Industry, trade and services
Short-term business statistics on industrial, retail and construction activity.
For Its Population, Croatia Has the Most Tourist Overnight Stays in the EU
The EU recorded 6,978 tourist nights per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, about 7.0 nights per resident.
Luxembourg's Residents Spend Nearly All Their Holiday Nights Abroad
In 2025, 46.2% of the nights EU residents spent away from home on personal trips were spent in a country other than their own, against 42.3% in 2019. Both shares are derived by Silver Data Lab from Eurostat's counts of nights.
Manufacturing Is a Smaller Part of France's Economy Than of Bulgaria's
Manufacturing accounted for 15.8% of gross value added in the EU in 2025.
Nearly Half of Slovak Private-Sector Jobs Are in Firms With Under Ten Staff
Enterprises with fewer than 10 persons employed account for 46.4% of business-economy employment in Slovakia, 44.1% in Greece, 42.2% in Portugal and 41.1% in Estonia, shares derived here from Eurostat's 2024 counts.
Trips by Greeks Are the EU's Least Likely to Last Three Nights or Fewer
In 2025, 27.5% of the trips of at least one night made by people living in Greece lasted one to three nights: 2.25 million of 8.17 million. No other Member State's residents recorded a share as low; the share is derived by Silver Data Lab from Eurostat's counts, as is every share on this page.
Most EU Countries Still Make Fewer Business Trips Than Before the Pandemic
EU residents made 129.8 million business trips of at least one night in 2025, against 124.7 million in 2019: 4.1% more, a change derived by Silver Data Lab. In 2024 the count was still 1.3% short of 2019.
Shoppers in Eight EU Countries Buy Less Than They Did Four Years Ago
EU retail sales volumes in 2025 stood at 103.4 against a 2021 base of 100 — 3.4% higher after four years.