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The Eurostat database (previously known as Eurostat New Cronos) contains high quality macroeconomic and social statistics time series data from 1960 onwards for European Union (EU) Member states and in many cases EU membership candidate countries. The data are monthly, quarterly, bi-annual or annual data, depending on the variable and country selected and are organised into nine statistical themes: • general and regional statistics • economy and finance • population and social conditions • industry, trade and services • agriculture, forestry and fisheries • international trade • transport • environment and energy • science and technology The Eurostat database was first provided by the UK Data Service in September 2004. We currently do not hold the Eurostat database (formerly known as Eurostat New Cronos). Access to the Eurostat database is currently via Eurostat's own data dissemination interface.

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The database includes: • general statistics - major indicators for the member states of the European Union, non-member countries, applicant countries and regions • economy and finance - data on national accounts, prices and purchasing power parities, such as statistics on currency and the finance sector • population and social conditions - statistics on population, health, employment, consumption and living conditions • industry, trade and services - indicators and statistics on industrial activity, production, wholesale and retail trade, banks and services in Europe • agriculture, forestry and fisheries - accounts, indices, prices and statistics • international trade - statistics on intra- and extra-European Union trade • transport - data on air, rail, road and inland waterway transport in the European Union • environment and energy - statistics and indicators on the impact of population on the environment (production of waste, emissions and pollutants, climate, biodiversity, etc.), information on impact on the economy (environmental expenditure) • science and technology - information on research and development, innovation and employment in the advanced-technology sectors (available for the member states of the European Union and non-member countries)

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