EU industrial structure report 2013 : competing in global value chains

The EU Industrial Structure Report aims to satisfy the increasing need for analysis of EU competitiveness at sectoral level. It analyses the performance of EU industrial and service sectors in terms of productivity and its underlying drivers, the resultant changes to industrial and export specialization, comparative advantages at EU and national level, and the position of the EU in increasingly global value chains. This edition also looks at the impact of the crisis and the difficult recovery on long-term structural trends. The publication is intended to be used by economists and policy makers in the EU and Member States or anyone outside the EU interested in the structure and performance of EU industries. It may also be useful to academics, journalists, organisations and citizens interested in different aspects of the EU economy from a sectoral perspective.