The aim of the paper is to compare output fluctuations in Candidate Countries and Member States of the European Union (EU) in the last decade. We assume a dynamic factor model with three additive unobserved components: the output growth for the three main industrial groupings (mining,...

The establishment of common guidelines for seasonal adjustment within the European Statistical System is an essential step towards a better harmonisation and comparability of infra-annual statistics. Following the 2009 and 2015 editions which were widely accepted and implemented, the 2024...

This paper proposes a dating algorithm based on an appropriately defined Markov chain that enforces alternation of peaks and troughs, and duration constraints concerning the phases and the full cycle. The algorithm, which implements Harding and Pagan's non-parametric dating methodology, allows...

The establishment of common guidelines for seasonal adjustment (SA) within the European Statistical System (ESS) is an essential step towards a better harmonisation and comparability of infra-annual statistics, especially Principal European Economic Indicators (PEEIs). The ESS Guidelines on...

Over the last decade, Eurostat regularly increased and improved the dissemination of patent data with the production of new indicators on economic activities, basing its current production almost exclusively on the Worldwide Statistical Patent Database PATSTAT, developed by the European Patent...

In 2004, the inter-institutional Patent Statistics Task Force decided to create a Worldwide Statistical Database under the acronym of PATSTAT, which has to be understood as one single patent statistics raw database, held by the EPO and developed in cooperation with the WIPO, the OECD and...

This methodological note guides compilers of BOP and NA statistics on following the principle of economic ownership change per ESA 2010 and BPM6 for foreign trade by NR-VATT. It details recommendations on identifying NR-VATT, excluding certain cross-border movements, and including certain...

Public health policies need reliable data on health status, health care use and health determinants from population surveys for all Member States. The European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) is the instrument to collect such information. The first wave of EHIS level was launched under a...

Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge - including knowledge of humankind, culture and society - and to devise new applications of available knowledge. R&D statistics play a central role in...

Key figures on European business presents a selection of business statistics for the European Union (EU), EU countries and EFTA countries. For some readers, this publication may offer an introduction to European business statistics, while others can use it as a starting point to explore further...