KEY03: Monthly economic key-figures by indicator, reporting country and time

indicator

Unemployment rate, %

Unemployed persons are defined as the percentage of active population constituted by persons aged 15 to 74 who: are without work; are available to start work within the next two weeks; and have actively sought employment at some time during the previous four weeks.

Data is collected from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) which adopted a new methodology from 2021 onwards, leading to a break in time series. For more details, see this article.

Inflation rate, %

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP). The index reflects the change in general price development between the current month and the same month of the previous year. Data are neither seasonally nor calendar adjusted.

Imports

Import of goods. Goods means all movable property including electricity and is measured in value terms. The indicator is expressed as a percentage change of the current month compared with the previous month. Data are seasonally and calendar adjusted.

Exports

Export of goods. Goods means all movable property including electricity and is measured in value terms. The indicator is expressed as a percentage change of the current month compared with the previous month. Data are seasonally and calendar adjusted.

reporting country

EA

EA refers to the euro area, with a fixed area composition of the current 20 countries (from 2023).

EU

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)