Dataset

EU official statistics

Free & Open Data API SDMX TSV 1 source

Harmonized statistics for the European Union, HICP inflation, unemployment, GDP, industrial production, international trade, energy and transport, distributed through the Eurostat API and SDMX bulk downloads.

Dataset card

Eurostat's EU official statistics is a public-sector dataset offering harmonised economic and social indicators across European Union member states. It is published by Eurostat under a CC BY 4.0 licence, making it freely available for reuse.

What this dataset contains

The dataset aggregates EU-wide indicators, with tagged themes including inflation (HICP), trade flows, and industry statistics. Tags on the source record confirm coverage of eu, hicp, inflation, trade, and industry. Specific row counts and file sizes are not stated in the available metadata.

Structure and fields

The published schema is listed as unknown, so no concrete column names are documented in the source record. No sample rows are exposed. Users typically interact with Eurostat datasets through pre-defined dimension fields such as country, time period, and indicator code, but these cannot be confirmed from the supplied facts.

How analysts use it

Eurostat figures are widely used as benchmark inputs for European macro and inflation analysis. Investment desks can track HICP releases for euro-area inflation views and monitor trade and industry series for cyclical signals. Because the licence is CC BY 4.0, the data can be redistributed with attribution.

Documentation & references 2
  1. Eurostat/EU official statistics: listing on the provider website
  2. Eurostat: official website

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