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In the first half of 2026, highest decreases in average gas prices for non-household consumers, compared with the same period of 2025, in: 🇧🇪Belgium and 🇫🇷France (-13.1%) 🇱🇹Lithuania (-12.5%) 🇸🇪Sweden was the only country with a price increase (+3.1%) 👉link.europa.eu/VWFgwv
Annual change in natural gas prices for non-household consumers, first half of 2026 (%, in national currencies)

ALT Annual change in natural gas prices for non-household consumers, first half of 2026 (%, in national currencies)

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In the first half of 2026, highest decreases in electricity prices for non-household consumers, compared with the same period of 2025, in: 🇱🇺Luxembourg (-23.8%) 🇨🇿Czechia (-11.9%) Largest price increases: 🇸🇪Sweden (+18.8%) 🇫🇮Finland (+18.7%) 👉link.europa.eu/HWWgm7
Annual change in electricity prices for non-household consumers, first half 2026 (%, in national currencies)

ALT Annual change in electricity prices for non-household consumers, first half 2026 (%, in national currencies)

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Euro area #inflation expected to be at 4.0% in October 2026, up from 3.8% in September 2026. Components: energy +20.8%, services +3.3%, food, alcohol & tobacco +1.6%, other goods +1.2% - flash estimate ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web…
Euro area annual inflation - October 2026, %

ALT Euro area annual inflation - October 2026, %

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In September 2026, the euro area seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.5%, stable compared with August 2026.💼 🔹The EU unemployment rate was 6.2% in September 2026, also stable compared with August 2026 and up from 6.0% in September 2025. 👉 link.europa.eu/Qwhkyw
Map showing EU unemployment rates, September 2026 (seasonally adjusted data, %)

ALT Map showing EU unemployment rates, September 2026 (seasonally adjusted data, %)

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In the first half of 2026, average electricity prices for households in the EU decreased by 2.2% to €0.28, down from €0.29 per kWh in the second half of 2025. ⚡️ For more on household electricity prices ➡️ link.europa.eu/DpYbkW
Eurostat bar chart showing Changes of household electricity prices in the EU, € per kWh, 2016-2026

ALT Eurostat bar chart showing Changes of household electricity prices in the EU, € per kWh, 2016-2026

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In the first half of 2026, average gas prices for EU households fell to €0.11 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). ♨️ 🔸 Prices decreased by 10.2% compared with the second semester of 2025. More data on household gas prices ➡️ link.europa.eu/vqQ8Xg
Eurostat bar chart showing Changes of household natural gas prices in the EU, € per kWh, 2016-2026

ALT Eurostat bar chart showing Changes of household natural gas prices in the EU, € per kWh, 2016-2026

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In 2024, 94.4% of children in the EU aged between 3 years and the starting age of compulsory primary education were participating in early childhood education. 📚👩‍🏫 🔹20 EU regions had shares of 100.0% 🔹17 had shares below 85.0% 👉link.europa.eu/uW84VC #EurostatRYB
Participation rates in early childhood education, 2024 (%, by NUTS 2 regions), Among EU countries, EFTA and candidate countries with available data.

ALT Participation rates in early childhood education, 2024 (%, by NUTS 2 regions), Among EU countries, EFTA and candidate countries with available data.

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In 2025, the EU produced 1.4 million tonnes of pumpkins and gourds. 🎃🎃 Top producers: 🇵🇱Poland: 435 800 tonnes (32% of total EU production) 🇫🇷France: 250 120 tonnes (18%) 🇪🇸Spain: 171 310 tonnes (13%) Full data 👉 link.europa.eu/KgtRDQ #Halloween
Top producers of pumpkins and gourds in the EU, 2025

ALT Top producers of pumpkins and gourds in the EU, 2025

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🔸 Statistical officer - Excessive deficit procedure, methodology and GFS. Application deadline: 13/11/2026, 12:00 CET ⌛ How to apply 👉 link.europa.eu/PTJrpF
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🔸 Secretary to the Director - Social statistics Application deadline: 12/11/2026, 12:00 CET ⌛ How to apply 👉 link.europa.eu/tDpT9k
Eurostat graphic with the text We are hiring! Join us! Apply now.

ALT Eurostat graphic with the text We are hiring! Join us! Apply now.

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In 2025, 457 billion passenger-kilometres (pkm) were performed by rail in the EU. 🚂 🛤️ Highest rates of pkms per inhabitant: 🇭🇺 Hungary (1692) 🇫🇷 France (1606) Lowest: 🇬🇷 Greece (69) 🇱🇹 Lithuania (164) For more data 👉 link.europa.eu/MWgqYY
Eurostat bar chart showing Rail passenger transport for main undertakings, passenger-kilometres per inhabitant, in EU and EFTA countries with available data, 2025.

ALT Eurostat bar chart showing Rail passenger transport for main undertakings, passenger-kilometres per inhabitant, in EU and EFTA countries with available data, 2025.

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ℹ️ Data for Belgium are confidential. Cyprus and Malta have no railways. ℹ️ A passenger-kilometre, abbreviated as pkm, is the unit of measurement representing the transport of one passenger over one kilometre.
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ℹ️ Main undertakings are defined as those with a total volume of passenger transport of at least 100 000 000 passenger-km. The share of rail passenger transport volumes in the EU totals from non-main undertakings is rather small.
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Euro area #GDP up by 0.4% in Q3 2026, +1.3% compared with Q3 2025: preliminary flash estimate from #Eurostat ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web…
GDP growth rates over the previous quarter - % change, based on seasonally adjusted data

ALT GDP growth rates over the previous quarter - % change, based on seasonally adjusted data

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In the first half of 2026, electricity prices for household consumers in the EU (expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS) per 100 kWh) were highest in: ⁠ 🇷🇴Romania (46.9) ⁠ 🇵🇱Poland (41.1) ⁠ Lowest: ⁠ 🇲🇹Malta (13.8) ⁠ 🇭🇺Hungary (14.7) ⁠ ⁠ ➡️link.europa.eu/DpYbkW
Electricity prices for households, first half of 2026 (purchasing power standards (PPS) per 100 kWh)

ALT Electricity prices for households, first half of 2026 (purchasing power standards (PPS) per 100 kWh)

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In the first half of 2026, natural gas prices for household consumers in the EU (expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS) per 100 kWh) were highest in: ⁠ 🇸🇪Sweden (17.7) ⁠ 🇵🇹Portugal (15.0) ⁠ Lowest: ⁠ 🇭🇺Hungary (4.3) ⁠ 🇱🇺Luxembourg (6.6) ⁠ ➡️link.europa.eu/vqQ8Xg
Natural gas prices for households, first semester of 2026 (purchasing power standards (PPS) per 100 kWh), Among EU countries, EFTA and candidate countries with available data.

ALT Natural gas prices for households, first semester of 2026 (purchasing power standards (PPS) per 100 kWh), Among EU countries, EFTA and candidate countries with available data.

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Euro area #unemployment at 6.5% in September 2026, EU at 6.2% ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web…
Unemployment rates - seasonally adjusted series, %

ALT Unemployment rates - seasonally adjusted series, %

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In 2025, 30.1% of young adults aged 25-34 in the EU lived with their parents. How does it compare across the EU? Read more 👉 link.europa.eu/NQnnKw

Young adults living with their parents, 2025

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Compared with 2024, the tax-to-GDP ratio increased most in 2025 in: 🇩🇪Germany (from 40.3% in 2024 to 41.4% in 2025) 🇲🇹Malta ( from 29.3% to 30.3%) Decreased most: 🇸🇪Sweden (from 41.8% in 2024 to 41.2% in 2025) 🇱🇻Latvia (from 34.9% to 34.2%) Read more 👉link.europa.eu/QwqwvC
Changes in tax-to-GDP ratio, 2025 compared with 2024 (in percentage points), EU and EFTA countries

ALT Changes in tax-to-GDP ratio, 2025 compared with 2024 (in percentage points), EU and EFTA countries

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The overall tax-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio in the EU was 40.7% in 2025. 📊 🔹In the euro area, the tax-to-GDP ratio was 41.3%. Highest tax-to-GDP ratio in: 🇫🇷France (46.0%) 🇧🇪Belgium (44.7%) Lowest in: 🇮🇪Ireland (22.7%) 🇷🇴Romania (29.3%) 👉link.europa.eu/QwqwvC
Revenue from taxes and social contributions in 2025 (% of GDP), EU and EFTA countries

ALT Revenue from taxes and social contributions in 2025 (% of GDP), EU and EFTA countries

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