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Why EU’s working and unemployed millions remain uncertain or even desperate about their future

June 25, 2015 by Dennis Kefalakos Leave a Comment

Statistical data for the Eurozone economy paint a rather misty picture. Labour costs, an indicator which can fairly describe the evolution of the total volume of wages, marks a distinct increase signaling a clear betterment of the situation of the working classes. On top of that, May inflation at 0.3% indicates that the rate of […]

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Industrial producer prices on free fall and stagnant output

February 14, 2014 by Maria Milouv 1 Comment

During the last few days, Eurostat, the EU statistical service, has produced disappointing data on the Eurozone economy. Last week it was a fall of the volume of retail sales in December by 1.6%, compared to November. Also in December last year compared with December 2012 the retail sales index decreased by 1% in […]

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Why Europe is more competitive than the US

October 11, 2013 by Maria Milouv 1 Comment

The commonly recited rough theory, that Eurozone economy is less competitive than the US, is not confirmed by core statistics. The European Sting has repeatedly stressed that Eurozone is by far a net exporter of sophisticated products and services, while the US suffers of a chronic and probably structural, foreign trade deficit. In this […]