-0.4
-0.5
-0.5
-0.4
-1.0

-0.3
-0.2
-0.3
-0.3
-0.7
-0.9
-1.3
-1.3
-1.5
-0.2
-0.3
-1.0
-1.4
0.3
0.0
-0.6
-1.1
0.4
-0.6
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.2
-0.3
-0.7

-0.3
0.0
-0.1
-0.7
-0.6
-1.0
-0.6
-1.2
0.4
-0.2
-0.3
-1.4
-2.5
0.5
0.0
-0.3
-0.4
-0.9
-0.3
0.4
-0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.6
-0.6

-0.5
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
-0.8
-0.9
-1.1
-1.8
0.4
-0.4
-0.2
-1.3
-2.8
-0.2
-0.5
0.4
-0.5
-0.2
-0.6
0.4
-0.2
-0.3
-0.1
-0.4
-0.9

-0.3
0.0
-0.1
-0.7
-0.6
-0.6
-0.8
-1.9
1.0
-0.3
-0.1
-1.5
-2.1
-0.8
-0.3
0.6
-0.9
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
-0.7
-0.5

-0.2
0.1
-0.3
1.5
-0.8
-0.8
-0.2
0.2
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-1.8
-1.1
0.1
-0.2
-1.2
0.0
-0.1
-0.6
-0.1
0.3
-0.6
-0.6
0.2
-0.6

-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
1.4
-1.1
-0.7
-1.4
-2.1
-0.5
-0.4
0.0
-1.9
-2.8
0.7
-1.3
0.9
-0.4
0.5
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
-0.1
-0.4
-0.4

-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
0.6
-0.7
-0.1
-0.2
-0.4
-0.3
-0.5
0.0
-2.4
-1.4
0.0
-0.9
0.0
-0.3
-0.9
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.8
-0.5
-0.2

-0.1
0.1
0.0
1.2
-0.7
-0.5
-0.3
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-1.6
0.6
0.1
0.3
-1.7
0.3
-0.6
-0.1
0.3
0.2
0.2
-0.6
-0.8
-0.1

-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.2
-0.7
-0.4
-0.5
-1.8
1.3
-0.1
-0.2
-1.6
-3.0
-0.2
-0.7
-1.0
-0.1
-0.5
-0.4
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.8
-0.8
-0.2

-0.2
-0.4
0.1
-0.2
-0.5
0.1
0.1
0.2
-0.5
-0.2
-0.1
-1.8
0.9
-0.7
0.2
-1.2
-0.3
-0.3
-0.6
0.2
0.3
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
-0.3

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

Table 2.52 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excluding construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining and quarrying 
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials 
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials 
D Manufacturing 
DA Food products, beverages and tobacco 
DB Textiles and textile products 
DC Leather and leather products 
DD Wood and wood products 
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing 
DF Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 
DG Chemicals and man-made fibres 
DH Rubber and plastics 
DI Other non-metallic mineral products 
DJ Basic metals and fabricated metals 
DK Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
DL Electrical and optical equipment 
DM Transport equipment 
DN Manufacturing n.e.c. 
E

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
35.8
26.6
6.2
26.7
4.7
1.3
0.6
0.7
95.1
12.0
7.1
1.8
3.0
7.2
0.5
5.6
4.6
4.5
13.8
10.3
10.7
8.7
5.3
3.6

93.6
94.6
95.8
96.5
89.3
89.6
83.1
69.9
96.5
93.4
100.3
72.4
77.9
90.6
91.8
98.8
96.0
94.3
93.0
98.9
96.8
90.7
97.4
89.3
92.2

III-03 IV-03

I-04 II-04 III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

-0.6
-0.8
-0.6
-1.2
-0.5
0.0
-0.5
0.5
-1.1
-0.5
-0.1
-1.8
-0.8
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
-0.4
-0.6
-0.3
-0.6
-1.0
-0.2
-1.0
-0.1

-0.7
-0.7
-0.4
-0.5
-1.0
-0.5
-1.5
-2.2
-0.5
-0.7
-0.4
-2.6
-4.0
-1.6
-0.5
0.5
-0.7
0.1
-0.4
-0.4
-0.4
-0.8
-0.3
-0.6
-0.9

-0.3
-0.2
-0.4
-1.0
-0.3
-0.4
-0.7
-0.3
-1.3
-0.4
-0.1
-0.7
-1.2
-0.4
0.2
0.1
-1.0
0.1
-0.9
0.0
-1.0
0.1
0.0
-0.8
-0.6

-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
-0.9
-0.5
-0.8
-0.3
-0.9
0.3
-0.3
0.1
-1.3
-2.3
0.4
0.3
0.5
-0.5
-1.1
-0.2
0.4
-0.7
-0.2
-0.2
-0.8
0.0

-0.4
-0.4
-0.4
-0.2
-0.7
-0.9
-1.3
-3.1
0.0
-0.4
-0.1
-1.0
-2.7
0.3
-0.4
0.5
-0.4
-0.3
-0.6
0.3
-0.7
-0.6
0.0
-0.3
-0.6

-0.2
0.0
-0.1
-0.8
-0.5
0.0
-0.7
-3.3
0.8
-0.3
0.2
-1.3
-2.0
-1.4
-0.4
0.9
-0.8
-0.8
-0.2
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
-0.8
0.2

-0.4
0.0
-0.5
2.6
-1.1
-0.4
1.5
2.9
0.0
-0.3
0.2
-1.5
-1.2
0.4
-0.7
-0.6
-0.2
0.2
-0.5
-0.2
0.9
-0.5
-0.7
0.1
-0.4

-0.5
0.0
-0.4
2.2
-1.3
-0.7
-2.9
-4.2
-0.8
-0.5
0.1
-2.0
-3.1
0.7
-1.3
0.7
0.0
-0.1
-0.7
-0.3
-0.2
-0.5
-0.5
-0.9
-0.1

-0.4
0.0
-0.4
1.1
-0.9
0.2
-0.4
-0.7
0.2
-0.4
0.2
-2.4
-1.3
-1.0
-0.9
-0.4
-0.3
-1.0
-0.1
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.8
-0.9
0.1

-0.2
0.1
-0.2
1.6
-0.8
-0.6
0.0
-0.4
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
-1.4
0.6
0.7
-0.3
-1.4
0.2
-0.3
-0.2
0.3
0.2
-0.3
-0.4
-0.8
-0.1

-0.4
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
-0.7
-0.1
-0.4
-3.3
0.8
-0.3
-0.1
-1.8
-2.9
-1.4
0.0
-0.8
0.0
-1.6
0.2
0.3
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
-1.5
0.3

-0.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.7
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
0.8
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-1.6
0.9
-1.0
0.2
-1.6
-0.3
-0.8
-0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.3
-0.5
-0.5

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

80

2. Industry

Labour input - index of employment by activity

Table 2.53 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excluding construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining and quarrying 
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials 
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials 
D Manufacturing 
DA Food products, beverages and tobacco 
DB Textiles and textile products 
DC Leather and leather products 
DD Wood and wood products 
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing 
DF Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 
DG Chemicals and man-made fibres 
DH Rubber and plastics 
DI Other non-metallic mineral products 
DJ Basic metals and fabricated metals 
DK Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
DL Electrical and optical equipment 
DM Transport equipment 
DN Manufacturing n.e.c. 
E

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
35.3
25.1
6.1
27.4
6.0
2.0
1.2
0.7
93.8
12.4
7.5
1.6
3.3
7.3
0.5
5.2
4.5
4.4
13.2
9.8
10.6
8.2
5.4
4.3

91.8
93.2
95.3
96.3
87.2
85.3
79.3
74.8
90.6
91.8
94.7
69.4
73.7
93.4
91.2
88.4
94.8
96.9
89.8
96.8
94.7
90.3
97.8
93.3
86.7

III-03 IV-03

I-04 II-04 III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

-1.9
-2.4
-2.0
-1.9
-2.1
-2.6
-4.6
-4.4
-4.5
-2.1
-0.5
-6.8
-5.9
-2.4
-2.8
-1.3
-1.7
0.2
-2.9
-1.6
-3.1
-4.0
-0.3
0.5
-2.5

-2.1
-2.5
-1.9
-1.4
-2.8
-2.8
-4.5
-4.8
-2.9
-2.3
-1.1
-8.0
-8.8
-3.2
-2.2
-0.9
-2.3
0.4
-2.3
-1.7
-2.8
-3.6
-0.6
-0.1
-2.8

-2.2
-2.1
-1.8
-2.0
-3.0
-3.0
-4.9
-4.8
-4.4
-2.2
-1.5
-6.8
-8.3
-1.8
-1.7
-3.3
-3.1
0.9
-2.5
-1.5
-2.5
-2.7
-0.6
-0.9
-2.9

-1.7
-1.9
-1.1
-1.5
-1.0
-1.5
-1.2
-1.8
-3.0
-2.8
-3.7
-3.2
-4.2
-4.0
-5.6
-4.6
-1.6
-3.0
-1.6
-1.9
-1.7
-1.4
-6.0
-6.5
-8.7 -10.3
-0.5
-0.9
-1.0
-0.5
-0.2
-2.0
-2.9
-2.9
-0.4
0.0
-2.1
-2.3
0.1
-0.6
-1.5
-2.1
-0.7
-1.8
-0.4
-0.6
-1.5
-1.9
-3.3
-2.9

-1.3
-0.6
-0.6
-1.8
-2.4
-3.4
-3.8
-6.1
0.4
-1.2
-1.0
-5.1
-8.4
-0.3
-0.8
0.3
-2.9
-1.0
-1.3
0.5
-1.2
-0.2
0.3
-2.0
-2.6

-1.2
-0.3
-0.6
0.0
-2.6
-3.2
-2.6
-4.7
1.8
-1.1
-0.4
-5.7
-8.3
-0.1
-1.0
-0.6
-2.1
-0.7
-1.3
0.6
-0.5
-0.8
-0.5
-1.4
-2.5

-1.4
-0.3
-0.8
2.0
-3.3
-2.9
-3.5
-5.5
0.5
-1.3
-0.3
-6.2
-8.4
-0.1
-2.3
0.5
-1.6
-0.1
-1.8
0.1
0.0
-1.6
-0.6
-1.2
-2.5

-1.4
-0.2
-0.9
2.7
-3.4
-2.1
-2.6
-4.1
-0.2
-1.3
0.5
-7.4
-7.2
0.1
-2.7
0.5
-1.6
-0.9
-1.0
-0.2
0.2
-1.4
-1.3
-1.6
-1.8

-1.2
0.0
-0.8
4.8
-3.4
-2.0
-2.0
-2.4
-1.5
-1.1
0.1
-7.4
-4.6
1.7
-2.2
-1.9
-0.4
-0.4
-1.2
-0.1
0.7
-1.2
-2.0
-1.5
-1.3

-1.2
-0.2
-0.3
3.3
-3.3
-1.7
-2.7
-4.9
0.7
-1.1
-0.2
-7.1
-6.6
-0.1
-2.6
-2.2
-0.1
-2.1
-1.0
0.7
-0.1
-0.5
-0.6
-2.3
-0.9

-0.9
-0.5
0.1
1.8
-2.4
-0.9
-1.0
-2.2
0.3
-0.9
-0.4
-7.0
-2.9
-0.8
-1.1
-4.0
-0.6
-2.2
-0.9
0.9
0.4
0.0
-0.7
-2.2
-0.8

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

Table 2.54 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excluding construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining and quarrying 
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials 
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials 
D Manufacturing 
DA Food products, beverages and tobacco 
DB Textiles and textile products 
DC Leather and leather products 
DD Wood and wood products 
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing 
DF Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 
DG Chemicals and man-made fibres 
DH Rubber and plastics 
DI Other non-metallic mineral products 
DJ Basic metals and fabricated metals 
DK Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
DL Electrical and optical equipment 
DM Transport equipment 
DN Manufacturing n.e.c. 
E

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
35.8
26.6
6.2
26.7
4.7
1.3
0.6
0.7
95.1
12.0
7.1
1.8
3.0
7.2
0.5
5.6
4.6
4.5
13.8
10.3
10.7
8.7
5.3
3.6

93.7
94.8
95.8
96.8
89.5
89.4
81.8
70.7
92.8
93.1
98.1
72.8
78.9
90.3
92.0
96.0
97.3
92.3
92.2
98.6
97.1
90.5
97.7
89.9
89.9

III-03 IV-03

I-04 II-04 III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

-1.5
-2.2
-1.8
-3.0
-2.0
-0.7
-4.2
-3.6
-4.9
-1.9
0.1
-6.1
-3.8
-2.2
-3.5
1.5
-1.1
-0.3
-2.6
-1.2
-2.6
-3.7
-0.1
-1.4
-0.8

-1.8
-2.6
-1.8
-2.7
-3.0
-0.9
-3.9
-5.8
-2.5
-2.3
-0.7
-7.8
-7.1
-4.1
-2.8
2.0
-1.9
-0.2
-1.6
-1.5
-2.1
-3.9
-0.5
-1.9
-1.3

-2.1
-2.1
-1.8
-3.5
-2.7
-1.4
-4.5
-4.1
-4.6
-2.2
-0.8
-6.1
-7.3
-3.2
-1.4
-0.7
-2.8
0.4
-2.6
-1.3
-2.7
-3.0
-0.4
-2.9
-1.9

-1.7
-1.8
-1.4
-1.8
-1.3
-1.5
-2.7
-3.6
-2.6
-2.3
-2.6
-1.7
-3.8
-3.0
-6.4
-2.6
-1.8
-3.3
-1.7
-1.8
-0.8
-0.5
-6.2
-5.7
-7.9 -10.0
-1.4
-2.7
-0.6
0.0
2.7
1.0
-2.6
-2.6
-1.6
-1.2
-2.2
-2.3
0.3
-0.4
-2.5
-2.6
-1.3
-1.9
-0.5
-0.7
-2.6
-3.2
-2.2
-1.8

-1.2
-0.6
-1.0
-2.9
-1.6
-2.1
-3.0
-7.7
0.4
-1.1
0.1
-4.2
-7.6
-0.1
-0.4
2.5
-2.6
-2.1
-1.5
0.7
-2.3
-0.5
0.0
-2.7
-1.0

-1.2
-0.5
-1.1
0.7
-2.5
-2.0
-0.8
-3.8
2.3
-1.2
0.4
-5.2
-8.1
-0.8
-0.8
-0.1
-1.7
-2.1
-1.6
0.2
-0.7
-0.9
-1.3
-1.8
-0.6

-1.5
-0.4
-1.3
3.8
-3.5
-1.9
-3.4
-7.6
0.4
-1.4
0.2
-5.6
-8.6
-0.3
-2.8
1.2
-1.4
-0.9
-2.2
-0.4
0.0
-1.7
-1.3
-1.9
-1.1

-1.5
-0.1
-1.4
5.2
-3.9
-0.9
-2.5
-5.4
-0.1
-1.5
1.1
-7.1
-7.6
-0.5
-3.5
1.6
-1.5
-1.7
-1.1
-0.8
0.4
-1.0
-2.1
-2.4
-0.3

-1.4
0.0
-1.5
8.0
-4.1
-1.5
-1.9
-2.0
-1.7
-1.4
0.4
-7.1
-4.7
1.2
-2.6
-1.8
-0.3
-1.0
-1.4
-0.6
0.8
-1.4
-3.0
-2.5
-0.1

-1.4
-0.2
-1.0
4.5
-3.9
-1.2
-3.6
-9.2
1.3
-1.5
0.2
-7.2
-6.9
-1.8
-3.3
-1.9
0.1
-3.2
-0.8
0.4
-0.5
-1.0
-1.3
-4.0
0.2

-1.1
-0.6
-0.6
1.8
-2.4
-0.4
-1.0
-3.5
0.7
-1.2
0.0
-6.9
-2.6
-2.4
-0.9
-4.8
-0.5
-3.8
-0.6
0.5
0.0
-0.5
-1.5
-3.7
-0.3

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

81

Labour input - index of hours worked by activity

2. Industry

Figure 2.101 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, I-2006 (%) (1)

-2.0

-1.5

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

Leather and leather products 

Rubber and plastics 

Wood and wood products 

Transport equipment 

Manufacturing n.e.c. 

Textiles and textile products 

Pulp, paper & paper products; publishing & printing 

Basic metals and fabricated metals 

Chemicals and man-made fibres 

Electrical and optical equipment 

Food products, beverages and tobacco 

Mining & quarrying, except energy producing materials 

Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 

Other non-metallic mineral products 

Mining and quarrying of energy producing materials 

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 

(1) Machinery and equipment n.e.c., II-2006 for the EU-25; leather & leather products, not available for the euro area; mining & quarrying, except energy producing
materials; food products, beverages and tobacco; wood and wood products; coke, refined petroleum and nucelar fuel, I-2006 for euro area, all other activities II-2006
for euro area.

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 2.102 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, I-2006 (%) (1)

-6

-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

4

Wood and wood products 

Basic metals and fabricated metals 

Rubber and plastics 

Electrical and optical equipment 

Pulp, paper & paper products; publishing & printing 

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Transport equipment 

Manufacturing n.e.c. 

Food products, beverages and tobacco 

Other non-metallic mineral products 

Mining & quarrying, except energy producing materials 

Chemicals and man-made fibres 

Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 

Mining and quarrying of energy producing materials 

Leather and leather products 

Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 

Textiles and textile products 

(1) Machinery and equipment n.e.c., II-2006 for the EU-25; leather & leather products, not available for the euro area; mining & quarrying, except energy producing
materials; food products, beverages and tobacco; wood and wood products; coke, refined petroleum and nucelar fuel, I-2006 for euro area, all other activities II-2006
for euro area.

EU-25
Euro area

82

2. Industry

Labour input - index of hours worked by activity

Table 2.55 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excluding construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining and quarrying 
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials 
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials 
D Manufacturing 
DA Food products, beverages and tobacco 
DB Textiles and textile products 
DC Leather and leather products 
DD Wood and wood products 
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing 
DF Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 
DG Chemicals and man-made fibres 
DH Rubber and plastics 
DI Other non-metallic mineral products 
DJ Basic metals and fabricated metals 
DK Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
DL Electrical and optical equipment 
DM Transport equipment 
DN Manufacturing n.e.c. 
E

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
35.7
25.3
5.9
26.7
6.4
3.8
1.1
2.7
92.1
11.1
6.9
1.9
3.2
6.5
1.4
5.3
4.4
4.5
14.1
8.4
11.4
8.1
5.0
4.0

90.4
91.5
94.4
87.8
87.7
87.3
78.8
75.7
84.3
91.2
92.9
72.9
69.4
93.3
91.8
87.6
92.4
98.5
88.6
94.5
93.3
90.8
97.6
90.1
109.5

III-03 IV-03

I-04 II-04 III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.0
-0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.2
1.1
1.0
1.8
0.9
-0.2
0.1
-0.6
0.1
0.4
-0.5
0.6
-0.1
-0.2
0.5
-0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.8
0.0
0.8

-0.4
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
-1.6
-1.2
-1.3
-1.7
-0.2
-0.8
-0.5
-2.8
0.0
0.1
0.3
-0.3
-0.2
-0.9
-0.3
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
-1.4

-0.4
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.2
-0.2
-0.1
-1.2
-2.2
0.2
-1.3
-0.9
-0.5
0.9
0.6
0.4
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
-0.5

-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
-0.7
-1.0
-1.7
-1.8
-1.8
-0.3
-0.4
-1.0
-1.3
-0.5
-0.7
-0.3
-0.7
0.3
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
-0.3
-0.3
-0.8

0.0
0.1
0.2
0.4
-0.2
-0.5
-1.4
-2.4
0.5
-0.2
-0.2
-1.3
-2.7
-0.2
-0.1
-0.9
0.5
-0.5
-1.0
0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.8
0.1
0.2

-0.6
-0.6
0.0
-1.8
-0.9
0.4
0.7
0.8
0.9
-0.5
-0.4
-2.3
-1.6
0.1
-0.7
0.3
-1.2
-1.1
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
-0.9
0.4
-1.7
0.3

-0.9
-0.8
-0.8
-1.3
-1.0
-1.9
-2.1
-2.7
-1.2
-0.6
-0.5
-3.0
-3.2
-0.9
-1.0
-1.7
-1.4
-0.2
-1.4
-0.7
-0.3
-0.4
-1.1
-0.7
-2.9

0.8
0.3
1.0
0.8
0.0
1.1
0.7
0.3
0.6
0.1
0.3
1.3
-0.7
1.3
0.7
0.1
0.7
1.3
1.2
0.5
0.3
0.4
1.0
0.4
2.1

-0.8
-0.4
-0.6
-1.1
-0.9
-2.9
-1.5
-1.6
-0.9
-0.3
-0.5
-3.3
-1.4
-0.9
-0.9
-2.2
-1.5
-1.4
-1.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
-1.2
-0.8
-1.3

0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.5
-0.3
0.8
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
-2.2
-3.1
1.2
0.4
-0.4
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.5
-0.3
-0.1
0.6

0.7
0.5
0.7
1.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.9
2.5
1.6
0.7
-0.6
0.7
1.7
-0.2
0.7
0.4
0.4
1.2
1.1
-0.5

-0.9
:
-0.6
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
0.0
:
:
:
:

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

Table 2.56 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excluding construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining and quarrying 
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials 
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials 
D Manufacturing 
DA Food products, beverages and tobacco 
DB Textiles and textile products 
DC Leather and leather products 
DD Wood and wood products 
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing 
DF Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 
DG Chemicals and man-made fibres 
DH Rubber and plastics 
DI Other non-metallic mineral products 
DJ Basic metals and fabricated metals 
DK Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
DL Electrical and optical equipment 
DM Transport equipment 
DN Manufacturing n.e.c. 
E

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
36.6
26.9
5.9
25.8
4.8
1.4
0.5
0.9
94.9
11.8
6.8
1.8
2.9
6.7
0.6
5.8
4.8
4.7
14.1
10.2
10.8
8.8
5.0
3.7

91.8
91.2
94.5
84.1
89.7
91.8
80.3
68.5
90.5
91.6
95.2
75.5
:
87.4
91.0
96.2
93.3
94.0
89.2
94.2
94.9
90.4
95.7
87.2
129.3

III-03 IV-03

I-04 II-04 III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.1
-0.2
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.1
-0.6
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.1
-0.4
:
-0.1
-0.4
0.6
0.4
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.5
-0.2
1.6

-0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.4
-0.5
-0.4
-0.3
-1.3
0.4
-0.1
-0.4
-0.1
:
-0.1
0.1
0.9
-0.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.3
-0.7
-0.2

-0.6
-0.1
-0.6
-1.3
-0.5
0.0
0.2
-0.4
0.5
-0.4
0.0
-1.1
:
-0.8
-1.1
-0.9
-0.7
0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
-0.6
-1.0
-0.6
-1.8

-0.3
-0.3
-0.1
-0.6
-0.6
-0.2
-2.0
-2.7
-1.6
-0.3
-0.5
-1.1
:
-0.1
-0.2
-0.4
-0.5
-0.3
-0.3
-0.1
0.1
-0.3
0.1
-0.9
1.1

-0.3
-0.4
0.2
-0.6
-0.2
-0.6
-0.6
-1.7
0.3
-0.2
0.1
-0.9
:
-0.8
-0.6
-0.5
-0.3
0.2
-0.5
-0.1
-0.2
-0.2
0.6
-0.5
0.4

-0.5
-0.5
-0.3
-1.0
-0.8
0.1
-0.8
-1.0
-0.6
-0.5
-0.3
-2.1
:
-0.9
-0.9
-0.4
-0.7
-0.6
-0.8
-0.4
-0.4
-0.5
-0.2
-0.7
1.8

-1.0
-1.4
-0.8
-1.4
-1.2
-1.2
-1.6
-1.7
-1.2
-1.1
-0.4
-3.5
:
-1.3
-0.9
-1.8
-1.2
-1.3
-1.8
-1.1
-0.9
-0.9
-1.1
-1.4
-4.7

0.9
0.8
1.0
1.0
0.3
1.0
0.3
-0.9
0.1
0.7
0.4
1.5
:
0.6
0.4
0.9
0.6
0.9
1.9
0.7
0.8
1.1
1.3
-0.1
3.6

-1.0
-0.6
-0.8
-1.2
-0.9
-1.1
-1.0
-1.6
0.1
-0.7
-0.5
-2.4
:
-0.5
-0.5
-1.5
-1.1
-0.7
-1.4
-0.5
-0.4
-0.5
-1.7
-0.8
-1.1

-0.3
-0.4
-0.1
-0.4
-0.4
0.3
-0.4
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
0.0
-2.1
:
-0.4
0.1
-0.9
-0.1
-0.4
0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
-0.5
0.0
1.8

0.9
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.3
-0.5
-2.1
1.0
0.4
0.3
0.7
:
2.1
0.5
0.9
0.3
0.7
-0.8
0.7
0.5
0.2
0.7
0.1
-2.7

-1.1
-1.0
-0.8
-0.6
-1.0
-1.2
:
-0.2
:
-0.8
:
-1.7
:
:
-0.9
:
-0.9
-1.0
-0.4
-0.7
-0.4
-0.8
-1.3
-0.3
-1.5

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

83

Labour input - index of hours worked by activity

2. Industry

Table 2.57 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excluding construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining and quarrying 
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials 
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials 
D Manufacturing 
DA Food products, beverages and tobacco 
DB Textiles and textile products 
DC Leather and leather products 
DD Wood and wood products 
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing 
DF Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 
DG Chemicals and man-made fibres 
DH Rubber and plastics 
DI Other non-metallic mineral products 
DJ Basic metals and fabricated metals 
DK Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
DL Electrical and optical equipment 
DM Transport equipment 
DN Manufacturing n.e.c. 
E

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
35.7
25.3
5.9
26.7
6.4
3.8
1.1
2.7
92.1
11.1
6.9
1.9
3.2
6.5
1.4
5.3
4.4
4.5
14.1
8.4
11.4
8.1
5.0
4.0

91.9
92.7
96.1
89.5
88.5
88.7
79.2
76.7
82.8
92.7
92.6
74.8
71.7
93.8
92.2
88.2
93.7
99.5
87.8
96.7
95.1
91.8
100.1
91.7
111.8

III-03 IV-03

I-04 II-04 III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

-1.8
-2.0
-1.3
-2.5
-1.8
-3.0
-6.1
-6.5
-5.4
-1.8
-1.0
-6.5
-5.9
-2.6
-1.3
-3.3
-1.2
0.6
-1.9
-2.0
-2.3
-2.6
0.4
-2.3
-2.2

-2.0
-1.9
-1.1
-2.9
-2.5
-3.0
-3.0
-1.7
-5.0
-1.8
-2.5
-5.8
-8.1
-0.9
-0.3
-0.5
-1.6
-1.0
-2.4
-2.7
-2.1
-2.3
0.3
-2.4
-3.5

-1.7
-1.3
-0.9
-1.8
-2.4
-1.5
-2.3
-2.6
-1.2
-1.5
-1.1
-5.5
-8.0
0.0
-2.4
0.1
-1.8
0.7
-1.2
-0.9
-1.5
-1.8
-0.2
-1.7
-1.5

-1.0
-0.4
0.1
0.1
-1.8
-1.3
-1.4
-0.3
-2.5
-0.6
-0.9
-3.3
-6.2
0.1
-2.2
-0.2
-1.4
1.0
-0.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.7
-0.5
-1.9

-1.1
-0.2
-0.3
0.4
-2.1
-2.9
-5.4
-7.5
-2.8
-0.8
-1.6
-3.9
-8.8
-0.6
-2.0
-1.9
-1.0
0.4
-2.1
0.4
-0.1
-0.5
0.3
-0.5
-2.4

-1.5
-1.0
-0.1
-2.0
-2.6
-0.9
-1.4
-1.7
-0.2
-1.4
-1.2
-5.6
-7.7
-0.4
-2.7
-1.7
-2.0
-0.6
-1.5
0.3
0.1
-1.7
0.7
-2.4
-0.8

-1.9
-1.8
-0.8
-3.0
-2.8
-3.1
-5.0
-7.0
-1.6
-2.0
-1.4
-7.4
-8.5
-1.4
-2.4
-2.6
-2.8
-1.3
-3.4
-0.9
-1.1
-2.0
-0.2
-2.5
-3.2

-0.7
-0.6
0.7
-1.8
-1.5
-1.0
-1.5
-3.0
0.7
-0.6
-0.5
-5.2
-8.0
0.4
-1.0
-2.1
-1.1
-0.3
-1.5
0.5
0.2
-0.8
1.4
-1.8
-0.4

-1.7
-1.9
-0.7
-3.4
-3.3
-3.3
-2.8
-4.2
-0.8
-1.8
-1.4
-7.1
-6.7
-0.6
-2.1
-3.5
-3.6
-1.5
-1.7
-1.3
-0.5
-1.3
-1.1
-2.8
-1.9

-1.2
-1.2
-0.6
-2.3
-2.5
-3.0
-2.5
-3.4
-1.0
-1.3
-0.9
-7.0
-8.1
0.7
-0.9
-4.2
-2.2
-0.2
-0.8
-0.9
-0.1
0.2
-1.9
-1.4
-1.5

0.9
0.9
1.7
0.4
-0.7
-1.2
-0.8
-1.6
0.4
0.8
0.4
-3.3
-2.7
3.3
1.0
-3.1
0.2
1.9
0.4
2.0
2.1
1.1
0.8
0.6
0.9

-1.1
:
-0.5
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
0.1
:
:
:
:

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

Table 2.58 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excluding construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining and quarrying 
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials 
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials 
D Manufacturing 
DA Food products, beverages and tobacco 
DB Textiles and textile products 
DC Leather and leather products 
DD Wood and wood products 
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing 
DF Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 
DG Chemicals and man-made fibres 
DH Rubber and plastics 
DI Other non-metallic mineral products 
DJ Basic metals and fabricated metals 
DK Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
DL Electrical and optical equipment 
DM Transport equipment 
DN Manufacturing n.e.c. 
E

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
36.6
26.9
5.9
25.8
4.8
1.4
0.5
0.9
94.9
11.8
6.8
1.8
2.9
6.7
0.6
5.8
4.8
4.7
14.1
10.2
10.8
8.8
5.0
3.7

93.1
92.8
95.9
86.2
90.8
91.8
81.3
68.9
89.0
93.0
95.5
78.2
:
87.9
91.4
97.5
94.5
95.8
91.7
95.9
96.6
91.2
97.4
88.7
129.3

III-03 IV-03

I-04 II-04 III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

-1.8
-2.5
-1.1
-4.7
-1.9
-1.6
-5.8
-5.9
-5.7
-1.9
-1.6
-5.6
:
-4.0
-2.2
-1.3
-0.6
-1.3
-2.7
-2.6
-1.1
-2.4
0.4
-3.9
-1.5

-1.5
-1.9
-0.5
-3.3
-2.4
-1.1
-4.3
-5.0
-3.5
-1.5
-2.2
-4.8
:
-3.5
-1.5
-0.4
-0.8
-1.2
-2.1
-2.2
-0.8
-1.5
0.5
-2.9
-1.0

-2.0
-1.6
-1.6
-4.4
-2.1
-1.1
-3.2
-6.1
-1.0
-1.9
-1.0
-4.7
:
-3.0
-2.5
-0.2
-1.7
-0.4
-1.5
-1.3
-1.9
-2.3
-1.5
-3.1
-0.1

-0.9
-0.3
-0.1
-2.3
-1.3
-0.5
-2.7
-4.4
-1.2
-0.5
-0.6
-2.7
:
-1.1
-1.5
0.2
-1.0
0.3
-0.2
0.4
0.3
-0.6
0.1
-2.3
0.6

-1.3
-0.6
-0.4
-2.9
-1.9
-1.3
-2.8
-6.2
-0.4
-0.9
-0.9
-3.2
:
-1.7
-1.9
-1.0
-2.0
0.8
-0.8
-0.1
-0.4
-0.9
0.0
-2.9
-0.5

-1.7
-1.4
-0.9
-3.6
-2.3
-0.6
-3.1
-5.4
-1.4
-1.6
-0.9
-5.1
:
-2.6
-2.8
-2.3
-2.1
-0.7
-1.6
-0.7
-1.0
-1.6
-0.5
-2.6
1.4

-2.1
-2.7
-1.1
-3.8
-2.8
-1.9
-5.1
-7.1
-3.1
-2.3
-1.2
-7.4
:
-3.0
-2.6
-3.2
-2.6
-2.0
-3.3
-1.8
-1.7
-2.0
-0.5
-3.6
-1.5

-0.8
-1.3
0.4
-1.9
-1.5
-0.6
-2.5
-4.9
-1.4
-0.9
0.2
-4.9
:
-2.3
-2.0
-1.9
-1.2
-0.6
-1.2
-0.7
-0.5
-0.4
0.9
-2.4
1.0

-1.6
-1.7
-1.1
-2.7
-2.8
-1.2
-3.0
-5.1
-1.6
-1.8
-1.1
-6.5
:
-2.0
-2.0
-2.9
-2.7
-1.7
-2.1
-1.6
-1.0
-0.9
-1.8
-3.3
-0.6

-1.4
-1.8
-1.0
-2.1
-2.4
-0.9
-2.5
-4.6
-1.0
-1.7
-0.8
-6.5
:
-1.6
-0.9
-3.4
-1.9
-1.7
-0.7
-1.4
-0.6
-0.8
-2.2
-2.3
-0.6

0.7
0.8
1.0
-0.4
-0.3
0.6
-1.5
-5.4
1.2
0.5
0.4
-2.4
:
1.9
0.7
-0.7
0.1
0.8
0.3
1.5
1.3
0.4
0.0
-0.7
1.5

-1.5
-1.7
-1.3
-1.9
-2.1
-1.7
:
-4.4
:
-1.7
:
-5.5
:
:
-0.9
:
-1.9
-1.5
-1.9
-0.7
-0.2
-1.4
-2.9
-0.7
-3.6

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

84

2. Industry

Labour input - index of gross wages and salaries by activity

Figure 2.103 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

-1

0

1

2

3

4

Mining & quarrying, except energy producing materials 

Mining and quarrying of energy producing materials 

Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 

Wood and wood products 

Electrical and optical equipment 

Other non-metallic mineral products 

Basic metals and fabricated metals 

Transport equipment 

Manufacturing n.e.c. 

Chemicals and man-made fibres 

Leather and leather products 

Food products, beverages and tobacco 

Rubber and plastics 

Pulp, paper & paper products; publishing & printing 

Textiles and textile products 

(1) Mining & quarrying, except energy producing materials; food products, beverages and tobacco; textiles and textile products; pulp, paper & paper products;
publishing & printing; coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel; rubber and plastics; other non-metallic mineral products; and electricity, gas and water supply, I-2006
for the EU-25; mining & quarrying, except energy producing materials, I-2006 for the euro area.

EU-25
Euro area

Figure 2.104 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, II-2006 (%) (1)

-4

-2

0

2

4

6

8

10

Mining and quarrying of energy producing materials 

Mining & quarrying, except energy producing materials 

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 

Leather and leather products 

Wood and wood products 

Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 

Transport equipment 

Basic metals and fabricated metals 

Other non-metallic mineral products 

Manufacturing n.e.c. 

Electrical and optical equipment 

Chemicals and man-made fibres 

Food products, beverages and tobacco 

Rubber and plastics 

Pulp, paper & paper products; publishing & printing 

Textiles and textile products 

(1) Mining & quarrying, except energy producing materials; food products, beverages and tobacco; textiles and textile products; pulp, paper & paper products;
publishing & printing; coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel; rubber and plastics; other non-metallic mineral products; and electricity, gas and water supply, I-2006
for the EU-25; mining & quarrying, except energy producing materials, I-2006 for the euro area.

EU-25
Euro area

85

Labour input - index of gross wages and salaries by activity

2. Industry

Table 2.59 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excluding construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining and quarrying 
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials 
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials 
D Manufacturing 
DA Food products, beverages and tobacco 
DB Textiles and textile products 
DC Leather and leather products 
DD Wood and wood products 
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing 
DF Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 
DG Chemicals and man-made fibres 
DH Rubber and plastics 
DI Other non-metallic mineral products 
DJ Basic metals and fabricated metals 
DK Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
DL Electrical and optical equipment 
DM Transport equipment 
DN Manufacturing n.e.c. 
E

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
35.3
31.1
4.8
22.3
6.5
1.9
1.2
0.6
93.7
9.5
4.1
0.8
2.0
8.2
0.8
8.0
4.5
3.9
12.6
11.5
13.0
11.3
3.5
4.4

109.4
109.6
113.7
101.4
107.5
109.4
103.9
100.6
112.0
108.8
111.7
91.0
101.8
108.4
104.6
120.6
110.4
110.7
105.3
109.0
113.0
104.2
116.8
104.5
117.0

III-03 IV-03

I-04 II-04 III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.3
0.3
0.3
-0.2
0.3
0.3
-1.6
-1.7
-0.8
0.3
0.5
-0.1
-0.2
0.4
0.3
2.1
0.3
0.7
0.3
0.5
0.3
-0.5
0.7
-0.4
-0.4

0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.5
-0.5
-1.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
-0.4
-0.9
0.4
0.2
0.9
0.1
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.5

0.4
0.6
0.8
0.0
0.2
0.3
-0.6
0.2
-1.4
0.5
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.9
0.2
0.8
-0.1
0.9
0.0
0.8
1.3
0.8
1.2
0.2
0.8

0.3
0.3
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.5
0.4
1.2
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.6
0.7
0.3
1.4
0.1
0.8
0.1
0.4
0.5
-0.1
0.4
0.2
0.0

0.4
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.4
0.3
-0.3
-0.3
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.5
0.0
0.6
0.7
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.3
0.8
-0.3
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.7
-0.3
0.4
0.3
-0.8
0.1
0.5
-0.2
1.2
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.5
0.9
0.4
0.9
-0.1
0.1

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.9
-0.9
0.2
0.2
-0.5
-1.0
0.3
0.8
1.4
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.2
-0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.4
-0.2

0.4
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.9
-0.9
-2.7
2.1
0.4
0.3
-0.3
-0.1
0.7
-0.1
-0.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.6
0.6
1.5

0.5
0.3
0.7
-0.2
0.2
0.5
1.5
2.5
-0.7
0.4
0.3
-0.4
0.9
0.6
0.2
0.6
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.2
1.1
0.2
0.9

0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.3
0.3
1.0
0.4
1.3
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.7
0.9
0.5
1.0
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.7
0.9
0.3
0.1
0.6
1.3

0.6
0.8
1.1
0.6
0.4
0.3
1.4
1.6
3.4
0.6
0.3
-0.2
1.3
1.0
-0.1
1.4
0.3
0.2
0.6
1.0
1.3
0.4
1.4
0.9
1.2

0.5
0.5
0.7
0.5
:
:
2.0
2.9
:
0.5
:
:
0.4
0.7
:
:
0.4
:
:
0.6
0.9
0.7
0.4
0.4
:

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

Table 2.60 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excluding construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining and quarrying 
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials 
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials 
D Manufacturing 
DA Food products, beverages and tobacco 
DB Textiles and textile products 
DC Leather and leather products 
DD Wood and wood products 
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing 
DF Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 
DG Chemicals and man-made fibres 
DH Rubber and plastics 
DI Other non-metallic mineral products 
DJ Basic metals and fabricated metals 
DK Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
DL Electrical and optical equipment 
DM Transport equipment 
DN Manufacturing n.e.c. 
E

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
36.3
31.9
4.8
21.2
5.9
1.4
0.9
0.6
94.3
9.0
4.1
0.9
1.9
7.4
0.8
8.3
4.5
4.1
13.0
12.1
13.1
11.6
3.4
4.2

109.4
108.3
112.5
99.7
107.3
107.4
87.6
76.2
107.4
109.0
111.8
93.5
106.0
100.0
101.8
117.6
111.9
110.1
103.2
110.6
112.1
106.6
117.5
101.9
112.7

III-03 IV-03

I-04 II-04 III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.3
0.3
0.3
-0.4
0.3
0.3
-0.5
-0.7
-0.1
0.3
0.5
-0.1
0.8
0.0
-0.2
1.0
0.7
0.5
0.2
0.6
0.4
0.0
0.8
0.1
-0.5

0.2
0.2
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.4
-0.3
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.2
-0.5
-0.8
0.1
-0.3
1.1
0.0
0.7
0.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.2
-0.2
0.7

0.4
0.5
0.8
-0.1
0.3
0.2
-0.3
-1.1
1.2
0.6
0.3
-0.3
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.7
-0.3
0.8
1.2
0.8
0.9
0.5
0.5

0.0
0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
-0.4
0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.9
0.0
0.9
0.2
0.4
0.2
-0.4
0.1
-0.3
-1.0

0.1
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.0
-0.2
-0.5
-2.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
-0.3
-0.2
0.3
-0.4
-1.2
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.6
-0.2

0.4
0.3
0.8
-0.2
0.0
0.2
-0.4
-1.0
0.2
0.3
0.2
-0.8
0.0
0.1
-0.3
1.7
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.5
0.9
0.4
1.1
-0.3
0.5

0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
-0.2
0.4
-0.8
0.0
0.2
-0.5
-1.0
-0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.3
-0.1
0.2
0.1
-0.1
1.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0

0.4
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.8
-0.1
-1.9
1.2
0.3
0.3
-0.4
-0.4
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.5
-0.2
0.5
0.3
2.3

0.4
0.2
0.7
-0.2
0.2
0.5
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
-0.5
1.0
0.4
0.4
0.9
0.0
0.2
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.2
1.1
-0.5
0.2

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.2
-0.1
-0.9
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.2
-0.2
0.8
0.4
0.5
0.6
1.2
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.6

0.7
0.7
1.1
0.3
0.3
0.3
-0.2
-1.8
1.0
0.8
0.5
-0.2
1.6
0.5
0.3
1.6
0.7
0.6
0.6
1.7
1.5
0.4
1.3
0.4
0.8

0.5
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.3
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
:
0.5
0.5
-0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.4
0.9
0.7
0.8
0.3
-0.3

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

86

2. Industry

Labour input - index of gross wages and salaries by activity

Table 2.61 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excluding construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining and quarrying 
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials 
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials 
D Manufacturing 
DA Food products, beverages and tobacco 
DB Textiles and textile products 
DC Leather and leather products 
DD Wood and wood products 
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing 
DF Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 
DG Chemicals and man-made fibres 
DH Rubber and plastics 
DI Other non-metallic mineral products 
DJ Basic metals and fabricated metals 
DK Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
DL Electrical and optical equipment 
DM Transport equipment 
DN Manufacturing n.e.c. 
E

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
35.3
31.1
4.8
22.3
6.5
1.9
1.2
0.6
93.7
9.5
4.1
0.8
2.0
8.2
0.8
8.0
4.5
3.9
12.6
11.5
13.0
11.3
3.5
4.4

111.7
111.9
116.5
103.1
103.0
103.7
104.9
101.2
106.1
110.8
107.7
86.6
97.4
109.1
101.8
118.2
117.3
105.7
99.5
110.1
114.9
105.3
120.3
104.5
111.5

III-03 IV-03

I-04 II-04 III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.9
0.6
1.0
-2.0
1.3
0.7
-1.7
-1.2
-1.3
0.5
3.3
-2.3
-1.8
-0.1
-0.6
5.0
2.0
1.8
0.1
0.5
0.4
-2.7
3.1
-1.9
2.7

0.7
0.7
1.2
-0.9
0.4
2.0
-1.7
-2.4
0.0
0.3
2.0
-2.5
-2.8
0.1
-0.4
5.6
1.7
2.0
1.3
0.4
0.7
-1.8
-0.1
-1.6
2.6

1.3
1.8
2.2
-0.3
1.2
3.4
-2.7
-1.2
-4.4
1.3
1.4
-2.0
-2.3
1.7
1.1
6.9
0.5
2.8
1.0
2.0
2.3
0.5
1.4
-1.6
2.2

1.3
1.7
1.2
-0.1
0.4
0.8
-1.9
-2.3
-0.7
1.3
0.7
-0.5
-0.8
2.6
0.7
5.5
0.5
3.7
1.0
2.0
2.4
0.3
1.9
0.1
1.1

1.2
1.4
1.0
0.5
0.1
-0.1
-0.6
-1.1
0.3
1.2
1.0
-0.9
-0.5
2.6
0.7
2.2
0.1
3.2
0.3
1.7
2.4
1.1
1.4
1.0
1.8

1.5
1.5
1.9
0.2
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.9
-0.3
1.6
1.3
-1.4
0.7
2.9
0.2
3.2
0.4
2.4
-0.1
2.3
3.6
1.4
2.3
0.9
1.5

1.3
1.3
1.4
0.6
0.4
-0.3
2.1
2.8
0.2
1.4
1.3
-1.8
-0.5
2.3
1.5
5.2
1.6
1.7
0.6
2.0
1.9
1.3
1.5
-0.2
-0.5

1.4
1.4
1.8
1.1
0.6
2.3
0.3
-1.1
1.2
1.4
1.0
-1.8
-1.7
2.2
0.4
2.3
2.1
0.9
0.9
2.3
2.1
1.4
1.6
0.6
1.7

1.3
0.9
2.1
-0.3
0.3
3.2
0.9
1.1
0.2
1.1
1.0
-2.2
-0.3
1.6
0.4
2.5
0.2
0.5
0.8
1.3
1.6
1.0
2.9
-0.1
2.0

1.4
1.4
1.8
0.9
0.9
1.8
1.8
0.5
1.7
1.3
0.8
-1.0
0.5
2.5
1.9
2.5
0.9
0.5
1.8
1.6
1.9
0.7
1.5
1.0
3.8

2.3
2.3
3.2
1.6
1.4
2.3
3.1
1.8
6.2
2.1
1.4
-0.7
3.3
3.6
0.5
3.2
0.7
1.0
2.5
3.1
3.6
0.9
3.5
2.8
5.5

2.3
2.3
3.2
1.9
:
:
7.2
9.0
:
2.2
:
:
3.2
3.2
:
:
1.4
:
:
2.8
3.9
1.9
3.0
2.2
:

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

Table 2.62 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excluding construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining and quarrying 
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials 
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials 
D Manufacturing 
DA Food products, beverages and tobacco 
DB Textiles and textile products 
DC Leather and leather products 
DD Wood and wood products 
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing 
DF Coke, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel 
DG Chemicals and man-made fibres 
DH Rubber and plastics 
DI Other non-metallic mineral products 
DJ Basic metals and fabricated metals 
DK Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
DL Electrical and optical equipment 
DM Transport equipment 
DN Manufacturing n.e.c. 
E

Electricity, gas and water supply 

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
36.3
31.9
4.8
21.2
5.9
1.4
0.9
0.6
94.3
9.0
4.1
0.9
1.9
7.4
0.8
8.3
4.5
4.1
13.0
12.1
13.1
11.6
3.4
4.2

112.4
110.5
115.3
101.3
110.0
116.1
88.6
77.9
98.5
111.6
114.1
92.1
101.2
101.4
104.7
130.1
120.5
110.8
105.3
111.4
114.3
107.9
121.5
102.0
122.4

III-03 IV-03

I-04 II-04 III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

1.0
0.4
1.0
-2.6
1.2
0.5
-4.6
-6.8
-0.9
0.6
2.4
-2.1
0.7
-0.8
-1.0
0.1
2.7
1.3
0.3
0.3
-0.3
-1.2
3.2
-1.6
1.9

1.0
0.4
1.1
-1.6
0.2
2.0
-2.3
-3.3
-0.4
0.4
1.4
-2.4
-0.8
-0.6
-1.6
2.4
1.6
1.9
1.0
0.2
0.2
-0.8
2.7
-1.3
2.9

1.6
1.6
2.1
-0.9
1.2
2.8
-1.6
-3.2
1.3
1.5
1.9
-1.9
-0.5
0.6
0.3
3.1
1.4
2.1
0.4
1.7
1.7
1.2
3.8
-0.1
3.3

1.0
1.5
1.1
-0.7
0.5
0.7
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.1
0.7
-0.9
0.9
0.9
0.1
3.8
1.1
3.0
0.5
1.7
1.8
0.5
1.5
0.2
0.0

0.5
1.0
0.6
-0.3
-0.1
-0.7
-1.3
-3.0
1.5
0.6
0.3
-1.3
0.3
1.0
0.0
-0.2
0.2
2.1
0.0
1.3
1.1
0.5
0.5
0.5
-0.3

1.0
1.2
1.5
-0.1
0.2
-0.8
-2.3
-4.7
1.5
1.1
0.7
-1.5
0.9
1.3
-0.1
1.1
0.5
1.9
-0.2
1.9
2.3
0.8
1.7
0.5
-0.2

0.6
1.0
0.9
0.4
0.2
-1.2
-2.2
-3.7
-0.6
0.8
0.8
-1.8
-0.1
0.7
-0.9
2.5
1.0
1.1
0.7
1.4
1.1
1.2
0.9
0.1
-1.0

1.0
1.0
1.2
0.9
0.4
1.6
-2.0
-5.2
1.0
0.9
0.9
-2.0
-1.9
0.5
-1.5
1.1
2.2
0.4
0.5
1.6
1.5
1.3
0.5
0.8
2.9

1.1
0.6
1.8
-0.4
0.3
2.8
0.9
0.0
0.8
0.9
1.0
-2.3
-0.5
-0.2
-0.4
3.0
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.7
1.1
1.5
2.7
-0.6
3.0

1.2
1.0
1.4
0.7
1.1
1.2
0.6
-0.8
1.4
1.1
1.5
-0.9
-0.1
0.6
0.1
0.2
1.7
0.7
1.2
0.9
1.6
1.4
1.2
0.6
3.1

2.3
1.9
3.0
0.9
1.4
2.8
-2.0
-6.4
3.4
2.2
2.0
-0.6
3.0
2.5
0.7
2.6
2.5
1.6
1.9
2.7
3.3
0.8
3.8
1.0
4.3

2.3
2.0
3.1
1.2
1.3
0.5
-0.8
-2.4
:
2.3
1.9
-0.4
3.2
2.5
0.9
3.4
2.2
1.5
1.1
2.5
3.7
1.7
3.5
1.1
0.9

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rates are available.

87

Output prices - domestic output prices for total industry

2. Industry

Figure 2.105 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data (2000=100)

120

115

110

105

100

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

EU-25

07-05

Euro area

07-06

Figure 2.106 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100)

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non-durables

Energy

Figure 2.107 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, euro-zone (2000=100)

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non-durables

Energy

88

2. Industry

Output prices - domestic output prices for total industry

Figure 2.108 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data, price changes compared with the previous month (%)

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

08-05

09-05

10-05

11-05

12-05

01-06

02-06

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

07-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 2.109 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

3

2

1

0

-1

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Malta and Switzerland, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and
Norway, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.63 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data, price changes compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
76.1
2.4
1.0
1.2
23.9
0.1
0.7
7.6
15.9
0.8
16.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.0
4.6
1.5
2.3
1.3
0.2
0.3
1.4
2.2
15.8
~
~
~
~

119.0
116.9
115.8
113.6
141.9
117.7
:
129.1
119.9
c
110.7
118.6
124.6
:
116.0
140.6
148.1
:
125.5
107.9
120.4
117.4
128.8
140.1
107.0
120.5
125.9
138.9
315.8
134.5
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

1.5
1.3
-0.1
-0.2
3.0
1.2
:
2.3
1.5
1.1
0.8
1.1
2.9
:
2.6
1.7
0.9
:
3.1
1.2
0.4
1.4
0.0
2.2
1.0
0.8
2.9
1.9
2.1
4.0
:

2.1
1.0
0.7
0.2
2.2
1.1
:
1.8
1.0
0.6
0.6
1.1
0.5
:
0.9
1.2
1.7
:
2.3
0.4
-0.2
-0.1
0.7
2.1
0.7
1.7
7.6
2.3
2.9
-0.4
:

2.0
1.8
2.4
0.6
1.9
2.0
:
2.3
2.0
1.0
0.3
1.7
-0.1
:
2.4
5.9
2.1
:
3.1
0.4
0.1
2.3
0.7
2.8
1.2
2.3
3.1
1.0
2.3
4.8
:

0.8
1.6
1.9
0.7
0.7
1.7
:
2.0
1.5
1.2
0.4
2.2
1.6
:
0.9
3.8
2.1
:
0.9
1.3
2.4
1.9
0.9
2.2
2.1
0.9
-2.9
4.4
4.3
2.2
:

0.5
0.5
0.0
0.2
1.5
0.4
:
1.5
0.8
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.2
:
1.0
2.3
0.6
:
1.4
0.4
-0.1
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.3
1.3
0.7
-0.4
:

0.9
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.7
:
0.8
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.8
0.2
:
0.8
0.2
0.5
:
1.3
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.4
2.4
0.8
1.6
-0.2
:

0.7
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
1.1
-0.1
:
-0.8
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
0.1
:
-1.4
-0.8
0.7
:
-0.6
-0.8
-0.2
-0.6
0.0
1.8
0.1
0.8
5.3
0.4
0.7
-1.0
:

0.6
0.2
0.8
-0.6
-1.5
0.3
:
0.7
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.2
:
-0.3
0.1
0.0
:
0.7
0.2
-0.4
-0.1
0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.4
2.7
0.7
-0.7
0.4
:

1.0
1.2
1.7
1.0
0.9
1.2
:
1.7
1.5
0.9
-0.1
1.2
-0.6
:
2.7
4.7
1.2
:
2.5
0.4
0.3
2.0
-0.1
1.4
0.4
1.2
0.2
-0.5
1.5
4.0
:

0.3
0.5
-0.1
0.2
1.9
0.7
:
0.4
0.8
0.1
0.5
0.4
0.4
:
0.5
1.6
0.5
:
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.6
1.4
0.8
0.4
-0.6
1.5
1.4
0.4
:

0.3
0.5
0.8
0.1
1.1
0.5
:
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.1
:
-0.2
0.9
0.8
:
0.0
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.7
0.9
0.8
-0.5
-0.2
0.3
1.7
:

0.4
0.8
1.0
0.4
-0.3
1.0
:
1.3
0.6
0.7
0.0
1.0
0.4
:
0.4
0.8
0.8
:
0.6
0.8
1.6
0.6
0.3
0.7
0.8
0.4
-1.4
1.8
2.0
1.6
:

0.1
0.3
0.3
0.3
-1.6
0.1
:
0.2
0.8
0.3
0.0
0.7
1.4
:
0.0
2.2
0.6
:
-0.1
-0.1
0.3
1.0
0.1
0.8
0.7
-0.6
-1.0
3.1
1.7
0.0
:

0.2
0.3
0.7
0.2
2.2
0.3
:
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.1
:
1.2
1.0
0.8
:
0.7
0.4
0.7
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.6
-0.6
0.3
1.1
-1.9
:

0.8
0.6
0.2
0.6
1.8
0.5
:
0.9
0.6
c
0.0
1.0
0.0
:
1.8
2.6
1.0
:
1.6
:
0.8
-0.1
0.1
0.6
0.8
0.5
1.7
0.9
0.7
2.7
:

:
:
:
0.3
2.8
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
0.6
0.1
:
:
:
:
:
:
-0.2
:
:
:
0.0
:
:
2.7
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

89

Output prices - domestic output prices for total industry

2. Industry

Figure 2.110 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data, 

price changes compared with the same month of the previous year (%)

8

6

4

2

0

08-05

09-05

10-05

11-05

12-05

01-06

02-06

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

07-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 2.111 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data, 

price changes compared with the same month of the previous year, 07-2006 (%) (1)

20

15

10

5

0

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Malta and Switzerland, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and
Norway, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.64 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data, 

price changes compared with the same period of the previous year (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
76.1
2.4
1.0
1.2
23.9
0.1
0.7
7.6
15.9
0.8
16.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.0
4.6
1.5
2.3
1.3
0.2
0.3
1.4
2.2
15.8
~
~
~
~

119.0
116.9
115.8
113.6
141.9
117.7
:
129.1
119.9
c
110.7
118.6
124.6
:
116.0
140.6
148.1
:
125.5
107.9
120.4
117.4
128.8
140.1
107.0
120.5
125.9
138.9
315.8
134.5
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

5.2
4.2
0.8
1.3
10.7
4.7
:
6.3
5.0
3.0
2.4
3.7
3.8
:
6.5
2.0
7.4
:
7.8
3.5
0.6
4.3
2.0
5.6
2.6
3.9
10.9
6.7
11.1
7.1
:

4.9
3.9
2.3
4.1
8.8
4.4
:
4.8
4.5
2.9
1.5
3.7
4.7
:
5.1
1.2
9.3
:
6.4
3.5
1.8
3.8
2.9
4.1
1.6
3.3
9.8
6.9
13.9
5.6
:

5.0
4.1
5.3
6.9
6.8
4.1
:
4.6
4.9
3.1
1.4
4.7
7.3
:
4.7
10.5
10.2
:
5.4
3.2
6.3
4.3
4.3
2.5
0.2
3.3
9.0
6.3
14.3
4.9
:

4.6
3.8
6.6
8.2
6.7
3.0
:
4.1
5.2
3.3
1.1
4.3
7.9
:
4.0
12.4
8.0
:
5.0
3.4
8.8
5.1
5.1
4.5
-0.2
3.2
7.7
7.0
17.6
5.5
:

5.3
4.4
0.6
0.9
11.7
4.9
:
7.3
5.4
3.3
2.4
3.8
4.2
:
7.5
2.9
7.1
:
8.3
3.4
0.4
4.5
1.9
5.8
2.7
4.3
10.0
6.9
10.6
7.0
:

5.2
4.0
0.7
1.0
10.3
4.6
:
6.0
4.9
2.8
2.3
3.7
3.7
:
6.3
1.2
7.4
:
7.5
3.3
0.6
4.4
2.1
5.6
2.5
3.8
11.4
6.6
11.3
6.9
:

5.2
4.1
1.0
1.9
10.1
4.6
:
5.7
4.6
3.0
2.4
3.6
3.6
:
5.8
2.0
7.8
:
7.6
3.6
0.9
4.1
2.0
5.3
2.4
3.8
11.4
6.6
11.4
7.4
:

4.9
4.0
1.8
2.7
8.7
4.6
:
5.7
4.4
2.9
1.1
3.7
2.8
:
5.4
-0.3
9.0
:
6.9
3.6
1.3
3.5
2.4
4.8
2.2
3.3
9.9
7.1
12.8
6.0
:

4.4
3.5
2.0
3.9
8.5
4.1
:
3.7
4.2
2.5
1.6
3.2
4.5
:
3.6
0.4
8.8
:
5.4
2.9
1.2
3.7
2.6
3.9
1.1
3.0
9.0
5.9
14.3
4.4
:

5.3
4.3
2.9
5.6
9.4
4.6
:
5.1
5.0
3.3
1.9
4.4
6.9
:
6.3
3.6
10.1
:
6.9
4.0
2.9
4.2
3.6
3.5
1.5
3.6
10.6
7.7
14.7
6.5
:

5.2
4.2
4.1
6.4
8.8
4.2
:
5.2
5.1
3.2
1.6
4.8
6.7
:
5.3
8.4
10.0
:
6.0
3.8
5.5
4.7
3.9
2.6
0.8
3.6
9.8
7.6
13.6
5.9
:

5.1
4.2
5.1
7.0
6.0
4.2
:
4.6
4.9
3.1
1.5
4.7
7.8
:
5.1
10.3
10.0
:
5.5
3.3
6.2
4.0
4.2
2.1
0.4
3.5
9.1
6.5
13.8
5.2
:

4.8
3.9
6.7
7.1
5.5
3.9
:
3.9
4.8
2.9
1.0
4.5
7.4
:
3.9
12.8
10.6
:
4.8
2.6
7.2
4.2
4.9
2.8
-0.6
3.0
8.3
4.8
15.4
3.6
:

4.4
3.6
6.2
7.7
6.7
2.9
:
3.0
5.0
3.0
1.1
4.2
7.6
:
2.5
12.1
7.1
:
4.2
2.7
7.9
4.7
5.0
4.3
-0.8
3.1
7.5
5.1
16.3
3.7
:

4.6
3.7
6.5
8.2
6.5
2.8
:
4.1
5.2
3.2
1.0
4.3
7.9
:
3.9
12.7
7.6
:
4.9
3.3
9.1
5.2
5.1
4.5
-0.3
3.2
7.8
7.3
17.7
4.8
:

4.9
4.1
7.0
8.6
6.8
3.3
:
5.2
5.4
3.5
1.0
4.4
8.1
:
5.6
12.3
9.2
:
6.0
4.1
9.4
5.3
5.2
4.7
0.4
3.5
7.8
8.4
18.8
7.8
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

90

2. Industry

Output prices - total output prices for total industry

Figure 2.112 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of total output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data, price changes compared with the previous month (%)

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

08-05

09-05

10-05

11-05

12-05

01-06

02-06

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

07-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 2.113 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of total output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

2

1

0

-1

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1)  Spain,  France  and  Portugal,  confidential;  Italy,  Malta,  Slovenia  and  Switzerland,  not  available;  the  Czech  Republic  and  Austria,  06-2006;  Denmark,  Lithuania,
Luxembourg and Norway, 08-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.65 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of total output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
76.3
3.4
1.1
1.4
24.4
0.1
0.6
6.8
15.7
1.5
14.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.9
0.0
4.4
1.9
2.3
1.2
0.3
0.3
1.8
2.9
14.1
~
~
~
~

114.5
111.9
113.8
106.1
129.0
112.8
114.9
125.3
c
c
93.8
:
122.4
136.8
123.7
129.4
124.6
:
124.0
106.8
118.3
c
:
124.3
100.0
112.2
124.5
137.4
301.8
151.2
:

1.8
1.2
0.3
-0.5
3.0
0.8
0.7
2.5
c
1.0
0.4
:
2.6
0.9
6.0
0.5
0.2
:
3.3
0.9
0.3
c
:
1.5
1.1
1.6
4.6
2.4
2.0
10.7
:

1.2
0.9
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.9
1.0
1.4
c
0.4
1.1
:
0.5
2.6
0.5
1.1
1.6
:
2.0
0.3
-0.4
c
:
2.0
0.5
1.3
2.8
2.7
2.9
-2.7
:

1.6
1.3
2.4
0.1
1.6
1.4
1.6
2.1
c
0.9
0.5
:
0.2
3.0
0.9
2.4
1.2
:
2.3
0.3
-0.1
c
:
0.7
0.9
1.4
3.1
1.7
2.4
5.7
:

1.0
1.3
1.7
0.6
1.3
1.3
0.8
1.7
c
0.9
-0.2
:
1.6
2.6
2.6
2.5
3.0
:
2.0
1.0
2.5
c
:
2.2
2.0
0.8
-0.3
6.3
3.9
4.6
:

0.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.4
-0.3
1.4
c
0.4
0.8
:
0.3
0.5
2.9
0.7
0.8
:
1.6
0.3
-0.3
c
:
1.3
0.4
0.2
-0.3
1.3
0.7
-1.7
:

0.4
0.4
0.6
0.7
0.1
0.6
0.6
0.5
c
0.1
0.3
:
0.2
1.1
0.7
-0.3
0.7
:
1.1
0.4
-0.1
c
:
1.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.2
1.7
-2.1
:

0.3
-0.1
-0.2
-0.5
0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
c
-0.1
1.3
:
0.1
1.0
-3.7
-0.7
0.4
:
-0.9
-0.7
0.1
c
:
0.0
-0.2
0.8
2.3
0.1
0.7
-2.5
:

0.4
0.2
1.0
-0.7
-1.1
0.2
0.5
0.3
c
0.2
-0.7
:
0.3
0.4
-1.2
3.0
0.0
:
0.3
0.2
-0.7
c
:
-0.9
0.0
0.4
1.7
1.0
-0.2
1.7
:

0.9
0.8
1.7
0.7
1.2
0.8
1.1
1.7
c
0.6
0.2
:
-0.5
1.3
2.6
-0.7
0.4
:
2.1
0.4
0.2
c
:
0.3
0.3
0.7
1.6
-0.6
1.5
5.4
:

0.2
0.4
-0.2
-0.1
1.4
0.5
0.2
0.4
c
0.2
0.7
:
0.5
0.8
0.9
1.6
0.2
:
0.4
-0.2
-0.1
c
:
1.4
0.6
-0.2
-0.7
1.9
1.1
-0.5
:

0.5
0.5
0.8
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.6
c
0.2
-0.4
:
0.2
1.5
-0.5
0.9
1.5
:
0.3
0.5
0.7
c
:
0.1
0.7
0.8
0.2
0.7
0.4
1.2
:

0.7
0.6
0.8
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.3
1.1
c
0.6
0.1
:
0.3
0.3
2.0
-0.2
1.1
:
1.4
0.7
1.5
c
:
0.9
0.9
0.5
0.8
2.1
1.8
5.0
:

-0.1
0.2
0.4
0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.3
0.1
c
0.2
-0.7
:
1.3
1.4
0.5
2.2
0.2
:
0.1
0.0
0.4
c
:
0.9
0.5
-0.4
-1.2
4.0
1.5
0.0
:

0.1
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.9
0.3
0.4
0.0
c
0.2
0.4
:
0.1
0.6
0.8
0.5
2.2
:
0.4
0.3
0.9
c
:
0.4
0.2
0.2
-0.6
0.9
1.1
-3.2
:

0.7
0.5
0.3
:
1.7
0.5
0.2
0.7
:
c
-0.2
:
0.0
0.8
1.8
1.8
1.1
:
1.2
:
0.7
:
:
1.3
0.8
0.3
1.6
0.8
0.9
5.0
:

:
:
:
:
1.6
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
0.7
0.7
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
0.6
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

91

Output prices - non-domestic output prices for total industry

2. Industry

Figure 2.114 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of non-domestic output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data, price changes compared with the previous month (%)

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

08-05

09-05

10-05

11-05

12-05

01-06

02-06

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

07-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 2.115 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of non-domestic output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

4

3

2

1

0

-1

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1)  Spain,  France,  Portugal  and  Norway,  confidential;  Estonia,  Italy,  Latvia,  Malta  and  Switzerland,  not  available;  the  Czech  Republic,  Austria  and  Slovenia,  06-2006;
Denmark, Lithuania and Luxembourg, 08-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.66 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of non-domestic output prices, total industry (excl. construction), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
76.7
5.5
1.2
1.8
25.6
0.1
0.3
5.4
15.4
3.1
10.6
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.3
1.3
0.1
4.1
2.9
2.5
1.1
0.5
0.5
2.6
4.5
10.6
~
~
~
~

104.9
104.3
110.5
94.6
116.0
105.1
:
116.3
c
c
87.2
:
103.5
:
129.9
126.2
107.6
:
122.7
105.9
108.1
c
114.2
110.3
92.8
102.1
106.8
135.0
257.2
c
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

0.9
1.0
0.5
-1.2
3.1
0.4
:
2.9
c
0.6
0.4
:
0.1
:
8.9
0.1
-0.5
:
3.3
0.5
-0.9
c
1.4
0.8
1.2
1.9
0.0
2.9
1.4
c
:

0.6
0.7
1.0
-0.4
-0.3
0.5
:
0.5
c
0.2
1.4
:
1.0
:
0.2
1.1
1.5
:
1.7
0.3
-1.1
c
0.0
1.9
0.2
1.0
0.6
3.6
3.1
c
:

0.7
0.7
2.1
-0.9
1.9
0.7
:
1.5
c
0.5
0.3
:
2.3
:
-0.3
1.5
0.9
:
1.6
0.2
-1.0
c
3.3
-1.6
0.6
0.4
1.0
3.0
2.7
c
:

1.0
0.9
1.6
0.3
2.0
0.9
:
1.0
c
0.2
-0.6
:
1.1
:
4.1
2.2
3.9
:
2.9
0.6
2.0
c
1.7
2.3
1.9
0.6
0.5
9.8
2.3
c
:

0.3
0.4
0.0
-0.4
0.8
0.4
:
1.2
c
0.1
1.1
:
0.1
:
4.6
0.1
0.8
:
1.6
0.0
-1.2
c
-3.2
2.1
0.4
-0.4
0.3
1.5
0.7
c
:

0.3
0.2
0.8
1.2
-0.4
0.2
:
-0.2
c
-0.3
0.3
:
0.6
:
0.6
-0.5
1.0
:
1.0
0.3
-0.1
c
0.2
2.1
0.0
0.3
1.4
1.9
1.7
c
:

0.0
0.2
-0.3
-0.9
-0.7
0.0
:
-0.4
c
0.4
1.6
:
0.3
:
-5.6
-0.5
0.1
:
-1.1
-0.3
0.7
c
0.8
-1.8
-0.4
1.0
-1.1
-0.5
0.4
c
:

0.1
0.1
1.0
-0.7
-0.6
0.0
:
-0.4
c
0.4
-1.0
:
1.0
:
-1.9
3.9
0.0
:
0.0
0.2
-1.2
c
1.2
-1.2
0.0
0.2
0.8
1.7
2.1
c
:

0.4
0.3
1.5
0.0
2.0
0.3
:
1.4
c
0.0
0.1
:
0.7
:
2.5
-2.1
0.1
:
1.5
0.2
-0.6
c
1.7
-1.0
0.3
0.2
1.0
-0.6
1.1
c
:

0.0
0.2
-0.3
-0.4
0.9
0.4
:
0.4
c
0.2
0.8
:
0.7
:
1.2
1.5
-0.2
:
0.4
-0.2
-0.4
c
0.4
1.5
0.2
-0.8
-0.6
2.8
-0.2
c
:

0.5
0.5
0.8
0.5
-0.2
0.3
:
0.7
c
-0.2
-0.6
:
1.1
:
-0.8
0.8
2.5
:
0.6
0.3
1.3
c
0.8
-0.6
0.7
0.8
0.6
2.3
0.8
c
:

0.4
0.3
0.8
0.0
1.1
0.4
:
0.5
c
0.2
-0.1
:
-0.1
:
3.5
-0.4
1.3
:
2.1
0.4
0.7
c
1.2
1.2
1.0
0.5
0.7
2.6
1.0
c
:

0.1
0.3
0.4
0.0
1.2
0.3
:
-0.2
c
-0.1
-0.7
:
0.7
:
0.8
2.1
-0.2
:
0.2
0.1
0.2
c
0.0
0.9
0.5
0.0
-1.0
5.6
0.8
c
:

0.3
0.1
0.4
0.4
-0.3
0.0
:
0.0
c
0.4
0.5
:
-0.5
:
0.4
0.3
3.5
:
0.2
0.2
1.4
c
-0.4
0.7
0.1
-0.3
0.8
2.0
0.9
c
:

0.8
0.4
0.3
:
1.4
0.4
:
0.4
:
c
-0.3
:
0.4
:
1.8
1.5
1.2
:
0.9
:
0.0
:
:
2.1
1.0
0.0
3.0
0.6
1.7
c
:

:
:
:
:
0.6
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
0.7
0.9
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
c
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

92

2. Industry

Output prices - main industrial groupings - domestic output prices for intermediate goods

Figure 2.116 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, intermediate goods, gross data, price changes compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

2

1

0

-1

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Malta, Poland and Switzerland, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovenia, the United Kingdom
and Norway, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.117 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, intermediate goods, gross data, 

price changes compared with the same month of the previous year, 07-2006 (%) (1)

25

20

15

10

5

0

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Malta, Poland and Switzerland, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovenia, the United Kingdom
and Norway, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.67 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, intermediate goods, gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
79.1
2.4
1.1
0.9
25.5
0.1
0.7
8.2
14.9
0.8
18.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.0
4.2
1.5
1.9
1.4
0.2
0.3
1.5
2.0
13.7
~
~
~
~

115.2
114.2
118.0
111.5
122.7
112.0
:
127.3
118.5
c
116.0
117.6
126.0
:
102.9
144.5
135.8
:
118.2
106.0
:
108.5
134.8
114.1
107.6
128.6
117.6
146.2
277.1
108.7
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

-0.1
-0.3
-0.4
-1.8
0.1
-0.3
:
0.4
0.4
-0.4
0.6
-0.5
0.9
:
1.7
-2.3
-0.1
:
-0.1
-0.5
:
-0.1
-0.3
-1.2
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.8
-0.3
-0.1
:

0.9
1.0
1.4
0.0
0.4
1.0
:
1.5
1.2
1.1
0.8
0.6
0.3
:
2.5
3.2
2.3
:
2.4
0.3
:
0.9
0.6
0.8
1.1
1.6
0.4
3.9
2.1
0.3
:

1.4
1.4
3.2
-0.1
1.4
0.9
:
2.1
2.2
1.5
1.4
1.8
0.3
:
2.4
4.2
0.8
:
0.8
1.0
:
0.7
0.8
0.0
0.9
2.0
1.6
4.1
2.0
1.3
:

2.2
2.2
3.1
1.2
1.0
2.2
:
3.4
2.2
1.5
1.4
2.6
0.5
:
2.0
6.8
3.1
:
2.2
0.6
:
1.7
2.0
1.5
2.4
3.5
2.0
9.4
2.3
0.7
:

0.3
0.3
0.0
-0.5
0.1
0.3
:
0.3
0.7
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
:
0.4
5.3
0.9
:
0.5
-0.1
:
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
1.0
0.5
-0.1
0.5
0.0
:

0.4
0.6
0.7
0.4
-0.1
0.6
:
0.2
0.4
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.0
:
1.1
0.3
1.1
:
2.4
0.2
:
0.7
0.3
0.5
0.7
-0.2
-0.4
2.2
0.9
0.2
:

0.4
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.3
:
1.3
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.0
:
1.2
-1.2
0.6
:
-0.4
0.1
:
0.3
0.0
0.8
0.5
1.2
0.4
1.7
1.0
0.2
:

0.1
0.1
1.3
-0.1
0.3
0.1
:
0.7
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.5
:
0.2
0.3
-0.1
:
-0.4
0.2
:
-0.1
0.4
-0.4
0.1
0.7
0.2
1.7
0.6
0.0
:

0.7
0.7
1.3
-0.3
0.9
0.3
:
0.4
1.2
0.9
0.8
0.8
-0.1
:
1.1
1.5
-0.4
:
0.9
0.9
:
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.4
0.6
0.9
1.0
0.7
0.8
:

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.6
:
0.9
0.8
0.5
0.6
0.8
0.2
:
1.2
3.2
1.2
:
0.4
-0.1
:
0.6
0.3
0.7
0.1
0.6
0.4
1.4
0.3
0.6
:

0.5
0.5
1.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
:
0.5
0.9
0.3
0.3
0.7
-0.2
:
-0.1
2.2
0.9
:
0.3
0.1
:
0.5
1.0
0.1
0.8
0.7
0.6
1.1
0.9
0.3
:

0.9
0.9
1.7
0.5
0.7
1.1
:
1.3
0.5
0.6
0.9
0.9
0.2
:
0.5
0.8
1.1
:
1.4
0.4
:
0.3
0.7
0.6
1.2
1.9
1.0
4.0
0.1
0.2
:

0.8
0.9
0.4
0.6
0.2
1.0
:
1.7
1.0
0.6
0.0
1.0
0.2
:
1.3
4.3
0.7
:
0.6
0.2
:
0.9
0.6
0.6
1.1
1.2
0.5
5.3
1.5
0.0
:

0.4
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.3
-0.1
:
1.0
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.6
:
1.0
1.5
1.4
:
0.4
0.1
:
0.8
0.4
0.4
-0.5
0.6
0.6
0.8
1.7
0.4
:

0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
1.2
1.1
:
0.2
0.3
c
0.2
0.5
-0.1
:
-0.3
2.2
1.3
:
0.8
:
:
0.2
0.7
0.4
1.0
0.3
0.2
1.6
0.8
0.6
:

:
:
:
0.5
0.2
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
1.3
0.7
:
:
:
:
:
:
-0.1
:
:
:
0.1
:
:
0.2
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

93

Output prices - main industrial groupings - domestic output prices for capital goods

2. Industry

Figure 2.118 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, capital goods, gross data, price changes compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

2

1

0

-1

-2

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Malta, Poland and Switzerland, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovenia, the United Kingdom
and Norway, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.119 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, capital goods, gross data, 

price changes compared with the same month of the previous year, 07-2006 (%) (1)

10

5

0

-5

-10

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Malta, Poland and Switzerland, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovenia, the United Kingdom
and Norway, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.68 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, capital goods, gross data, price changes compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
78.5
1.4
0.7
0.8
30.3
0.0
0.3
6.5
17.2
0.4
15.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.4
1.2
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.1
1.9
2.8
15.6
~
~
~
~

104.9
105.6
115.3
107.3
122.2
103.6
:
115.3
110.5
c
76.9
108.7
142.5
:
92.8
130.9
125.7
:
116.2
100.8
:
108.8
112.8
114.7
84.5
97.8
101.2
122.9
291.2
116.4
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.5
0.1
:
0.3
0.2
-0.1
-0.9
0.3
0.7
:
1.7
-0.1
0.5
:
0.1
0.1
:
0.1
-0.7
0.3
-0.1
0.4
0.6
0.7
1.3
0.1
:

0.2
0.2
1.3
0.0
0.1
0.2
:
1.3
0.3
0.0
-1.5
0.1
0.6
:
-0.5
0.2
0.8
:
1.0
-0.1
:
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.5
2.6
0.2
:

0.6
0.5
3.1
0.0
0.9
0.2
:
-0.7
1.1
0.7
-0.9
0.7
1.8
:
-0.2
-0.6
1.6
:
0.9
-0.3
:
1.1
-0.4
0.2
0.2
0.8
0.5
1.0
1.5
-0.3
:

0.3
0.3
:
0.3
1.4
0.1
:
0.9
0.7
0.2
-3.7
0.6
2.1
:
0.0
1.1
0.8
:
0.7
0.1
:
0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.4
0.1
0.1
1.4
1.3
1.1
:

0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.3
0.2
:
0.7
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.1
:
-0.3
0.0
0.2
:
0.1
-0.1
:
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.4
0.0
:

0.1
0.1
0.5
0.2
-0.1
0.1
:
0.4
0.2
0.1
-0.6
0.0
0.2
:
0.1
0.2
0.4
:
1.0
0.0
:
0.0
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.1
1.2
-0.1
:

0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.1
-0.1
:
0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
:
0.3
0.1
0.2
:
0.0
0.0
:
0.2
0.3
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
1.2
0.9
:

0.1
0.1
1.4
-0.3
0.0
0.1
:
0.0
0.1
0.1
-0.5
0.1
0.9
:
-1.9
0.0
0.3
:
0.0
0.0
:
0.0
-0.3
0.2
-0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.7
-0.8
:

0.4
0.4
1.4
0.0
0.8
0.2
:
-0.4
0.6
0.5
-0.2
0.4
0.6
:
-0.7
-0.6
1.6
:
0.9
-0.2
:
0.7
-0.4
0.4
0.0
0.8
0.3
0.3
0.3
-0.4
:

0.1
0.0
0.4
0.3
-0.1
-0.1
:
-0.7
0.5
0.0
-0.2
0.2
0.4
:
2.7
0.1
-0.8
:
0.0
-0.2
:
0.3
0.4
-0.5
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.3
:

0.2
0.2
1.2
0.1
0.3
0.1
:
-0.3
0.1
0.4
-0.2
0.3
0.9
:
-0.2
-0.1
0.7
:
0.1
0.0
:
0.3
-0.4
0.2
0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.7
0.1
0.7
:

0.1
0.1
0.9
0.1
0.9
0.1
:
0.3
0.3
-0.1
-1.5
0.1
0.1
:
-0.4
0.8
0.2
:
0.6
0.0
:
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.3
:

0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
-0.1
:
1.2
0.2
0.1
-2.9
0.3
1.5
:
-0.2
0.0
0.3
:
0.1
0.3
:
0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.7
0.0
:

0.1
0.1
0.6
-0.2
0.4
0.1
:
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.8
:
-0.8
1.0
0.6
:
0.0
0.0
:
0.0
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.1
1.4
0.0
0.6
:

0.2
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.1
:
0.4
0.1
c
0.5
0.1
-1.5
:
0.0
1.8
0.1
:
1.2
:
:
0.2
0.1
0.7
-0.5
0.1
0.3
-0.4
1.5
-0.9
:

:
:
:
0.0
0.3
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
0.0
0.3
:
:
:
:
:
:
0.4
:
:
:
0.0
:
:
0.6
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

94

2. Industry

Output prices - main industrial groupings - domestic output prices for consumer durables

Figure 2.120 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, consumer durables, gross data, price changes compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

3

2

1

0

-1

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland and Switzerland, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia, the United Kingdom
and Norway, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.121 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, consumer durables, gross data, 

price changes compared with the same month of the previous year, 07-2006 (%) (1)

15

10

5

0

-5

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland and Switzerland, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia, the United Kingdom
and Norway, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.69 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, intermediate goods, gross data, price changes compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
79.3
1.9
0.8
1.3
25.3
0.1
0.6
7.9
12.5
0.3
18.6
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
8.3
1.6
1.8
1.4
0.2
0.1
0.8
1.7
13.9
~
~
~
~

106.8
107.8
105.1
106.8
114.3
106.3
:
116.5
114.4
c
122.7
109.2
131.7
:
89.5
:
103.2
:
111.8
101.5
:
110.2
125.3
101.5
96.9
104.1
101.1
113.1
242.9
104.7
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
:
0.4
0.2
-0.3
0.2
0.1
1.0
:
0.5
:
-2.9
:
0.1
-0.9
:
0.5
0.1
-0.5
0.6
0.4
0.0
0.0
1.2
-0.6
:

0.3
0.3
0.4
-0.5
0.5
0.0
:
0.9
0.2
0.6
0.6
0.4
1.8
:
0.0
:
2.3
:
0.5
0.0
:
1.4
0.1
-0.7
0.5
0.0
0.4
-0.1
1.0
0.2
:

0.6
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.9
0.2
:
1.0
1.5
0.8
1.6
1.0
2.6
:
0.8
:
-0.5
:
0.8
-0.3
:
1.1
1.4
-1.9
0.1
1.6
0.1
0.9
1.9
0.2
:

0.5
0.6
:
-0.2
0.3
0.3
:
1.0
0.9
0.6
-0.3
0.9
4.6
:
-0.8
:
2.3
:
0.3
0.6
:
1.3
0.6
0.1
-0.7
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.6
:

0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
:
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
1.1
:
-0.5
:
-0.9
:
0.0
0.0
:
0.5
0.2
-1.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.5
:

0.2
0.3
0.1
-0.4
0.6
0.1
:
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.0
:
-0.1
:
2.1
:
0.5
0.0
:
0.3
0.0
-0.4
0.5
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.2
-0.2
:

0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
:
0.5
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
1.1
:
0.7
:
0.3
:
0.0
0.0
:
0.9
0.0
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.2
-0.3
0.2
0.6
:

0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
:
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.0
1.1
:
0.5
:
2.5
:
0.1
0.0
:
0.4
0.0
-0.3
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
0.4
0.6
-0.9
:

0.4
0.4
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.1
:
0.0
0.8
0.4
1.2
0.6
1.0
:
0.2
:
-2.5
:
0.7
0.0
:
0.6
1.4
-1.5
-0.2
2.1
-0.1
0.2
0.7
0.0
:

0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
:
0.8
0.8
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.7
:
0.2
:
0.4
:
0.0
-0.5
:
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.6
-0.2
0.2
0.8
0.7
0.7
:

0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
:
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.1
:
-0.3
:
0.0
:
0.1
0.0
:
0.1
0.2
-0.4
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.8
0.3
:

0.3
0.3
0.2
-0.2
0.2
0.1
:
0.3
0.3
0.5
-0.4
0.4
3.5
:
-0.5
:
0.4
:
0.2
0.8
:
0.9
0.4
0.4
-0.4
0.1
0.2
0.1
-1.3
0.5
:

0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.2
:
0.0
0.4
0.2
-0.1
0.3
2.0
:
-1.0
:
1.8
:
0.0
0.0
:
1.0
0.2
0.0
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.5
0.0
:

-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
:
0.3
-0.1
-0.4
0.1
-0.2
-2.0
:
1.6
:
1.6
:
0.1
0.0
:
-1.1
0.0
0.3
0.4
0.2
-0.5
0.1
0.9
-0.9
:

0.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.6
0.1
:
0.1
0.2
c
0.0
0.3
2.4
:
0.1
:
-0.4
:
0.2
:
:
0.8
0.0
0.7
0.1
-0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
:

:
:
:
-0.1
0.1
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
1.3
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
0.0
:
:
:
0.5
:
:
-0.4
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

95

Output prices - main industrial groupings - domestic output prices for consumer non-durables

2. Industry

Figure 2.122 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, consumer non-durables, gross data, price changes compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

2

1

0

-1

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Malta, Poland and Switzerland, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovenia, the United Kingdom
and Norway, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.123 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, consumer non-durables, gross data, 

price changes compared with the same month of the previous year, 07-2006 (%) (1)

10

8

6

4

2

0

-2

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Malta, Poland and Switzerland, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovenia, the United Kingdom
and Norway, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.70 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, consumer non-durables, gross data, price changes compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
75.0
2.2
0.8
1.4
20.5
0.1
1.0
8.0
18.3
1.6
14.8
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.8
0.0
4.5
1.4
2.7
1.4
0.2
0.2
1.1
2.0
16.4
~
~
~
~

110.4
110.0
103.3
108.3
118.6
108.9
:
129.0
118.6
c
118.1
110.9
120.0
:
114.1
126.9
130.7
:
109.4
101.5
:
111.2
130.2
109.7
104.3
111.6
110.5
124.8
292.2
111.1
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

0.3
0.3
0.6
-0.2
0.3
0.2
:
0.8
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
:
0.4
0.0
0.4
:
0.4
0.2
:
0.3
0.3
-0.2
0.7
0.5
0.4
1.1
1.2
1.7
:

0.4
0.4
0.0
-0.4
0.4
1.0
:
3.0
0.7
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.9
:
0.1
0.2
0.4
:
-0.1
0.4
:
-0.9
0.6
-0.2
-0.3
0.4
0.3
1.3
1.5
0.4
:

0.4
0.5
0.5
-0.3
-1.1
0.1
:
3.4
1.7
0.3
0.8
0.6
0.2
:
0.8
1.4
-2.6
:
0.0
0.3
:
1.7
0.3
0.3
0.7
-0.1
0.3
1.6
1.9
0.4
:

0.5
0.5
1.6
-0.2
1.1
0.5
:
0.2
0.4
0.2
1.0
0.6
0.2
:
0.2
1.0
0.5
:
0.5
0.2
:
0.8
0.6
-0.1
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.3
2.7
0.3
:

0.2
0.2
0.1
-0.2
-0.3
0.7
:
0.7
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.3
:
0.2
-0.1
0.5
:
-0.1
-0.1
:
-1.2
0.5
-0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.0
:

0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.4
:
2.0
0.3
-0.2
0.2
-0.3
0.6
:
0.4
0.2
0.1
:
0.0
0.2
:
-0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.4
0.5
0.1
:

0.2
0.1
-0.2
-0.1
0.4
0.2
:
0.0
-0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.1
:
-0.4
0.1
0.4
:
-0.1
0.2
:
-0.7
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.5
:

0.2
0.2
0.1
-0.6
1.2
0.1
:
1.1
0.6
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.0
:
0.1
0.1
-0.9
:
0.3
0.2
:
1.3
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.5
-0.3
:

0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
-1.9
-0.1
:
2.5
1.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
-0.3
:
1.2
0.8
-1.9
:
-0.2
-0.1
:
0.7
-0.4
0.2
0.3
-0.6
0.1
-0.1
0.8
0.3
:

0.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
:
0.1
0.6
-0.1
0.3
0.1
0.8
:
-0.2
0.7
-0.2
:
0.0
0.1
:
0.6
0.7
0.3
0.6
0.3
-0.1
1.9
0.9
0.2
:

0.2
0.2
0.1
-0.1
-0.2
0.3
:
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.4
0.3
-0.2
:
-0.3
0.1
-0.2
:
0.1
0.4
:
-0.3
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
:

0.2
0.1
0.7
-0.2
0.9
0.2
:
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.0
:
0.2
0.2
0.3
:
0.3
-0.1
:
-0.2
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
-0.7
0.8
-0.1
:

0.2
0.1
0.8
0.0
0.4
0.0
:
-0.6
0.3
0.0
0.4
0.3
0.1
:
0.4
0.7
0.2
:
0.1
-0.3
:
1.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.3
2.2
0.0
:

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.4
:
-0.5
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.0
:
0.1
0.2
0.6
:
0.4
0.6
:
0.5
-0.1
-0.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.7
:

0.1
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.9
0.0
:
0.1
0.1
c
0.1
0.2
0.0
:
1.5
1.0
1.2
:
0.1
:
:
0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.2
1.8
0.5
:

:
:
:
0.2
0.3
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
0.1
0.2
:
:
:
:
:
:
-0.4
:
:
:
0.1
:
:
-0.1
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

96

2. Industry

Output prices - main industrial groupings - domestic output prices for energy

Figure 2.124 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, energy, gross data, price changes compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

9

6

3

0

-3

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1)  France  and  Finland,  confidential;  Estonia,  Ireland,  Latvia,  Malta  and  Switzerland,  not  available;  the  Czech  Republic,  Denmark,  Lithuania,  Luxembourg,  Slovenia,  the
United Kingdom and Norway, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 2.125 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, energy, gross data, 

price changes compared with the same month of the previous year, 07-2006 (%) (1)

50

40

30

20

10

0

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1)  France  and  Finland,  confidential;  Estonia,  Ireland,  Latvia,  Malta  and  Switzerland,  not  available;  the  Czech  Republic,  Denmark,  Lithuania,  Luxembourg,  Slovenia,  the
United Kingdom and Norway, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 2.71 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, energy, gross data, price changes compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
69.7
3.6
1.3
1.8
18.7
0.1
0.8
6.9
13.5
0.3
15.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.2
0.0
5.8
1.9
3.8
1.7
0.2
0.5
1.4
2.0
19.2
~
~
~
~

151.7
143.3
133.0
131.5
196.9
156.0
:
133.4
135.4
c
:
144.8
123.6
:
127.2
145.2
176.1
:
155.4
124.0
158.0
133.6
126.7
179.3
c
159.7
177.4
149.2
395.7
208.2
:

6.5
6.0
3.0
2.3
8.9
5.3
:
6.2
6.9
6.4
:
6.0
18.2
:
4.9
9.3
5.5
:
9.9
5.6
3.4
3.8
0.6
5.0
c
2.5
9.2
3.5
5.2
12.8
:

7.3
2.5
1.1
1.3
5.8
2.4
:
0.6
2.1
1.2
:
4.0
-0.7
:
0.9
-1.0
7.6
:
4.6
1.0
-0.7
-0.6
1.2
3.9
c
6.0
25.0
2.4
4.7
-2.1
:

5.2
4.6
6.1
3.5
5.1
6.6
:
1.8
3.3
1.7
:
4.0
-4.0
:
4.0
11.3
-2.2
:
8.2
0.0
1.3
4.4
2.1
5.4
c
7.5
7.6
-1.4
3.2
13.7
:

-0.2
3.3
0.5
1.1
0.2
3.6
:
3.0
2.8
3.1
:
4.9
5.8
:
0.9
2.1
2.2
:
0.5
4.3
4.0
3.0
0.6
3.7
c
-1.9
-9.8
4.7
8.0
5.5
:

1.5
1.8
2.1
2.1
4.5
0.7
:
3.6
2.5
2.5
:
1.2
0.2
:
2.0
-0.3
1.9
:
4.0
2.0
0.6
1.4
0.4
1.0
c
1.6
0.7
2.8
1.1
-1.5
:

3.1
1.8
1.0
1.0
2.1
2.0
:
0.1
0.7
0.7
:
3.9
-0.5
:
1.2
-0.1
2.6
:
1.4
1.4
0.1
-0.3
0.1
1.0
c
2.8
8.1
0.4
3.3
-0.9
:

2.5
-1.8
-1.6
-1.0
2.7
-0.9
:
-4.0
-1.3
-2.3
:
-2.8
-0.4
:
-3.4
-0.7
2.7
:
-1.2
-3.5
-1.6
-1.6
0.1
3.1
c
2.0
16.3
-0.3
0.6
-4.0
:

2.0
0.4
0.0
-1.9
-5.3
0.8
:
0.2
-1.3
-0.4
:
1.0
0.0
:
-0.5
-0.3
0.3
:
1.8
0.3
-1.2
-1.0
1.5
-1.0
c
0.8
7.6
0.4
-3.1
2.1
:

2.7
4.0
6.2
5.0
3.1
4.4
:
2.3
3.8
2.6
:
3.8
-4.1
:
5.3
11.4
-6.1
:
6.7
0.5
2.3
4.5
0.4
3.0
c
4.2
-0.2
-2.0
3.2
11.8
:

0.3
0.9
0.7
0.3
5.6
2.1
:
0.6
1.1
0.0
:
0.1
0.0
:
0.5
0.5
4.0
:
0.9
-0.3
-0.1
1.2
1.0
2.5
c
1.3
-2.0
1.5
2.9
0.5
:

0.3
1.0
0.0
0.2
3.2
1.3
:
1.1
0.2
0.7
:
1.4
0.7
:
-0.1
0.1
1.4
:
-0.1
2.3
1.0
1.0
0.0
1.2
c
3.1
-1.9
-1.5
0.0
4.3
:

0.2
2.1
-0.7
0.8
-2.2
2.3
:
2.3
1.7
2.6
:
3.3
0.7
:
0.6
1.0
0.1
:
0.3
3.1
3.3
1.4
0.4
1.0
c
-1.3
-4.9
2.5
5.0
4.7
:

-1.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
-5.0
-0.8
:
-0.2
1.3
0.1
:
1.1
6.9
:
-0.7
0.9
-0.1
:
-0.7
-0.6
-0.5
1.2
-0.4
1.4
c
-5.2
-3.7
4.1
2.0
0.0
:

0.0
0.5
3.0
0.2
5.9
1.0
:
-0.2
-0.8
-0.1
:
-0.1
0.0
:
2.1
1.0
-0.1
:
1.4
0.7
1.0
-0.7
0.3
0.2
c
1.9
-2.4
-0.2
1.6
-6.2
:

2.5
1.9
-2.1
0.5
3.4
1.0
:
2.2
2.0
c
:
3.7
0.0
:
3.3
3.8
2.3
:
3.5
:
1.8
-0.7
-0.2
0.8
c
2.0
4.6
1.2
-0.2
7.2
:

:
:
:
0.1
7.4
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
0.5
-0.2
:
:
:
:
:
:
-0.5
:
:
:
-0.1
:
:
7.3
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

97

Output prices - main industrial groupings for the Member States

2. Industry

Figure 2.126 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data (2000=100)

Belgium

Czech Republic

140

130

120

110

100

90

140

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

08-01

08-02

08-03

08-04

08-05

08-06

Denmark

Germany

200

180

160

140

120

100

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

08-01

08-02

08-03

08-04

08-05

08-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Estonia (1)

Greece

140

130

120

110

100

90

Spain

France

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

130

120

110

100

90

(1) Not available.

140

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Ireland (2)

Italy

130

120

110

100

90

80

70

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

(2) Energy, not available.

Total industry

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non durables

Energy

98

2. Industry

Output prices - main industrial groupings for the Member States

Figure 2.126 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data (2000=100)

Cyprus

Latvia (3)

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

(3) Not available.

Lithuania

Luxembourg (4)

130

120

110

100

90

80

08-01

08-02

08-03

08-04

08-05

08-06

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

08-01

08-03
(4) Consumer durables, not available.

08-02

08-04

08-05

08-06

Hungary

Malta (5)

180

160

140

120

100

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

(5) Not available.

Netherlands

Austria

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

06-05

06-06

Poland (6)

Portugal

160

140

120

100

07-01

07-02

07-06
(6)  Intermediate  goods,  capital  goods,  consumer  durables  and  consumer  non-
durables, not available.

07-05

07-03

07-04

140

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Total industry

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non durables

Energy

99

Output prices - main industrial groupings for the Member States

2. Industry

Figure 2.126 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data (2000=100)

Slovenia

Slovakia (7)

140

130

120

110

100

90

08-01

08-02

08-03

08-04

08-05

08-06

180

160

140

120

100

80

07-01

07-02

07-06
(7)  All  series  available  from  01-2003  onwards,  except  for  total  industry  (excl.
construction).

07-03

07-04

07-05

Finland (8)

Sweden

110

100

90

80

180

160

140

120

100

80

07-01

07-02
(8) Energy, confidential.

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

United Kingdom

200

180

160

140

120

100

80

08-01

08-02

08-03

08-04

08-05

08-06

Bulgaria

Romania

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

400

300

200

100

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Norway

Switzerland (9)

200

180

160

140

120

100

80

08-01

08-02

08-03

08-04

08-05

08-06

Total industry

Intermediate goods

(9) Not available.

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer non durables

Energy

100

2. Industry

Output prices - domestic output prices by activity

Figure 2.127 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, price changes compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

Coke, ref. petroleum products & nuclear fuel

Electricity, gas and water supply

Basic metals & fabricated metal products

Mining & quarry. energy producing materials

Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials

Leather & leather products

Wood & wood products

Chemicals & man-made fibres

Machinery & equipment n.e.c.

Manufacturing n.e.c.

Food products, beverages & tobacco

Other non-metallic mineral products

Transport equipment

Rubber & plastic products

Pulp & paper; publishing & printing

Textiles & textile products

Electrical & optical equipment

(1) Mining & quarry. energy producing materials, 06-2006 for the EU-25.

EU-25
Euro area

Figure 2.128 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, price changes compared with the same month of the previous year, 07-2006 (%) (1)

0

5

10

15

20

25

Mining & quarry. energy producing materials

Electricity, gas and water supply

Coke, ref. petroleum products & nuclear fuel

Basic metals & fabricated metal products

Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials

Chemicals & man-made fibres

Manufacturing n.e.c.

Wood & wood products

Other non-metallic mineral products

Rubber & plastic products

Food products, beverages & tobacco

Pulp & paper; publishing & printing

Machinery & equipment n.e.c.

Leather & leather products

Electrical & optical equipment

Transport equipment

Textiles & textile products

(1) Mining & quarry. energy producing materials, 06-2006 for the EU-25.

EU-25
Euro area

101

Output prices - domestic output prices by activity

2. Industry

Table 2.72 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excl. construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining & quarrying
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials
D Manufacturing
DA Food products, beverages & tobacco
DB Textiles & textile products
DC Leather & leather products
DD Wood & wood products
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing
DF Coke, ref. petroleum products & nuclear fuel
DG Chemicals & man-made fibres
DH Rubber & plastic products
DI Other non-metallic mineral products
DJ Basic metals & fabricated metal products
DK Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
DL Electrical & optical equipment
DM Transport equipment
DN Manufacturing n.e.c.
E

Electricity, gas and water supply

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
30.4
20.6
3.8
26.0
19.2
2.5
1.8
0.7
87.4
16.0
3.4
0.6
2.0
7.5
7.2
7.7
3.4
3.7
10.0
6.1
8.3
8.5
3.0
10.1

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

119.0
115.2
104.9
106.8
110.4
151.7
136.5
180.0
130.2
113.5
112.7
103.7
109.0
107.5
104.7
151.2
114.9
108.0
112.0
126.4
109.0
94.3
106.8
111.3
149.0

0.5
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
2.0
-0.2
4.8
-0.4
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
3.6
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.7

0.5
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.2
1.5
-0.4
-0.9
-0.5
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
4.1
0.3
0.3
-0.1
0.5
0.1
-0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3

0.9
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.0
3.1
0.8
-1.3
0.3
0.2
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.2
0.6
1.7
0.4
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.1
4.8

0.7
0.4
0.0
0.1
0.2
2.5
0.2
-1.4
0.5
-0.5
0.2
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.2
-6.4
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
7.5

0.6
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
2.0
0.9
1.9
0.6
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
-1.3
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
3.4

1.0
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.1
2.7
3.2
3.6
1.7
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.4
0.1
2.3
0.4
0.3
1.2
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.6
2.9

0.3
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.3
1.0
2.7
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.7
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.2

0.3
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.3
-0.2
1.3
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.4
1.9
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
-0.5

0.4
0.9
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.2
1.1
1.7
2.0
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.5
0.2
4.2
0.8
0.2
0.3
1.7
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.4
-2.0

0.1
0.8
0.0
0.2
0.2
-1.0
1.3
1.7
2.3
0.5
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.1
1.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
1.7
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.4
-2.3

0.2
0.4
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.4
0.9
-0.4
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.0
-0.2
0.3

0.8
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.1
2.5
0.9
:
0.7
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
3.0
0.3
0.1
0.2
1.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.2
2.0

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Table 2.73 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, price changes compared with the previous month, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excl. construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining & quarrying
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials
D Manufacturing
DA Food products, beverages & tobacco
DB Textiles & textile products
DC Leather & leather products
DD Wood & wood products
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing
DF Coke, ref. petroleum products & nuclear fuel
DG Chemicals & man-made fibres
DH Rubber & plastic products
DI Other non-metallic mineral products
DJ Basic metals & fabricated metal products
DK Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
DL Electrical & optical equipment
DM Transport equipment
DN Manufacturing n.e.c.
E

Electricity, gas and water supply

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
31.6
21.2
4.0
25.6
17.6
1.5
0.9
0.6
89.5
15.6
3.7
0.7
2.0
6.9
7.6
8.2
3.4
3.9
10.6
6.6
8.6
8.7
3.0
9.0

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

116.9
114.2
105.6
107.8
110.0
143.3
147.1
169.4
117.4
113.1
113.0
104.2
109.2
106.5
102.5
145.6
114.3
107.2
111.1
125.2
108.4
96.1
107.4
112.1
137.0

0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
1.6
1.3
2.0
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
3.6
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.3

0.5
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
1.8
0.8
1.3
0.0
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
3.5
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
-0.2
0.2
0.3
0.6

0.6
0.6
0.1
0.3
0.1
1.8
2.4
3.7
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.3
0.5
1.9
0.5
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
2.6

-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
-1.8
1.3
2.1
0.1
-0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.1
-6.3
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
1.3

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.4
1.5
2.3
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.6

1.2
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.2
4.0
2.9
3.7
1.5
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.3
2.2
0.3
0.4
1.3
0.9
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.7
4.9

0.5
0.6
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.6
0.8
-0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
1.3

0.5
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.2
1.0
0.7
0.9
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.5
1.9
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.8
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.2

0.8
0.9
0.1
0.3
0.1
2.1
0.9
1.1
0.8
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.5
0.2
3.8
0.7
0.2
0.1
1.8
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.9

0.3
0.9
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.7
1.0
0.2
0.5
0.2
-0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.2
1.8
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.5
-0.5

0.3
0.4
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.2
-0.3
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.1
1.0

0.6
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.9
0.3
0.5
0.0
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.1
3.1
0.4
0.0
0.1
1.3
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.2
1.3

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

102

2. Industry

Output prices - domestic output prices by activity

Table 2.74 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, price changes compared with the same month of the previous year, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excl. construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining & quarrying
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials
D Manufacturing
DA Food products, beverages & tobacco
DB Textiles & textile products
DC Leather & leather products
DD Wood & wood products
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing
DF Coke, ref. petroleum products & nuclear fuel
DG Chemicals & man-made fibres
DH Rubber & plastic products
DI Other non-metallic mineral products
DJ Basic metals & fabricated metal products
DK Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
DL Electrical & optical equipment
DM Transport equipment
DN Manufacturing n.e.c.
E

Electricity, gas and water supply

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
30.4
20.6
3.8
26.0
19.2
2.5
1.8
0.7
87.4
16.0
3.4
0.6
2.0
7.5
7.2
7.7
3.4
3.7
10.0
6.1
8.3
8.5
3.0
10.1

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

119.0
115.2
104.9
106.8
110.4
151.7
136.5
180.0
130.2
113.5
112.7
103.7
109.0
107.5
104.7
151.2
114.9
108.0
112.0
126.4
109.0
94.3
106.8
111.3
149.0

5.2
2.0
1.4
0.9
1.1
19.2
9.0
36.1
3.4
3.2
0.5
0.6
0.1
1.7
0.8
23.0
2.9
2.7
2.1
3.3
2.1
-1.1
1.7
1.0
14.1

5.3
2.0
1.4
1.0
1.2
19.3
8.9
32.9
3.4
3.5
0.8
0.5
-0.1
1.6
0.7
26.7
2.5
2.8
2.1
3.0
2.1
-1.1
1.8
1.2
12.8

5.0
1.8
1.3
1.2
1.3
18.1
8.0
27.3
3.9
3.0
1.1
0.5
-0.1
1.5
0.8
19.7
2.8
2.7
2.1
2.3
1.8
-1.0
1.8
1.2
15.7

5.8
1.9
1.2
1.1
1.5
21.3
8.5
25.5
4.5
2.7
1.4
0.6
-0.1
1.4
0.9
16.5
2.7
2.8
2.2
2.4
1.9
-1.0
1.8
1.2
21.5

6.7
2.1
1.2
1.2
1.4
25.1
10.8
28.3
5.5
3.0
1.2
0.6
0.1
1.4
1.1
20.1
2.8
2.4
2.1
2.5
1.9
-0.8
1.7
1.5
24.5

7.0
2.2
1.1
1.2
1.5
26.6
10.1
28.5
5.8
3.4
1.5
0.5
0.8
1.3
1.0
24.8
2.9
2.1
2.5
2.1
1.7
-0.6
1.7
1.8
25.2

6.9
2.4
1.2
1.3
1.4
25.3
11.7
30.2
6.5
3.3
1.5
0.7
0.8
1.2
1.1
23.1
2.9
1.9
2.6
2.4
1.5
-0.2
1.6
2.0
24.6

6.4
2.7
1.2
1.2
1.4
22.5
10.3
29.5
6.6
3.0
1.6
0.8
1.0
1.6
1.3
16.9
2.6
2.1
2.5
2.9
1.6
0.2
1.5
2.0
23.7

6.5
3.5
1.3
1.4
1.5
21.0
9.8
29.1
7.1
3.4
1.7
0.8
1.0
1.8
1.6
17.1
3.2
2.1
2.6
4.4
1.7
0.7
1.4
2.4
21.3

6.8
4.6
1.2
1.6
1.7
21.0
10.7
29.4
9.0
4.3
2.0
0.7
1.3
2.0
1.7
21.8
3.8
2.3
2.8
6.5
1.7
0.9
1.3
3.0
18.6

6.4
5.4
1.3
1.4
1.8
17.8
9.6
23.4
8.3
4.1
2.2
0.9
1.1
2.5
1.9
15.1
4.8
2.6
2.7
7.2
1.7
1.4
1.2
3.0
18.2

6.5
6.0
1.4
1.6
1.8
17.1
8.5
:
7.9
4.2
2.3
0.8
1.5
2.9
2.0
13.9
5.0
2.8
2.8
8.9
1.8
1.3
1.3
3.1
18.3

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Table 2.75 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, price changes compared with the same month of the previous year, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

Total industry (excl. construction)
Intermediate goods
Capital goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Energy

C Mining & quarrying
CA Mining & quarry. energy producing materials
CB Mining & quarry. excl. energy prod. materials
D Manufacturing
DA Food products, beverages & tobacco
DB Textiles & textile products
DC Leather & leather products
DD Wood & wood products
DE Pulp & paper; publishing & printing
DF Coke, ref. petroleum products & nuclear fuel
DG Chemicals & man-made fibres
DH Rubber & plastic products
DI Other non-metallic mineral products
DJ Basic metals & fabricated metal products
DK Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
DL Electrical & optical equipment
DM Transport equipment
DN Manufacturing n.e.c.
E

Electricity, gas and water supply

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
31.6
21.2
4.0
25.6
17.6
1.5
0.9
0.6
89.5
15.6
3.7
0.7
2.0
6.9
7.6
8.2
3.4
3.9
10.6
6.6
8.6
8.7
3.0
9.0

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

116.9
114.2
105.6
107.8
110.0
143.3
147.1
169.4
117.4
113.1
113.0
104.2
109.2
106.5
102.5
145.6
114.3
107.2
111.1
125.2
108.4
96.1
107.4
112.1
137.0

4.0
1.7
1.1
1.2
0.9
15.2
15.1
25.1
1.7
2.9
0.4
0.5
0.0
1.5
0.4
21.2
2.6
2.2
2.0
3.0
1.8
-1.1
1.6
1.4
9.3

4.4
1.6
1.2
1.2
1.1
16.6
14.8
24.2
1.9
3.2
0.9
0.4
-0.2
1.5
0.3
24.6
2.1
2.2
2.0
2.7
1.7
-1.1
1.7
1.6
9.7

4.2
1.6
1.2
1.3
1.3
15.3
14.3
22.9
1.9
2.8
1.4
0.4
-0.2
1.3
0.5
17.8
2.7
2.1
2.0
2.1
1.6
-1.0
1.8
1.5
11.7

4.2
1.8
1.0
1.2
1.5
14.7
15.3
24.3
2.2
2.7
1.6
0.5
-0.2
1.2
0.7
15.9
2.6
2.3
2.1
2.2
1.5
-0.9
1.7
1.5
12.1

4.7
1.9
1.0
1.3
1.3
17.0
18.3
29.3
2.2
3.0
1.4
0.6
-0.1
1.1
0.8
20.0
2.7
1.8
2.0
2.4
1.5
-0.7
1.7
1.6
13.1

5.3
2.0
1.0
1.3
1.5
19.8
17.2
26.8
2.6
3.3
1.8
0.4
0.6
1.0
0.9
23.4
2.8
1.7
2.4
2.2
1.3
-0.6
1.7
2.1
15.9

5.4
2.3
1.0
1.4
1.5
19.7
16.9
26.3
2.6
3.3
1.9
0.7
0.7
1.0
0.9
21.4
2.8
1.4
2.6
2.5
1.2
-0.3
1.6
2.2
16.9

5.1
2.6
1.1
1.4
1.5
17.6
16.6
25.7
3.5
3.0
2.0
0.8
0.9
1.3
1.2
15.4
2.4
1.6
2.5
3.1
1.3
0.2
1.6
2.3
17.0

5.5
3.4
1.2
1.5
1.6
17.7
16.2
24.4
3.6
3.5
2.2
0.8
0.8
1.7
1.5
16.7
3.0
1.7
2.6
4.7
1.5
0.7
1.4
2.7
16.9

6.0
4.6
1.1
1.7
1.7
18.7
17.2
26.2
3.5
4.3
2.3
0.8
1.3
2.0
1.7
20.6
3.7
2.1
2.9
6.9
1.4
0.9
1.3
3.2
15.7

5.8
5.3
1.2
1.6
1.9
16.0
16.0
23.7
3.8
4.0
2.5
0.9
1.1
2.6
2.0
13.3
4.9
2.4
2.9
7.4
1.5
1.4
1.2
3.3
16.1

5.9
6.1
1.4
1.7
1.9
15.1
14.7
21.4
3.8
4.3
2.4
0.8
1.4
3.0
2.1
13.0
5.2
2.7
2.8
9.3
1.6
1.3
1.3
3.5
15.6

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

103

Output prices - mining & quarrying of energy producing materials

2. Industry

Figure 2.129 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100) (1)

220

200

180

160

140

120

100

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Mining & quarrying of energy producing materials (CA)

Mining of coal & lignite; extraction of peat (10)

Crude petroleum & natural gas (11)

(1) Mining of uranium & thorium ores (NACE Division 12), not included in the STS Regulation.

Figure 2.130 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, mining & quarrying of energy producing materials (NACE Subsection CA), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

10

5

0

-5

4

3

2

1

0

-1

-2

06-04

12-04

06-05

12-05

06-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) Denmark, France, Ireland, Slovenia, Finland and Sweden, confidential; Belgium, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal and the United Kingdom, not
available; EU-25 and Austria, 06-2006; the Czech Republic and Lithuania, 08-2006.

Table 2.76 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, mining & quarrying of energy producing materials (NACE Subsection CA), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Mining of coal & lignite; extraction of peat
Mining & agglomeration of hard coal
Mining & agglomeration of lignite
Extraction & agglomeration of peat

CA Mining & quarry. energy prod. materials
10
10.1
10.2
10.3
11
11.1
11.2

Extraction of crude petroleum & natural gas
Services incidental to oil & gas extraction

Crude petroleum & natural gas

180.0
136.4
:
109.1
:
200.4
:
:

4.8
0.2
:
0.0
:
6.0
:
:

-0.9
-1.5
:
0.0
:
0.0
:
:

-1.3
0.3
:
1.5
:
-2.3
:
:

-1.4
1.8
:
0.1
:
-1.7
:
:

1.9
-0.8
:
0.0
:
1.9
:
:

3.6
0.4
:
2.7
:
7.1
:
:

2.7
-0.4
:
0.1
:
-0.3
:
:

1.3
0.7
:
0.2
:
1.7
:
:

1.7
-0.1
:
0.6
:
6.3
:
:

1.7
-2.0
:
-0.9
:
-0.8
:
:

0.9
0.6
:
0.0
:
-1.0
:
:

:
1.0
:
0.0
:
5.9
:
:

(1) Mining of uranium & thorium ores (NACE Division 12), not included in the STS Regulation; latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest growth
rate is available.

104

2. Industry

Output prices- mining & quarrying, except of energy producing materials

Figure 2.131 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100)

280

260

240

220

200

180

160

140

120

100

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Mining & quarrying, excl. energy prod. materials (CB)

Mining of metal ores (13)

Other mining & quarrying (14)

Figure 2.132 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, mining & quarrying, except of energy producing materials (NACE Subsection CB), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

3

2

1

0

-1

4

3

2

1

0

-1

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) Denmark, France, Ireland and Finland, confidential; Estonia, Latvia and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, 08-
2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.77 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, mining & quarrying, except of energy producing materials (NACE Subsection CB), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Mining of metal ores

Other mining & quarrying

Iron ores
Non-ferrous metal ores, excl. uranium & thorium

CB Mining & quarrying, excl. energy prod. materials
13
13.1
13.2
14
14.1
14.2
14.3
14.4
14.5

Quarrying of stone
Quarrying of sand & clay
Mining of chemical & fertilizer minerals
Production of salt
Other mining & quarrying n.e.c.

130.2
274.7
208.0
275.6
121.1
113.7
119.0
105.0
109.8
125.6

-0.4
0.6
-0.8
1.1
-0.5
0.2
-0.7
-3.6
-0.1
0.7

-0.5
-0.1
-1.6
0.4
-0.6
-0.1
-1.0
2.4
0.3
0.5

0.3
3.9
0.3
5.1
0.0
0.5
-0.3
3.7
-0.5
-0.1

0.5
7.8
4.0
8.7
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
-3.3
0.2
-0.1

0.6
3.5
0.9
4.1
0.3
-0.1
0.5
1.7
-0.1
0.1

1.7
-0.8
-1.0
-0.7
2.0
1.2
2.8
-3.6
0.2
1.5

0.6
4.1
-2.5
6.0
0.2
0.1
0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.4

0.2
2.9
1.5
3.1
-0.1
0.1
-0.3
0.9
0.1
0.2

2.0
13.9
-0.6
17.6
0.7
0.2
0.8
-1.5
0.8
-0.1

2.3
16.1
-2.7
19.8
0.5
1.2
0.5
-1.3
0.0
0.2

-0.4
-3.5
-6.2
-3.7
0.0
-0.9
0.0
0.8
0.2
0.7

0.7
3.5
0.4
:
0.3
0.8
0.3
-0.9
0.1
0.0

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

105

Output prices - manufacture of food products, beverages & tobacco

2. Industry

Figure 2.133 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100)

150

140

130

120

110

100

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Food products, beverages & tobacco (DA)

Food products & beverages (15)

Tobacco products (16)

Figure 2.134 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of food products, beverages & tobacco (NACE Subsection DA), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

2

1

0

-1

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.78 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of food products, beverages & tobacco (NACE Subsection DA), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

DA
15
15.1
15.2
15.3
15.4
15.5
15.6
15.7
15.8
15.9
16

Food products, beverages & tobacco

Food products & beverages
Meat & meat products
Fish & fish products
Fruit & vegetables
Vegetable & animal oils & fats
Dairy products
Grain mill products, starches & starch products
Prepared animal feeds
Other food products
Beverages

Tobacco products

112.7
110.3
114.7
114.7
109.2
128.1
104.7
104.9
105.1
109.7
112.0
146.4

0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.3
1.3
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0

0.2
0.0
-0.6
0.6
0.0
2.2
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.0
2.3

-0.1
-0.1
-1.0
0.1
0.0
3.8
0.0
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.2

0.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.2
0.3
1.1
0.7
0.1
0.5
-0.1
0.3
0.2
-0.1
0.2
-0.1

0.1
0.1
-0.7
1.1
0.3
2.4
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.0

0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
-0.1
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
-0.3

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3

0.2
0.1
0.7
0.2
0.0
-1.2
-0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.5

0.3
0.3
1.3
0.2
0.1
-1.0
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.3

0.4
0.4
1.8
0.2
0.0
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.4

0.2
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.3
-0.4
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

106

2. Industry

Output prices - manufacture of textiles & textile products

Figure 2.135 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100)

106

104

102

100

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Textiles & textile products (DB)

Textiles (17)

Wearing apparel; dressing & dyeing of fur (18)

Figure 2.136 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of textiles & textile products (NACE Subsection DB), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.0

-0.1

-0.2

0.5

0.0

-0.5

-1.0

-1.5

-2.0

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France and Luxembourg, confidential; Estonia, Latvia and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, 08-2006;
Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.79 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of textiles & textile products (NACE Subsection DB), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Textiles

Preparation & spinning of textile fibres
Textile weaving
Finishing of textiles
Made-up textile articles, except apparel
Other textiles
Knitted & crocheted fabrics
Knitted & crocheted articles

DB Manufacture of textiles & textile products
17
17.1
17.2
17.3
17.4
17.5
17.6
17.7
18
18.1
18.2
18.3

Leather clothes
Other wearing apparel & accessories
Dressing & dyeing of fur; articles of fur

Wearing apparel; dressing & dyeing of fur

103.7
102.9
100.0
101.4
:
103.0
105.3
98.0
104.0
104.9
117.4
105.2
108.9

0.0
0.0
0.5
-0.1
:
0.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.6

0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
:
-0.1
0.5
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.3

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
:
0.1
-0.4
0.5
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
:
0.0
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.2

0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
:
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0

0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.1
:
-0.1
0.2
0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.8

0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
:
0.5
0.3
-0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6

0.1
0.1
0.2
0.0
:
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.1

0.0
0.1
0.8
-0.2
:
0.1
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.3

-0.1
-0.1
-0.8
0.2
:
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.2

0.1
0.2
0.7
-0.1
:
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1

0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
:
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

107

Output prices - manufacture of leather & leather products

2. Industry

Figure 2.137 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100)

115

110

105

100

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Leather & leather products (DC)
Luggage, handbags & the like, saddlery & harness (19.2)

Tanning & dressing of leather (19.1)
Footwear (19.3)

Figure 2.138 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of leather & leather products (NACE Subsection DC), gross data, price changes 

compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0

-0.2

-0.4

3

2

1

0

-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France, Ireland, Finland and Sweden, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the
United Kingdom, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.80 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of leather & leather products (NACE Subsection DC), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

DC Manufacture of leather & leather products
19.1
19.2
19.3

Tanning & dressing of leather
Luggage, handbags & the like, saddlery & harness
Footwear

109.0
106.0
109.6
109.8

0.1
-0.5
0.4
0.3

0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.4

-0.2
0.3
-0.1
-0.4

-0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.5

0.1
0.6
0.0
0.1

0.5
1.1
0.5
0.3

0.0
-0.5
0.4
0.2

0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0

0.2
0.8
0.1
0.1

0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.5
0.2
1.0
0.4

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

108

2. Industry

Output prices - manufacture of wood & wood products

Figure 2.139 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100)

110

105

100

95

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Manufacture of wood & wood products (DD)
Sheets & boards (20.2)
Wooden containers (20.4)

Sawmilling & planing; impregnation of wood (20.1)
Builders' carpentry & joinery (20.3)
Other wood products; articles of cork (20.5)

Figure 2.140 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of wood & wood products (NACE Subsection DD), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0

-0.2

3

2

1

0

-1

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France and Luxembourg, confidential; Estonia, Latvia and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, 08-2006;
Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.81 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of wood & wood products (NACE Subsection DD), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

DD Manufacture of wood & wood products
20.1
20.2
20.3
20.4 Wooden containers
20.5

Sawmilling & planing; impregnation of wood
Sheets & boards
Builders' carpentry & joinery

Other wood products; articles of cork

107.5
104.4
108.0
109.8
104.7
109.2

0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0

0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.4
-0.1

0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1

0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
-0.1
-0.1

0.4
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.6

0.2
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.3

0.4
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.6

0.5
0.7
1.0
0.4
0.1
-0.1

0.3
0.8
0.5
0.0
0.1
0.0

0.5
1.1
0.8
0.2
0.7
0.1

0.5
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.1

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

109

Output prices - manufacture of pulp, paper & paper products; publishing & printing

2. Industry

Figure 2.141 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100)

110

105

100

95

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Pulp & paper; publishing & printing (DE)

Pulp, paper & paper products (21)

Publishing, printing & repro. of recorded media (22)

Figure 2.142 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of pulp, paper & paper products; publishing & printing (NACE Subsection DE), 

gross data, price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.0

-0.1

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

-1.0

-1.5

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France and Luxembourg, confidential; Estonia, Latvia and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, 08-2006;
Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.82 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of pulp, paper & paper products; publishing & printing (NACE Subsection DE), 

gross data, price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

DE
21
21.1
21.2
22
22.1
22.2
22.3

Pulp & paper; publishing & printing

Pulp, paper & paper products
Pulp, paper & paperboard
Articles of paper & paperboard

Publishing, printing & repro. of recorded media

Publishing
Printing & service activities related to printing
Reproduction of recorded media

104.7
99.3
90.8
103.5
107.8
115.7
102.7
:

0.2
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.4
0.7
0.2
:

0.0
-0.3
-0.6
-0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.3
:

0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.1
:

0.2
0.2
0.5
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.0
:

0.2
0.2
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.2
:

0.1
0.5
0.7
0.4
-0.1
0.2
-0.2
:

0.1
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.1
:

0.4
0.5
0.9
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.6
:

0.2
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.0
:

0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
:

0.1
0.3
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.2
-0.2
:

0.0
0.2
0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.1
:

(1) Publishing (NACE Group 22.1) is not included in the STS Regulation; latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest growth rate is available.

110

2. Industry

Output prices - manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel

Figure 2.143 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100) (1)

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel (DF)

Coke oven products (23.1)

Refined petroleum products (23.2)

(1) Processing of nuclear fuel (NACE Group 23.3) is not included in the STS Regulation; coke oven products (NACE Group 23.1), not available.

Figure 2.144 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel (NACE Subsection DF), gross data,

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

10

5

0

-5

-10

6

4

2

0

-2

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France, Ireland, Slovenia, Finland and the United Kingdom, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark and
Lithuania, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.83 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel (NACE Subsection DF), gross data,

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

DF
23.1
23.2
23.3

Coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel

Coke oven products
Refined petroleum products
Processing of nuclear fuel

151.2
:
150.6
:

3.6
:
3.6
:

4.1
:
4.3
:

0.6
:
0.8
:

-6.4
:
-6.7
:

-1.3
:
-1.3
:

2.3
:
2.4
:

0.5
:
0.3
:

1.9
:
1.9
:

4.2
:
4.2
:

1.2
:
1.4
:

-0.1
:
-0.4
:

3.0
:
3.1
:

(1) Processing of nuclear fuel (NACE Group 23.3) is not included in the STS Regulation; latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest growth rate is
available.

111

Output prices - manufacture of chemicals, chemical products & man-made fibres

2. Industry

Figure 2.145 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100) (1)

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Chemicals, chemical products & man-made fibres (DG)

Basic chemicals (24.1)

Paints, varnishes & similar coatings, printing inks (24.3)

Pharmaceuticals, medicinal chem. & botanical prod. (24.4)

Soaps, detergents, perfumes & toiletries (24.5)

Other chemical products (24.6)

(1) Only the five largest activities within Subsection DG are shown; excluding NACE Groups 24.2, 24.7 and 24.8.

Figure 2.146 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of chemicals, chemical products & man-made fibres (NACE Subsection DG), 

gross data, price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

2

1

0

-1

3

2

1

0

-1

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.84 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of chemicals, chemical products & man-made fibres (NACE Subsection DG), 

gross data, price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Chemicals, chemical products & man-made fibres

DG
24.1
24.2
24.3
24.4
24.5
24.6
24.7 Man-made fibres

1.7
2.8
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.8
(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Basic chemicals
Pesticides & other agro-chemical products
Paints, varnishes & similar coatings, printing inks
Pharmaceuticals, medicinal chem. & botanical prod.
Soaps, detergents, perfumes & toiletries
Other chemical products

114.9
125.7
103.0
110.0
98.2
109.5
108.7
111.3

0.2
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.3
0.2
-1.7

0.3
0.6
0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.3

0.4
1.1
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.5

-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.2

0.4
0.3
0.3
1.0
-0.1
0.5
1.2
3.1

0.2
1.1
-0.2
0.2
-1.6
0.7
-0.2
0.5

0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.2
-0.2

0.8
0.8
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.0
0.2

0.3
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.7
-0.4

0.3
0.8
0.2
0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-0.1
1.6

0.3
0.5
-0.3
0.1
-0.3
0.1
0.2
-0.2

112

2. Industry

Output prices - manufacture of rubber & plastic products

Figure 2.147 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100)

115

110

105

100

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Rubber & plastic products (DH)

Rubber products (25.1)

Plastic products (25.2)

Figure 2.148 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of rubber & plastic products (NACE Subsection DH), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

-1.0

-1.5

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.85 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of rubber & plastic products (NACE Subsection DH), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

DH
25.1
25.2

Rubber & plastic products

Rubber products
Plastic products

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

108.0
110.3
107.3

0.1
0.2
0.1

0.3
0.0
0.4

0.4
0.4
0.4

0.5
-0.1
0.6

0.1
0.1
0.1

0.3
1.3
0.1

0.1
-0.1
0.1

0.3
0.9
0.2

0.2
0.5
0.1

0.2
0.4
0.2

0.2
0.1
0.2

0.1
0.2
0.1

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

113

Output prices - manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

2. Industry

Figure 2.149 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100) (1)

120

115

110

105

100

95

07-01

07-02

07-03
Other non-metallic mineral products (DI)

Ceramics excl. for construction (26.2)

07-04

07-05

07-06

Glass & glass products (26.1)

Cement, lime & plaster (26.5)

Articles of concrete, plaster & cement (26.6)

Cutting, shaping & finishing of stone (26.7)

(1) Only the five largest activities within Subsection DI are shown; excluding NACE Groups 26.3, 26.4 and 26.8.

Figure 2.150 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (NACE Subsection DI), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.86 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (NACE Subsection DI), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

DI
26.1
26.2
26.3
26.4
26.5
26.6
26.7
26.8

Other non-metallic mineral products

Glass & glass products
Ceramics excl. for construction
Ceramic tiles & flags
Bricks, tiles & construction products, in baked clay
Cement, lime & plaster
Articles of concrete, plaster & cement
Cutting, shaping & finishing of stone
Other non-metallic mineral products

112.0
105.7
110.2
108.5
118.2
118.7
112.8
105.3
114.5

0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5

-0.1
0.1
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.3
0.6

0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
-0.1

0.2
0.3
-0.1
-0.9
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.3

-0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.6
0.5

1.2
0.7
0.8
1.7
1.5
2.2
1.3
0.4
1.3

0.5
1.2
0.3
-0.1
0.8
1.0
0.5
0.3
0.7

0.2
-0.2
0.5
0.6
0.1
0.8
0.2
0.1
0.1

0.3
0.3
0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.4

0.2
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.6

0.1
0.3
0.0
0.5
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.3

0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.1
0.4

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

114

2. Industry

Output prices - manufacture of basic metals & fabricated metal products

Figure 2.151 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100)

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Basic metals & fabricated metal products (DJ)

Basic metals (27)

Fabricated metal products, excl. machinery & equipm. (28)

Figure 2.152 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of basic metals & fabricated metal products (NACE Subsection DJ), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

3

2

1

0

-1

4

3

2

1

0

-1

-2

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France, confidential; Estonia, Latvia and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.87 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of basic metals & fabricated metal products (NACE Subsection DJ), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

DJ
27
27.1
27.2
27.3
27.4
27.5
28
28.1
28.2
28.3
28.4
28.5
28.6
28.7

Basic metals & fabricated metal products

Basic metals

Basic iron & steel & of ferro-alloys
Tubes
Other first processing of iron & steel
Basic precious & non-ferrous metals
Casting of metals

Fab. metal prod., excl. machinery & equip.

Structural metal products
Tanks, reser. & containers; radiators & boilers
Steam generators, excl. central heating boilers
Forg., press., stamp. & roll form.; powder metall.
Treat. & coating of metals; mech. engineering
Cutlery, tools & general hardware
Other fabricated metal products

126.4
145.7
153.6
139.0
132.9
157.7
115.1
115.3
119.8
118.2
112.7
119.3
105.2
109.4
117.0

0.1
-0.1
-0.3
-0.5
-0.4
0.5
-0.1
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0

0.5
1.0
1.8
-0.1
-0.2
1.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.3
-0.1
0.2

0.3
0.4
-0.7
0.2
-0.4
2.7
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.4
-0.3
0.2
0.2

0.3
0.9
-0.1
-0.7
0.6
3.8
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.1

0.2
0.5
-0.8
-0.2
-0.7
3.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.1
-0.3
0.1
-0.2

0.8
1.5
0.5
0.2
-1.2
4.6
1.0
0.4
0.4
0.0
1.0
0.1
0.7
0.3
0.3

0.7
1.4
0.7
0.7
-0.5
4.2
1.0
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.0
-0.2
0.5
0.4
0.4

0.7
1.5
1.6
0.6
0.3
2.2
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.2
0.3

1.7
3.3
2.7
1.8
0.4
6.6
1.4
0.6
0.4
0.1
0.1
1.2
0.5
0.3
1.1

1.7
3.3
1.6
1.8
0.9
8.0
0.9
0.6
0.6
0.1
0.0
1.4
0.8
0.1
0.4

0.4
0.5
1.8
2.7
1.0
-2.4
0.8
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.9
0.2
0.3
0.1

1.2
2.1
2.6
1.7
0.7
3.1
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.7
-0.1
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.4

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

115

Output prices - manufacture of machinery & equipment n.e.c.

2. Industry

Figure 2.153 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100) (1)

115

110

105

100

07-01

07-02
Machinery & equipment n.e.c. (DK)

Other general purpose machinery (29.2)

Other special purpose machinery (29.5)

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Mech. power, excl. aircraft, vehicle & cycle engines (29.1)

Machine tools (29.4)

Domestic appliances n.e.c. (29.7)

(1) Weapons & ammunition (NACE Group 29.6) is not included in the STS Regulation; only the five largest activities within Subsection DK are shown; excluding NACE
Group 29.3.

Figure 2.154 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of machinery & equipment n.e.c. (NACE Subsection DK), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0

-0.2

2

1

0

-1

-2

-3

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France and Ireland, confidential; Estonia, Latvia and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, 08-2006;
Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.88 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of machinery & equipment n.e.c. (NACE Subsection DK), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Other general purpose machinery
Agricultural & forestry machinery

DK Machinery & equipment n.e.c.
29.1 Mech. power, excl. aircraft, vehicle & cycle engines
29.2
29.3
29.4 Machine tools
29.5
29.7

0.2
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
(1) Weapons & ammunition (NACE Group 29.6) is not included in the STS Regulation; latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest growth rate is
available.

Other special purpose machinery
Domestic appliances n.e.c.

109.0
112.3
108.5
112.3
108.0
107.7
103.0

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.5
-0.1

0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
-0.1

0.5
0.6
1.0
-0.3
0.4
0.3
0.2

0.0
0.1
-0.4
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1

0.3
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2

0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.1

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.2

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0

116

2. Industry

Output prices - manufacture of electrical & optical equipment

Figure 2.155 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100)

120

100

80

60

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Electrical & optical equipment (DL)

Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c. (31)

Instruments, watches & clocks (33)

Office machinery & computers (30)

Radio, TV & communication equip. & app. (32)

Figure 2.156 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of electrical & optical equipment (NACE Subsection DL), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

0.50

0.25

0.00

-0.25

-0.50

5

4

3

2

1

0

-1

-2

-3

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France and Luxembourg, confidential; Estonia, Latvia and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, 08-2006;
Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.89 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of electrical & optical equipment (NACE Subsection DL), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Electrical & optical equipment

DL
30
31
31.1
31.2
31.3
31.4
31.5
31.6
32
32.1
32.2
32.3
33
33.1
33.2
33.3
33.4
33.5

Office machinery & computers
Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c.

Electric motors, generators & transformers
Electricity distribution & control apparatus
Insulated wire & cable
Accumulators, primary cells & primary batteries
Lighting equipment & electric lamps
Electrical equipment n.e.c.

0.0
0.0
0.2
0.6
-0.1
1.1
-0.5
0.0
0.1
-0.3
0.5
-0.6
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
-0.2
:
-0.2
0.1
(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Medical & surgical equip. & orthopaedic app.
Instr. & app. for measuring, checking, testing, etc
Industrial process control equipment
Optical instruments & photographic equipment
Watches & clocks

Electronic valves & tubes & other components
TV & radio transm. & appliances for telecoms
TV & radio receivers, sound or video recording

94.3
64.5
110.6
105.4
105.9
142.1
116.0
107.0
107.1
78.7
71.2
72.4
85.3
104.4
102.3
103.2
:
109.2
107.0

-0.2
-0.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.1
0.1
-0.1
-0.6
-0.8
-0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.1
-0.1
:
0.1
0.0

-0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.4
-0.5
-1.3
-0.6
0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
:
-0.3
0.4

Radio, TV & communication equip. & app.

Instruments, watches & clocks

0.1
-0.4
0.3
0.2
0.2
1.0
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
:
0.0
0.2

0.1
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.0
2.0
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.2
0.4
:
0.1
-0.5

0.3
-0.4
0.6
0.6
0.6
1.6
1.5
0.1
0.5
-0.3
-1.1
-0.3
-0.3
0.5
0.4
0.3
:
0.9
0.8

0.1
-0.7
0.5
0.3
0.2
2.6
1.8
-0.2
0.2
-0.4
0.4
-0.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
:
0.1
-0.1

0.2
-0.4
0.5
0.4
0.1
2.8
0.7
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
:
0.0
0.1

0.1
-0.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
2.6
0.1
0.4
0.1
-0.2
-0.7
-0.1
-0.9
-0.1
-0.1
-0.3
:
0.3
0.3

0.3
-0.8
1.2
0.4
0.2
6.8
0.6
0.2
0.6
-0.6
-1.4
-0.5
-0.9
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
:
0.2
0.4

0.4
-1.4
1.0
0.2
0.1
6.4
-0.2
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.2
:
0.0
-0.5

0.0
-1.2
0.3
0.2
0.0
1.0
3.5
-0.3
0.1
-0.3
-0.2
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
:
0.1
0.6

117

Output prices - manufacture of transport equipment

2. Industry

Figure 2.157 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100)

110.0

107.5

105.0

102.5

100.0

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Transport equipment (DM)

Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers (34)

Other transport equipment (35)

Figure 2.158 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of transport equipment (NACE Subsection DM), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.0

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France and Luxembourg, confidential; Estonia, Latvia and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, 08-2006;
Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.90 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacture of transport equipment (NACE Subsection DM), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers

Motor vehicles
Bodies (coachwork); trailers & semi-trailers
Parts & accessories

Other transport equipment

DM Transport equipment
34
34.1
34.2
34.3
35
35.2
35.4
35.5

Railway & tramway locomotives & rolling stock
Motorcycles & bicycles
Other transport equipment n.e.c.

106.8
106.1
107.6
108.6
102.8
109.1
112.0
102.6
114.5

0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.3
0.1
0.1
0.9
-0.1
0.4

0.2
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.4

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.3
-0.1

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.4

0.3
0.3
0.3
-0.1
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.4

0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
-0.2

0.2
0.2
0.3
0.8
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.2
-0.1

0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
-0.2

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.6

0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.1
-0.6
0.0
0.0

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.8
0.0
0.3

(1) Building & repairing of ships & boats (NACE Group 35.1) and aircraft & spacecraft (NACE Group 35.3) are not included in the STS Regulation; latest monthly index
refers to the same month for which the latest growth rate is available.

118

2. Industry

Output prices - manufacturing n.e.c. 

Figure 2.159 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100)

180

160

140

120

100

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Manufacturing n.e.c. (DN)

Furniture; manufacturing n.e.c. (36)

Recycling (37)

Figure 2.160 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacturing n.e.c. (NACE Subsection DN), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0

-0.2

-0.4

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France, Ireland and Finland, confidential; Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia and the United
Kingdom, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.91 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, manufacturing n.e.c. (NACE Subsection DN), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

Latest 
monthly 
index 

Furniture; manufacturing n.e.c.

DN Manufacturing n.e.c.
36
36.1
36.2
36.3
36.4
36.5
36.6
37

Furniture
Jewellery & related articles
Musical instruments
Sports goods
Games & toys
Miscellaneous manufacturing n.e.c.
Recycling

111.3
110.1
109.4
124.3
:
108.5
113.0
106.7
170.2

0.2
0.0
0.1
-0.1
:
0.0
0.1
0.1
8.2

0.3
0.1
0.0
1.4
:
0.0
0.1
0.7
7.2

0.1
0.3
0.2
1.6
:
-0.1
0.3
0.2
-8.0

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.6
:
0.4
0.4
0.1
-0.3

0.1
0.1
0.0
1.4
:
0.0
-0.1
-0.5
-0.9

0.6
0.5
0.1
3.5
:
0.2
0.7
1.1
1.4

0.4
0.3
0.4
1.8
:
0.1
0.5
0.3
2.4

0.3
0.2
0.1
1.1
:
0.2
0.1
0.5
4.9

0.4
0.3
0.2
1.9
:
0.1
0.2
-0.4
5.5

0.4
0.3
0.1
3.0
:
0.2
0.0
0.1
1.6

-0.2
-0.3
-0.1
-2.4
:
-0.9
0.0
-0.3
3.0

0.2
0.2
0.1
1.4
:
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1

(1) Recycling of metal waste and scrap (NACE Group 37.1) and recycling of non-metal waste (NACE Group 37.2) are not included in the STS Regulation; latest monthly
index refers to the same month for which the latest growth rate is available.

119

Output prices - electricity, gas & water supply

2. Industry

Figure 2.161 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, gross data, EU-25 (2000=100)

220

200

180

160

140

120

100

80

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

Electricity, gas & water supply (E)

Electricity, gas, steam & hot water supply (40)

Production & distribution of electricity (40.1)

Gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains (40.2)

Collection, purification & distribution of water (41)

Figure 2.162 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, electricity, gas & water supply (NACE Section E), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month (%) (1)

EU-25

Latest rates, 07-2006

8

6

4

2

0

-2

-4

10

5

0

-5

07-04

01-05

07-05

01-06

07-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

Growth rate

3-month moving average

Growth

EU-25 average

(1) France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Finland, confidential; Estonia, Ireland, Latvia and Malta, not available; the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia
and the United Kingdom, 08-2006; Austria, 06-2006.

Table 2.92 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of domestic output prices, electricity, gas & water supply (NACE Section E), gross data, 

price changes compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

NACE code

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

E
40
40.1
40.2
41

Electricity, gas & water supply

Electricity, gas, steam & hot water supply
Production & distribution of electricity
Gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains

Collection, purification & distribution of water

149.0
149.6
140.2
181.6
122.8

0.7
0.8
-0.1
2.6
0.0

0.3
0.3
0.1
-0.8
0.1

4.8
5.3
4.6
8.4
0.0

7.5
8.0
4.2
19.0
0.0

3.4
3.6
2.6
8.5
0.1

2.9
3.1
3.2
1.0
0.7

0.2
0.3
1.5
-2.2
0.2

-0.5
-0.5
-0.5
-0.6
0.2

-2.0
-2.3
-0.2
-6.6
2.1

-2.3
-2.5
-1.3
-3.8
0.1

0.3
0.4
0.2
-1.1
0.1

2.0
2.1
1.6
2.8
0.1

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

120

3. Construction

Index of production

3. Construction

Figure 3.1 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, construction, trend cycle (2000=100)

108

106

104

102

100

06-01

06-02

06-03

06-04

EU-25

06-05

Euro area

06-06

Figure 3.2 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, trend cycle, (2000=100)

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

06-06

EU-25: building

EU-25: civil engineering

Euro area: building

Euro area: civil engineering

110

105

100

95

90

07-01

122

3. Construction

Index of production

Figure 3.3 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, construction, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month (%)

5.0

2.5

0.0

-2.5

-5.0

07-05

08-05

09-05

10-05

11-05

12-05

01-06

02-06

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 3.4 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, construction, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

10

5

0

-5

-10

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy and Finland, confidential; Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Norway and Switzerland, not
available; EU-25, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria and Sweden, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 3.1 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, construction, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
73.7
2.7
0.7
2.1
20.7
0.1
1.3
11.1
13.6
1.1
11.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.0
6.0
2.9
2.2
1.6
0.2
0.1
1.4
2.6
17.6
~
~
~
~

106.7
104.2
91.7
146.9
:
83.2
:
:
136.3
116.0
:
c
:
:
:
104.7
152.8
:
95.0
125.6
87.5
78.6
128.8
161.1
c
99.9
:
:
158.1
:
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

0.6
0.6
-0.1
4.3
1.2
1.5
7.1
5.6
-3.2
2.2
-0.6
0.9
0.5
3.9
1.4
0.4
2.6
3.3
-0.8
-0.6
0.1
1.4
-4.8
3.3
1.5
2.0
-1.4
2.9
5.7
1.6
:

0.4
0.2
0.3
1.5
0.5
1.0
2.1
-5.0
-1.6
0.8
3.5
-0.7
5.1
3.6
5.1
1.0
-1.3
3.4
1.0
1.1
1.3
-4.2
1.0
3.7
0.8
2.0
0.2
3.9
5.9
1.6
:

0.0
-0.1
-0.9
-5.0
0.6
-6.4
7.2
:
2.5
1.4
1.1
0.3
-2.3
4.1
8.5
-1.5
-2.5
-0.9
1.0
0.9
-4.3
0.0
-1.4
1.3
0.4
-0.5
0.6
14.1
3.1
2.3
:

1.8
2.7
0.9
9.3
3.3
10.6
13.6
:
3.8
2.2
3.0
1.8
:
3.1
2.4
0.4
-4.3
2.5
0.7
1.1
11.5
-4.9
7.4
8.9
c
1.5
0.5
-0.4
-2.9
1.2
:

-0.5
-0.7
-6.1
2.5
:
0.3
:
:
0.6
0.5
:
c
:
:
:
-1.8
-3.5
:
0.4
0.7
-2.7
6.2
1.0
-0.4
1.4
-1.8
:
:
0.1
:
:

0.8
1.5
0.7
0.3
:
-2.3
:
:
3.6
0.1
:
c
:
:
:
1.1
8.1
:
0.2
-1.1
2.6
-5.5
-5.5
4.3
0.4
2.3
:
:
3.6
:
:

-0.9
-1.5
-5.0
2.8
:
2.5
:
:
-7.7
0.1
:
c
:
:
:
-0.8
-6.4
:
-0.5
1.9
-0.2
-2.7
-2.1
1.6
0.1
1.0
:
:
3.7
:
:

0.6
1.0
10.7
-1.6
:
-1.0
:
:
0.7
0.6
:
c
:
:
:
2.0
2.1
:
1.7
-0.7
-1.7
1.2
9.8
0.9
-0.4
-0.1
:
:
0.1
:
:

1.8
2.7
0.6
-3.7
:
2.2
:
:
10.3
0.2
:
c
:
:
:
0.9
-0.1
:
0.5
0.7
5.8
-1.7
0.7
-3.2
0.9
0.4
:
:
-1.0
:
:

-2.1
-3.1
-3.4
1.4
:
-5.2
:
:
-4.1
-0.1
:
c
:
:
:
-2.2
-2.3
:
-1.5
0.0
-10.1
2.5
-6.6
3.2
-0.6
-0.7
:
:
1.3
:
:

0.7
1.1
-1.6
-7.0
:
1.6
:
:
-0.5
1.2
:
c
:
:
:
0.1
-3.4
:
2.2
0.1
2.5
-3.2
3.8
-0.6
0.7
0.2
:
:
1.5
:
:

-0.1
-0.5
-0.4
3.9
:
-10.1
:
:
1.1
1.1
:
c
:
:
:
-1.8
4.5
:
0.7
1.8
4.4
1.0
-1.6
1.4
0.1
-0.5
:
:
4.3
:
:

1.3
1.9
1.8
-0.9
:
17.7
:
:
2.1
-0.4
:
c
:
:
:
1.0
-4.5
:
-1.1
-0.9
2.3
-8.1
1.9
4.8
0.0
2.6
:
:
-9.2
:
:

1.6
2.0
0.5
16.1
:
1.2
:
:
0.4
2.5
:
c
:
:
:
2.3
-3.8
:
1.7
3.2
5.8
7.5
1.2
4.5
-0.7
-0.9
:
:
3.0
:
:

-0.5
-1.1
-1.4
-1.4
:
-1.0
:
:
2.5
-0.2
:
c
:
:
:
-2.9
3.2
:
-1.6
-3.6
3.4
-2.9
13.2
0.8
c
-0.6
:
:
4.4
:
:

:
:
3.7
0.3
:
3.4
:
:
5.0
-0.6
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
-5.2
-1.3
0.2
1.2
:
:
:
:
0.3
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

123

Index of production - building

3. Construction

Figure 3.5 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, building, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month (%)

4

2

0

-2

07-05

08-05

09-05

10-05

11-05

12-05

01-06

02-06

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 3.6 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, building, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

4

2

0

-2

-4

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands and Finland, confidential; Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Norway
and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Luxembourg, Austria and Sweden, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 3.2 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, building, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
73.9
2.7
0.7
2.1
20.5
0.0
1.3
10.5
13.6
1.1
11.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.0
6.0
3.6
1.9
1.6
0.2
0.1
1.6
2.6
17.7
~
~
~
~

108.1
105.8
87.9
127.2
:
80.8
:
:
144.4
116.8
:
c
:
:
:
111.8
c
:
c
122.0
70.7
76.4
144.4
156.3
c
100.1
:
:
155.6
:
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

0.7
0.9
-1.9
4.7
0.1
1.4
5.6
6.3
-0.2
1.8
-1.1
c
8.8
4.7
0.3
0.7
c
:
c
0.3
-2.1
1.8
-9.5
4.7
1.4
1.9
-1.8
8.9
4.7
0.1
:

0.5
0.4
-0.5
0.3
2.2
1.3
3.5
-5.8
-2.2
1.0
3.4
c
-0.2
2.5
5.3
0.7
c
:
c
1.6
-2.2
-5.4
0.9
2.7
1.5
2.4
0.5
0.3
6.9
3.0
:

0.9
1.0
0.5
-7.2
:
-4.8
4.9
:
7.3
1.5
0.3
c
0.9
0.0
10.5
-1.3
c
:
c
2.0
7.7
-0.2
4.0
6.6
1.1
0.6
1.0
35.2
-4.7
2.6
:

1.6
2.2
-0.1
12.3
:
9.1
:
:
3.2
1.8
4.1
c
:
4.2
3.5
0.4
c
:
c
-0.3
2.3
-4.6
0.8
7.6
c
2.0
0.6
-1.3
0.2
0.9
:

0.1
0.4
-0.6
3.3
:
0.8
:
:
2.0
0.6
:
c
:
:
:
-2.0
c
:
c
-0.3
-2.0
8.3
2.8
0.0
1.7
-1.3
:
:
-3.8
:
:

0.6
1.0
0.7
-4.0
:
-3.1
:
:
3.9
0.3
:
c
:
:
:
0.6
c
:
c
-0.2
1.5
-7.5
-8.0
8.3
1.0
1.1
:
:
2.7
:
:

-1.1
-1.7
-5.0
7.6
:
2.6
:
:
-9.5
0.0
:
c
:
:
:
-0.8
c
:
c
1.0
-2.3
-3.2
-9.2
-7.4
1.1
2.1
:
:
5.8
:
:

0.7
1.2
5.7
-3.5
:
-0.5
:
:
1.0
0.6
:
c
:
:
:
1.8
c
:
c
0.4
-1.1
1.4
24.2
11.1
-1.9
-0.1
:
:
1.1
:
:

1.9
2.5
1.6
-9.1
:
2.6
:
:
11.8
0.4
:
c
:
:
:
1.8
c
:
c
1.7
1.3
-1.7
1.0
-5.6
1.3
0.2
:
:
-0.6
:
:

-1.1
-1.6
-1.0
3.6
:
-5.3
:
:
-1.1
0.1
:
c
:
:
:
-2.6
c
:
c
0.2
4.0
2.2
-6.8
5.8
1.5
0.1
:
:
-8.2
:
:

0.7
1.0
-3.1
-5.4
:
3.2
:
:
-0.2
0.9
:
c
:
:
:
0.4
c
:
c
-1.1
1.3
-2.9
9.8
1.2
-0.6
0.5
:
:
1.3
:
:

0.3
0.0
2.0
0.8
:
-9.3
:
:
1.7
0.9
:
c
:
:
:
-1.8
c
:
c
3.7
6.4
0.6
-7.8
1.2
-0.7
0.1
:
:
8.7
:
:

0.5
0.7
-1.7
5.1
:
14.4
:
:
0.6
-0.6
:
c
:
:
:
1.4
c
:
c
-2.6
-2.8
-7.6
-1.7
4.2
-0.3
2.2
:
:
-8.7
:
:

1.5
1.9
2.7
10.2
:
1.2
:
:
-0.8
2.4
:
c
:
:
:
1.4
c
:
c
1.6
1.8
7.4
-4.5
1.8
-0.8
-0.8
:
:
3.4
:
:

-0.2
-0.5
-1.4
4.1
:
0.0
:
:
6.3
-0.3
:
c
:
:
:
-2.7
c
:
c
-2.3
-2.1
-3.1
25.3
2.2
c
0.1
:
:
3.5
:
:

:
:
-1.4
-3.1
:
3.5
:
:
1.1
0.0
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
0.3
-1.3
-3.2
-2.4
:
:
:
:
2.1
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

124

Index of production - civil engineering

3. Construction

Figure 3.7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, civil engineering, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month (%)

5.0

2.5

0.0

-2.5

-5.0

07-05

08-05

09-05

10-05

11-05

12-05

01-06

02-06

03-06

04-06

05-06

06-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 3.8 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, civil engineering, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

6

4

2

0

-2

-4

-6

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy and Finland, confidential; Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Norway and Switzerland, not
available; EU-25, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria and Sweden, 06-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 3.3 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of production, civil engineering, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
73.2
2.7
0.6
2.1
21.1
0.1
1.2
12.1
13.5
1.1
11.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.0
6.0
1.7
2.7
1.6
0.3
0.1
1.0
2.6
17.5
~
~
~
~

97.3
99.2
82.1
176.5
:
87.9
:
:
121.0
114.1
:
c
:
:
:
82.3
c
:
c
140.7
104.7
83.6
122.6
167.4
c
90.6
:
:
157.7
:
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

0.5
0.9
0.5
3.0
-1.0
1.8
5.4
3.6
-6.2
2.9
0.3
c
-6.3
8.4
3.0
-1.6
c
:
c
-1.8
0.8
0.5
2.5
0.4
1.3
-2.5
4.8
7.3
8.6
7.5
:

0.0
-0.3
-1.0
2.5
-2.4
0.6
1.8
-5.3
-1.1
0.5
3.3
c
11.0
7.2
4.8
3.2
c
:
c
-0.1
0.5
-1.4
-0.6
3.1
1.1
1.1
-4.0
10.3
5.7
-3.9
:

-1.3
-2.4
1.8
-3.0
-2.2
-9.1
5.8
:
-11.9
1.0
5.4
c
-6.1
6.8
5.6
-3.3
c
:
c
-3.3
-0.6
0.3
-8.3
-3.7
0.9
-13.0
-4.7
-26.5
5.4
0.3
:

0.7
2.7
0.0
5.1
1.8
13.5
:
:
8.9
3.3
-1.3
c
:
7.2
0.6
1.1
c
:
c
5.2
12.9
-5.5
21.5
9.0
c
2.8
-0.6
16.2
-5.3
3.5
:

-0.9
-0.7
-7.5
4.5
:
-0.7
:
:
-1.9
-0.3
:
c
:
:
:
-2.5
c
:
c
6.3
-0.6
2.0
-3.3
1.7
2.4
10.0
:
:
4.6
:
:

1.6
1.0
-0.4
1.3
:
-1.0
:
:
2.6
-0.2
:
c
:
:
:
4.5
c
:
c
-7.1
1.1
-1.0
-3.6
1.0
-0.4
12.3
:
:
5.2
:
:

-0.8
-0.8
-4.7
0.2
:
2.3
:
:
-4.3
0.5
:
c
:
:
:
0.3
c
:
c
6.6
-0.2
-1.4
3.6
8.3
-0.4
-13.6
:
:
2.3
:
:

0.6
0.4
8.6
-1.4
:
-1.9
:
:
-0.4
0.5
:
c
:
:
:
2.0
c
:
c
-5.2
-0.3
0.7
-0.9
-8.3
1.1
7.1
:
:
-1.0
:
:

1.3
2.0
3.5
2.8
:
1.5
:
:
7.4
-0.3
:
c
:
:
:
-1.7
c
:
c
-0.1
1.0
-1.2
0.2
-1.4
0.8
1.9
:
:
-2.6
:
:

-6.5
-6.3
2.9
6.0
:
-5.1
:
:
-14.7
-0.7
:
c
:
:
:
-2.3
c
:
c
-3.8
-1.0
2.7
-8.1
-5.3
-0.3
-20.6
:
:
4.4
:
:

0.8
1.2
-10.0
-15.9
:
-1.0
:
:
-2.1
1.9
:
c
:
:
:
-0.4
c
:
c
4.5
0.3
-3.4
-3.3
9.2
0.2
15.7
:
:
2.1
:
:

-0.7
-0.7
2.8
3.4
:
-11.7
:
:
0.2
1.4
:
c
:
:
:
-0.5
c
:
c
-1.8
-1.1
1.6
6.9
-1.2
0.7
-12.0
:
:
4.6
:
:

3.2
4.1
2.4
-2.8
:
23.9
:
:
6.3
0.0
:
c
:
:
:
-0.2
c
:
c
2.7
3.0
-9.3
9.5
1.7
-1.6
0.0
:
:
-12.8
:
:

2.2
1.6
0.0
21.0
:
1.3
:
:
5.1
2.6
:
c
:
:
:
4.5
c
:
c
4.3
0.3
7.7
7.1
8.6
0.6
25.6
:
:
3.8
:
:

-1.1
-1.6
-1.7
-4.2
:
-2.4
:
:
-0.9
-0.1
:
c
:
:
:
-3.3
c
:
c
-1.7
30.4
-2.3
7.5
-2.0
c
-24.4
:
:
6.4
:
:

:
:
5.6
2.5
:
3.2
:
:
13.1
-1.9
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
-22.8
-1.4
2.9
4.1
:
:
:
:
-0.7
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

125

Index of new orders

3. Construction

Figure 3.9 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of new orders received, construction, seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

130

120

110

100

90

IV-00

IV-01

IV-02

IV-03

EU-25

IV-04

Euro area

IV-05

Figure 3.10 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of new orders received, construction, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

50

40

30

20

10

0

-10

-20

-30

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Greece, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Italy, Latvia, Malta, Bulgaria and Switzerland, not available; EU-25 and Spain, IV-2005; Denmark,
III-2005; Cyprus, Poland, Finland and the United Kingdom, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Table 3.4 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of new orders received, construction, growth rates (%) (1)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

125.4
122.6
96.1
173.3
122.9
78.4
486.8
c
176.3
c
c
:
240.1
:
337.5
118.7
121.7
:
c
123.9
260.4
95.4
257.8
248.2
105.2
c
117.5
:
655.8
182.4
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

Gross data, compared with 
the previous year

Seasonally adjusted data, 
compared with the previous quarter

2002

2003

2004

2005

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

3.2
1.8
-5.5
4.7
-4.1
-6.2
55.3
18.7
18.3
11.6
c
:
6.0
:
38.2
9.1
29.6
:
c
2.2
30.2
-15.2
22.1
28.0
11.1
c
3.0
:
46.0
0.9
:

-4.2
-4.6
-3.7
9.8
1.6
-10.7
14.9
-18.4
14.7
3.3
c
:
27.7
:
28.2
-8.4
-30.0
:
c
11.2
-13.8
-5.0
5.6
-11.4
10.3
c
-4.6
:
49.9
8.9
:

3.6
1.8
2.1
24.3
3.9
-5.7
8.6
-17.0
11.4
5.3
c
:
5.0
:
17.3
4.8
47.9
:
c
5.2
-17.7
13.9
20.8
4.3
0.0
c
7.2
:
39.1
22.7
:

6.9
5.8
1.4
-10.4
:
-1.0
23.7
18.4
15.7
10.5
c
:
3.1
:
15.6
13.3
-5.5
:
c
7.1
22.9
1.7
3.4
35.8
13.4
c
7.2
:
8.0
16.3
:

-0.4
0.3
-0.5
8.4
1.3
1.1
0.3
3.0
1.1
2.8
c
:
12.0
:
1.8
-16.2
6.1
:
c
4.6
-4.9
6.0
0.0
-13.0
9.7
c
2.3
:
-1.5
7.2
:

1.8
2.5
8.1
8.9
9.0
-3.0
-11.3
4.2
4.1
1.3
c
:
-15.8
:
-3.2
15.6
9.0
:
c
2.0
-0.3
8.7
23.3
12.3
54.8
c
-5.4
:
10.8
8.3
:

2.9
2.3
3.0
5.9
-1.8
1.7
0.8
-9.2
8.7
1.9
c
:
5.1
:
12.2
2.3
8.5
:
c
-2.3
-9.2
5.3
-16.5
-8.9
14.3
c
17.0
:
38.0
10.3
:

0.3
-2.5
-4.1
24.2
-5.1
-5.9
-0.3
-15.9
-12.7
0.5
c
:
9.4
:
-0.5
-5.9
45.0
:
c
0.7
-6.6
5.7
26.3
19.2
-34.6
c
-2.1
:
-2.6
-0.1
:

-1.1
2.1
-1.6
-4.7
3.9
-0.9
28.5
15.7
14.1
1.1
c
:
6.3
:
4.5
9.4
-13.7
:
c
5.3
3.1
-16.4
13.7
-6.9
-10.4
c
-6.1
:
2.4
-1.1
:

3.2
2.1
-1.6
-24.0
-1.4
-0.5
8.1
-21.8
8.1
-0.9
c
:
21.2
:
10.3
4.8
-8.7
:
c
3.5
-8.7
15.4
-13.5
-0.5
-6.1
c
5.0
:
9.8
8.1
:

2.5
1.9
1.8
6.3
1.9
-6.4
0.7
c
-1.0
4.2
c
:
-23.9
:
-9.7
14.8
-10.7
:
c
0.1
-3.7
2.2
29.1
65.5
20.7
c
2.6
:
-68.0
-2.7
:

1.8
3.2
2.7
-0.2
11.5
6.9
7.7
c
5.5
5.6
c
:
8.2
:
10.9
-29.0
8.5
:
c
-1.0
16.9
-1.0
-42.6
-32.9
17.9
c
8.6
:
244.1
14.7
:

1.8
2.3
3.8
15.0
-5.7
4.6
-6.6
c
4.4
1.3
c
:
6.6
:
13.7
55.1
9.9
:
c
7.3
11.5
-3.0
43.8
37.7
-0.9
c
-5.6
:
28.7
5.1
:

4.7
2.0
-2.7
-7.4
:
0.1
10.1
c
2.1
4.4
c
:
8.7
:
3.2
-19.1
-0.5
:
c
-4.5
54.2
-6.2
-4.8
-18.4
20.7
c
4.2
:
31.7
-1.1
:

I-06

:
:
2.4
7.7
:
-0.9
6.2
:
:
1.1
c
:
1.6
:
6.5
1.6
10.5
:
c
2.3
40.9
8.4
56.3
20.0
-27.2
c
2.2
:
-0.4
9.6
:

II-06

:
:
4.6
0.9
:
3.7
4.4
:
:
c
c
:
:
:
-3.5
-18.6
-17.1
:
:
-1.6
:
-2.0
20.6
-3.7
:
c
:
:
-19.6
-9.3
:

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest quarterly growth rate is available.

126

3. Construction

Indices of employment, hours worked and wages and salaries

Figure 3.11 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Indices of employment, hours worked and wages and salaries, construction, seasonally adjusted data, EU-25 (2000=100)

110

105

100

95

90

II-01

II-02

Employment

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Hours worked

Gross wages and salaries

Figure 3.12 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Indices of employment, hours worked and wages and salaries, construction, seasonally adjusted data, euro area (2000=100)

110

105

100

95

90

II-01

II-02

Employment

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Hours worked

Gross wages and salaries

Figure 3.13 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, construction, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%)

2

1

0

-1

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

EU-25

Euro area

127

Indices of employment, hours worked and wages and salaries

3. Construction

Figure 3.14 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, construction, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

8

4

0

-4

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, not available; Malta, III-2005; Norway, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 3.15 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of hours worked, construction, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

15

10

5

0

-5

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Greece, Norway and Switzerland, not available; Spain, IV-2005; Ireland, Latvia, Poland and 
the United Kingdom, I-2006; Malta, III-2005.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 3.16 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of gross wages and salaries, construction, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

15

10

5

0

-5

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) The Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Greece and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Spain and Cyprus, IV-2005; France, Ireland, Latvia and the United Kingdom,
I-2006; Malta, III-2005.

Growth

EU-25 average 

128

3. Construction

Index of construction costs

Figure 3.17 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of construction costs, new residential buildings (excl. residencies for communities), gross data (2000=100)

130

125

120

115

110

105

100

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

EU-25

II-05

Euro area

II-06

Figure 3.18 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Indices of construction costs, new residential buildings (excl. residencies for communities), gross data (2000=100)

EU-25

Euro area

125

120

115

110

105

100

125

120

115

110

105

100

I-01

I-02

I-03

I-04

I-05

I-06

I-01

I-02

I-03

I-04

I-05

I-06

Material costs

Labour costs

Material costs

Labour costs

Table 3.5 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of construction costs, new residential buildings (excl. residencies for communities), gross data, price changes (%) (1)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

Compared with the 
previous year

Compared with 
the previous quarter

2002

2003

2004

2005

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

128.3
119.0
:
120.4
117.0
106.7
136.7
118.5
127.3
124.5
182.9
120.5
130.1
:
126.9
118.5
132.2
:
116.2
118.9
108.7
117.1
142.8
134.8
115.1
126.1
171.6
:
322.3
122.3
:

4.5
2.4
:
:
2.1
1.0
4.0
2.3
1.6
3.2
4.1
4.0
3.9
:
0.2
2.7
6.6
:
3.2
1.5
-0.2
3.3
5.3
5.0
0.8
3.5
12.6
:
24.6
3.3
:

4.8
2.4
:
:
2.4
1.3
3.5
2.7
2.2
3.3
10.1
3.0
5.1
:
1.4
2.1
3.8
:
1.5
2.6
-0.8
1.7
5.8
4.2
1.9
3.4
13.4
:
22.3
3.0
:

5.9
4.1
:
6.0
1.5
2.5
5.3
3.0
4.7
5.8
12.8
4.2
6.7
:
7.0
2.7
5.6
:
2.0
5.1
2.6
3.8
10.4
6.9
2.4
3.9
12.1
:
19.1
3.0
:

3.7
3.1
:
3.8
2.7
1.0
6.2
3.2
6.7
2.3
8.6
4.0
4.2
:
8.3
3.0
3.5
:
1.8
2.2
2.8
2.5
6.1
4.8
3.6
3.9
5.6
:
13.1
3.4
:

2.0
0.2
:
1.0
0.0
-0.5
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.3
3.1
0.2
1.0
:
1.0
0.3
1.1
:
0.4
0.6
0.1
-0.3
1.2
1.3
0.3
0.7
8.2
:
4.3
0.3
:

1.2
0.3
:
1.4
0.1
0.5
0.4
0.5
-0.1
0.6
3.0
0.2
0.1
:
0.0
0.5
2.6
:
-0.2
0.6
0.2
0.1
1.6
0.9
-0.3
0.5
4.0
:
2.5
0.5
:

1.4
1.5
:
1.0
-0.3
0.7
1.5
0.6
1.3
2.4
3.0
1.8
4.0
:
0.5
0.9
-0.7
:
0.9
1.9
0.6
1.7
1.9
2.4
0.5
0.9
1.5
:
8.7
1.0
:

2.2
2.3
:
2.3
0.9
2.2
2.6
1.3
3.2
2.8
3.1
1.8
1.7
:
4.3
0.6
2.6
:
1.0
2.2
1.2
2.5
6.0
2.0
1.4
1.9
2.2
:
2.4
1.0
:

0.9
0.7
:
2.6
0.9
-0.1
1.3
0.7
1.1
0.6
3.4
1.2
1.1
:
3.1
0.9
1.0
:
0.4
0.6
1.4
0.3
2.0
2.0
1.0
0.9
1.4
:
4.2
0.8
:

0.9
0.4
:
0.9
0.9
-0.2
1.1
1.3
0.6
0.5
2.3
0.6
0.4
:
1.7
1.1
2.8
:
0.1
0.8
0.9
0.2
1.5
0.9
0.6
0.4
2.2
:
2.0
0.7
:

0.9
1.0
:
0.8
0.0
0.5
1.2
0.4
2.9
0.4
1.2
1.3
2.7
:
0.0
0.3
-4.1
:
0.8
0.4
0.5
0.1
1.0
1.3
0.9
1.4
1.0
:
6.8
1.2
:

0.6
0.5
:
0.3
0.9
0.0
1.8
0.7
1.5
-0.1
1.6
1.1
-0.3
:
2.3
1.0
4.4
:
0.2
0.2
0.5
1.0
1.2
0.8
1.5
1.1
0.5
:
1.6
0.7
:

1.0
0.6
:
0.4
0.9
0.2
1.7
0.9
1.2
0.7
1.8
0.5
0.5
:
3.6
0.6
0.8
:
0.3
-0.1
0.4
1.1
0.7
0.9
0.4
0.7
2.4
:
1.9
0.5
:

0.6
0.7
:
0.3
0.9
0.5
2.1
0.6
0.8
1.3
3.6
0.3
0.5
:
2.6
1.1
3.3
:
0.5
0.8
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.8
0.0
0.4
0.2
:
-2.0
0.9
:

1.6
1.3
:
0.6
0.9
0.7
2.1
0.9
1.9
2.0
3.8
0.8
2.7
:
1.0
0.3
-2.7
:
0.9
1.2
0.1
0.6
0.0
1.3
1.2
1.5
2.8
:
6.5
0.8
:

:
0.9
:
0.1
1.7
-1.4
2.3
1.3
3.3
:
3.4
:
:
:
3.5
0.8
:
:
0.7
2.2
0.3
1.8
1.9
1.0
1.3
2.0
:
:
5.0
1.0
:

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest quarterly growth rate is available.

129

Index of building permits - number of dwellings

3. Construction

Figure 3.19 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of building permits - number of dwellings, new residential buildings (excl. residencies for communities), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

130

120

110

100

90

80

I-01

I-02

EU-25

I-03

I-04

I-05

Euro area

I-06

Figure 3.20 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of building permits - number of dwellings, new residential buildings (excluding residencies for communities),

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%)

6

4

2

0

-2

-4

II-03

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

EU-25

Euro area

Table 3.6 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of building permits - number of dwellings, new residential buildings (excluding residencies for communities), 

growth rates (%) (1)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

Gross data, compared with 
the previous year

Seasonally adjusted data, 
compared with the previous quarter

2002

2003

2004

2005

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

126.3
125.5
137.2
155.4
134.3
74.2
1 016.7
180.2
150.7
161.2
98.6
c
298.7
:
327.0
155.6
89.8
287.3
141.1
c
95.0
59.0
139.4
:
74.6
177.4
107.4
:
142.5
113.1
130.8

1.6
:
1.1
6.5
30.6
-6.2
120.7
21.0
2.4
-1.8
-11.6
c
17.9
:
12.0
4.3
2.1
31.1
7.9
:
-43.3
-13.4
-2.1
:
3.4
-6.4
0.1
:
-11.9
-4.2
4.4

8.6
:
7.6
27.1
-25.2
8.3
8.3
-0.5
16.8
8.5
13.0
c
47.1
:
44.6
11.9
18.8
11.8
7.8
:
18.6
-7.1
18.3
:
15.8
36.2
:
:
-9.0
-15.0
11.7

7.8
:
15.0
2.2
0.6
-10.4
176.3
-5.0
15.4
21.5
29.7
c
31.7
:
36.1
18.0
1.6
9.4
5.2
:
13.7
-12.3
19.8
:
-2.6
19.3
:
:
24.2
32.3
14.4

5.9
:
:
-1.2
18.5
-10.6
-3.1
68.1
11.1
11.6
-2.3
c
19.2
:
40.3
20.5
-9.8
35.4
9.3
:
9.5
-1.5
2.4
:
6.5
15.6
:
:
26.8
21.5
4.1

2.1
2.9
2.3
18.3
-6.7
-4.2
29.6
-3.3
-2.0
8.4
13.0
c
-7.4
:
-7.5
-10.3
11.8
1.0
-4.4
-7.6
5.4
-2.1
-11.7
:
2.4
-1.1
-0.3
:
6.7
0.9
-3.4

2.2
2.1
4.4
-0.8
14.3
6.4
34.8
-14.8
-3.4
4.8
-7.1
c
1.5
:
-7.7
37.3
10.0
27.2
4.5
27.1
13.5
13.5
14.9
:
3.8
4.8
:
:
7.0
8.4
2.7

3.7
0.5
11.9
-1.4
-2.3
8.1
51.5
8.0
10.6
5.4
23.3
c
18.9
:
23.5
-13.2
-9.2
-10.6
-9.5
c
1.1
-17.9
-8.2
:
-11.5
10.4
:
:
6.9
43.3
15.2

0.6
2.8
-6.0
-2.9
-7.7
-17.1
99.8
5.7
1.2
7.8
-2.7
c
3.5
:
-1.2
-6.9
8.2
-12.4
15.5
c
0.6
2.0
5.0
:
2.4
-1.9
:
:
10.2
-15.7
-4.1

-2.8
-1.8
-6.2
-6.4
1.0
-8.4
-59.7
-2.3
5.5
0.3
4.7
c
6.1
:
87.2
82.9
-11.4
26.4
-7.9
c
-4.4
-6.1
68.5
:
1.1
7.3
:
:
-1.2
-4.8
-6.5

4.4
3.7
15.6
5.8
-1.2
-1.0
15.1
-2.8
6.9
5.8
5.8
c
10.0
:
-35.8
-44.3
-1.5
-1.6
37.2
c
-9.8
2.4
-42.8
:
-4.0
8.0
:
:
-2.4
19.6
18.3

1.2
2.2
1.2
-4.3
23.8
-7.2
-30.0
33.1
-1.4
-0.6
-1.6
c
10.6
:
7.2
45.9
0.7
0.6
-12.8
c
22.6
7.0
-6.2
:
6.4
-4.4
:
:
17.2
2.1
-5.0

0.8
1.3
8.2
-2.3
-0.7
4.6
85.6
9.4
0.3
5.3
1.7
c
-3.7
:
56.8
-9.9
-1.9
44.3
-4.0
c
-3.1
-6.9
43.6
:
11.1
4.8
:
:
7.7
14.3
-4.9

2.4
2.6
-3.4
5.6
-9.4
8.5
5.4
14.7
11.2
3.1
-18.9
c
-1.0
:
-13.0
9.0
-6.3
-3.1
4.6
c
4.3
-1.5
-12.1
:
-9.4
11.6
:
:
2.0
-0.4
1.5

4.1
3.4
:
7.2
22.9
1.8
15.1
43.4
-6.3
0.4
7.4
c
7.3
:
17.9
12.6
-4.5
-14.8
7.5
c
-4.2
-1.2
19.2
:
-4.1
4.1
:
:
5.2
5.4
17.7

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest quarterly growth rate is available.

I-06

1.3
2.4
:
-4.0
0.8
8.3
5.3
-45.7
9.4
8.9
-5.5
c
-7.5
:
47.1
-3.3
-2.8
32.6
15.4
c
21.4
3.6
2.3
:
-0.2
-17.6
:
:
-2.4
-2.0
-13.2

II-06

:
:
:
0.6
-21.7
-7.7
-10.9
:
:
0.9
:
:
:
:
-38.2
:
-17.8
:
7.7
:
:
-4.5
-17.8
:
-22.0
1.1
:
:
-1.1
-21.3
3.7

130

3. Construction

Index of building permits - square metres of useful floor area

Figure 3.21 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of building permits - square metres of useful floor area, new residential buildings (excluding residencies for communities),

gross data (2000=100)

130

120

110

100

90

80

I-01

I-02

I-03

I-04

EU-25

I-05

Euro area

I-06

Figure 3.22 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of building permits - square metres of useful floor area, seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, EU-25 (2000=100)

10

5

0

-5

II-03

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

EU-25

Euro area

Table 3.7 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of building permits - square metres of useful floor area, new residential buildings (excluding residencies for communities),

gross data, growth rates (%) (1)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

Gross data, compared with 
the previous year

Seasonally adjusted data, 
compared with the previous quarter

2002

2003

2004

2005

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

126.4
122.5
118.0
159.6
188.5
79.2
844.6
155.8
142.9
147.3
102.5
c
225.7
776.2
384.4
151.9
87.7
:
141.8
:
99.3
63.0
148.8
:
85.2
156.7
:
:
166.1
101.9
:

1.2
:
-7.6
21.2
24.8
-2.1
102.2
20.7
2.3
-0.6
-16.0
c
10.6
45.2
20.4
7.9
-0.4
:
4.0
:
-45.0
-11.5
-8.4
:
5.8
-7.0
:
:
-12.0
-5.1
:

9.6
:
7.7
12.7
-27.2
10.6
21.6
-6.5
16.6
6.7
9.3
c
26.7
72.7
47.9
9.4
21.4
:
10.1
:
28.3
-12.9
23.0
:
17.4
33.8
:
:
4.2
-16.0
:

7.3
:
11.5
12.3
16.2
-10.7
127.8
-7.0
12.7
16.2
33.1
c
21.4
68.7
30.7
21.5
-0.8
:
3.1
:
6.1
-6.9
21.4
:
1.3
13.1
:
:
22.5
20.8
:

4.8
:
:
-2.3
20.9
-11.4
-2.5
66.0
9.4
9.9
2.9
c
15.7
39.9
39.4
15.8
-14.3
:
8.3
:
6.9
-1.2
8.6
:
8.7
18.1
:
:
32.4
21.6
:

0.4
1.8
3.6
18.6
-3.0
-4.4
41.1
8.2
-1.5
6.5
8.7
c
-4.5
34.5
-1.2
1.9
-0.2
:
-8.7
:
5.5
-2.5
-2.4
:
4.3
-7.9
:
:
6.3
-4.8
:

3.8
2.7
3.8
-2.3
12.3
10.4
16.8
-21.4
-4.3
5.1
1.4
c
1.6
26.5
-5.3
22.7
8.0
:
8.9
:
8.6
5.7
12.9
:
5.8
-0.2
:
:
4.1
10.2
:

3.1
3.5
11.7
3.8
29.1
6.7
52.7
8.3
6.5
3.3
21.7
c
10.4
8.2
14.7
-17.2
-5.2
:
-11.1
:
2.4
-9.1
-1.1
:
-9.5
15.4
:
:
4.2
22.4
:

-1.6
-1.7
-7.4
2.0
-24.2
-18.8
59.0
2.3
3.8
5.8
-0.7
c
8.3
7.2
7.9
10.5
0.5
:
15.3
:
-5.8
0.6
-3.2
:
3.0
-2.5
:
:
12.1
-7.2
:

0.7
-1.5
-8.6
-5.7
-1.0
-8.5
-50.6
1.3
4.6
-0.1
-8.4
c
-3.4
8.2
40.0
78.4
-7.3
:
-4.6
:
-5.7
-4.6
44.9
:
-1.0
2.9
:
:
0.6
-1.7
:

2.2
5.2
13.9
21.5
5.0
-1.1
-0.7
-1.2
7.2
3.9
14.2
c
9.0
4.6
-14.3
-45.4
-1.2
:
28.7
:
-5.4
4.7
-28.0
:
1.4
7.7
:
:
-0.1
13.5
:

-1.7
-4.0
2.2
-14.7
6.6
-8.4
-16.5
14.5
-1.6
0.4
0.7
c
10.5
-1.4
0.8
51.1
-4.5
:
-12.5
:
14.7
4.8
-12.7
:
2.5
1.8
:
:
11.1
1.4
:

5.2
5.7
13.2
-6.9
13.4
5.7
52.8
3.6
0.8
5.3
6.8
c
-5.1
23.4
42.6
-17.0
-3.6
:
-1.1
:
1.7
-6.3
46.3
:
11.3
0.4
:
:
17.8
14.5
:

3.8
3.3
-6.7
22.6
1.9
9.7
15.4
29.0
8.1
1.3
-17.3
c
1.7
9.0
-13.5
3.9
-4.9
:
3.2
:
5.0
-0.5
-8.1
:
-5.2
11.2
:
:
-0.3
0.8
:

1.5
1.9
:
-12.8
28.6
3.4
9.8
80.4
-5.7
1.1
3.8
c
8.1
20.6
26.4
14.7
-3.9
:
9.9
:
-7.6
-3.5
17.7
:
-4.0
11.1
:
:
8.5
2.9
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest quarterly growth rate is available.

I-06

2.7
3.7
:
0.2
14.9
6.7
15.1
-58.1
7.4
6.7
-0.8
c
-8.5
7.3
21.1
-2.7
3.1
:
12.7
:
26.0
3.8
-2.8
:
-1.1
-17.1
:
:
10.2
1.5
:

II-06

:
:
:
3.0
-18.1
-7.8
-13.0
:
:
0.9
:
:
:
-7.9
-11.1
:
-18.7
:
9.2
:
:
-2.1
-12.4
:
-21.7
-7.1
:
:
-10.6
-20.3
:

131

4. Retail trade

Index of volume of sales

4. Retail trade

Figure 4.1 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, retail trade (NACE Division 52), trend cycle (2000=100)

120

115

110

105

100

07-01

07-02

07-03

07-04

EU-25

07-05

Euro area

07-06

Figure 4.2 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, trend cycle, EU-25 (2000=100)

07-02

07-03

07-04

07-05

07-06

EU-25: retail trade of food products 
Euro area: retail trade of food products

EU-25: retail trade of non-food products
Euro area: retail trade of non-food products

120

115

110

105

100

07-01

134

4. Retail trade

Index of volume of sales

Figure 4.3 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of the volume of sales, retail trade (NACE Division 52), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

3

2

1

0

-1

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Greece, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus and Hungary, confidential; Luxembourg, Malta, Bulgaria, Norway and Switzerland, not available; the Netherlands and Austria, 06-2006;
the United Kingdom, 08-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 4.4 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of the volume of sales, retail trade of food products (NACE Class 52.11 and Group 52.2), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

3

2

1

0

-1

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Greece, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus and Hungary, confidential; Latvia, Malta and Switzerland, not available; the Netherlands, 06-2006; the United Kingdom, 08-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 4.5 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of the volume of sales, retail trade of non-food products (NACE Class 52.12 and Groups 52.3 to 52.6), seasonally adjusted data,

growth rates compared with the previous month, 07-2006 (%) (1)

4

3

2

1

0

-1

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Greece, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus and Hungary, confidential; Latvia, Malta and Switzerland, not available; the Netherlands, 06-2006; the United Kingdom, 08-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

135

Index of volume of sales

4. Retail trade

Table 4.1 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, retail trade (NACE Division 52), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
70.8
2.8
1.2
1.7
19.6
0.1
0.7
8.2
17.3
1.0
11.8
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.1
4.0
2.1
2.5
1.6
0.2
0.2
1.4
2.4
19.8
~
~
~
~

114.8
108.2
101.7
126.4
128.2
101.6
218.7
c
115.8
117.6
c
c
c
209.0
163.1
113.3
c
:
104.8
104.6
122.2
106.0
140.6
132.6
129.5
137.7
129.7
:
187.3
:
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

0.4
0.4
0.9
1.3
0.7
-0.3
3.5
1.2
-0.7
0.7
1.9
0.4
-0.5
4.7
3.7
0.2
1.1
:
2.3
1.4
1.1
-1.4
2.6
3.2
1.6
3.3
0.5
:
4.3
:
:

0.8
0.3
0.0
1.7
1.2
-0.6
4.1
0.1
0.3
0.7
1.1
0.4
2.9
6.5
3.2
-0.3
1.4
:
1.3
-0.6
1.4
0.4
0.9
1.2
1.2
2.4
1.5
:
5.9
:
:

0.4
0.2
-4.9
2.2
-0.5
0.6
3.3
0.9
0.3
-0.2
2.7
-0.6
2.0
2.0
-1.8
0.2
1.2
:
1.6
0.9
2.3
0.8
-1.9
1.3
1.2
1.4
-0.2
:
7.4
:
:

0.7
0.4
4.2
1.2
2.7
0.4
5.1
6.6
0.0
0.2
2.4
0.0
2.2
4.1
0.9
:
0.9
:
1.8
0.9
5.3
-0.3
1.7
3.5
1.9
3.4
1.8
:
7.2
:
:

0.0
-0.6
-0.7
0.7
1.0
-0.6
1.7
-4.4
0.5
-0.3
0.8
-0.3
1.0
2.0
2.8
3.8
0.9
:
0.4
-3.0
-1.4
-0.1
-4.1
1.0
0.6
0.3
0.3
:
0.5
:
:

0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.6
-0.4
-0.4
1.1
1.5
-0.7
-0.5
-0.3
0.1
1.9
1.9
0.0
-2.4
0.5
:
0.6
0.5
0.7
-1.2
-0.1
0.4
0.1
0.8
0.3
:
1.9
:
:

0.2
-0.2
0.5
0.5
1.3
-0.6
1.2
1.1
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.0
-0.8
1.7
1.1
0.4
0.2
:
0.5
-0.1
0.7
0.3
3.1
0.2
1.1
2.0
0.7
:
2.3
:
:

0.6
0.3
0.8
0.0
-0.5
1.4
3.2
-0.9
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6
5.1
1.1
-0.2
0.1
:
-0.1
0.2
2.3
1.3
2.1
-2.0
-0.2
0.5
1.4
:
3.9
:
:

0.0
0.7
-7.5
1.4
-1.7
0.3
-0.6
-6.4
-1.1
-0.8
2.1
-0.6
1.7
-3.0
-3.2
0.1
0.6
:
1.9
0.9
0.6
0.9
-4.7
0.9
1.7
0.1
-1.9
:
1.6
:
:

-0.1
-0.8
1.9
0.7
0.8
-0.1
1.0
13.1
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.1
1.3
0.5
:
-0.8
0.2
-0.3
-1.1
1.5
2.0
-1.8
0.3
0.5
:
2.5
:
:

0.1
-0.3
2.3
0.6
1.9
-0.8
2.0
-1.8
1.2
-0.2
-0.2
-1.3
0.4
2.8
0.9
-2.2
0.2
:
0.5
-0.7
0.2
-1.0
-1.5
1.2
1.5
0.4
0.6
:
1.8
:
:

0.4
0.7
1.7
0.1
0.6
0.4
1.3
2.8
-1.6
-0.5
1.8
1.2
-1.4
-0.8
-1.2
1.9
0.1
:
1.4
1.3
4.4
1.5
1.4
0.6
0.7
2.3
0.6
:
1.9
:
:

0.3
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.2
1.0
2.0
2.9
1.1
1.4
0.4
-0.4
5.0
3.0
1.5
:
0.5
:
0.9
-1.1
0.6
-0.3
1.0
1.6
0.9
0.8
0.7
:
3.4
:
:

0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.6
1.2
-0.3
1.8
-3.2
-0.2
-0.5
1.0
-0.1
-0.2
2.6
1.3
:
0.4
:
-0.9
2.1
1.5
-1.6
0.4
1.1
0.6
0.4
0.3
:
2.5
:
:

0.6
0.8
0.2
0.3
-3.5
-0.9
3.1
c
0.1
0.9
c
c
c
0.0
0.5
:
c
:
:
:
-1.7
2.5
0.1
-0.5
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
:
2.5
:
:

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
0.4
:
:
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Table 4.2 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, retail trade (NACE Division 52), working day adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the same period of the previous year (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

2002 2003 2004 2005

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
70.8
2.8
1.2
1.7
19.6
0.1
0.7
8.2
17.3
1.0
11.8
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.1
4.0
2.1
2.5
1.6
0.2
0.2
1.4
2.4
19.8
~
~
~
~

114.4
107.8
102.4
124.3
130.4
100.0
229.5
c
124.3
116.8
c
c
c
215.2
169.2
114.9
c
:
107.4
100.3
125.2
108.7
144.8
134.4
137.1
135.5
124.2
214.3
176.6
:
:

2.1
0.8
-0.7
3.1
3.2
-1.4
14.1
4.9
3.5
3.0
2.2
-0.5
2.6
12.4
7.9
4.2
8.5
:
0.3
-0.3
-1.2
0.0
4.0
5.8
2.9
4.6
6.0
:
0.7
:
:

1.6
0.7
-0.9
3.9
3.8
-0.6
0.7
4.4
2.9
2.4
2.4
-0.7
-1.4
13.6
11.1
3.5
9.0
:
-2.4
0.2
4.7
-2.5
3.0
-5.3
4.1
4.5
3.5
:
5.4
:
:

2.9
1.7
1.7
2.7
8.3
1.8
12.2
4.4
2.7
3.5
4.2
-2.4
3.3
12.4
10.7
1.5
5.4
:
-1.0
1.3
4.7
2.4
2.9
6.3
4.3
5.0
5.9
:
14.6
:
:

1.9
1.3
1.4
3.9
8.4
1.6
14.6
3.5
1.4
1.5
5.5
-0.6
4.8
21.6
12.9
0.5
5.6
:
0.8
1.6
1.3
1.7
7.3
9.7
5.1
7.3
2.1
:
18.0
:
:

2.1
1.9
1.8
4.1
10.9
1.3
15.3
2.1
1.8
2.9
6.0
0.1
4.3
20.9
17.4
3.2
7.5
:
2.7
0.9
1.2
1.7
4.3
12.8
5.5
6.3
0.7
:
10.2
:
:

1.4
0.7
0.2
4.8
5.0
-0.5
15.9
2.4
0.0
1.2
5.1
0.4
8.7
22.6
16.3
2.2
6.8
:
3.7
1.3
4.4
-0.8
5.0
14.4
5.7
7.2
1.5
:
10.3
:
:

2.1
1.4
-0.5
4.9
6.6
0.4
15.3
1.7
0.4
2.4
5.1
0.4
2.9
20.9
17.1
0.5
7.0
:
4.1
1.5
6.7
0.7
9.0
12.4
6.6
8.9
2.0
:
12.8
:
:

3.5
2.2
1.4
3.8
7.0
2.1
18.3
4.5
1.6
2.8
5.7
1.3
4.9
24.2
18.4
-1.9
5.0
:
2.7
2.5
6.3
2.0
12.2
6.3
5.8
10.7
5.2
:
30.6
:
:

1.8
1.4
-4.0
6.6
5.9
0.6
14.1
2.0
-0.8
2.7
8.2
0.2
6.6
12.7
9.8
1.5
6.6
:
7.2
3.0
5.6
2.3
1.6
6.6
7.7
7.9
0.9
:
23.5
:
:

1.8
1.1
-6.6
7.3
3.8
0.7
14.1
1.5
0.3
2.3
6.1
0.1
4.6
15.1
7.9
3.8
6.1
:
4.8
3.1
7.1
1.7
6.3
6.4
3.4
8.1
1.6
:
26.7
:
:

1.4
0.5
-2.2
8.2
5.0
0.2
13.6
6.0
2.6
1.2
5.7
-3.2
4.1
18.5
10.5
-2.4
5.8
:
4.0
-0.4
9.6
-1.9
3.3
9.9
5.4
5.6
1.3
:
22.7
:
:

2.2
0.7
1.3
7.1
1.1
-0.7
15.8
4.4
-2.4
-0.1
9.2
1.4
-1.9
13.4
5.2
2.3
4.1
:
8.1
4.0
9.8
1.5
2.2
8.8
5.6
13.2
4.6
:
19.2
:
:

3.6
2.5
1.0
6.5
7.6
2.5
17.4
17.2
1.7
2.4
8.3
-0.3
13.6
20.7
5.6
:
4.7
:
9.1
0.4
11.4
1.4
4.7
9.3
6.3
11.7
4.0
:
29.0
:
:

2.1
0.6
-1.5
7.7
3.9
-0.7
17.0
5.9
0.6
0.9
7.7
-0.3
9.4
21.4
6.0
:
4.4
:
4.7
3.7
11.9
-4.6
2.7
10.8
6.8
7.9
3.7
:
29.4
:
:

2.7
1.7
-1.1
6.6
1.6
-0.3
19.4
c
1.1
3.4
c
c
c
17.8
5.8
:
c
:
:
:
9.1
4.3
2.0
8.6
5.4
7.8
4.0
:
29.2
:
:

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
4.2
:
:
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

136

4. Retail trade

Index of volume of sales

Table 4.3 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, retail trade of food products (NACE Class 52.11 and Group 52.2), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
70.5
2.8
1.1
1.7
16.7
0.1
0.7
8.5
21.1
1.1
11.3
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.1
3.4
1.7
2.3
1.5
0.3
0.1
1.5
2.5
20.3
~
~
~
~

112.9
108.1
104.1
128.4
108.0
110.9
222.9
c
111.0
106.3
c
c
c
217.0
142.7
113.9
c
:
105.3
99.0
138.5
112.6
135.4
81.3
122.0
120.4
121.7
176.1
156.3
112.3
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

0.4
0.1
-1.9
0.6
-1.2
-0.8
3.0
3.3
0.7
0.4
2.6
0.6
-0.1
2.2
2.3
1.4
1.1
:
1.1
1.3
3.0
0.3
2.0
-4.5
1.3
1.2
0.7
1.4
5.3
0.3
:

0.7
0.5
0.8
1.4
-0.3
-1.0
2.3
0.3
-0.1
0.3
2.3
1.0
3.1
1.0
1.5
-0.7
1.7
:
0.2
-0.8
0.1
0.9
0.5
1.8
1.2
1.4
1.6
0.6
6.8
-0.8
:

0.2
0.2
-1.2
2.2
0.6
0.9
-2.4
4.6
0.8
-0.4
0.5
-0.4
2.0
2.4
0.3
1.9
1.6
:
1.3
1.1
4.6
0.3
-7.9
8.4
1.1
2.4
-1.0
2.2
8.0
3.1
:

0.5
0.0
-0.4
0.7
-0.9
-0.1
1.9
2.7
0.4
-0.5
3.0
0.2
4.2
5.4
1.9
1.9
0.5
:
1.6
0.8
4.0
-0.1
4.8
2.4
1.5
2.4
1.7
1.3
6.9
1.2
:

0.4
0.1
1.3
1.3
0.9
-0.4
2.3
-1.2
-0.3
0.1
0.3
0.3
2.1
0.0
1.9
3.3
1.0
:
1.2
-0.1
-1.0
0.5
-4.4
0.6
0.4
0.0
0.8
-0.8
1.3
-0.4
:

0.2
0.5
0.5
0.5
-0.9
-0.3
-0.6
0.7
0.9
0.5
1.1
0.2
0.7
-1.8
-0.3
-2.0
0.5
:
0.5
-0.9
0.6
-0.3
0.6
1.1
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.7
1.8
-0.2
:

0.0
-0.3
0.5
0.3
0.0
-1.1
0.4
0.5
-1.4
-0.2
0.7
0.1
0.0
3.5
-0.4
-0.9
0.7
:
-0.4
0.3
0.0
0.4
1.3
-0.1
0.7
0.3
0.8
1.3
2.4
0.0
:

0.1
-0.3
0.2
-0.8
0.0
0.7
2.8
0.0
-0.1
-1.2
1.4
0.7
2.7
0.7
2.6
0.5
-0.1
:
-1.6
-0.5
0.4
0.5
4.1
4.8
0.7
0.2
0.6
-2.4
3.6
-1.7
:

-0.1
0.9
-1.0
2.0
1.9
1.5
-4.8
1.7
1.3
0.8
-0.1
-0.7
-1.0
0.3
-2.4
2.0
0.9
:
3.2
1.1
3.1
-1.5
-13.4
3.4
0.2
1.9
-2.8
3.0
1.8
5.0
:

0.6
0.0
-1.4
0.7
-1.8
0.2
0.4
4.7
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.3
1.2
-0.8
0.4
0.8
0.4
:
-1.1
-0.5
0.9
4.2
5.1
2.5
0.3
0.4
1.8
0.1
2.7
-1.2
:

-0.5
-1.1
1.3
0.4
0.0
-2.3
1.0
-1.1
0.0
-1.0
-1.2
-1.6
1.2
2.9
2.7
-2.2
0.9
:
0.0
1.5
1.8
-3.9
-0.9
-0.1
0.3
0.1
0.0
1.0
3.0
0.5
:

0.6
0.8
-1.0
-0.3
-0.9
0.7
-0.7
1.7
0.6
0.5
1.6
1.6
-0.5
2.8
-0.9
3.1
-0.7
:
2.0
-0.4
0.9
1.3
2.9
1.7
0.6
2.1
0.9
0.1
0.8
0.9
:

-0.2
-0.5
-0.4
0.5
0.9
-0.2
1.4
-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
2.4
-0.8
4.4
0.0
0.5
2.5
0.7
:
0.1
-0.7
0.9
0.2
1.3
-0.4
0.7
-0.4
-0.5
0.9
3.7
0.5
:

0.8
0.6
1.6
0.6
0.0
2.6
2.4
1.0
0.0
0.2
1.7
0.4
1.7
2.4
1.8
-4.7
0.1
:
-0.2
2.3
2.9
-0.5
-0.4
0.7
0.7
1.3
1.8
-0.4
1.6
0.2
:

0.5
0.9
1.6
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.2
c
0.4
1.5
c
c
c
0.9
1.3
2.0
c
:
:
-1.7
-1.6
1.9
2.6
0.8
0.2
0.7
0.5
0.6
2.8
1.2
:

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
-1.7
:
:
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Table 4.4 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, retail trade of food products (NACE Class 52.11 and Group 52.2), working day adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the same period of the previous year (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

2002 2003 2004 2005

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
70.5
2.8
1.1
1.7
16.7
0.1
0.7
8.5
21.1
1.1
11.3
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.1
3.4
1.7
2.3
1.5
0.3
0.1
1.5
2.5
20.3
~
~
~
~

114.4
109.0
99.8
130.2
113.0
110.5
240.7
c
116.8
112.3
c
c
c
228.4
155.1
118.2
c
:
106.6
99.8
144.4
117.1
142.5
85.4
134.3
126.2
119.6
183.3
135.5
115.9
:

2.1
1.4
1.4
4.5
1.7
1.7
16.2
4.5
0.2
2.2
1.9
0.4
-0.5
21.5
7.7
2.9
10.6
:
0.8
2.5
1.0
-0.9
1.4
-7.4
2.5
2.6
4.0
11.5
-6.9
3.2
:

2.0
1.3
1.1
4.2
3.8
1.4
9.1
5.3
2.5
0.7
2.1
1.5
-1.4
17.1
11.1
6.1
8.3
:
0.0
1.6
4.7
-0.6
-1.2
-7.2
2.9
2.3
3.4
15.2
1.4
1.6
:

2.0
1.2
2.5
2.4
2.8
2.5
12.6
7.1
1.6
0.9
3.8
-1.9
5.3
10.8
7.2
1.2
2.8
:
0.5
0.6
3.4
4.1
3.3
-8.6
2.3
0.5
4.1
9.9
10.9
-0.6
:

1.4
0.6
-0.1
3.5
-0.1
1.9
13.6
5.6
0.3
-0.9
6.8
0.8
9.3
15.9
6.9
-1.7
4.6
:
0.5
0.6
3.7
1.8
7.4
-9.6
3.1
3.3
2.8
7.8
19.6
0.2
:

1.8
1.3
-1.3
4.3
1.0
0.8
15.9
3.6
1.6
0.6
7.3
1.6
6.7
14.7
10.3
2.9
6.6
:
1.8
2.3
5.6
2.4
3.5
-10.8
6.0
4.1
2.1
5.7
14.3
0.9
:

1.8
1.2
-1.4
4.1
-0.9
0.7
14.1
2.9
-0.2
2.1
8.0
1.3
7.3
8.4
7.8
-0.3
6.8
:
2.5
-0.4
8.1
-0.2
4.3
-8.7
1.7
4.2
2.4
5.1
11.3
0.8
:

1.5
0.6
0.9
4.5
-2.7
-1.1
12.8
3.5
-1.2
1.1
7.4
1.9
3.9
11.8
6.4
-4.1
8.1
:
1.3
2.0
7.8
3.1
6.8
-7.9
3.2
3.5
3.0
7.6
15.6
0.4
:

1.4
0.1
-0.3
1.1
-1.6
-0.3
16.9
2.8
-0.4
-1.7
7.3
2.4
9.0
9.5
11.5
-2.3
5.3
:
-1.6
1.0
5.5
3.7
11.0
-8.3
6.7
5.7
4.5
0.1
30.7
-0.8
:

1.0
0.7
-1.1
5.2
1.0
0.4
5.9
4.5
-1.1
0.2
9.2
1.0
5.3
5.1
4.3
2.0
7.7
:
3.8
1.4
11.7
1.7
-6.0
-2.0
3.8
5.0
0.0
6.8
27.5
3.9
:

1.9
1.2
-4.8
6.7
-1.0
-0.4
4.5
14.3
0.9
1.7
7.5
1.6
5.3
2.7
5.1
4.6
7.9
:
2.0
1.4
13.8
5.1
1.4
0.3
3.8
6.6
2.2
5.8
33.5
2.2
:

0.4
-0.9
-1.7
6.9
-2.8
-1.4
3.4
8.0
1.9
-1.7
5.7
-3.0
4.3
4.1
10.2
-3.9
10.8
:
0.0
1.9
13.2
-2.3
-2.3
0.2
4.9
3.2
2.1
6.1
38.9
2.8
:

2.4
1.4
-4.4
4.5
0.9
-0.2
2.7
13.3
1.0
0.7
8.3
3.0
0.5
9.7
5.6
7.0
4.0
:
6.0
3.2
10.9
5.2
-1.2
6.2
3.3
8.8
3.6
5.2
26.7
3.9
:

1.0
-0.2
-1.7
4.8
-0.9
-3.0
4.0
10.3
2.3
-1.3
8.3
0.4
14.9
11.3
4.8
10.1
4.7
:
4.3
-0.7
12.8
1.6
0.8
7.3
4.9
6.7
2.0
7.2
32.8
4.1
:

2.0
0.7
-1.7
5.8
0.0
0.1
6.5
11.0
2.2
-1.3
8.8
0.7
13.8
13.6
7.1
-1.3
3.0
:
2.8
4.6
15.4
1.0
-3.4
10.5
7.1
7.5
3.6
4.9
27.3
4.1
:

3.2
2.4
0.1
5.6
0.9
1.4
5.2
c
0.3
4.6
c
c
c
12.6
7.6
3.1
c
:
:
0.8
8.7
3.8
-0.6
11.7
4.1
8.9
4.0
5.1
28.6
5.7
:

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
2.5
:
:
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

137

Index of volume of sales

4. Retail trade

Table 4.5 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, retail trade of non-food products (NACE Class 52.12 and Groups 52.3 to 52.6), seasonally adjusted data,

growth rates compared with the previous period (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

100.0
71.0
2.8
1.2
1.6
21.9
0.1
0.8
8.0
14.4
0.9
12.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.7
0.1
4.5
2.5
2.7
1.7
0.2
0.2
1.3
2.4
19.4
~
~
~
~

116.0
107.9
100.2
125.4
152.0
96.8
218.7
c
116.6
131.4
c
c
c
206.5
192.5
112.6
c
:
104.8
106.5
112.0
103.3
148.8
152.5
134.5
153.3
136.0
227.0
205.9
140.8
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

III-05 IV-05

I-06

II-06

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

1.0
1.0
2.5
1.8
1.7
1.1
4.0
-0.4
-0.6
1.6
-0.3
0.3
-0.4
5.6
6.2
0.2
1.1
:
3.3
1.6
1.3
-2.6
3.2
5.2
1.8
4.7
0.8
3.3
4.3
-0.6
:

0.8
0.3
-1.3
1.8
0.9
-0.2
5.8
1.7
0.1
0.7
-0.5
0.0
2.7
8.8
4.3
-1.0
1.1
:
1.6
-0.4
4.5
-1.9
1.9
0.6
1.4
2.9
1.5
3.9
5.0
0.6
:

0.4
0.3
-4.6
2.2
2.1
0.7
10.1
1.6
0.6
0.4
5.0
-0.8
1.5
2.1
-4.0
-0.4
0.8
:
2.0
0.7
-3.1
4.4
2.2
0.7
1.0
0.8
-0.2
2.9
5.7
1.4
:

1.3
0.9
5.6
1.6
2.3
1.1
8.0
3.1
0.2
1.1
1.5
0.0
1.7
6.1
-0.8
-0.7
1.5
:
1.9
1.0
6.5
-3.3
1.2
3.5
2.5
4.4
2.6
4.7
5.9
2.2
:

-0.8
-1.3
-3.1
0.2
0.7
-2.8
-0.9
0.5
-0.5
-0.4
0.9
-0.6
0.6
2.3
2.9
0.9
1.3
:
-0.7
-4.6
-2.7
-0.4
-2.9
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.4
0.5
1.5
-1.3
:

0.4
0.2
-0.3
0.6
0.0
1.0
4.1
0.7
-0.5
0.2
-2.1
0.1
2.2
4.8
-0.7
-0.9
0.1
:
0.2
1.4
4.5
-2.6
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.8
0.0
1.5
1.6
0.8
:

0.5
0.4
-1.1
0.7
1.4
-0.1
1.6
0.0
1.4
0.6
1.6
-0.1
-1.2
0.0
3.8
-0.3
0.3
:
1.7
-0.4
2.3
-1.2
3.6
-0.2
1.0
3.4
0.7
1.5
1.7
0.3
:

0.5
0.1
3.7
0.6
-1.4
-0.1
3.3
0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.4
0.5
3.9
-1.5
-1.2
-0.1
:
0.4
0.6
-1.8
1.0
0.3
-2.9
0.3
0.7
2.1
1.4
2.0
1.3
:

-0.3
0.3
-6.7
0.9
1.4
2.6
5.4
0.0
-0.7
-0.2
4.8
-0.6
1.7
-1.9
-2.9
0.7
0.8
:
2.0
0.8
-1.5
6.2
0.2
0.7
1.6
-1.0
-1.8
-0.7
1.9
0.8
:

0.0
-0.3
-3.6
0.6
0.7
-2.7
1.2
1.0
1.1
0.5
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
1.9
-2.4
0.6
0.1
:
-1.6
0.6
-1.7
-2.9
1.3
2.5
-2.6
0.1
-0.1
2.7
1.8
-0.7
:

0.3
-0.1
7.9
0.8
2.0
0.0
2.7
1.5
0.4
0.5
-0.4
-0.9
0.1
0.6
0.7
-1.7
-0.3
:
0.9
-2.0
-0.3
-0.2
-0.9
1.2
1.9
0.6
0.5
1.0
1.8
0.1
:

0.7
0.9
2.9
0.5
0.0
1.5
2.8
1.2
-0.6
0.2
3.4
0.9
-0.8
2.7
-3.8
0.6
1.1
:
0.9
2.3
6.5
-1.8
0.1
0.1
1.2
3.1
1.8
1.3
2.0
0.6
:

0.8
0.3
-0.9
0.3
0.7
0.8
3.5
0.0
0.5
0.8
-2.5
-0.2
4.0
2.3
4.5
-0.9
0.5
:
2.1
-1.1
1.1
0.3
1.4
2.0
1.1
1.4
0.7
2.2
2.1
3.2
:

-0.2
-0.1
-1.9
0.7
0.7
0.2
1.4
1.6
-0.7
-0.3
0.4
-0.3
-0.5
1.9
1.2
0.6
0.7
:
-1.4
1.8
0.2
-2.0
1.1
1.0
0.6
-0.5
0.2
1.0
2.0
-1.2
:

0.3
0.3
0.7
0.3
0.0
-2.3
6.2
c
0.8
1.6
c
c
c
1.4
-1.0
-0.4
c
:
:
-0.4
-0.9
4.9
-1.9
-0.5
-0.4
-0.8
-0.6
1.4
2.1
1.2
:

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
1.5
:
:
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

Table 4.6 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, retail trade of non-food products (NACE Class 52.12 and Groups 52.3 to 52.6), working day adjusted data,

growth rates compared with the same period of the previous year (%) (1)

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
monthly 
index 
(2000=100)

2002 2003 2004 2005

09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06 08-06

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
71.0
2.8
1.2
1.6
21.9
0.1
0.8
8.0
14.4
0.9
12.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.7
0.1
4.5
2.5
2.7
1.7
0.2
0.2
1.3
2.4
19.4
~
~
~
~

114.7
107.1
101.6
120.7
149.0
94.5
221.5
c
125.3
125.6
c
c
c
208.1
186.0
118.2
c
:
108.1
104.1
113.1
103.0
147.7
153.0
138.6
144.5
128.1
231.9
215.3
139.4
:

1.9
0.0
-2.0
2.1
5.3
-3.4
12.0
4.9
3.6
3.9
0.5
-1.2
4.2
4.3
8.2
5.6
6.9
:
0.0
-1.7
-2.7
0.7
7.6
11.2
3.1
6.5
7.5
6.8
7.0
5.8
:

1.4
0.2
-2.4
3.7
3.6
-1.8
-7.2
2.4
3.7
4.3
1.1
-2.2
-1.3
11.2
11.1
2.1
9.5
:
-3.7
-0.4
4.6
-3.9
8.0
-5.1
4.5
6.5
3.6
19.8
8.4
6.8
:

3.5
1.7
1.1
3.1
11.5
0.8
12.6
1.9
2.7
5.9
3.3
-2.7
2.2
12.9
15.1
2.3
7.5
:
-1.8
1.8
5.8
0.8
2.6
10.6
5.5
9.0
7.3
27.0
17.5
6.7
:

2.2
1.7
2.4
4.2
11.3
1.4
15.5
0.6
1.8
3.4
3.9
-1.5
3.0
25.9
20.1
1.9
6.5
:
1.1
2.1
-0.9
1.9
7.1
15.6
6.5
10.3
1.7
15.3
17.0
7.1
:

1.7
1.6
3.8
4.0
12.5
0.3
13.4
0.4
0.4
4.5
4.2
-0.9
3.1
25.7
26.5
4.7
8.2
:
3.2
0.2
-3.0
0.7
4.8
19.8
6.1
7.9
-0.5
14.5
11.0
4.9
:

2.0
1.3
1.0
5.3
8.9
0.7
20.0
2.0
-1.2
3.1
1.8
-0.3
9.0
33.5
27.1
3.2
6.9
:
4.0
2.2
6.1
-1.1
5.5
21.2
7.9
9.3
0.8
16.0
8.0
6.7
:

2.6
2.0
-1.7
5.2
7.5
1.1
16.6
-0.1
0.8
4.9
3.1
-0.6
2.5
28.7
29.8
1.0
6.4
:
6.5
1.3
8.0
-1.2
11.0
17.6
7.7
12.9
1.4
17.6
9.9
5.9
:

3.4
1.8
1.7
5.6
6.6
1.0
17.1
0.2
0.5
2.8
4.3
0.7
4.2
33.6
22.7
-3.0
4.8
:
5.5
3.1
2.8
0.7
13.7
9.6
8.0
14.0
5.5
17.5
32.3
6.4
:

2.3
1.8
-5.1
7.8
6.8
2.6
24.0
-2.3
-1.4
2.5
7.1
-0.5
6.7
20.2
18.7
1.3
5.6
:
9.8
4.0
1.1
2.4
10.1
9.1
9.6
10.1
1.5
7.4
23.1
7.7
:

2.1
1.5
-7.5
7.8
8.7
1.7
25.2
0.2
0.6
3.0
4.4
-0.9
4.2
25.7
11.6
2.8
4.4
:
6.5
4.3
3.4
-0.8
12.5
8.5
3.1
9.6
1.2
13.5
21.2
3.3
:

1.6
0.9
-1.7
9.3
8.6
0.7
25.7
5.0
1.4
2.6
5.5
-3.3
3.5
27.3
12.2
-3.7
1.8
:
6.6
-1.8
7.4
-1.7
9.0
13.1
5.8
7.7
0.6
12.6
10.6
8.3
:

4.0
2.5
3.6
9.1
7.2
2.2
30.0
8.1
0.0
2.9
8.0
0.5
-1.3
22.1
3.5
0.8
4.2
:
8.9
4.5
9.2
-1.2
7.0
9.7
5.9
16.6
5.4
13.2
13.0
-1.1
:

4.6
3.0
4.4
7.8
10.1
2.4
32.7
5.4
1.4
4.5
5.7
-0.8
11.7
27.5
6.6
-4.7
4.6
:
12.5
1.2
13.3
1.4
9.3
10.0
7.7
15.7
5.7
17.9
28.4
8.4
:

3.1
2.0
-2.4
9.1
6.4
3.2
29.7
10.1
-0.2
3.2
4.9
-1.0
7.3
23.7
4.5
-2.8
5.5
:
5.8
3.1
8.8
-9.2
10.2
11.3
7.6
8.4
3.8
16.6
27.7
4.2
:

3.5
2.6
-1.4
7.4
5.7
0.3
36.4
c
1.5
6.4
c
c
c
25.0
3.4
-2.6
c
:
:
3.1
9.7
5.2
5.0
8.1
5.9
7.0
4.0
16.5
31.1
5.5
:

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
5.5
:
:
:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest monthly growth rate is available.

138

4. Retail trade

Index of volume of sales

Table 4.7 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

52
52.11 & 52.2
52.12 & 52.3 to 52.6 Non food products

Retail trade
Food, beverages and tobacco

52.41 to 52.43

52.44 to 52.46
52.47 & 52.48

Textiles, clothing, footwear & 
leather goods
Household equipment
Books, newspapers & other

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
43.9
56.1

10.5

14.1
12.6

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

114.8
112.9
116.0

0.8
0.5
1.2

0.0
0.4
-0.8

119.4

1.5

-1.8

116.4
113.9

1.2
1.2

-0.3
-0.5

0.2
0.2
0.4

0.4

0.3
0.0

0.2
0.0
0.5

0.6
0.1
0.5

0.0
-0.1
-0.3

-0.1
0.6
0.0

0.1
-0.5
0.3

1.9

-0.4

0.3

-0.3

-1.1

0.0
0.5

1.6
0.4

-0.5
0.1

0.0
-0.2

0.4
-0.1

0.4
0.6
0.7

2.4

1.2
0.9

0.3
-0.2
0.8

0.1
0.8
-0.2

1.0

-0.4

1.0
0.2

-0.3
-0.1

0.6
0.5
0.3

0.5

:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest growth rate is available.

Table 4.8 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous month, euro area (%) (1)

NACE code

52
52.11 & 52.2
52.12 & 52.3 to 52.6 Non food products

Retail trade
Food, beverages and tobacco

52.41 to 52.43

52.44 to 52.46
52.47 & 52.48

Textiles, clothing, footwear & 
leather goods
Household equipment
Books, newspapers & other

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
43.7
56.3

10.6

14.8
12.1

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

108.2
108.1
107.9

1.4
0.8
1.8

-0.6
0.1
-1.3

0.3
0.5
0.2

-0.2
-0.3
0.4

0.3
-0.3
0.1

0.7
0.9
0.3

-0.8
0.0
-0.3

-0.3
-1.1
-0.1

0.7
0.8
0.9

0.3
-0.5
0.3

-0.1
0.6
-0.1

106.4

0.6

-6.1

4.1

-0.5

-0.5

3.1

-4.2

-2.6

6.0

-1.1

1.8

106.4
101.6

1.4
0.7

-0.7
-0.3

0.1
-0.6

-0.1
0.8

1.0
0.0

0.2
0.4

-0.2
-0.5

0.2
0.0

0.6
0.7

1.2
-0.2

-0.7
-0.3

0.8
0.9
0.3

:

:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest growth rate is available.

Table 4.9 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same month of the previous year, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

52
52.11 & 52.2
52.12 & 52.3 to 52.6 Non food products

Retail trade
Food, beverages and tobacco

52.41 to 52.43

52.44 to 52.46
52.47 & 52.48

Textiles, clothing, footwear & 
leather goods
Household equipment
Books, newspapers & other

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
43.9
56.1

10.5

14.1
12.6

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

114.4
114.4
114.7

123.0

112.0
110.8

3.2
1.4
3.9

4.7

3.6
3.9

2.1
1.8
1.7

2.3

2.1
1.9

1.4
1.8
2.0

2.2

2.4
1.2

2.1
1.5
2.6

4.5

1.8
2.3

3.5
1.4
3.4

3.8

4.5
3.2

1.8
1.0
2.3

4.3

2.7
3.2

1.8
1.9
2.1

1.4
0.4
1.6

3.4

-0.2

3.0
2.4

3.2
1.4

2.2
2.4
4.0

3.9

5.6
3.7

3.6
1.0
4.6

5.8

6.5
3.1

2.1
2.0
3.1

3.1

4.6
2.2

2.7
3.2
3.5

4.0

:
:

(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest growth rate is available.

Table 4.10 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of volume of sales, working day adjusted data, growth rates compared with the same month of the previous year, euro area (%) (1)

Latest 
monthly 
index 

(2000=100) 08-05 09-05 10-05 11-05 12-05 01-06 02-06 03-06 04-06 05-06 06-06 07-06

NACE code

52
52.11 & 52.2
52.12 & 52.3 to 52.6 Non food products

Retail trade
Food, beverages and tobacco

52.41 to 52.43

Textiles, clothing, footwear & 
leather goods
Household equipment
Books, newspapers & other

52.44 to 52.46
52.47 & 52.48
(1) Latest monthly index refers to the same month for which the latest growth rate is available.

103.7
97.8

14.8
12.1

3.4
2.7

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
total)

100.0
43.7
56.3

10.6

107.8
109.0
107.1

101.8

3.3
1.1
4.1

5.3

1.9
1.3
1.6

1.5

1.8
1.5

0.7
1.2
1.3

2.1

1.5
-0.7

1.4
0.6
2.0

3.3

1.3
1.3

2.2
0.1
1.8

2.6

2.0
1.1

1.4
0.7
1.8

4.1

2.1
1.7

1.1
1.2
1.5

0.5
-0.9
0.9

2.3

-2.3

2.4
0.7

2.6
0.8

0.7
1.4
2.5

1.7

3.2
2.4

2.5
-0.2
3.0

4.0

4.8
1.3

0.6
0.7
2.0

1.6

2.6
0.7

1.7
2.4
2.6

:

:
:

139

Index of employment

4. Retail trade

Figure 4.6 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, retail trade (NACE Division 52), seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

115

110

105

100

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

EU-25

II-05

Euro area

II-06

Figure 4.7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, seasonally adjusted data, EU-25 (2000=100)

115

110

105

100

95

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

Retail trade of food products

Retail trade of non-food products

Figure 4.8 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, retail trade (NACE Division 52), seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%)

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

EU-25

Euro area

1.0

0.5

0.0

140

4. Retail trade

Index of employment

Figure 4.9 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, retail trade (NACE Division 52), gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year (%)

3

2

1

0

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

EU-25

Euro area

Figure 4.10 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, retail trade (NACE Division 52), seasonally adjusted data, 

growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

6

4

2

0

-2

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy and the Netherlands, confidential; Belgium, IV-2005; Malta and Norway, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

Figure 4.11 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, retail trade (NACE Division 52), gross data, 

growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, II-2006 (%) (1)

10

5

0

-5

BE

CZ

DK DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

BG RO NO CH

(1) Italy and the Netherlands, confidential; Belgium, IV-2005; Malta and Norway, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average 

141

Index of employment

4. Retail trade

Table 4.11 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, retail trade (NACE Division 52), gross data, 

growth rates compared with the same period of the previous year (%) (1)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

2002

2003

2004

2005

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

1.6
2.5
1.9
-9.1
1.3
2.0
-2.0
4.1
2.6
1.0
3.1
c
4.4
4.9
10.3
1.6
8.9
-1.8
-2.1
1.2
-4.5
-0.2
0.7
2.5
2.8
2.8
1.4
16.2
-6.9
2.8
-0.5
(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest quarterly growth rate is available.

109.7
112.5
119.3
82.7
105.0
98.1
117.4
119.0
119.8
110.7
118.6
c
120.7
123.2
124.4
114.2
125.5
83.2
c
104.9
98.8
109.4
100.7
90.6
112.9
109.0
107.6
189.6
104.5
110.5
92.1

1.6
2.6
2.2
-10.1
2.8
2.1
-2.1
4.5
2.8
1.1
3.7
c
2.9
6.2
11.3
0.9
8.9
-3.1
-2.2
1.1
-4.8
-0.1
0.9
4.3
-1.0
1.1
1.4
27.3
-6.3
2.8
0.1

1.7
2.6
1.3
-10.1
3.7
2.3
-5.0
2.9
3.3
1.0
5.7
c
3.1
7.3
10.1
1.1
9.6
-7.1
-1.9
0.2
-4.5
-0.5
-0.3
-0.6
0.5
2.0
1.5
21.5
-6.6
2.5
1.7

2.3
2.0
1.0
0.1
0.9
-1.3
2.6
5.2
3.1
1.9
3.3
c
1.6
1.9
6.8
1.4
2.8
3.2
0.6
0.3
6.1
1.4
1.6
-0.2
1.9
-2.5
2.3
3.2
-23.8
1.3
-0.4

1.3
1.5
0.0
-2.7
-1.0
0.1
5.3
2.2
1.8
0.9
1.8
c
2.7
6.5
1.7
2.9
0.7
-5.5
-0.4
0.9
2.5
0.9
0.2
7.5
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.7
22.2
1.8
-3.0

1.5
1.9
4.7
-1.4
-0.5
-1.8
-5.9
2.2
3.3
1.6
5.3
c
1.5
2.3
4.7
1.0
3.0
-4.0
0.3
1.1
1.2
0.6
-1.3
-8.3
-0.4
3.4
0.5
16.6
0.4
2.3
-0.1

1.6
2.1
4.6
-0.5
-1.1
-0.1
-8.8
1.6
2.9
1.5
5.6
c
1.9
3.3
7.6
1.4
3.9
-7.5
-0.7
1.0
1.1
-0.1
-1.7
-7.3
-1.4
2.0
0.7
22.6
-5.3
2.5
-0.4

1.7
2.3
4.8
-0.9
-0.6
-1.1
-5.5
1.9
3.8
1.6
4.6
c
1.5
2.3
6.8
1.3
2.3
-7.6
0.1
1.1
1.3
0.6
-1.8
-8.7
1.5
7.5
0.3
24.3
-1.5
3.2
1.0

1.6
2.6
2.1
-8.2
0.3
2.1
-0.9
3.9
2.2
1.3
2.9
c
5.9
4.6
10.5
0.9
9.0
2.0
-2.0
1.6
-4.6
-0.1
1.0
3.4
3.8
3.0
1.2
8.2
-7.3
2.9
-2.0

1.6
2.4
2.1
-8.0
-1.7
1.7
0.2
4.9
2.2
0.7
0.2
c
5.8
1.8
9.2
3.2
8.1
1.0
-2.3
1.9
-4.1
0.0
1.2
3.0
8.1
5.1
1.4
10.8
-7.4
2.8
-1.6

1.9
2.0
2.9
-2.1
-4.8
0.5
6.1
2.9
1.5
1.7
-0.6
c
3.0
7.8
3.2
3.5
2.6
-10.8
-1.4
1.6
2.3
0.6
0.8
6.7
5.3
4.5
1.5
12.0
17.9
1.8
-3.2

1.4
1.6
1.7
-2.5
-1.9
0.5
5.1
2.5
1.3
0.9
-0.6
c
2.9
5.1
1.9
3.8
0.7
5.7
-0.6
0.8
2.4
1.1
-0.2
7.3
7.4
0.3
0.9
11.3
18.7
1.9
-2.7

1.0
1.1
-5.0
-2.9
-0.1
-0.3
5.5
2.4
2.1
0.7
2.8
c
2.2
5.6
0.8
3.6
-0.6
-4.1
-0.1
0.4
2.5
1.2
-0.3
7.7
1.4
-1.8
0.8
6.5
23.6
1.8
-3.2

0.9
1.4
0.3
-3.4
2.9
-0.2
4.4
1.2
2.2
0.3
5.7
c
2.9
7.6
1.2
1.1
0.2
-12.6
0.3
0.9
2.7
0.9
0.5
8.3
1.3
0.4
-1.0
5.7
28.7
1.9
-3.0

0.9
0.9
:
0.8
3.6
-0.5
3.0
0.4
1.9
0.4
2.8
c
3.5
0.0
3.0
2.4
3.0
3.2
0.4
0.7
2.5
0.7
0.4
8.6
-1.4
2.6
-0.7
8.9
8.0
3.0
-3.3

1.1
1.1
:
0.6
3.1
-0.5
1.9
2.4
2.0
1.0
3.0
c
2.2
5.6
1.6
3.3
5.0
:
c
0.9
2.6
0.9
0.9
7.3
0.9
3.3
-0.3
9.3
6.3
:
-3.8

Table 4.12 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, retail trade of food products (NACE Class 52.11 and Group 52.2), gross data, 

growth rates compared with the same period of the previous year (%) (1)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

2002

2003

2004

2005

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

107.4
:
112.3
69.0
98.0
106.7
110.3
127.4
:
:
118.6
:
:
120.3
117.8
133.4
135.6
:
c
114.6
99.1
110.0
94.2
93.6
102.4
93.5
114.2
141.0
:
109.5
:

5.5
:
1.3
-0.6
-0.2
1.9
-0.1
7.4
:
:
3.3
:
:
11.6
7.7
-1.7
3.8
:
0.6
2.9
18.3
0.7
1.0
-2.9
0.9
-2.8
8.8
-5.1
:
0.7
:

-1.3
:
4.2
-1.5
-1.0
-1.0
-2.2
3.4
:
:
5.3
:
:
4.7
4.9
0.6
4.8
:
0.3
6.1
2.3
0.9
-4.8
-6.9
-1.2
3.9
-5.6
12.1
:
4.3
:

3.1
:
2.4
-17.8
2.6
4.0
-0.2
6.4
:
:
3.1
:
:
2.1
9.4
2.2
14.2
:
-2.1
3.6
0.4
-1.5
0.3
-14.1
2.9
-2.8
7.3
-1.5
:
2.1
:

1.1
:
0.7
-5.1
-6.0
2.3
7.6
2.3
:
:
1.8
:
:
5.7
-0.7
6.3
5.6
:
-0.4
1.5
3.1
1.6
-0.1
-6.7
:
1.4
0.5
13.3
:
1.7
:

-0.9
:
4.8
-0.7
-1.1
0.1
-1.7
2.6
:
:
4.6
:
:
6.8
7.4
1.2
2.9
:
0.1
5.8
2.3
1.5
-9.8
-7.0
0.0
10.3
-5.8
16.7
:
5.5
:

-0.8
:
4.8
-0.5
-2.2
1.8
-3.5
2.3
:
:
5.6
:
:
6.1
7.8
3.1
4.6
:
-0.7
5.0
1.5
0.3
-2.7
-4.5
-2.0
-1.2
-5.4
16.8
:
4.7
:

3.2
:
3.5
-18.7
8.8
4.1
-2.8
4.9
:
:
5.7
:
:
4.8
9.7
1.1
14.3
:
-1.9
1.9
0.8
-1.0
-0.2
-13.5
-2.3
-3.3
7.4
0.9
:
2.3
:

2.9
:
2.7
-19.6
5.8
4.3
-0.2
6.3
:
:
3.7
:
:
3.4
10.4
0.9
14.4
:
-2.2
3.9
-0.1
-1.2
0.8
-12.1
-0.6
-7.1
7.3
5.9
:
1.9
:

3.0
:
1.8
-16.4
0.6
4.5
0.1
6.5
:
:
2.9
:
:
1.3
9.5
0.3
14.5
:
-2.1
4.2
0.0
-1.9
0.7
-15.3
3.2
-5.0
7.1
-7.1
:
2.0
:

3.1
:
1.6
-16.5
-4.7
3.3
2.3
7.8
:
:
0.2
:
:
-0.8
7.9
6.4
13.7
:
-2.3
4.6
1.0
-1.9
0.1
-15.3
12.0
4.7
7.3
-4.2
:
2.4
:

1.7
:
3.1
-4.3
-12.7
3.2
8.9
4.0
:
:
-0.6
:
:
5.0
1.0
8.1
7.3
:
-1.4
3.5
2.6
0.3
-0.5
-5.0
7.5
4.9
1.5
16.1
:
1.7
:

1.6
:
1.3
-3.5
-7.7
3.5
8.4
2.6
:
:
-0.6
:
:
5.9
0.3
7.9
6.2
:
-0.6
0.8
3.0
1.2
-0.8
-7.1
:
2.8
0.9
15.1
:
2.2
:

0.9
:
0.2
-6.3
-4.2
1.1
8.1
2.1
:
:
2.8
:
:
6.2
-2.1
8.4
3.8
:
-0.1
0.5
3.3
2.5
-0.4
-8.6
:
-1.9
0.8
10.9
:
2.1
:

0.5
:
-1.8
-6.3
1.3
1.4
4.9
0.4
:
:
5.7
:
:
5.5
-2.1
1.4
4.9
:
0.3
1.1
3.5
2.4
1.2
-6.4
:
0.3
-1.0
11.5
:
1.0
:

I-06

0.6
:
:
0.0
2.3
0.6
-2.9
-0.7
:
:
2.8
:
:
0.9
1.4
16.0
1.4
:
0.4
1.2
3.7
1.9
0.1
5.1
:
5.6
-0.7
-3.7
:
1.2
:

II-06

0.6
:
:
-4.4
1.5
0.1
-5.3
4.8
:
:
3.0
:
:
2.0
2.0
19.0
1.8
:
c
1.4
3.5
1.9
1.9
12.5
:
-1.6
-0.2
-2.2
:
:
:

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest quarterly growth rate is available.

142

4. Retail trade

Index of employment

Table 4.13 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, retail trade of non-food products (NACE Class 52.12 and Groups 52.3 to 52.6), gross data, 

growth rates compared with the same period of the previous year (%) (1)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

2002

2003

2004

2005

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

102.4
:
125.1
94.6
108.9
93.6
124.4
109.2
:
:
118.6
:
:
126.0
136.6
88.0
117.9
:
c
100.4
104.7
109.1
107.6
90.6
105.9
120.7
102.9
227.8
:
111.5
:

-1.1
:
0.7
0.6
1.6
-3.0
5.2
2.5
:
:
3.3
:
:
-4.4
7.1
5.6
2.5
:
0.6
-0.6
0.2
1.9
3.2
0.4
2.6
-2.4
-2.2
13.3
:
1.7
:

1.1
:
5.1
-1.3
-0.2
-2.4
-8.5
0.6
:
:
5.3
:
:
0.5
4.5
0.7
1.3
:
0.3
-1.3
0.5
0.5
0.9
-8.5
0.0
3.2
5.2
21.6
:
1.2
:

-0.1
:
1.6
-2.9
0.5
1.0
-3.8
1.0
:
:
3.1
:
:
6.7
11.3
1.9
3.7
:
-2.1
-0.1
0.9
0.6
1.3
9.9
2.8
6.7
-2.8
26.4
:
3.2
:

0.2
:
-0.5
-0.7
1.8
-1.1
3.0
2.0
:
:
1.8
:
:
6.0
4.4
1.4
-3.5
:
-0.4
0.6
2.0
0.6
0.4
13.0
:
0.4
0.5
7.4
:
1.9
:

1.2
:
4.7
-1.1
-0.3
-2.0
-8.3
0.7
:
:
4.6
:
:
-0.8
6.1
0.9
1.6
:
0.1
-1.3
0.8
0.2
2.7
-9.0
2.4
5.5
5.0
30.2
:
2.0
:

1.6
:
4.5
-0.7
-0.5
-1.2
-12.5
1.0
:
:
5.6
:
:
1.3
7.4
0.7
3.3
:
-0.7
-1.0
0.8
-0.3
-0.9
-8.1
-1.0
4.1
5.5
32.5
:
1.2
:

-0.1
:
-0.3
-4.1
0.9
1.3
-6.8
0.3
:
:
5.7
:
:
8.8
10.5
2.0
5.0
:
-1.9
-0.5
0.7
-0.3
-0.1
5.3
2.3
5.7
-2.7
34.0
:
2.8
:

-0.1
:
1.8
-3.0
1.2
0.9
-4.0
2.3
:
:
3.7
:
:
8.0
12.2
1.7
3.6
:
-2.2
-0.4
0.8
0.6
1.3
11.7
-1.1
6.8
-2.8
40.2
:
3.4
:

0.0
:
2.4
-2.4
0.2
0.9
-2.2
0.6
:
:
2.9
:
:
6.9
11.7
2.0
3.7
:
-2.0
0.3
1.0
1.0
1.6
11.9
4.2
8.9
-3.0
16.7
:
3.6
:

-0.1
:
2.4
-2.2
-0.1
0.9
-2.2
1.0
:
:
0.2
:
:
3.3
10.6
2.1
2.8
:
-2.3
0.4
1.2
1.2
2.4
11.0
6.0
5.3
-2.8
19.3
:
3.1
:

0.7
:
2.7
-0.2
-0.2
-1.0
3.3
1.2
:
:
-0.6
:
:
9.1
5.4
1.7
-1.4
:
-1.4
0.6
2.0
0.8
1.9
11.3
4.0
4.3
1.5
10.8
:
1.9
:

0.2
:
2.1
-1.4
1.4
-1.2
2.0
2.1
:
:
-0.6
:
:
3.1
3.4
2.3
-4.3
:
-0.6
0.7
1.9
1.0
0.3
12.6
:
-1.2
0.9
10.3
:
1.7
:

0.0
:
-8.9
-0.2
2.2
-1.1
3.0
2.7
:
:
2.8
:
:
3.8
3.8
1.4
-4.4
:
-0.1
0.2
1.9
0.4
-0.2
13.9
:
-1.8
0.8
5.5
:
1.5
:

0.0
:
2.0
-1.1
3.8
-1.2
3.7
1.9
:
:
5.7
:
:
7.8
4.9
0.4
-3.9
:
0.3
0.9
2.1
0.2
-0.2
14.1
:
0.5
-1.0
3.7
:
2.5
:

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest quarterly growth rate is available.

I-06

0.2
:
:
1.6
4.2
-1.1
8.6
1.9
:
:
2.8
:
:
0.1
4.7
-21.0
5.1
:
0.4
0.3
1.8
0.0
0.7
9.6
:
0.7
-0.7
15.1
:
4.3
:

II-06

0.8
:
:
4.1
3.9
-0.8
8.9
0.0
:
:
3.0
:
:
9.6
1.1
-21.1
9.1
:
c
0.6
2.0
0.4
0.2
6.1
:
6.4
-0.2
15.2
:
:
:

143

5. Other services

Indices of turnover & employment - by activity

5. Other services

Table 5.1 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of turnover, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

Hotels & restaurants
Land transport

50 Motor trades
51 Wholesale trade
55
60
61 Water transport
62
63
64
72
74

Air transport
Supporting transport activities
Post & telecommunications
Computer services
Other business activities

125.5
124.3
117.5
131.1
147.5
124.4
132.7
139.7
133.8
137.8

2.7
0.8
1.0
1.4
2.4
2.2
2.6
0.6
0.2
1.0

1.0
1.4
0.0
1.1
2.3
3.8
1.4
1.1
1.6
1.3

2.4
2.1
1.2
1.6
2.8
-0.3
1.3
1.5
0.4
0.7

0.5
2.0
-0.2
1.1
0.3
-2.4
3.5
0.5
0.2
0.8

1.3
1.2
0.6
1.1
1.0
-2.2
1.9
1.2
1.4
1.4

2.5
1.4
1.1
1.7
2.1
4.2
1.9
0.9
1.6
0.9

-1.0
1.3
0.5
0.9
2.5
4.8
1.4
1.5
-0.7
1.6

2.5
2.9
1.1
1.8
2.6
0.6
-0.2
1.3
2.2
2.2

0.4
2.3
1.0
1.8
2.4
6.0
1.9
1.0
2.7
1.7

1.0
2.2
0.8
1.9
2.1
3.8
2.5
0.1
1.7
2.5

:
1.9
1.1
2.5
0.5
3.1
1.2
0.7
1.5
2.0

:
:
:
:
1.6
:
:
:
:
:

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rate is available.

Table 5.2 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of turnover, gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

Hotels & restaurants
Land transport

50 Motor trades
51 Wholesale trade
55
60
61 Water transport
62
63
64
72
74

Air transport
Supporting transport activities
Post & telecommunications
Computer services
Other business activities

124.9
120.7
104.7
126.8
147.5
110.9
122.1
137.6
130.6
131.5

4.4
1.0
1.8
2.8
7.8
-0.8
0.2
4.8
5.1
2.6

5.0
1.6
2.0
4.5
9.6
6.6
3.0
3.2
7.9
4.8

5.5
3.2
3.2
5.9
8.9
6.3
5.6
5.1
3.9
3.3

7.0
6.7
1.7
5.1
7.6
2.7
9.0
4.0
2.0
3.8

5.2
7.0
1.4
4.3
6.3
-1.7
8.2
4.9
3.9
4.0

7.3
6.8
2.7
6.1
6.4
-0.9
8.9
3.4
4.1
4.2

2.9
5.5
2.2
5.5
5.5
4.6
9.0
4.2
2.2
4.4

5.7
6.9
3.3
5.6
8.3
7.1
5.0
5.4
4.2
6.4

4.4
8.2
3.8
6.0
10.5
16.4
5.1
5.4
6.0
6.0

2.9
8.9
3.5
6.2
10.6
16.2
5.8
3.6
6.2
8.7

I-06

:
9.8
3.7
8.9
7.4
14.2
5.6
3.1
8.3
8.9

II-06

:
:
:
:
6.5
:
:
:
:
:

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rate is available.

Table 5.3 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

Hotels & restaurants
Land transport

50 Motor trades
51 Wholesale trade
55
60
61 Water transport
62
63
64
72
74

Air transport
Supporting transport activities
Post & telecommunications
Computer services
Other business activities

107.6
99.7
111.7
102.3
97.0
95.1
111.7
92.3
115.0
118.8

0.4
0.0
0.4
0.3
0.6
-1.2
0.2
-0.7
-0.3
0.5

0.2
-0.1
0.4
0.3
0.8
-0.2
0.3
-1.0
0.0
0.6

1.8
0.0
0.4
0.5
-0.4
-0.3
0.8
-1.0
0.5
1.1

0.3
0.1
0.7
0.3
0.9
-1.1
0.7
-1.4
0.4
1.2

0.2
0.0
0.8
0.0
1.9
0.3
0.8
-0.5
0.3
0.9

0.4
0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
-0.4
0.6
-0.6
0.2
0.6

-0.7
0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.6
-0.2
0.5
0.1
0.8
0.6

0.4
0.1
0.2
0.0
-0.6
-1.4
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.6

0.2
0.2
-0.6
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.3
-0.2
0.8
0.6

0.3
0.4
0.9
0.1
-0.2
-0.1
0.4
-0.4
0.8
1.4

0.2
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.7
-0.6
0.7
0.4

0.2
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.2
1.1
0.6
-1.1
1.0
1.0

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rate is available.

Table 5.4 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, gross data, growth rates compared with the same quarter of the previous year, EU-25 (%) (1)

NACE code

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-03

IV-03

I-04

II-04

III-04

IV-04

I-05

II-05

III-05

IV-05

I-06

II-06

Hotels & restaurants
Land transport

50 Motor trades
51 Wholesale trade
55
60
61 Water transport
62
63
64
72
74

Air transport
Supporting transport activities
Post & telecommunications
Computer services
Other business activities

109.2
100.9
118.0
104.2
108.2
95.6
108.9
92.6
114.3
119.2

1.4
-1.0
2.2
1.3
3.4
-0.3
0.9
-4.4
-3.4
1.5

1.1
-1.0
3.0
0.9
4.9
0.5
0.4
-3.0
-2.9
1.4

3.0
0.1
1.0
1.6
2.9
0.5
1.0
-2.6
0.9
2.2

3.5
0.1
2.0
1.8
1.7
0.3
1.2
-3.2
1.0
2.8

3.4
0.2
2.3
1.7
2.3
-0.1
1.5
-2.6
1.1
3.2

4.0
0.4
2.0
1.5
0.1
-0.7
1.9
-2.4
0.9
3.2

0.1
0.3
1.7
0.4
-2.2
-0.4
2.0
-0.9
0.9
2.8

-0.3
0.1
1.0
-0.2
-1.9
-0.8
2.0
-0.2
1.1
2.5

-0.5
0.3
-1.4
-0.2
-2.6
-0.6
1.6
-0.3
1.5
2.2

-0.8
0.4
0.9
0.2
-1.1
-0.5
1.9
-0.3
1.9
3.4

0.6
0.6
0.9
0.0
-1.4
-1.3
1.9
-1.1
2.3
3.3

0.6
0.8
1.1
0.5
-1.7
-0.4
1.8
-2.8
2.6
3.9

(1) Latest quarterly index refers to the same quarter for which the latest growth rate is available.

146

5. Other services

Indices of turnover & employment - 
retail sale of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel
Figure 5.1 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of turnover for the sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 

(NACE Division 50), seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

EU-25

130

125

120

115

110

105

100

15

10

5

0

-5

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Cyprus and Hungary, confidential; Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland, not available; EU-25 and the United Kingdom, IV-2005; Belgium, Estonia, Ireland,
Luxembourg, Malta and Norway, I-2006.

Figure 5.2 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment for the sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel 

Growth

EU-25 average

(NACE Division 50), seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

EU-25

108

106

104

102

100

12

9

6

3

0

-3

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Italy and the Netherlands, confidential; Germany and Greece, not available; Belgium, IV-2005; Malta and Norway, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average

Table 5.5 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel (NACE Division 50), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of turnover

Index of employment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
68.4
4.6
0.9
4.6
16.1
0.1
1.2
7.5
12.3
1.3
12.9
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.6
0.1
6.2
2.1
1.6
2.6
0.4
0.2
1.3
3.0
20.0
~
~
~
~

125.5
121.8
127.9
146.7
155.0
114.1
284.5
:
127.1
126.1
126.8
:
c
489.5
272.5
162.7
c
496.8
:
106.9
139.7
97.5
186.8
200.9
152.9
135.2
123.0
266.5
624.8
114.3
:

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

1.3
2.2
2.7
3.9
2.0
-0.4
-1.0
:
3.7
2.1
8.1
:
1.8
10.5
0.9
1.0
c
25.3
:
-0.1
-2.1
4.7
1.1
4.8
-0.5
0.8
0.1
8.9
16.2
1.4
:

2.5
2.5
1.5
3.0
6.8
2.1
11.2
:
0.4
2.9
7.6
:
1.4
13.3
8.5
1.4
c
6.3
:
5.1
-0.4
2.7
1.0
3.7
3.8
2.0
1.7
7.1
7.1
6.8
:

-1.0
-1.1
-5.6
-3.1
0.3
0.4
4.2
:
2.1
-0.1
7.2
:
-1.0
12.2
-3.2
2.5
c
8.5
:
-8.3
-5.1
-8.4
8.2
-5.8
1.4
2.5
-1.5
0.2
26.2
-6.5
:

2.5
2.3
2.6
4.8
8.4
1.5
7.9
:
4.3
1.4
3.2
:
-2.4
13.3
9.4
-1.1
c
35.2
:
6.5
-2.0
1.6
1.7
5.4
2.8
1.5
1.0
11.3
9.3
4.3
:

0.4
0.6
2.2
3.8
-0.5
1.6
10.3
:
-0.4
0.8
4.7
:
1.0
5.8
13.5
4.2
c
8.2
:
-0.2
-2.0
-6.3
6.5
4.9
-0.9
2.6
-0.9
5.9
-1.9
1.2
:

1.0
0.8
1.4
0.3
3.6
0.3
2.3
:
0.1
0.8
7.1
:
1.6
10.2
6.3
2.0
c
11.4
:
-0.3
6.2
0.2
8.5
2.9
4.7
2.9
-0.8
3.4
20.8
2.0
:

:
2.1
6.6
1.2
-0.2
0.5
10.1
:
2.4
0.3
12.6
:
-2.6
25.8
6.0
0.1
c
14.7
:
-1.9
1.7
2.2
-1.0
3.2
1.8
0.7
:
5.5
-5.6
-2.7
:

:
1.5
:
5.2
5.3
2.2
:
:
0.5
1.4
:
:
c
0.4
2.4
:
c
:
:
3.4
2.0
-2.2
2.2
4.5
3.5
3.9
:
9.4
9.3
:
:

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

107.6
109.1
103.8
114.4
100.8
:
124.9
:
116.2
101.9
116.6
c
119.3
172.2
191.7
128.8
126.2
111.4
c
105.0
105.6
91.0
100.0
111.1
101.0
108.7
98.3
164.5
128.5
103.8
108.6

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.2
0.3
0.3
0.8
-0.2
:
2.2
:
0.3
-0.4
1.3
c
0.4
-3.7
1.1
1.1
0.5
-8.0
0.2
0.2
0.9
1.4
0.3
2.6
-1.2
-3.0
0.4
-2.3
1.1
0.2
1.2

0.4
0.6
0.7
0.5
0.3
:
-1.0
:
0.5
0.0
1.6
c
1.5
1.6
1.4
1.7
-0.1
4.3
-0.4
1.0
0.9
1.4
1.2
2.9
1.4
2.7
-0.5
1.5
3.4
-0.5
-0.5

-0.7
-1.5
-0.6
-0.2
1.1
:
3.5
:
0.6
-0.2
-0.2
c
2.6
0.8
1.3
0.3
-0.7
-11.7
-0.2
0.2
0.3
-19.6
0.5
-0.2
1.0
0.1
-0.9
4.5
-0.4
0.7
0.3

0.4
0.2
0.1
1.3
0.8
:
0.3
:
0.7
-0.1
2.9
c
0.7
2.6
1.3
0.8
1.4
17.8
0.2
0.3
-0.2
-2.0
0.0
4.0
-1.8
3.2
0.6
-0.7
2.2
-1.1
1.3

0.2
0.1
0.0
3.0
1.3
:
1.8
:
0.8
0.1
3.2
c
0.4
0.4
1.4
0.6
-0.4
3.4
0.1
-0.1
0.5
-1.7
0.3
2.4
2.4
0.7
0.2
0.5
1.3
2.5
0.3

0.3
0.3
-0.4
0.3
1.2
:
0.0
:
0.5
-0.1
1.5
c
2.4
1.8
1.7
1.6
-0.2
-2.5
0.0
0.7
0.4
-1.3
0.4
2.2
0.4
0.1
0.8
4.0
0.7
0.1
0.4

0.2
0.0
:
-2.9
0.9
:
3.1
:
0.0
0.1
3.3
c
-0.5
-4.6
1.4
-0.1
-0.3
11.3
0.0
0.1
-0.1
-1.3
-0.1
3.9
-3.3
0.1
-0.7
0.9
8.7
-0.2
1.2

0.2
0.2
:
1.5
1.0
:
4.8
:
0.2
0.1
-1.1
c
0.7
1.1
1.7
0.3
0.9
:
c
0.4
0.5
-1.2
-0.1
1.3
5.4
0.4
0.0
-2.9
1.8
:
0.1

(1) Latest quarterly indices refer to the same quarters for which the respective latest growth rates are available.

147

Indices of turnover & employment - 
wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Figure 5.3 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Other services

Index of turnover, wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (NACE Division 51), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

EU-25

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

125

120

115

110

105

100

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Cyprus, Hungary and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Romania and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta and
Norway, I-2006; the United Kingdom, IV-2005.

Growth

EU-25 average

Figure 5.4 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (NACE Division 51), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

EU-25

101

100

99

98

97

6

4

2

0

-2

-4

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Italy, the Netherlands and Romania, confidential; Greece, not available; Belgium, IV-2005; Malta and Norway, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average

Table 5.6 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (NACE Division 51), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of turnover

Index of employment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
71.2
4.5
1.1
2.5
18.7
0.1
0.8
8.1
15.5
0.7
10.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.7
0.0
7.0
2.5
3.2
1.7
0.2
0.3
1.3
2.8
17.6
~
~
~
~

124.3
121.0
148.5
145.6
132.2
112.6
194.1
:
131.8
117.6
156.8
112.8
c
327.8
222.9
145.1
c
123.7
c
115.4
160.0
106.4
177.6
121.8
134.7
125.0
131.3
214.4
:
144.6
:

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

1.2
0.9
1.7
2.4
3.1
1.6
5.4
:
0.9
0.7
4.5
-0.2
1.6
6.7
2.3
1.6
c
3.0
c
3.3
1.1
-7.2
1.2
4.6
1.1
1.9
2.7
4.9
:
4.6
:

1.4
1.5
2.8
0.9
2.6
1.0
-0.3
:
2.4
1.2
10.5
0.2
1.5
8.1
3.0
3.6
c
-2.0
c
0.4
1.1
0.7
-0.2
2.4
2.5
-0.5
1.1
5.6
:
0.7
:

1.3
0.6
0.8
1.5
-0.6
1.5
18.1
:
0.5
0.4
-0.6
-1.1
1.7
14.1
4.4
8.2
c
-1.0
c
-1.7
-1.2
10.1
0.9
6.7
1.2
3.2
4.3
1.4
:
-3.1
:

2.9
1.7
1.6
1.2
9.2
0.7
5.2
:
5.4
0.3
10.7
1.4
0.3
4.4
7.2
2.0
c
5.7
c
1.3
3.0
-1.1
1.9
3.6
2.2
4.0
4.6
4.7
:
10.9
:

2.3
1.8
4.1
1.2
3.2
2.0
6.9
:
1.2
2.0
4.3
0.8
2.0
8.2
8.8
3.0
c
-0.6
c
2.7
5.1
-1.3
2.2
2.6
2.4
1.8
4.2
3.9
:
0.5
:

2.2
1.6
2.5
1.0
2.7
1.8
5.5
:
1.0
1.4
6.0
0.9
1.9
7.4
7.4
2.0
c
0.5
c
1.7
2.1
2.3
2.9
3.1
2.3
4.1
4.3
3.0
:
2.4
:

1.9
1.8
-0.5
2.7
3.1
0.9
-5.1
:
2.7
0.7
8.1
1.8
1.7
6.8
-9.4
-1.3
c
4.9
c
-1.5
2.1
-0.3
2.2
3.6
2.8
2.2
:
0.3
:
12.1
:

:
1.9
:
0.1
1.9
4.4
:
:
3.3
2.0
:
:
c
10.8
6.6
:
c
:
:
3.0
2.4
0.0
3.3
3.6
2.8
2.6
:
6.7
:
:
:

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

99.7
100.9
76.4
95.6
98.2
85.3
140.8
:
114.9
102.4
121.0
c
110.1
140.5
146.1
105.7
96.4
121.7
c
96.4
92.4
97.9
101.5
87.4
111.0
93.3
97.9
156.3
139.2
97.5
99.2

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.2
-0.1
-0.6
2.8
:
0.5
-0.1
1.5
c
0.1
2.6
4.1
0.5
1.0
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
-0.7
0.1
1.5
-4.2
-0.3
0.1
0.8
0.0
1.2
-1.1

0.2
0.2
-2.7
0.4
0.1
-0.4
-1.0
:
0.3
0.0
7.1
c
0.4
3.4
0.1
-3.6
1.4
-0.1
-0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.4
-0.3
1.6
5.4
-1.8
0.2
3.9
0.6
0.3
0.5

0.4
-0.1
4.1
1.7
0.3
0.3
10.4
:
-0.1
0.2
-0.9
c
0.0
-1.7
4.0
-2.0
2.0
2.9
-0.1
-0.1
0.2
1.8
-0.7
11.1
2.2
0.1
1.2
4.4
0.9
-1.0
0.2

0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.1
1.0
-0.6
4.9
:
0.0
0.6
4.2
c
0.2
5.8
-1.0
1.6
0.6
2.2
0.0
0.1
0.5
-0.8
0.6
-0.8
-4.5
1.4
0.2
2.7
3.0
0.5
-0.1

0.2
0.2
-4.2
-0.1
0.4
-0.5
3.0
:
0.5
0.2
6.1
c
1.0
2.0
2.9
0.8
1.0
5.0
0.1
0.0
0.3
-0.6
0.6
1.3
2.5
-0.4
0.1
1.4
2.0
-0.2
-0.3

0.4
0.1
3.6
0.9
0.7
-0.4
0.3
:
0.3
0.1
2.9
c
1.2
2.5
1.3
-0.3
0.5
-2.7
0.1
0.8
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.7
-1.5
0.0
0.4
-1.2
1.9
-0.3
-0.4

0.4
0.4
:
2.6
0.5
0.3
-9.3
:
0.6
0.0
3.8
c
-0.4
-2.2
4.7
-1.4
-0.6
-0.7
0.1
0.1
1.0
-1.3
0.3
4.2
2.5
-1.0
0.6
-1.4
9.7
0.4
-0.1

0.1
0.1
:
-0.7
0.0
-0.1
4.2
:
0.6
-0.2
4.3
c
0.0
1.1
0.5
1.2
-0.7
:
c
0.5
0.4
-0.1
0.0
2.9
-3.3
-0.2
0.2
0.0
1.4
:
0.5

(1) Latest quarterly indices refer to the same quarters for which the respective latest growth rates are available.

148

5. Other services

Indices of turnover & employment - hotels and restaurants

Figure 5.5 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of turnover, hotels and restaurants (NACE Division 55), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

EU-25

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

120

115

110

105

100

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Hungary, confidential; Greece, Italy and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands, I-2006; the United Kingdom and
Norway, IV-2005.

Growth

EU-25 average

Figure 5.6 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, hotels and restaurants (NACE Division 55), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

EU-25

115

110

105

100

6

4

2

0

-2

-4

-6

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, not available; Hungary, III-2005; Malta and Norway, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average

Table 5.7 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hotels and restaurants (NACE Division 55), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of turnover

Index of employment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
71.0
2.6
0.7
1.3
13.9
0.1
0.9
12.0
14.9
1.6
14.4
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.2
4.3
3.0
0.9
2.0
0.2
0.1
1.2
2.1
22.7
~
~
~
~

117.5
110.7
122.8
116.6
121.4
92.1
244.0
:
120.6
119.8
100.8
:
98.3
333.8
231.1
109.4
c
137.0
109.1
114.9
136.1
102.4
165.0
109.5
121.6
114.0
131.7
201.8
509.3
117.5
:

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.6
0.2
1.5
-2.7
2.9
-0.8
3.6
:
1.4
0.3
0.7
:
-0.4
3.0
6.9
1.0
c
-3.4
0.1
0.4
1.3
-4.1
2.4
10.6
1.0
0.6
0.7
7.7
8.3
0.3
:

1.1
0.9
0.7
1.3
1.3
-0.2
6.4
:
0.5
1.7
0.3
:
-0.3
-3.5
4.7
0.9
c
8.6
0.2
0.5
2.0
-1.5
1.7
1.2
2.5
1.2
2.3
-5.9
8.2
0.2
:

0.5
0.1
0.8
0.9
1.7
-0.2
6.5
:
1.1
-0.3
1.4
:
2.7
23.0
8.5
5.2
c
-0.9
0.2
0.8
2.5
1.1
2.8
-1.2
0.6
1.7
0.9
11.0
47.0
1.0
:

1.1
0.4
0.2
-1.6
4.9
-0.2
6.8
:
0.3
1.1
0.3
:
1.0
9.7
8.1
2.5
c
-0.4
0.8
-0.1
2.8
-0.6
2.5
-2.8
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.7
0.6
2.8
:

1.0
1.2
0.9
0.2
-0.6
0.5
5.5
:
1.9
0.8
3.1
:
3.7
7.4
3.3
-0.3
c
10.5
1.1
-0.1
2.8
1.7
1.6
9.0
1.8
2.7
0.0
6.8
-0.2
2.4
:

0.8
0.8
2.6
1.0
3.6
-0.6
3.0
:
0.5
0.7
9.0
:
-0.2
0.6
5.4
1.0
c
2.9
1.2
1.6
2.8
-1.2
2.8
-4.3
1.1
0.3
1.1
0.9
17.0
2.8
:

1.1
0.5
4.2
-0.5
0.7
0.1
3.5
:
1.1
0.6
-10.9
:
-2.6
-3.6
0.7
-1.7
c
7.7
0.2
2.2
2.8
1.0
2.4
24.5
1.3
-0.5
:
-3.9
-12.5
:
:

:
1.1
:
0.9
1.6
2.4
1.7
:
2.5
0.8
:
:
-1.7
18.3
1.2
:
c
:
:
3.3
2.7
-0.9
2.5
-4.7
2.3
-1.8
:
11.0
8.0
:
:

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

111.7
114.6
c
88.9
111.9
95.6
146.8
:
112.8
113.1
109.0
c
105.8
175.1
186.0
121.6
113.1
101.0
c
108.9
97.8
95.3
103.7
81.7
96.9
101.1
108.4
162.9
122.4
99.3
94.7

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.8
0.5
13.9
1.0
1.4
-0.4
0.7
:
-0.1
0.5
-0.7
c
0.5
4.4
7.4
-0.6
0.8
2.1
-0.5
3.3
0.1
-0.4
0.5
0.8
4.2
-0.3
0.1
9.4
11.9
0.2
-1.5

-0.1
0.2
-15.6
-1.1
-0.3
-0.4
3.6
:
0.9
0.4
2.5
c
0.0
-1.1
2.5
-4.7
0.8
-3.8
-0.6
-1.3
0.4
0.1
0.8
-1.3
5.3
2.2
0.5
4.3
1.0
-1.0
0.2

0.1
-0.3
1.3
0.9
1.0
0.0
1.3
:
-0.3
0.5
1.6
c
0.8
1.3
3.3
-1.9
1.1
10.5
-0.4
0.1
1.5
-2.1
0.8
5.5
-5.1
-4.6
-0.2
2.2
-1.0
0.4
-1.0

0.2
0.4
6.3
0.9
2.5
0.3
3.2
:
0.7
0.2
-0.7
c
0.3
3.7
3.1
5.5
1.5
-3.8
-0.3
-0.1
0.3
-1.7
0.6
2.6
2.0
5.3
-0.1
0.6
4.3
0.3
-0.4

-0.6
-0.5
c
1.1
0.0
0.0
2.8
:
-0.1
0.3
0.2
c
0.0
3.5
4.1
-1.7
0.6
0.9
0.0
2.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
1.4
1.3
0.5
-0.2
-2.6
-0.5
0.2
1.7

0.9
0.9
c
-2.7
1.2
-0.2
-0.7
:
0.3
0.2
1.3
c
0.2
5.0
3.3
-2.6
:
-8.3
0.2
-0.8
0.4
-0.6
0.7
2.4
1.9
0.6
-0.4
7.7
-2.0
0.1
0.5

0.1
0.2
:
1.7
0.4
0.2
4.2
:
1.6
0.2
-0.1
c
0.0
5.0
0.9
0.5
:
3.6
0.7
1.6
0.2
-0.5
0.4
2.1
-1.7
1.0
-0.4
-0.3
3.8
1.3
1.0

0.2
0.3
:
0.9
-0.3
0.6
0.6
:
-0.4
0.2
3.2
:
-0.2
5.4
3.3
4.2
:
:
c
-0.4
0.4
-0.3
0.8
2.3
-5.0
-2.3
-0.3
-7.9
0.5
:
-0.4

(1) Latest quarterly indices refer to the same quarters for which the respective latest growth rates are available.

149

Indices of turnover & employment - land transport

5. Other services

Figure 5.7 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of turnover, land transport (NACE Division 60), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

EU-25

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

140

130

120

110

100

10

5

0

-5

-10

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Belgium, Hungary and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Ireland, Luxembourg and Malta, I-2006; the United
Kingdom and Norway, IV-2005.

Figure 5.8 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Growth

EU-25 average

Index of employment, land transport (NACE Division 60), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

EU-25

103

102

101

100

99

4

2

0

-2

-4

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Luxembourg, Hungary and Finland, not available; Malta and Norway, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average

Table 5.8 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Land transport (NACE Division 60), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of turnover

Index of employment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
70.5
3.5
1.5
1.9
14.5
0.2
0.5
8.8
17.5
0.7
13.3
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.3
1.2
0.0
5.6
2.8
3.0
1.2
0.5
0.3
1.8
3.9
16.7
~
~
~
~

131.1
127.4
c
138.1
127.8
104.0
238.3
:
145.8
134.3
180.1
:
128.2
262.9
279.0
122.1
c
125.2
c
121.2
200.2
125.9
:
150.5
132.8
125.4
128.8
192.2
410.7
132.4
:

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

1.1
1.0
6.7
-1.8
2.0
-1.2
2.1
:
2.0
1.0
11.6
:
-3.2
3.6
4.4
2.5
c
15.1
c
0.0
0.4
9.2
:
-1.0
0.8
0.7
1.1
7.2
2.7
0.6
:

1.7
1.1
2.2
0.2
3.5
0.3
6.3
:
0.3
2.3
8.9
:
2.7
6.9
6.4
2.1
c
3.1
c
0.8
-2.4
-15.4
:
1.9
1.6
-0.3
5.3
14.8
11.4
9.4
:

0.9
0.6
-3.9
1.6
0.5
1.4
-2.6
:
-0.2
0.2
3.8
:
5.8
6.9
9.0
6.5
c
4.7
c
0.7
2.2
20.0
:
5.2
2.4
1.0
3.3
-8.5
6.3
-1.0
:

1.8
1.6
1.4
1.9
9.1
1.1
9.3
:
4.6
0.7
6.0
:
3.8
12.3
5.8
-0.8
c
-0.1
c
-0.3
0.2
1.8
:
1.4
-1.3
1.8
-1.5
6.3
-11.0
3.3
:

1.8
1.3
1.6
1.0
-0.9
-1.0
7.0
:
0.1
1.9
-12.3
:
-2.3
5.8
7.8
-1.6
c
-2.9
c
1.0
4.5
-2.7
:
1.1
3.9
3.5
3.1
5.3
12.7
2.1
:

1.9
1.4
c
1.0
4.2
-0.6
4.9
:
2.0
1.3
3.5
:
-0.6
9.4
11.8
-1.3
c
14.9
c
0.9
3.0
7.6
:
4.2
2.0
0.8
4.1
5.6
2.6
-2.0
:

2.5
2.0
c
2.3
2.8
-0.6
6.2
:
2.6
2.1
1.6
:
-1.2
-3.5
-1.2
-5.3
c
-6.0
c
1.0
2.6
1.9
:
4.1
0.9
3.0
:
5.0
-4.3
:
:

:
1.4
:
0.5
0.2
-2.0
5.9
:
1.3
2.5
:
:
-1.9
7.6
7.0
:
c
:
:
1.6
0.2
-2.5
:
1.4
3.0
1.1
:
5.6
16.6
:
:

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

102.3
104.9
c
94.6
99.4
98.9
102.9
:
121.0
103.8
129.1
c
98.2
120.7
113.9
:
:
133.6
c
98.8
90.7
93.3
106.2
78.6
:
105.3
103.9
92.3
92.0
98.6
110.6

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.0
0.2
0.2
0.2
-0.1
-0.4
1.6
:
0.5
0.0
5.3
c
-0.4
0.2
1.6
:
:
5.4
-0.3
-0.4
-0.1
-0.5
0.1
-1.7
:
-4.1
-0.7
0.5
-1.1
0.3
0.5

0.0
0.1
-0.4
-0.8
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
:
0.5
-0.2
1.3
c
0.2
1.1
-0.3
:
:
-18.9
-0.2
-0.4
0.2
-1.7
0.6
-1.6
:
-1.4
1.3
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.3

0.0
0.0
-1.0
-1.6
-0.4
0.5
-0.5
:
0.9
0.0
2.2
c
-1.0
-0.7
0.2
:
:
13.2
-0.3
-0.7
0.2
-5.8
1.0
-0.5
:
-0.7
1.4
-4.5
-0.6
0.7
2.1

0.0
-0.2
0.1
-1.5
0.2
-0.6
0.9
:
0.3
-0.2
-2.2
c
-0.6
1.1
5.3
:
:
0.0
-0.4
-0.8
-0.2
-0.6
-0.2
0.5
:
4.1
-0.4
-0.5
0.8
0.3
-0.2

0.2
0.1
-0.2
-0.6
0.2
0.4
-0.4
:
0.7
-0.1
-4.6
c
1.4
1.3
0.3
:
:
0.4
-0.2
-0.4
-0.1
0.1
0.5
-0.9
:
1.1
0.9
1.5
0.7
1.0
0.2

0.1
0.1
c
-0.9
0.9
0.3
0.9
:
0.8
0.1
0.0
c
-1.6
0.6
-0.1
:
:
6.6
-0.5
-0.5
1.0
0.2
0.7
-2.4
:
0.5
-0.6
0.8
1.2
1.0
2.0

0.1
0.0
:
-0.4
0.8
0.1
0.1
:
0.3
-0.2
-0.5
c
0.8
3.5
4.1
:
:
-3.4
-0.3
-0.3
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.6
:
-0.5
0.6
1.0
2.5
0.9
0.4

0.3
0.2
:
0.7
0.4
-0.1
0.1
:
1.1
0.2
-2.6
c
-0.6
0.3
-1.6
:
:
:
c
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.5
-1.4
:
2.0
0.6
1.0
0.0
:
0.3

(1) Latest quarterly indices refer to the same quarters for which the respective latest growth rates are available.

150

5. Other services

Indices of turnover & employment - water transport

Figure 5.9 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of turnover, water transport (NACE Division 61), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

EU-25

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

150

140

130

120

110

100

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

-10

-20

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Latvia, Hungary, the Netherlands and Bulgaria, confidential; Greece, Slovenia and Switzerland, not available; Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg and Malta, I-2006;
the United Kingdom and Norway, IV-2005.

Growth

EU-25 average

Figure 5.10 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, water transport (NACE Division 61), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

EU-25

105

100

95

90

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

-20

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Italy, the Netherlands and Bulgaria, confidential; Greece, Luxembourg, Hungary and Finland, not available; Belgium, IV-2005; Ireland, Malta and Norway, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average

Table 5.9 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Water transport (NACE Division 61), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of turnover

Index of employment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
56.8
2.5
0.1
22.5
17.7
0.5
0.3
2.2
10.0
0.5
9.5
0.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
9.4
0.2
1.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
4.0
6.5
12.0
~
~
~
~

147.5
150.7
182.7
86.2
147.9
180.2
162.7
:
157.3
165.9
223.6
106.2
160.2
c
138.3
120.4
c
164.8
c
117.7
73.5
107.1
:
94.8
109.8
132.3
122.8
c
145.8
126.8
:

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

1.0
2.1
7.8
6.7
-1.9
2.4
12.1
:
4.4
2.8
21.2
-0.9
-5.0
c
6.2
1.3
c
-4.5
c
7.2
-8.8
-4.5
:
-2.3
0.2
-0.4
0.0
c
-4.2
2.7
:

2.1
1.3
1.2
4.8
6.8
0.0
-1.1
:
-2.7
4.2
-13.3
2.1
2.1
c
5.7
6.2
c
18.6
c
-0.8
-9.3
-3.0
:
-12.9
1.4
2.7
0.6
c
-2.4
1.0
:

2.5
3.1
15.0
16.6
4.3
4.0
4.5
:
3.4
3.3
19.3
0.4
28.6
c
5.0
28.6
c
-20.9
c
5.9
-14.7
-2.8
:
-4.3
-0.4
4.5
-4.1
c
-28.9
-0.5
:

2.6
3.1
-1.6
8.0
4.8
4.5
-9.7
:
1.5
4.0
7.7
1.0
-20.9
c
4.5
16.1
c
11.1
c
-0.7
16.2
2.8
:
7.0
-1.1
2.4
-2.4
c
5.6
0.0
:

2.4
2.1
-1.2
36.2
5.5
4.7
4.4
:
3.1
3.4
-31.5
-2.0
-15.6
c
3.4
50.7
c
-1.2
c
5.4
11.8
4.1
:
7.4
-0.1
8.8
-2.0
c
-9.0
-1.1
:

2.1
1.9
24.5
-16.2
-0.7
1.5
-0.7
:
2.8
3.2
12.0
0.3
-3.9
c
3.6
-27.8
c
-0.8
c
3.3
-7.2
-3.0
:
-14.5
1.1
3.3
2.1
c
17.5
-0.7
:

0.5
0.1
-14.4
4.2
2.2
-3.2
-0.3
:
3.6
4.1
53.8
-1.4
-3.7
c
5.3
5.8
c
22.0
c
-9.5
-2.9
-0.7
:
-4.3
0.4
-1.1
:
c
-7.6
:
:

1.6
-1.5
:
-17.4
14.3
-6.4
33.5
:
4.1
2.1
:
:
38.2
c
-14.9
:
c
:
:
9.6
1.2
-3.2
:
3.4
0.3
0.0
:
c
4.7
:
:

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

97.0
101.2
199.9
45.0
81.8
92.3
40.7
:
115.4
105.3
85.5
c
116.8
193.8
92.6
:
:
85.8
c
113.0
54.9
89.4
140.1
52.4
:
93.5
116.9
c
98.9
89.3
123.8

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

1.9
0.4
3.3
-4.7
-1.0
0.5
0.2
:
-0.3
0.1
21.0
c
8.4
8.6
1.2
:
:
-2.3
-0.5
3.1
-2.2
-2.3
1.0
-4.8
:
8.2
4.4
c
-5.7
-1.4
-2.6

-0.2
-1.0
-6.8
-4.0
-2.0
-2.3
-1.5
:
-0.2
0.0
-2.8
c
-11.0
6.2
1.5
:
:
0.0
-0.5
-1.0
-4.5
1.1
2.6
6.1
:
3.8
3.9
c
-1.9
0.3
6.8

-0.6
-0.8
-1.5
17.5
-1.0
-1.1
-4.1
:
0.2
0.4
-9.1
c
10.1
-0.8
-0.5
:
:
-2.4
-0.2
-2.5
-7.7
-5.5
4.8
-1.4
:
-0.2
5.2
c
12.8
-1.9
-5.9

-0.6
-0.2
3.4
0.2
-0.9
0.5
1.4
:
0.3
0.1
1.4
c
18.2
3.4
-0.5
:
:
0.5
-0.1
-2.3
-0.9
-0.5
2.1
1.6
:
-12.9
-0.7
c
0.8
-1.4
-2.9

-0.4
-0.6
1.8
1.3
-1.2
1.5
-7.2
:
-0.2
0.2
-31.4
c
-8.9
6.4
-1.0
:
:
2.5
-0.2
3.8
0.6
2.7
2.6
3.3
:
-2.1
1.3
c
-4.0
-0.9
-4.2

-0.2
0.0
0.5
2.5
0.4
1.3
-4.3
:
1.5
0.2
14.1
c
-8.6
-28.3
-2.0
:
:
-1.6
-0.1
0.6
4.4
-1.2
4.4
-1.6
:
-0.9
1.0
c
-5.4
0.0
3.2

0.4
-0.6
:
3.2
0.6
-1.1
0.0
:
-0.1
-0.1
-7.1
c
12.9
15.5
-2.3
:
:
1.4
-0.2
-1.1
-1.9
1.0
0.9
-4.8
:
5.5
5.0
c
-26.0
-0.9
0.7

0.2
-0.5
:
-0.5
-0.1
-1.5
-6.0
:
1.9
0.0
:
c
-19.2
-14.2
0.5
:
:
:
c
0.6
0.5
0.9
3.3
0.9
:
11.8
0.3
c
6.8
:
0.3

(1) Latest quarterly indices refer to the same quarters for which the respective latest growth rates are available.

151

Indices of turnover & employment - air transport

5. Other services

Figure 5.11 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of turnover, air transport (NACE Division 62), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

EU-25

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

130

125

120

115

110

105

100

95

90

20

10

0

-10

-20

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Ireland, Latvia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Finland and Sweden, confidential; Greece, Slovenia and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Belgium, Italy,
Luxembourg and Malta, I-2006; the United Kingdom and Norway, IV-2005.

Growth

EU-25 average

Figure 5.12 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, air transport (NACE Division 62), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

EU-25

105

100

95

90

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Luxembourg, Hungary and Finland, not available; Belgium, IV-2005; Malta and Norway, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average

Table 5.10 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Air transport (NACE Division 62), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of turnover

Index of employment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
62.4
4.3
0.5
2.5
7.6
0.0
0.8
6.7
15.4
2.0
11.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
1.2
0.5
0.3
7.5
2.4
1.0
1.5
0.1
0.0
1.7
3.1
29.0
~
~
~
~

124.4
121.2
82.2
146.3
73.1
188.7
226.6
:
165.3
114.5
c
93.9
134.0
c
121.3
134.1
c
113.8
c
130.3
c
146.2
:
1 152.8
c
c
134.8
166.3
400.4
95.0
:

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

-2.2
1.6
-1.7
-1.8
-13.1
-0.4
20.6
:
1.9
-2.3
c
3.3
-0.3
c
6.5
6.2
c
-16.1
c
-1.7
c
-9.4
:
30.9
c
c
-7.7
-3.3
14.1
6.2
:

4.2
4.0
2.3
2.0
-13.1
3.1
12.9
:
1.8
8.8
c
4.2
-2.0
c
10.2
3.8
c
31.3
c
6.2
c
20.9
:
24.8
c
c
6.6
-1.4
0.2
-3.3
:

4.8
3.1
15.5
6.1
19.9
6.7
14.1
:
2.3
-7.9
c
-3.3
5.4
c
5.7
4.2
c
-19.2
c
-1.3
c
12.8
:
14.5
c
c
6.0
33.4
-6.6
0.2
:

0.6
-1.4
-21.7
1.8
1.1
-4.9
5.3
:
-0.9
8.2
c
8.2
2.2
c
-2.7
4.1
c
-13.1
c
3.3
c
-6.7
:
27.3
c
c
2.8
5.7
2.6
1.4
:

6.0
5.8
78.5
3.6
8.4
2.8
-0.8
:
5.4
0.8
c
-4.4
1.6
c
1.4
2.0
c
35.3
c
2.7
c
10.6
:
7.5
c
c
10.9
-6.6
1.0
-3.7
:

3.8
1.4
-31.4
0.0
-21.5
6.3
-0.1
:
0.7
8.5
c
0.7
1.6
c
-7.6
1.5
c
-11.4
c
-0.9
c
-2.9
:
10.2
c
c
9.5
-10.2
12.1
1.3
:

3.1
3.8
16.2
-0.2
-3.4
2.8
3.7
:
4.9
-9.9
c
4.1
0.0
c
-2.4
-3.1
c
0.9
c
5.1
c
0.6
:
5.4
c
c
:
37.8
6.4
:
:

:
:
:
0.5
-10.6
4.0
0.6
:
6.9
9.5
:
:
4.3
c
2.2
:
c
:
:
3.0
c
9.7
:
3.6
c
c
:
-2.3
3.7
:
:

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

95.1
94.6
39.8
128.7
46.0
104.1
117.3
:
117.8
102.3
c
c
104.0
167.5
54.8
:
:
91.1
c
113.0
99.2
69.4
103.0
411.1
:
107.3
97.3
65.7
86.7
82.9
72.9

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.3
-0.5
-2.7
2.6
-5.8
0.0
15.8
:
0.2
0.2
c
c
-1.4
7.2
1.6
:
:
-4.0
-0.6
2.7
-0.5
-4.4
1.0
5.6
:
4.0
2.7
13.0
-2.0
-1.1
-6.6

-0.4
0.1
11.6
3.4
-5.4
0.5
2.7
:
-0.4
0.0
c
c
0.2
4.9
0.4
:
:
-3.2
-0.5
3.0
-0.8
-1.9
2.1
25.8
:
4.2
-0.7
-5.9
1.0
-1.5
-8.4

-0.2
0.3
0.0
1.9
-0.5
0.6
-1.7
:
0.4
0.5
c
c
-0.2
1.7
2.3
:
:
2.0
-0.2
2.3
-5.0
16.8
0.6
7.3
:
-2.3
-0.3
6.8
-3.4
0.2
-0.8

-1.4
-0.6
-5.4
0.9
0.7
0.2
1.2
:
0.3
-0.1
c
c
-0.8
4.3
4.4
:
:
-1.2
-0.2
1.6
-2.7
-1.2
0.1
-0.3
:
-39.7
1.8
6.4
7.3
-1.1
-2.6

0.0
-0.3
-2.6
1.6
-4.1
0.8
1.2
:
-0.2
0.0
c
c
0.6
5.3
2.1
:
:
-1.0
-0.9
1.3
-0.1
-0.3
-1.0
2.9
:
-5.8
2.7
-2.4
-4.7
-0.7
-2.0

-0.1
0.1
12.0
1.7
-2.9
0.4
0.3
:
0.0
0.2
c
c
-0.1
4.6
-13.8
:
:
0.6
-0.2
0.9
4.8
-0.2
-1.2
0.8
:
-0.2
-0.7
-4.2
2.0
0.6
-2.3

0.0
-0.5
:
0.6
-3.1
0.5
-0.5
:
1.7
0.0
c
c
-0.2
4.9
-12.9
:
:
-1.0
-0.2
0.3
4.1
-26.3
2.7
3.1
:
3.9
1.0
2.9
6.8
-0.3
-0.7

1.1
0.3
:
-0.6
-4.8
1.2
2.6
:
0.2
0.2
:
c
-0.4
3.6
-4.4
:
:
:
c
0.1
5.5
-4.3
3.1
5.0
:
17.5
1.9
6.6
-1.8
:
-0.5

(1) Latest quarterly indices refer to the same quarters for which the respective latest growth rates are available.

152

5. Other services

Indices of turnover & employment - 
supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies
Figure 5.13 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of turnover, supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies (NACE Division 63), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

EU-25

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

140

130

120

110

100

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Ireland, Hungary and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Belgium, Luxembourg and Malta, I-2006; the United
Kingdom and Norway, IV-2005.

Figure 5.14 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Growth

EU-25 average

Index of employment, supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies (NACE Division 63), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

EU-25

115

110

105

100

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

-2

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Luxembourg, Hungary and Finland, not available; Belgium, IV-2005; Malta and Norway, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average

Table 5.11 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies (NACE Division 63), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of turnover

Index of employment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
67.4
4.4
0.8
1.8
18.1
0.3
0.5
8.6
14.1
1.0
10.8
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.1
4.5
2.9
1.0
1.3
0.3
0.1
1.2
3.7
23.5
~
~
~
~

132.7
130.1
141.0
146.0
149.9
123.2
213.7
:
132.9
121.4
c
:
138.8
227.6
230.0
154.6
c
91.6
c
126.6
190.2
109.7
:
172.1
134.2
130.7
139.0
243.7
419.2
120.3
:

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

1.9
1.1
2.0
-1.0
-1.8
0.2
11.3
:
2.1
-0.2
c
:
-4.7
5.7
8.7
0.9
c
-14.0
c
2.1
-0.9
3.6
:
-3.4
0.3
0.7
3.1
14.1
15.5
1.5
:

1.9
0.9
6.4
0.9
3.6
0.2
-1.4
:
1.1
0.7
c
:
2.1
5.2
7.6
6.2
c
34.9
c
1.5
3.8
-8.3
:
-1.4
1.4
-1.5
6.6
22.1
28.7
1.6
:

1.4
1.6
-0.8
-2.3
2.3
2.7
-8.8
:
-0.7
1.8
c
:
8.3
11.2
38.8
-5.9
c
-13.5
c
-1.9
-2.3
-13.1
:
5.8
1.8
2.9
2.1
-6.5
39.9
0.3
:

-0.2
1.2
3.0
-0.1
3.4
1.1
7.9
:
2.2
0.0
c
:
4.6
6.7
5.7
3.8
c
-7.4
c
1.6
0.6
0.4
:
18.0
0.4
2.1
-7.3
-3.8
2.1
1.7
:

1.9
1.6
3.7
1.6
2.7
0.6
13.3
:
3.6
1.4
c
:
-0.6
5.0
11.6
6.3
c
-4.4
c
1.6
2.2
2.1
:
-5.4
3.6
5.3
1.0
14.8
15.7
1.1
:

2.5
1.6
5.9
0.7
4.8
1.3
11.8
:
-0.2
1.8
c
:
-1.0
5.1
6.1
5.5
c
0.9
c
1.6
4.9
-3.7
:
7.2
2.2
2.2
7.0
-5.6
0.8
1.8
:

1.2
1.8
-3.7
3.6
-2.0
0.1
4.7
:
3.8
0.8
c
:
-4.7
4.0
-2.9
-2.4
c
11.1
c
-0.2
4.0
13.1
:
8.9
1.1
2.1
:
12.3
-21.1
:
:

:
2.1
:
0.9
-2.9
2.8
-6.1
:
1.7
2.4
:
:
1.2
6.0
17.2
:
c
:
:
1.1
3.2
-0.4
:
-4.7
2.2
2.6
:
-3.8
2.2
:
:

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

111.7
109.8
120.3
137.7
116.9
107.6
100.1
:
124.8
108.1
c
c
110.6
117.3
115.2
:
:
92.9
c
118.0
103.0
94.4
91.4
137.3
:
118.1
116.8
145.4
87.7
107.3
99.3

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.8
0.6
0.5
0.7
1.8
0.6
0.7
:
0.5
0.2
c
c
-0.6
-1.3
0.2
:
:
-2.0
0.0
1.1
-0.9
1.8
-1.6
-1.9
:
7.4
1.9
0.3
-3.2
-1.2
1.7

0.6
0.4
-0.3
2.5
1.3
0.6
3.5
:
1.2
-0.2
c
c
-0.1
-0.5
-1.5
:
:
0.0
-0.1
0.9
0.9
-3.2
-0.6
1.1
:
4.7
1.2
0.3
-2.0
-3.5
0.8

0.5
0.5
1.6
2.0
0.1
1.2
-8.7
:
1.3
-0.3
c
c
0.9
-0.1
-0.8
:
:
1.0
0.0
0.6
-1.9
-10.4
-0.3
-0.8
:
0.8
1.1
0.3
-1.3
2.3
-1.6

0.2
0.5
1.4
1.4
0.8
0.4
4.1
:
1.1
-0.2
c
c
0.4
1.0
5.6
:
:
1.3
0.0
0.5
-0.1
0.1
0.4
6.9
:
-7.5
-1.0
3.9
-0.6
1.9
1.5

0.3
0.4
0.4
3.5
1.9
0.6
2.0
:
0.7
-0.2
c
c
0.3
-0.1
0.2
:
:
-2.1
-0.1
0.9
1.3
0.7
-0.4
5.3
:
-2.1
-0.1
0.7
1.5
-3.4
-2.0

0.4
0.6
0.9
-0.7
-0.5
1.0
3.3
:
1.0
0.0
c
c
0.6
1.9
2.5
:
:
0.1
-0.2
0.9
0.0
1.0
0.3
3.1
:
1.1
-0.2
-4.0
3.9
-0.7
-1.7

0.7
0.4
:
5.6
1.2
0.8
-3.6
:
0.4
0.3
c
c
0.1
9.6
2.3
:
:
2.5
-0.6
1.0
0.7
3.7
1.4
4.9
:
6.4
0.4
5.1
5.3
2.6
-0.4

0.6
0.4
:
3.2
0.2
1.2
3.0
:
0.3
0.1
c
c
0.3
0.3
0.0
:
:
:
c
1.0
1.5
0.7
-0.2
1.1
:
11.2
-1.0
3.2
0.9
:
0.4

(1) Latest quarterly indices refer to the same quarters for which the respective latest growth rates are available.

153

Indices of turnover & employment - post and telecommunications

5. Other services

Figure 5.15 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of turnover, post and telecommunications (NACE Division 64), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

EU-25

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

140

130

120

110

100

10

5

0

-5

-10

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden, confidential; Denmark, Greece, Slovenia and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg and Malta,
I-2006; Slovakia, the United Kingdom and Norway, IV-2005.

Growth

EU-25 average

Figure 5.16 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, post and telecommunications (NACE Division 64), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

EU-25

105

100

95

90

10

5

0

-5

-10

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

EU-25 average
(1) Italy and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, Luxembourg, Hungary and Finland, not available; Belgium, IV-2005; Malta and Norway, I-2006.

Growth

Table 5.12 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Post and telecommunications (NACE Division 64), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of turnover

Index of employment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
67.2
3.3
1.0
1.8
15.1
0.1
1.0
7.4
15.8
1.2
11.8
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.9
0.0
5.3
2.5
2.0
1.7
0.2
0.3
1.7
3.0
23.2
~
~
~
~

139.7
142.4
159.9
132.4
:
152.3
197.3
:
157.1
137.5
134.1
134.9
131.0
191.5
165.3
131.0
c
166.9
c
115.0
163.4
132.6
:
173.7
132.7
c
132.3
206.5
440.1
120.6
:

1.2
1.1
4.0
-0.3
:
-0.8
2.4
:
1.4
2.3
-3.1
0.1
6.5
3.3
0.1
1.9
c
-21.3
c
0.4
5.7
6.3
:
1.8
0.9
c
3.2
2.8
-2.3
2.6
:

0.9
0.7
-5.0
1.7
:
0.2
-0.1
:
2.1
1.6
6.5
1.1
5.1
2.7
2.2
4.3
c
8.4
c
0.8
-0.4
-11.9
:
3.4
-1.6
c
1.1
8.8
1.5
0.9
:

1.5
2.0
10.3
1.1
:
0.3
3.6
:
2.9
2.6
-8.5
2.2
-5.4
3.9
4.5
-6.5
c
-13.0
c
0.0
-0.3
58.4
:
-1.3
1.4
c
-0.8
7.3
37.3
-2.4
:

1.3
1.6
9.1
1.0
:
1.1
4.4
:
2.6
1.9
22.4
1.4
0.0
3.9
4.7
2.7
c
16.1
c
1.5
0.8
-7.0
:
5.5
-2.6
c
1.0
5.7
-5.7
4.9
:

1.0
1.0
0.8
1.6
:
0.3
2.0
:
2.1
0.9
8.0
0.0
3.2
5.2
4.4
4.2
c
-10.2
c
0.3
0.8
-3.2
:
2.4
0.6
c
1.7
4.2
-4.1
1.2
:

0.1
0.5
-1.1
0.2
:
-2.6
1.6
:
0.6
0.5
-5.2
-0.3
-0.9
-1.2
0.6
-1.4
c
83.1
c
0.6
3.5
6.2
:
1.9
-0.7
c
-1.4
7.3
3.4
0.3
:

0.7
0.3
9.4
1.4
:
-1.5
3.1
:
1.6
-0.1
6.8
1.6
-0.2
5.0
2.9
8.0
c
-9.6
c
-0.1
-0.5
3.0
:
:
0.2
c
:
-3.3
1.4
:
:

:
0.0
:
1.0
:
1.3
6.2
:
0.2
0.4
:
:
3.4
4.3
3.3
:
c
:
:
0.6
1.0
-5.4
:
:
0.1
c
:
1.9
13.4
:
:

92.3
93.1
94.4
90.1
93.6
93.4
86.8
:
95.7
97.7
113.4
c
119.1
99.5
87.0
:
:
166.4
c
75.7
86.0
79.0
126.5
79.0
:
87.5
93.2
89.0
89.8
81.5
85.0

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

-0.5
-0.2
-0.7
-0.6
0.6
-0.9
-0.7
:
0.6
0.8
-4.3
c
-3.3
0.6
4.1
:
:
8.0
-1.1
-1.3
0.0
-1.6
1.5
-2.3
:
1.4
-2.3
-2.4
-1.2
-3.5
-1.3

-0.6
-0.3
-0.7
0.0
-1.2
-0.9
0.2
:
0.2
0.4
3.0
c
0.5
0.1
0.0
:
:
-5.6
-0.4
-1.2
0.1
0.3
0.3
-1.3
:
-4.8
-0.7
-9.0
1.0
1.3
0.6

0.1
0.1
-1.2
-0.7
-0.4
1.1
1.1
:
-0.8
-0.1
3.5
c
4.7
7.9
3.4
:
:
11.2
-0.9
-1.6
-0.4
-0.4
1.9
-1.7
:
0.0
-0.2
-0.4
-1.0
-2.4
-2.9

0.4
0.1
-0.5
0.6
0.0
0.9
0.5
:
0.0
-0.1
2.0
c
-1.8
4.5
1.6
:
:
91.4
-1.4
-1.6
-0.1
-1.6
1.3
-0.2
:
2.2
0.5
0.6
-1.2
-0.3
-1.4

-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.3
-0.5
0.2
1.2
:
0.2
-0.4
6.3
c
-0.9
-1.4
2.3
:
:
-45.0
-1.2
-0.9
-1.1
-1.7
0.7
-0.3
:
4.2
0.0
0.8
-0.7
0.1
1.9

-0.4
-0.5
-0.1
-1.2
1.2
-0.8
0.7
:
0.1
-0.2
1.1
c
5.5
0.9
-0.1
:
:
67.6
-0.4
-0.7
-0.7
-1.1
0.6
0.0
:
-0.2
-0.4
1.6
0.0
1.7
-1.9

-0.6
-0.8
:
-0.5
-0.8
-2.9
1.2
:
0.5
-0.5
3.3
c
-2.6
-2.1
-1.8
:
:
-4.1
0.1
-0.2
1.7
-0.3
1.4
-0.5
:
-4.7
-0.3
-3.8
9.6
0.0
0.2

-1.1
-1.1
:
0.0
0.5
-5.6
1.0
:
0.2
-0.5
6.5
c
-1.8
-0.2
-0.4
:
:
:
c
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
0.7
0.3
:
-5.5
-0.4
-2.8
1.0
:
0.2

(1) Latest quarterly indices refer to the same quarters for which the respective latest growth rates are available.

154

5. Other services

Indices of turnover & employment - computer and related activities

Figure 5.17 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of turnover, computer and related activities (NACE Division 72), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

EU-25

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

140

130

120

110

100

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Ireland and Hungary, confidential; Greece, Slovenia, Norway and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands, I-2006;
the United Kingdom, IV-2005.

Figure 5.18 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Growth

EU-25 average

Index of employment, computer and related activities (NACE Division 72), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

EU-25

115

110

105

100

10

5

0

-5

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Italy and the Netherlands, confidential; Greece, not available; Belgium, IV-2005; Malta and Norway, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average

Table 5.13 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Computer and related activities (NACE Division 72), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of turnover

Index of employment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
62.5
2.8
0.7
2.3
16.9
0.0
0.2
4.6
15.0
1.5
11.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.7
0.0
5.6
1.9
1.1
0.5
0.2
0.1
1.4
5.2
26.9
~
~
~
~

133.8
128.2
129.2
158.3
133.0
122.3
241.0
:
155.5
152.2
c
101.8
176.9
237.2
247.9
87.1
c
79.8
122.7
112.3
163.3
108.8
:
194.9
152.6
140.2
145.4
297.8
1 629.6
:
:

1.4
0.5
-0.8
-3.8
3.0
-1.9
1.8
:
2.5
1.6
c
-0.2
4.8
-5.1
10.2
-2.6
c
7.0
0.9
0.0
2.2
14.4
:
0.5
1.5
8.0
2.8
4.4
11.0
:
:

1.6
1.9
1.3
1.1
6.3
2.5
3.3
:
1.2
3.2
c
-0.4
6.6
2.1
1.5
-1.1
c
-21.4
4.5
0.4
2.0

-0.7
0.1
0.0
8.8
0.9
0.8
1.0
:
1.0
-0.1
c
-2.6
-9.9
-6.5
14.9
2.2
c
15.1
-0.8
0.3
2.8
-11.6 120.3
:
1.4
1.6
1.4
-0.6
3.5
-16.5
:
:

:
5.3
1.4
-3.5
-0.2
5.0
6.8
:
:

2.2
1.8
4.1
-2.3
9.3
-0.1
9.9
:
4.3
1.5
c
3.4
10.5
13.7
1.8
4.6
c
21.9
2.5
0.6
3.6
-9.1
:
3.1
5.7
-4.3
2.8
3.8
11.8
:
:

2.7
2.0
1.4
4.6
6.5
2.4
3.5
:
1.4
3.2
c
-0.8
3.1
4.7
7.8
1.5
c
-18.7
2.5
0.1
2.4
-9.6
:
9.7
1.8
3.8
2.6
6.5
36.3
:
:

1.7
1.6
0.0
1.7
-0.7
0.7
8.1
:
2.6
1.8
c
0.8
8.2
3.2
8.8
3.1
c
10.5
4.5
1.2
2.3
26.5
:
11.9
3.4
1.8
2.2
7.3
14.0
:
:

1.5
1.9
10.1
5.9
-4.8
-0.2
5.5
:
2.7
2.6
c
0.0
10.4
24.3
-3.6
-2.3
c
3.7
2.2
0.4
0.8
-3.3
:
2.5
1.6
3.1
:
7.0
2.5
:
:

:
1.7
:
-0.3
-2.3
1.2
2.0
:
2.1
3.1
:
:
2.2
-4.5
-3.8
:
c
:
:
0.9
0.3
-9.0
:
3.5
0.0
3.2
:
8.5
13.0
:
:

115.0
114.3
49.8
140.4
113.0
112.5
311.2
:
132.9
115.0
116.5
c
231.7
184.3
138.7
137.4
150.7
98.2
c
129.4
145.6
105.8
179.5
168.5
127.7
109.2
108.0
183.7
399.6
116.6
107.0

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.3
0.3
-3.2
1.3
1.0
-0.4
-0.1
:
-0.3
0.4
1.7
c
3.8
1.3
-0.6
0.4
1.9
8.0
0.6
1.7
1.6
-2.1
2.4
2.8
-0.1
1.0
0.1
11.0
15.4
-0.3
2.7

0.2
0.1
-2.0
1.8
1.6
0.2
3.2
:
1.2
0.3
-6.0
c
3.6
-5.3
5.1
5.3
2.0
-1.2
0.6
2.0
1.8
-1.1
2.9
2.8
-2.5
-2.9
0.3
-2.3
4.3
-1.5
-0.6

0.8
0.4
10.4
3.0
1.3
-0.9
12.2
:
1.2
1.9
8.8
c
5.9
-12.2
25.4
1.0
2.1
1.9
-0.3
1.0
-1.8
-1.3
3.6
7.7
4.1
3.1
1.2
-6.2
-5.2
1.9
0.2

0.0
0.3
-4.7
2.1
0.5
-0.3
5.0
:
1.2
0.5
-1.3
c
1.6
-2.5
1.5
-0.9
-0.9
0.5
0.4
0.3
1.4
1.8
2.1
3.7
-1.1
-3.1
-1.2
3.2
-1.3
0.4
1.3

0.8
0.6
-5.3
2.3
1.7
0.0
-4.5
:
1.4
0.8
3.1
c
3.8
13.5
7.1
-2.3
1.4
1.7
1.5
0.5
1.2
0.6
1.4
3.3
6.7
1.2
1.0
2.0
-1.0
3.5
-0.7

0.8
0.7
-0.7
2.2
1.7
0.3
8.2
:
1.0
1.1
4.4
c
2.9
7.6
-0.3
2.6
1.7
-2.2
1.4
0.5
2.2
0.8
2.3
4.6
-3.8
2.9
0.5
5.6
12.2
2.4
1.1

0.7
0.6
:
1.2
0.2
0.8
12.4
:
1.2
0.3
3.8
c
-3.5
11.9
-0.2
1.8
2.6
-4.2
1.1
0.7
-1.7
1.8
1.9
0.5
3.3
-0.1
0.7
9.9
15.3
2.5
2.5

1.0
0.7
:
2.0
-2.8
0.1
3.1
:
1.5
0.9
-0.3
c
5.8
2.0
0.3
1.8
0.1
:
c
1.0
3.4
1.4
2.4
-0.4
6.8
4.6
1.1
-2.7
5.6
:
0.5

(1) Latest quarterly indices refer to the same quarters for which the respective latest growth rates are available.

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Indices of turnover & employment - other business activities

5. Other services

Figure 5.19 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of turnover, other business activities (NACE Division 74), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

EU-25

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

140

130

120

110

100

10

5

0

-5

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Hungary, confidential; Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Norway and Switzerland, not available; EU-25, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg and Malta, I-2006; the
United Kingdom, IV-2005.

Growth

EU-25 average

Figure 5.20 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Index of employment, other business activities (NACE Division 74), 

seasonally adjusted data (2000=100)

Growth rates compared with the previous quarter, II-2006 (%) (1)

EU-25

120

115

110

105

100

10

5

0

-5

II-01

II-02

II-03

II-04

II-05

II-06

BE CZ DK DE EE

EL ES

FR IE

IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT

SI

SK FI

SE UK

(1) Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland, confidential; Greece, not available; Belgium, IV-2005; Malta and Norway, I-2006.

Growth

EU-25 average

Table 5.14 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Other business activities (NACE Division 74), 

seasonally adjusted data, growth rates compared with the previous quarter (%) (1)

Index of turnover

Index of employment

Weight 
in 2000 
(% of 
EU-25)

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

EU-25
Euro area
BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
BG
RO
NO
CH

100.0
66.9
3.4
0.9
1.6
17.9
0.0
0.5
6.2
19.2
0.7
9.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.5
0.0
5.7
1.7
1.5
1.0
0.2
0.1
0.9
3.2
25.1
~
~
~
~

137.8
138.8
222.7
124.5
151.2
122.4
198.5
:
136.7
137.6
89.1
:
156.7
343.0
287.2
151.8
c
77.9
:
110.0
144.8
102.1
:
149.8
143.0
124.8
138.5
260.9
957.7
:
:

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

1.4
1.3
10.3
-3.2
2.0
-0.8
10.3
:
2.9
1.6
-6.1
:
0.8
7.7
6.0
-3.5
c
-6.9
:
0.3
1.3
c
:
0.2
2.7
-1.4
1.5
5.3
22.4
:
:

0.9
0.5
-7.2
1.4
1.9
0.2
4.3
:
1.3
1.2
0.8
:
2.7
6.0
0.6
8.2
c
12.4
:
0.0
5.0
c
:
4.3
1.2
1.5
2.4
4.9
-5.9
:
:

1.6
0.7
5.1
1.6
2.3
0.6
1.8
:
2.0
1.0
1.5
:
0.0
4.0
8.6
-0.4
c
12.3
:
0.6
8.4
c
:
5.6
3.9
-0.9
4.9
3.7
-7.9
:
:

2.2
2.4
4.2
1.9
5.2
1.3
-3.6
:
3.7
1.2
10.2
:
1.8
13.0
15.2
6.1
c
-14.9
:
0.7
7.6
5.0
:
2.1
2.9
2.3
0.9
4.2
-1.2
:
:

1.7
1.4
2.4
1.2
2.8
1.4
16.0
:
2.1
1.4
3.3
:
1.5
7.9
4.0
1.4
c
-3.4
:
0.7
3.1
-9.5
:
4.2
2.2
1.9
0.9
2.8
6.1
:
:

2.5
2.6
21.9
0.9
5.3
2.3
8.2
:
0.6
1.7
0.6
:
0.2
8.6
10.8
2.5
c
-6.2
:
1.0
0.7
7.0
:
0.1
3.5
1.7
1.5
2.5
25.0
:
:

2.0
2.3
3.2
0.0
3.6
1.2
9.6
:
2.4
1.5
0.2
:
3.6
10.3
-3.7
0.5
c
8.4
:
1.1
6.6
-5.7
:
9.7
1.4
3.2
:
2.7
29.0
:
:

:
1.8
:
1.0
2.1
1.1
-4.7
:
1.8
1.5
:
:
1.7
5.2
-0.4
:
c
:
:
0.9
-0.1
3.9
:
2.5
2.5
2.1
:
2.2
28.8
:
:

Latest 
quarterly 
index 
(2000=100)

118.8
118.9
110.9
122.1
121.9
107.5
195.3
:
125.5
111.3
128.1
c
129.8
193.4
185.0
148.1
154.5
101.5
c
129.0
127.9
117.4
131.1
119.9
122.3
113.1
113.0
165.1
190.3
108.4
111.6

III-04 IV-04

I-05 II-05 III-05 IV-05

I-06 II-06

0.9
0.9
4.9
1.4
0.2
0.5
6.6
:
0.7
0.6
2.0
c
1.3
3.2
2.9
0.8
3.8
11.9
0.5
1.1
0.2
c
2.0
2.4
1.4
0.0
0.9
10.0
1.7
0.5
0.1

0.6
0.4
-4.9
1.1
1.2
-0.6
3.9
:
0.8
0.6
4.9
c
0.6
3.7
3.1
-3.7
4.2
5.5
0.6
0.5
0.7
c
1.2
1.6
-1.6
3.1
0.0
-4.1
3.3
0.6
0.6

0.6
0.6
3.3
0.3
0.4
0.8
-7.3
:
0.7
0.5
2.5
c
1.7
0.2
17.9
2.8
1.2
-18.3
0.8
0.7
0.3
c
2.7
1.8
2.9
-0.1
0.8
-8.2
-4.5
0.6
-1.7

0.6
0.5
1.4
-0.3
2.2
0.0
4.5
:
1.2
0.3
3.0
c
0.1
2.3
4.4
4.1
1.8
-1.3
1.2
0.9
1.0
1.6
-0.3
2.0
-0.1
1.8
0.8
-1.0
-0.6
-0.8
2.5

0.6
0.7
-7.5
0.4
1.9
0.4
6.0
:
1.0
0.8
0.2
c
1.2
2.9
0.7
2.0
2.9
3.3
1.1
1.0
1.9
2.6
0.8
1.2
5.3
-0.4
0.0
4.0
4.8
1.0
1.0

1.4
1.4
8.8
1.3
1.8
0.9
1.5
:
1.0
1.0
2.6
c
1.3
2.0
0.4
-0.1
2.0
-3.0
1.4
1.3
2.0
-0.1
2.1
2.8
0.0
2.5
0.5
3.5
4.4
1.6
-1.1

0.4
0.7
:
2.0
0.8
0.1
-0.1
:
1.2
0.7
2.5
c
0.9
2.9
4.0
1.1
-4.5
-1.1
1.2
1.7
-1.3
-0.5
1.2
-0.1
0.4
0.9
0.2
2.4
6.1
3.6
2.2

1.0
1.0
:
-0.2
0.9
0.5
6.5
:
0.9
1.3
-0.7
c
0.8
2.6
1.0
4.0
2.8
:
c
1.8
1.3
2.4
1.7
1.1
1.5
4.9
0.6
1.3
6.7
:
-0.8

(1) Latest quarterly indices refer to the same quarters for which the respective latest growth rates are available.

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6. Methodological notes

STATISTICAL SOURCES
The data used in this publication is harmonised data supplied to
Eurostat by the National Statistical Offices. Eurostat calculate the
European aggregates for the EU-25 and euro area. Eurostat also
perform  some  decomposition  of  indices  (when  these  are  not
provided  directly  by  the  Member  States),  in  order  to  produce
other  presentations  of  data  (such  as  the  trend  cycle).  Eurostat
data  are  available  free  of  charge  at  the  following  address
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu.  The  source  of  each  table  and
figure gives the specific path that needs to be followed in order
to find the series presented.

statistics 

SHORT-TERM STATISTICS (STS) REGULATION - 
THE LEGAL BASIS
The main basis of the information presented in this publication is
the Council Regulation No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning
short-term 
(available  at  http://europa.eu.int/
eur-lex/en/index.html),  hereafter  referred  to  as  the  STS-
Regulation.  Despite  the  major  changes  brought  in  by  the  STS-
Regulation,  and  the  great  improvements  in  the  availability  and
timeliness  of  EU  indicators  that  followed  its  implementation  by
the  Member  States,  strong  demands  for  further  development
were voiced even as the STS-Regulation was being adopted. The
emergence  of  the  European  Central  Bank  (ECB)  changed
expectations as regards STS. The STS Regulation was amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 6 July 2005 amending Council Regulation (EC)
No  1165/98  concerning  short-term  statistics.  Among  the  main
changes introduced were:

-  New  indicators  for  the  purpose  of  analysis,  namely  the
introduction  of  industrial  import  prices,  services  output  prices,
and  the  division  of  non-domestic  turnover,  new  orders  and
industrial  output  prices  between  euro  area  and  non-euro  area
countries.
-  More  timely  data,  by  shortening  deadlines  for  the  delivery  of
the  industrial  and  construction  production  indices,  the  retail
trade  and  services  turnover  (and  volume  of  sales)  indices,  and
employment indices for all activities.
- More frequent data, increasing the frequency of the production
in construction index to monthly from quarterly.

6. Methodological notes

CLASSIFICATIONS AND RELATED DEFINITIONS
Activity classifications
The economic activities used in this publication are defined in the
Classification  of  Economic  Activities  within  the  European
Communities,  known  as  NACE.  The  NACE  Rev. 1  classification
was  laid  down  in  a  Council  Regulation  in  1990  OJ  L293
24 October  1990  and  amended  by  the  Commission  Regulation
(EC)  No 29/2002  of  19 December  2001  amending  Council
Regulation  (EEC)  No 3037/90  on  the  statistical  classification  of
economic  activities 
in  the  European  Community  which
established  NACE  Rev. 1.1.  The  classification  is  available  at:
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.
cfm?TargetUrl=LST_NOM&StrLanguageCode=EN&IntFamilyCode
=1177589&TxtSearch=. The indices presented in this publication
are presented using the NACE Rev. 1.1 classification.

Change to NACE Rev. 2
There will be a further revision of NACE in 2008 (under the name
'Operation 2007'). This will be a much greater revision than the
one completed in 2002. The classification of service activities in
particular will experience major changes. For example, there will
be  a  new  information  activity  including  television,  information
technology and telecommunications. Furthermore, there will be
a new industrial Section regrouping water supply, recycling and
waste treatment.

In  practice,  these  classification  changes  will  impact  the  STS-
Regulation  in  a  number  of  ways.  The  coverage  of  the  annexes
will  be  affected,  and  furthermore  the  definition  of  the  main
industrial groupings (MIGs) will be changed. The revision of these
statistical classifications will interrupt time series and one of the
major tasks involved in the change from NACE Rev. 1.1 to NACE
Rev. 2  will  be  to  minimise  this  impact.  This  point  has  been
discussed  with  the  Member  States  and  for  some  countries  it  is
foreseen  to  produce  national  back-casted  STS  series  for  a  long
period  (up  to  10  years  and  more  for  some).  However,  not  all
Member  States  have  established  how  they  will  back-cast  their
series and this issue is still under discussion. It is proposed that for
STS indicators the first reference period for NACE Rev. 2 will be
January  2009  for  monthly  data  and  first  quarter  2009  for
quarterly data.

Main industrial groupings (MIGs)
The  objective  of  the  main  industrial  groupings  (MIGs)  is  to
provide  an  activity  breakdown  of  industry  (NACE  Rev. 1.1
Sections C to E inclusive) which is an intermediate level between
the Sections and the Subsections of NACE. A definition for the
MIGs was adopted by the Commission on 26 March 2001. There
are  five  MIGs,  which,  despite  the  reference  to  'goods',  in  fact
regroup all activities without exception in NACE Sections C to E.
These are:

- intermediate goods;
- capital goods;
- consumer durables;
- consumer non-durables;
- energy.

158

6. Methodological notes

The definitions for each of the MIGs headings are based on the
3-digit level of NACE Rev. 1. It should be noted that the MIGs are
not comparable in terms of their (economic) size, the consumer
durables  heading  is,  in  particular,  smaller  than  the  others.  For
new  orders,  the  MIGs  are  defined  as  a  sub-group  of  activities
(limited to those manufacturing activities that work on orders). 

Classifications of types of constructions
The  classification  of  types  of  constructions  (CC)  has  been
developed on the basis of the central product classification (CPC).
The  classification  is  a  4-level  hierarchical  system.  The  principal
breakdown, at the Section level is between civil engineering and
buildings.  Below  this  level  the  CC  differentiates  primarily
according to the technical design which results from the special
use of the structure and, in particular for buildings, according to
the main use. It should be noted that there is no legal basis for
the  CC.  However,  the  publication  of  the  CC  contains  many
introductory  remarks  that  provide  definitions  and  classification
guidelines, essential for a clear and coherent implementation of
the  classification.  For  more  information  on  construction
classifications see: CC, Eurostat, 14 March 1997.

VARIABLES/INDICATORS
Production index (industry and construction)
The production index provides a measure of the volume trend in
value  added  at  factor  cost  over  a  given  reference  period.  The
industrial production index is compiled for activities within NACE
Rev. 1  Sections  C,  D  and  E,  except  for  Division 41  and
Group 40.3.  The  production  index  for  construction  is  compiled
for  building  and  for  civil  engineering.  Dependent  on  the
approximation method used (see below), the index of production
should take account of:

-  variations  in  type  and  quality  of  the  commodities  and  of  the
input materials;
- changes in stocks of finished goods and services and work in
progress;
-  changes  in  technical  input-output  relations  (processing
techniques);
- services such as the assembling of production units, mounting,
installations, repairs, planning, engineering, creation of software.

The  data  necessary  for  the  compilation  of  such  an  index  are
generally not available on a sub-annual basis. In practice, suitable
proxy values for the compilation of the indices are needed.

Industry:
- gross production values (deflated);
- volume data;
- turnover (deflated);
- work input;
- raw material input;
- energy input.

Construction:
-  input  data  (consumption  of  typical  raw  materials,  energy  or
labour);
- output data (production quantities, deflated production values
or deflated sales values).

Turnover (industry, retail trade and services)
The objective of the turnover index is to show the evolution of
the market for goods and services. Turnover comprises the total
invoiced by the observation unit during the reference period. This
corresponds to market sales of goods or services supplied to third
parties. It excludes all duties and taxes on the goods or services
invoiced by the unit including the VAT invoiced by the unit vis-à-
vis its customer and other similar deductible taxes directly linked
to  turnover.  For  industry,  the  turnover  index  is  compiled  for
domestic  and  non-domestic  markets,  with  the  latter  split
between  euro  area  and  non-euro  area  markets.  The  domestic
market  is  defined  as  customers  resident  in  the  same  national
territory as the observation unit.

Volume of sales (retail trade)
The volume of sales represents the value of turnover in constant
prices  and  as  such  is  a  volume  index.  It  can  be  calculated  as
turnover  at  current  prices  deflated  by  the  deflator  of  sales,  or
derived directly from the quantity of goods sold. The index is a
business cycle indicator that shows the activity of the retail sector
in volume. It is a short-term indicator for final domestic demand.
The  index  is  often  interpreted  as  a  consumer  confidence
indicator.  It  is  compiled  for  NACE  Rev. 1  Division 52  and  its
components at the Group and Class level.

New orders (industry and construction)
The  objective  of  the  new  orders  received  index  is  to  assess  the
evolution  of  total  demand  for  products  and  services  as  an
indication  of  future  production.  The  coverage  of  the  industrial
new orders index includes NACE Rev. 1 Divisions 17, 18, 21, 24,
27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35. Given the volatile nature
of  orders  within  the  activity  of  other  transport  equipment,  a
special  aggregate  for  manufacturing  industries  working  on
orders, excluding transport equipment has been created. For the
industrial index a distinction is made between orders on domestic
and non-domestic markets, with the latter further split between
euro  area  and  non-euro  area  markets.  The  coverage  of  the
construction new orders index includes NACE Rev. 1 Groups 45.1
and  45.2.  For  the  construction  index  a  distinction  is  made
between building and civil engineering.

The new orders index refers to goods and services that are to be
provided  by  the  observation  unit,  including  those  originating
from  sub-contractors.  An  order  is  defined  as  the  value  of  the
contract  linking  a  producer  and  a  third  party  in  respect  of  the
future deliveries by the producer of goods and services. The order
is  accepted  if,  in  the  producer's  judgement,  there  is  sufficient
evidence for a valid agreement. New orders exclude all duties and
taxes on the goods or services that will be invoiced by the unit,
including VAT and other similar deductible taxes directly linked to
turnover. All other charges (for example, transport or packaging)
passed  on  to  the  customer  are  also  included.  Note  that
cancellations  of  orders  are  not  deducted  from  the  orders
received.

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Employment (all activities)
The employment index shows the evolution of employment. The
index is defined as the total number of persons who work in the
observation unit (including working proprietors or partners and
unpaid family workers), as well as persons who work outside the
unit, but who belong to it and are paid by it (for example, sales
representatives,  delivery  personnel,  repair  and  maintenance
teams).  Part-time  workers  are  included  as  well.  Excluded  is
manpower  supplied  to  the  unit  by  other  enterprises.  Member
States can use the number of employees as an approximation of
the number of persons employed.

Hours worked (industry and construction)
The  index  shows  the  evolution  of  hours  worked.  The  index
represents  the  aggregate  number  of  hours  actually  worked
during  normal  working  hours,  during  overtime  and  covers  the
time that is spent at the place of work on tasks such as preparing
the  site  and  time  corresponding  to  short  periods  of  rest  at  the
work  place.  This  variable  excludes  hours  paid  but  not  actually
worked such as for annual leave, holidays and sickness leave. If
the exact number of hours actually worked is not known, it may
be estimated on the basis of the theoretical number of working
hours and the average rate of absences (for example, sickness or
maternity).

Wages and salaries (industry and construction)
index  approximates  the
The  gross  wages  and  salaries 
development of the wages and salaries bill. Wages and salaries
are defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable
to all persons counted on the payroll (including homeworkers), in
return  for  work  done  during  the  accounting  period.  This  is
regardless of whether the wages are paid on the basis of working
time, output or piecework and whether they are paid regularly or
not.  Included  are  all  basic  wages  and  salaries,  allowances,
bonuses  and  commissions,  taxes,  contributions  and  other
amounts  payable  by  employees  and  withheld  at  source  by  the
employer.  Social  contributions,  taxes  or  other  labour  cost
expenditure paid by employer, training costs, reimbursements for
equipment or travelling, and similar costs are not included.

6. Methodological notes

Output prices / producer prices (industry)
The output price index (or producer price index) shows monthly
price changes in the industrial sector, which can be an indicator
of  inflationary  pressure  before  it  reaches  the  consumer.  The
indices are compiled for activities within NACE Rev. 1 Sections C,
D and E, with the exceptions of Groups 12.0, 22.1, 23.3, 29.6,
35.1, 35.3, 37.1 and 37.2. Output price indices are compiled for
the  domestic  and  the  non-domestic  market,  with  the  latter
further  split  between  euro  area  and  non-euro  area  markets.
Given the volatile nature of energy prices, a special aggregate for
total  industry  excluding  energy  has  been  created,  so  that
underlying price developments may be studied.

All  price-determining  characteristics  of  the  products  should  be
taken into account, including the quantity of units sold, transport
provided,  rebates,  service  conditions,  guarantee  conditions  and
destination. The appropriate price is the basic price that excludes
all  duties  and  taxes  on  the  goods  and  services  invoiced  by  the
unit including VAT invoiced by the unit vis-à-vis its customer and
similar deductible taxes directly linked to turnover. Subsidies on
products  received  by  the  producer,  if  there  are  any,  should  be
added. The actual transaction price should be measured, and not
a list price. If transport costs are included this should be part of
the product specification. The price of period t should refer to the
moment  when  the  order  is  made,  not  the  moment  when  the
commodities leave the factory gates. The measured price should
in  principle  reflect  the  average  price  level  during  the  reference
period. In practice, the information actually collected may refer to
a particular day in the middle of the reference period that should
be determined as a representative figure for the reference period.

Construction costs
The construction costs index measures the trend of prices for the
factors that are involved in the construction process; hence the
evolution  of  the  costs  incurred  by  the  contractor.  Costs  that
constitute  components  of  construction  costs  also  include  plant
and  equipment,  transport,  energy  and  other  costs.  Architect's
fees are not part of construction costs. The index does not take
account  of  changes  in  productivity  or  of  variations  in  the
contractor's profit margin. In certain countries, it is also called a
'factor  price  index'.  This  index  covers  costs  for  new  residential
buildings excluding residencies for communities.

An output price index is used by some Member States as a proxy
for construction costs.

Building permits (construction)
Two  permits  indices  are  compiled,  one  for  the  number  of
dwellings for which permits have been issued, and the other for
the area authorised. The objective of building permits indices is
to  assess  the  future  development  of  construction  activity.  A
building  permit  is  an  authorisation  to  start  work  on  a  building
project.  As  such  a  permit  is  the  final  stage  of  planning  and
building authorisations, prior to the start of work. It may be the
case that a large proportion of permits are not used or there is a
long  time  lag  between  permits  and  the  start  of  the  building
project, however, the index gives indications of the workload for
the building industry in the near future.

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Number  of  dwellings: indices  of  the  number  of  dwellings  are
compiled  for  one-dwelling  residential  buildings  and  residential
buildings with two and more dwellings. A dwelling is a room or
suite  of  rooms  and  its  accessories  in  a  permanent  building  or
structurally separated part thereof, which by the way it has been
built,  rebuilt,  converted  and  so  on,  is  intended  for  private
habitation.  It  should  have  separate  access  to  a  street  or  to  a
common  space  within  the  building.  Detached  rooms  or
habitation which are clearly to be used as a part of the dwelling
should be counted as part of the dwelling. A dwelling may thus
be constituted of separate buildings within the same enclosure,
provided  they  are  intended  for  habitation  by  the  same
household.

Area: this index is compiled from the square metre of useful floor
area of buildings for which permits have been granted. This index
is compiled for all types of buildings. The useful floor area of a
building  is  measured  within  its  external  walls,  excluding
construction  areas,  functional  areas  for  ancillary  use  (for
example,  areas  occupied  by  heating  and  air-conditioning
installations or power generators) or thoroughfares (for example,
areas of stairwells, lifts, escalators). Alternative volume measures
may be used.

BASE YEARS/WEIGHTS
European short-term business statistics are presented with 2000
as  the  base  year.  Generally  Member  States  compile  their  data
using weights from 2000. The following table shows the weights
that  are  generally  used  for  each  indicator,  although  some
countries may use alternative weights.

Used weight
Value added at factor costs
Turnover
Domestic turnover
Non-domestic turnover
Turnover
Domestic turnover

Weights used for each indicator in STS
Index
Production
Turnover
Domestic turnover
Non-domestic turnover
New orders
Domestic new orders
Non-domestic new orders Non-domestic turnover
Employment
Hours worked
Wages and salaries
Output prices
Domestic output prices
Non-domestic output prices Non-domestic turnover
Permits

Number of persons employed
Number of hours worked
Wages and salaries
Turnover
Domestic turnover

Turnover

DECOMPOSITION - FORMS OF INDICES
The  use  of  time  series  decomposition  makes  it  possible  to
determine  sub-annual  growth  rates  that  are  easier  to  interpret
and  provides  a  means  to  establish  long-term  developments
uninfluenced  by  seasonal  and  sub-annual  factors.  The  normal
breakdown of a gross or unadjusted time series makes it possible
to  identify  the  trend,  the  cycle,  the  seasonal  variation  and  the
erratic fluctuations.

Adjustment of working days
The  adjustment  of  working  days  is  intended  to  adjust  for
calendar effects, whatever their nature. The number of working
days for a given month depends on the timing of certain public
holidays, the possible overlap of certain public holidays and non-
working days, the fact that a year is a leap year or not, and other
reasons. Short-term statistics (STS) are often strongly affected by
calendar  issues.  For  example,  there  may  be  close  connections
between industrial production and the hours worked or between
retail  sales  and  the  number  of  trading  days.  In  order  to  ensure
comparability of these statistics across time the data need to be
working-day  adjusted.  Two  issues  determine  the  outcome  of
working-day adjustment:

-  the  adjustment  method,  in  other  words  proportional  or
regression methods;
-  the  number  of  working  days,  in  other  words  how  many
working days (or more generally how much working time) there
are in a month (or other reference period).

Seasonal adjustment
Seasonal  adjustment,  or  the  adjustment  of  seasonal  variations,
aims, after adjusting for calendar effects, to take account of the
impact of the known seasonal factors that have been observed in
the  past.  For  example,  in  the  case  of  the  production  index,
annual  summer  holidays  have  a  negative  impact  on  industrial
production.  The  level  of  this  impact  varies  according  to  the
country  being  studied  and  whether  or  not  observation  units
close.  It  also  depends  on  the  area  of  activity  concerned.  In
addition,  the  situation  is  complicated  as  these  practices/
habits/traditions change over time. Most series, with the notable
exception  of  prices,  are  seasonally  adjusted.  If  the  national
statistical office providing the data does the seasonal adjustment,
these  series  are  used.  If  no  seasonally  adjusted  series  are
supplied, Eurostat perform the seasonal adjustment.

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EUROPEAN AGGREGATES AND COUNTRIES
EU-25
Euro area

25 Member States of the European Union
12 Member States that use the euro as a 
common currency

BE
CZ
DK
DE
EE
EL
ES
FR
IE
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK

BG
RO

NO
CH

SYMBOLS
:
c

Belgium
the Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Hungary
Malta
the Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Sweden
the United Kingdom

Bulgaria
Romania

Norway
Switzerland

not available
confidential

Trend cycle
The trend is a slow variation over a long period of years, generally
associated  with  the  structural  causes  of  the  phenomenon  in
question.  In  some  cases  the  trend  shows  a  steady  growth,  in
others, it may move either downwards or upwards. The cycle is a
quasi periodic oscillation, characterised by alternating periods of
higher  and  lower  rates  of  change  possibly,  but  not  always,
involving expansion and contraction. In most cases it is related to
fluctuations  in  overall  economic  activity.  If  the  irregular
component  of  the  time  series  is  relatively  important,  the  trend
cycle series generally offers a better series for analysis of longer-
term  past  developments.  However,  this  advantage  is  less  clear
when analysing very recent developments. Trend cycle values for
recent  periods  may  be  subject  to  greater  revisions  than  the
equivalent  seasonally  adjusted  values  and  hence  the  latter  may
be  more  appropriate  for  the  analysis  of  very  recent
developments.  This  is  particularly  true  around  turning  points.
Trend cycle series may however converge to stable results more
quickly than seasonally adjusted series.

GROWTH RATES
The  changes,  which  are  given  in  the  tables  and  graphs  in  this
publication, show two different growth rates. The first being for
the  latest  period  compared  with  the  previous  period  (for
example,  month  on  month  or  quarter  on  quarter)  -  here  a
seasonally adjusted series is used wherever possible. The second
growth  rate  is  for  the  latest  period  compared  with  the  same
period  of  a  year  before:  here  a  series  only  adjusted  for  the
number  of  working  days  is  used  wherever  possible,  else  the
indices used are unadjusted (in other words, gross series).

EU-25 AND EURO AREA AGGREGATES
EU-25 and euro area data are first estimated when 60 % of the
weighted  national  data  is  available.  Missing  data  is  estimated
using ARIMA. These geographical aggregates are calculated for
unadjusted/gross series and for working day adjusted series, and
from these two basic forms, seasonally adjusted and trend cycle
forms  are  derived  using  TRAMO  &  SEATS.  Missing  components
for  these  two  geographical  aggregates  are  estimated  using  an
ARIMA method.

Growth  rates  shown  for  the  euro  area  before  reference  period
January  2001  compare  on  the  basis  of  eleven  countries,  while
growth rates from January 2001 onwards compare on the basis
of twelve countries (when Greece became a member of the euro
area). As such, growth rates for January 2001 compared with the
month  before  (December  2000)  are  made  consistently  using
twelve countries; likewise growth rates compared with the same
month  of  the  previous  year  (January  2000)  are  also  based  on
twelve  and  not  eleven  countries.  Any  time-series  for  the  euro
area contain this change, for example, a plot of the trend cycle
for industrial production is based on eleven euro area countries
for reference periods prior to January 2001 and on twelve euro
area countries from January 2001 onwards.

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