Retail sale turnover increased by 0.4% in Eurozone 7. March 2008 by Thomas Jannot As was reported by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, in January 2008 the volume of turnover in the retail sale business increased by 0.4% in the Eurozone (EZ15) and by 0.6% in the EU27 as compared to December 2007. In comparison with January 2007 turnover decreased by 0.1% in the Eurozone while it …
Economy loses momentum in Europe 6. March 2008 by Thomas Jannot As compared to the third quarter of 2007 GDP increased by just 0.4% and by 0.5% in the Eurozone EZ13 and the EU27 respectively in the fourth quarter of 2007. These are estimates by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU. In the third quarter 2007 the respective growth rates had been +0.7% and +0.8%.
Less relocations abroad 6. March 2008 by Thomas Jannot German companies do not relocate their operations to regions outside Germany as frequently any more. Between 15 and 25% even return to Germany, because gains due to lower wage costs are set off by lower quality and flexibility. A new software by the ISI Fraunhofer-Institute provides support in making the right decisions prior to relocation.
German exports to the EU increase by 11.1 percent 5. March 2008 by Thomas Jannot According to the Federal Statistical Office, German exports to member states of the EU increased by 11.1% as compared to 2006 (to 627.5 billion Euros) in 2007 which is much more than the growth in exports to third countries (+4.1% to 341.5 billion Euros). In total German exports increased by 8.5% to 969.0 billion Euros …
Inflation rate in Eurozone at 3.2 percent 3. March 2008 by Thomas Jannot The annual inflation rate in the Eurozone is expected to have increased by 3.2% in February 2008 as compared to February last year. This is the finding of a provisional calculation by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU. In January the annual inflation rate had also amounted to 3.2%.
Market for digital reached 60 million Euros 3. March 2008 by Thomas Jannot Music downloaded from the internet is as highly demanded as never before. In the year 2007 Germans downloaded songs and music albums to the value of 60 million Euros. This was revealed in the course of the latest study by the Association for research of consumer behavior (GfK) carried out on behalf of the BITKOM …
Unemployment rate in Eurozone unchanged at 7.1 percent 2. March 2008 by Thomas Jannot After adjustment for season the unemployment rate in the Eurozone (EZ15) amounted to 7.1% in January 2008. This means that unemployment did not change in comparison with December 2007. As compared to January 2007 unemployment fell by 0.6%. These figures were published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the EU.
Issues of CeBIT 2008 highly interesting to SMEs 28. February 2008 by Thomas Jannot This year’s CeBIT high-tech exposition will open its doors on March 4th. This year there will be more than 5800 exhibitors from 77 countries. This fair is an important indicator to businesses as to which technologies will be leading in the near future. According to the German Association of Information Management, Telecommunications and New Media …
Overnight stays in hotels increased by 3.1% in the EU 28. February 2008 by Thomas Jannot According to Eurostat, in the year 2007 there were about 1.6 billion overnight stays registered in hotels and similar places of accommodation in the EU27 which is 3.1% more than in the year 2006. The number of overnight stays by domestic tourists increased by 3.6% to 856 million while that of foreigners rose by 2.4% …
Number of informatics graduates rising 28. February 2008 by Thomas Jannot According to the Federal Statistical Office, about 15,400 students of informatics successfully finished their courses in the year 2006. This is an increase by 13% in comparison with 2005 and more than twice the number of graduates in the year 1997 (+117%).