International and European Union Statistical Resources: Eurostat

Eurostat is the official statistical office of the European Communities.

Eurostat collects data from the statistical offices of EU member countries "and harmonises them according to a single methodology. The data thus obtained are genuinely comparable for the European Union as a whole" (from "Introduction to Eurostat" in the Eurostat Practical Mini-Guide, linked to below). Data are grouped in nine statistical themes: General Statistics; Economy and Finance; Population and Social Conditions; Industry, Trade, and Services; Agriculture and Fisheries; External Trade; Transport; Environment and Energy; and Science and Technology.

Main Eurostat site

Access to data on this site is, in general, free; most statistical publications are available as PDF files. You can access data sets by topic using the "Themes" menu dot on the opening screen.

Custom data sets are available from Eurostat for a fee. If you are a UIUC affiliate interested in this service, please contact Lynne Rudasill.

Euro-Indicators

Provides "specialised access to short-term economic information."

Practical Mini-Guide to Eurostat

This PDF guide provides a concise overview of Eurostat and its publications, web sites, and statistical themes. Unfortunately, Eurostat does not provide direct access to this publication; instead, you must register, then follow the link above and request that the guide be emailed to you. (It is approximately 4 MB, so make sure your email account has enough space available.)

Eurostat Tutorials

We have created screen-captured video tutorials on various ways to access Eurostat's data.

«Return to main statistics page