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EU bike trade down in FY23
The EU’s exports of electric and standard bicycles together declined by 10 percent in value year-on-year over the course of 2023, amounting to €1.03 billion. The decline in imports was more than twice as steep, at 21 percent, to a total of €1.98 billion. So reports the EU’s statistical office, ...
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Real per capita consumption of private households continues to decline
In its first quarterly report of 2021 on private household consumption in the EU and Europe, the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) finds a 1.6 percent decline in average real per capita household consumption in the euro area, following a 2.6 percent drop in the fourth quarter of ...
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Portugal is the largest bicycle producer in the EU for the second consecutive year
According to 2020 data released by Eurostat on July 20, Portugal is the largest bicycle producer in Europe for the second year in a row, with a total production of 2.6 million units. In 2019, the country had risen to the number one position in Europe for the first time. ...
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Recent studies show mixed picture of Covid-related shopping behavior
According to recent studies by the Association of Swiss Sports Retailers (ASMAS), based on credit card data from Worldline, along with the latest data from Mastercard, the outlook for brick-and-mortar retailers is moderately optimistic, albeit very mixed across the EU. In general, a slow return of the buying spirit is ...