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The number of persons employed in both the euro area (EA16) and the EU27 was stable in the third quarter of 2010 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the second quarter of 2010, employment grew by 0.1% in both zones. These figures are seasonally adjusted.

In 2009, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per inhabitant in Luxembourg, expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS), was more than two and a half times the EU27 average, while the Netherlands recorded a level more than 30% above the average. Ireland, Austria and Denmark were between 20% and 30% above the EU27 average, while Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Finland and the United Kingdom were between 10% and 20% above average.

Euro area annual inflation was 1.9% in November 2010, unchanged compared with October. A year earlier the rate was 0.5%. Monthly inflation was 0.1% in November 2010.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index®(LEI) for Spain declined 0.4 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index®(CEI) decreased 0.2 percent in October.

In October 2010 compared with September 2010, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 0.7% in the euro area (EA16) and by 0.3% in the EU27. In September 2010 production fell by 0.7% and 0.3% respectively.

How many people are poor in the EU? Is inequality increasing? Does a job guarantee escape from poverty? Questions like these and many others on poverty and social exclusion as well as housing, health and education are analysed in the new publication Income and living conditions in Europe issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

In the EU27, money sent by migrants to their country of origin, usually referred to as workers' remittances, had registered a constant increase over recent years. This trend has been interrupted by the economic crisis. Total EU27 outflows amounted to 30.3 billion euro in 2009, compared with 32.6 bn in 2008 (-7%). These figures include both intra-EU27 and extra-EU27 flows. The decrease in workers' remittances in 2009 compared with 2008 was almost the same for extra-EU27 flows (-7%) and for intra-EU27 flows (-6%). The share of extra-EU27 remittances in the total stood at 73% in 2009, the same level as in 2008.

The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 3.1% in October 2010, compared with 3.0% in September. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.9% in October 2010, compared with 1.7% in September.

What share of fresh water resources is being abstracted each year? How has the number of wild birds changed over the last 20 years? What share of GDP do environmental taxes account for? In which Member State is the most waste per capita generated? How much fertilizer is consumed in agriculture?

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.K. increased 0.4 percent in October to 105.1 (2004=100), following gains of 0.5 percent in September and 0.5 percent in August. Six of the seven components made positive contributions to the index in October.