A snapshot of industry in Europe

Written by Eulalia Claros

This document draws on the recently published study How can European Industry contribute to Growth and Foster European Competitiveness?, aiming to complement it by presenting an overview of specific indicators that further illustrate the current situation of Europe’s industry.

Beginning with a snapshot of the distribution of employment by sector and the contribution of industry to the gross value added in the EU’s regions, it then goes on to chart medium- term developments in labour productivity and in industrial output across Member States. It looks at how manufacturing sectors with different technology levels have been affected during the crisis years. An analysis of the major manufacturing sectors follows, comparing performance in terms of turnover, employment and investment. It concludes with a picture of the exports of manufactured goods from Member States, both within the EU and with the rest of the world.

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Employment in industry, agriculture and services – 2013

Share of gross value added (GVA) generated by industry – 2011

Labour productivity index

Change in manufacturing output in the past decade

Change in output in EU manufacturing by technology level

Employment and turnover of main manufacturing sectors – 2012

Investment in manufacturing – 2011

Exports of consumer goods

Exports by product category – 2013