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European Union statistics

564 verified figures for European Union across 19 industries and 385 measures, 2004–2040, from 20 publishers.

564 verified figures Verified 4 Oct 2026 Sources typically refresh annually

Key findings

Drawn from every industry that publishes a figure for European Union.

Market size and output 8

  1. ICT sector gross value added in the European Union was more than 816 billion EUR in 2023 (Eurostat). Eurostat ↗ T1 Official
  2. Total chemical consumption in the European Union was 232 million tonnes in 2024 (Eurostat). Eurostat ↗ T1 Official
  3. Total chemical production in the European Union was 224 million tonnes in 2024 (Eurostat). Eurostat ↗ T1 Official
  4. Average nightly expenditure on accommodation at hotels in the European Union was 77 EUR in 2024 (Eurostat). Eurostat ↗ T1 Official
  5. Average nightly expenditure on rented accommodation in the European Union was 60 EUR in 2024 (Eurostat). Eurostat ↗ T1 Official
  6. Average tourism expenditure per trip at hotels in the European Union was 785 EUR in 2024 (Eurostat). Eurostat ↗ T1 Official
  7. Average tourism expenditure per trip at rented houses or apartments in the European Union was 651 EUR in 2024 (Eurostat). Eurostat ↗ T1 Official
  8. Electric car sales in the European Union were nearly 3 million in 2025 (IEA). IEA ↗ T1 Official

Trade 2

  1. Total extra-regional trade in sporting goods in the European Union was 18.1 billion EUR in 2024 (Eurostat). Eurostat ↗ T1 Official
  2. Extra-regional exports of sporting goods in the European Union were 7.3 billion EUR in 2024 (Eurostat). Eurostat ↗ T1 Official

European Union by industry

Every measure published for European Union, grouped by industry, with its latest value and trend. Region code EU is the same in every industry and in the API.

Software and IT Services 72

Enterprises using artificial intelligence technologies 2025 19.9% +6.5 pp since 2024 Eurostat 6 records
ICT specialists employment annual growth rate 2025 2.6% −1.9 pp since 2024 Eurostat 6 records
Enterprises using AI: large enterprises (250+ persons) 2025 55% +14 pp since 2024 Eurostat 5 records
Enterprises using AI: medium enterprises (50–249 persons) 2025 30.4% +9.4 pp since 2024 Eurostat 5 records
Enterprises using AI: small enterprises (10–49 persons) 2025 17% +5.8 pp since 2024 Eurostat 5 records
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7 further measures are in the Software and IT Services page.

Electricity and Gas Utilities 30

Household natural gas price July–December 2025 0.12 EUR/kWh +7.4% since January–June 2025 Eurostat 8 records
Non-household electricity price excluding taxes July–December 2025 0.15 EUR/kWh −3.8% since January–June 2025 Eurostat 7 records
Non-household natural gas price July–December 2025 0.061 EUR/kWh −8.2% since January–June 2025 Eurostat 7 records
Share of taxes and levies in household natural gas price July–December 2025 31% −0.1 pp since January–June 2025 Eurostat 7 records
Share of taxes and levies in non-household electricity price July–December 2025 17.7% −0.3 pp since January–June 2025 Eurostat 7 records
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Hotels and Accommodation 52

Annual growth rate of nights spent in tourist accommodation 2024 2.7% −4.1 pp since 2023 Eurostat 7 records
Share of nights spent by international tourists 2024 48.1% +1.3 pp since 2023 Eurostat 6 records
Nights spent in tourist accommodation January–June 2026 1.3 billion Eurostat 3 records
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Fitness and Sports 62

Share of sport employment with tertiary education 2025 40.1% −0.5 pp since 2024 Eurostat 3 records
Share of young people (15-29) in sport employment 2025 36.2% −0.5 pp since 2024 Eurostat 3 records
Extra-regional trade deficit in sporting goods 2024 3.4 billion EUR −8.1% since 2019 Eurostat 2 records
Female employment in sport 2025 786,100 +8.8% since 2024 Eurostat 2 records
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Chemicals 30

Total chemical consumption 2024 232 million tonnes +5.5% since 2023 Eurostat 4 records
Chemical industry business confidence April 2026 -9% +10 pp since October 2025 Cefic 2 records
Consumption of most harmful substances 2024 30 million tonnes −38% since 2014 Eurostat 2 records
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Logistics and Land Transport 20

Rail freight transport performance growth rate (quarterly) Q4 2025 -0.3% +1.1 pp since Q3 2025 Eurostat 5 records
Inland waterway freight transport 2025 118 billion tonne-kilometres −3% since 2024 Eurostat 3 records
Rail freight transport performance 2025 368 billion tonne-kilometres −10% since 2018 Eurostat 2 records
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Food and Beverage 20

Fresh bread price growth rate 2023 20% +19 pp since 2022 Eurostat 4 records
Milk price paid to farmers, annual change 2024 2.9% +8.1 pp since 2023 Eurostat 2 records
Raw milk production 2024 Estimate 161.8 million tonnes +8.1% since 2014 Eurostat 2 records
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Electric Vehicles 19

Agriculture and Horticulture 23

Shipping and Water Transport 21

Airlines and Air Transport 12

Pharmaceuticals 10

Real Estate 6

House price index quarterly growth rate Q1 2026 1.2% +0.6 pp since Q1 2024 Eurostat 7 records
House price index growth rate January 2025 – March 2026 2.9% Eurostat 1 record
Rent price index annual growth rate Q1 2026 3% Eurostat 1 record
Rent price index growth rate January 2025 – March 2026 1.8% Eurostat 1 record
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Steel and Basic Metals 2

Apparent steel consumption growth 2024 -1% +5 pp since 2023 EUROFER 4 records
Crude steel production January 2026 10.3 million tonnes worldsteel 1 record

Semiconductors 2

Semiconductor sales growth (annual) 2025 6.7% +15 pp since 2024 WSTS 3 records

Oil and Gas 1

Banking 1

Healthcare 1

Telecommunications 1

385 measures. Each name opens the full series; each value opens the record with its source evidence.

Sources

40 primary source documents. Every figure on this page traces to one of these.
Document Publisher Authority tier Published Accessed Locator Data points
EBA ESG risk dashboard shows stable climate risk exposures and continued improvements in data quality Press release EBA T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 EBA ESG risk dashboard shows stable climate risk exposures and continued improvements in data quality 1
Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) 20-23 July 2026 Press release EMA T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 Twelve new medicines recommended for approval 2
EMA’s 2025 annual report shows strong approval numbers for human and veterinary medicines Press release EMA T1 Official — 17 Sep 2026 EMA’s 2025 annual report shows strong approval numbers for human and veterinary medicines 3
ENISA Threat Landscape 2024 Report ENISA T1 Official 19 Sep 2024 1 Oct 2026 Section 1.6 / Page 15; Section 1.4 / Page 12; Section 1.6 / Page 14 11
Global EV Outlook 2026 Report IEA T1 Official 20 May 2026 14 Sep 2026 Trends in electric cars 2
Global EV Outlook 2025 Report IEA T1 Official 14 May 2025 14 Sep 2026 Executive summary 2
Global EV Outlook 2025 Report IEA T1 Official 14 May 2025 14 Sep 2026 Electric vehicle charging 1
Prices: Trends in wholesale markets differ across regions – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025 Report IEA T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 Prices: Trends in wholesale markets differ across regions 7
Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025 Report IEA T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 Emissions: Power generation CO2 emissions are plateauing 3
Trends in heavy electric vehicles – Global EV Outlook 2024 Report IEA T1 Official — 22 Sep 2026 The multiple benefits of city bus electrification boost adoption in advanced and emerging economies 3
Executive summary – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025 Report IEA T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 Global electricity demand on course to expand robustly in 2025 and 2026 despite economic headwinds; Wholesale electricity prices rose in some regions, while negative prices are becoming more common 7
Global electricity demand growth set to accelerate as power systems adjust to recent shocks Press release IEA T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 Industry, electric vehicles, air conditioning and data centres continue to spur robust increases in electricity use around the world 2
Global electricity demand to keep growing robustly through 2026 despite economic headwinds Press release IEA T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 Renewables, natural gas and nuclear are set to meet the additional demand as the world’s use of electricity rises for industry, appliances, air conditioning, data centres, EVs and more 2
Executive summary – Gas Market Report, Q3-2025 Report IEA T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 Market fundamentals remained tight in the first half of 2025, supporting higher prices in key import markets 1
World Energy Outlook 2017 Report IEA T1 Official — 16 Sep 2026 Bright future for renewables 1
Trends in electric vehicle charging – Global EV Outlook 2024 Report IEA T1 Official — 22 Sep 2026 Governments are strengthening support for public charging infrastructure 1
Prices Report IEA T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 Wholesale electricity prices fell further in 2024 as energy commodity costs declined 1
New battery-only electric cars up 30% in 2025 - News articles - Eurostat Statistical release Eurostat T1 Official 31 Jul 2026 27 Sep 2026 Paragraph 2; Paragraph 1; Paragraph 3 4
Air passenger transport - data by month - Statistics Explained - Eurostat Statistical release Eurostat T1 Official 16 Jul 2026 27 Sep 2026 Highlights; Figure 2 text section 2
20% of EU enterprises use AI technologies Report Eurostat T1 Official 11 Dec 2025 22 Sep 2026 Paragraph beginning The most common use of AI technology; First paragraph 4
Number of air passengers up 8% in 2024 Statistical release Eurostat T1 Official 8 Dec 2025 14 Sep 2026 Increase in air freight and mail transport; Opening paragraph 3
1.45 million new battery-only electric cars in 2024 Statistical release Eurostat T1 Official 30 Jul 2025 14 Sep 2026 Lead paragraph; Body text 3
Tourism statistics - expenditure Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 22 Sep 2026 Expenditure on accommodation accounts for one-third of the tourism budget of EU residents; Figure 7: Average expenditure per night on accommodation for trips of EU residents, by type of rented accommodation, EU, 2024 (€); Figure 6: Average tourism expenditure per trip by type of accommodation, EU, 2024 (€) 6
Tourism industries - employment Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 22 Sep 2026 In 2021, the tourism industries employed over 11.2 million people in the EU; Figure 3: Persons employed by economic activity, EU, 2008-2023; Tourism creates jobs for women 5
Tourism industries Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 Analysis by subsectors; Highlights 2
Consumer prices of recreational and sporting goods and services Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 16 Sep 2026 HICP for sporting goods and services – focus on countries; HICP for sporting goods and services – trends at EU level 16
The fruit and vegetable sector in the EU - a statistical overview Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 23 Sep 2026 3.7 million hectares in the EU dedicated to growing fruit – two-fifths in Spain – with almond trees and apple trees the most widely cultivated; Highlights; About 1.5 million holdings (hereafter termed 'farms') in the European Union (EU) managed fruit orchards and about 0.7 million farms cultivated fresh vegetables 11
ICT education Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 General perspectives about the labour force for persons with an ICT education; Highlights; Employed people with an ICT education by sex 18
Tourism statistics Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 Figure 4: Nights spent by international guests in tourist accommodation, EU, 2024 and 2023 compared with 2019; Table 3: Nights spent in tourist accommodation, by origin of the guest, EU, 2024 compared with 2023 and 2019; Figure 2: Nights spent in tourist accommodation, EU, 2024 compared with 2023 and 2019 23
Tourism statistics Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 Spain remains the top EU destination for international tourists; Tourism accommodation establishments in the EU: Italy and Croatia predominate; Over 950 million short-stay guest nights booked via Airbnb, Booking and Expedia 12
Tourism statistics at regional level Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 The number of nights spent in EU tourist accommodation increased 6.8% in 2023; Highlights; Number of nights spent in tourist accommodation 4
Milk and milk product statistics Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 22 Sep 2026 Highlights; About 70% of all whole milk available to dairies in the EU is used to make cheese and butter; Raw milk production of 161.8 million tonnes in 2024, 96% of which was cows' milk 15
Agricultural production - orchards Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 16 Sep 2026 Pome fruit trees; Stone fruit trees (Figure 7: Area under stone fruit trees, 2023); Citrus fruit trees (Figure 6: Area under citrus fruit trees, 2023) 12
Tourism statistics - seasonality at regional level Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 22 Sep 2026 August remains the most popular tourist month in most EU regions 1
Maritime vessels statistics Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 21 Sep 2026 Highlights; In 2024, the average size of vessels calling at the main EU ports decreased by 1.4%; In 2024, the estimated gross tonnage (GT) of the vessels calling in EU ports increased to 16.8 billion GT (+1.0% from the previous year). 6
Railway freight transport statistics Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 18 Sep 2026 Figure 7; ‘Metal ores’ remained the most transported type of goods in 2025; EU rail freight transport performance decreased in 2025 16
Tourism statistics - nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 22 Sep 2026 Tourism nights spent by type of accommodation in Q2 2026; Nights spent in tourist accommodation in Q2 2026; Nights spent in tourist accommodation in the first half of 2026 20
ICT sector Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 ICT Employment; Composition of the ICT sector; Apparent labour productivity 32
Chemicals production and consumption statistics Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 18 Sep 2026 Highlights; Production of chemicals hazardous to the environment; Total production of chemicals 31
Maritime transport statistics Press release Eurostat T1 Official — 15 Sep 2026 Liquid bulk remained the dominant type of cargo in EU short sea shipping; Short sea shipping of containers in the main EU ports reached a peak in 2024; EU short sea shipping increased by 3.1% in 2024 compared with 2023 13

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StatOrigin. (2026). European Union industry statistics. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/regions/european-union