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30/12/2014 International reserves and foreign currency liquidity In November 2014, the official reserve assets of the Eurosystem increased by €6.4 billion (1.1%) to €592.4 billion. The contribution of the ECB increased by €0.1 billion (0.2%) to €57.2 billion. more
30/12/2014 Press release: Monetary developments in the euro area The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 increased to 3.1% in November 2014, from 2.5% in October 2014. The three-month average of the annual growth rates of M3 in the period from September 2014 to November 2014 increased to 2.7%, from 2.3% in the period from August 2014 to October 2014. more
19/12/2014 Euro area balance of payments In October 2014, the current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €20.5 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment recorded a net increase of €28 billion in assets and a net decrease of €25 billion in liabilities. more
19/12/2014 Press release: Euro area investment fund statistics In October 2014, the amount outstanding of shares/units issued by euro area investment funds other than money market funds was €54 billion higher than in September 2014. This increase was due mainly to net issues of shares/units. more
19/12/2014 Euro banknotes in circulation: latest figures The value of the euro banknotes in circulation increased in November 2014, from €975.1 billion to €980.9 billion. This monthly increase was mainly in 50 euro notes with respectively net issuance of €2.3 billion. more
17/12/2014 Seasonally adjusted euro area HICP Following today's publication by Eurostat of the November 2014 figures of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for the euro area, the ECB has compiled the seasonally adjusted monthly rate of change of the euro area HICP, which is -0.1 % for November 2014. The latest HICP data, including breakdowns of the main aggregates, can be accessed from the Statistical Data Warehouse. SDW
16/12/2014 Latest update of the indicators of financial integration The latest update of the indicators of financial integration has been released. These indicators allow an overall assessment of the degree of financial integration in the main financial market segments of the euro area, covering the money market, bond markets, equity markets and banking markets, and include indicators related to market infrastructures. more
10/12/2014 Latest harmonised long-term interest rate statistics (LTIR) The latest update of the LTIR used for assessing convergence, for the reference period November 2014, has been published on the "Long-term interest rate" web page. The monthly updates are released on that page in line with the predetermined release calendar. more
10/12/2014 Press release: Euro area securities issues statistics The annual rate of change of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents decreased from -0.5% in September 2014 to -0.8% in October. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.6% in October 2014, compared with 1.5% in September. more
08/12/2014 Harmonised indicators of competitiveness based on consumer prices, GDP deflators and Unit labour costs more
03/12/2014 Latest national aggregated balance sheets of non-participating Member States' MFI's The latest updates to the national aggregated balance sheets of all non-participating Member States' MFIs (excluding NCBs) for the reference period October 2014 have been published. SDW
03/12/2014 Euro area MFI interest rate statistics In October 2014 the composite cost-of-borrowing indicator for both non-financial corporations and households decreased. In the same month, the euro area composite interest rate for deposits from non-financial corporations remained broadly unchanged whereas the one from households decreased. more
02/12/2014 Latest monthly outstanding amounts of STEP labelled debt securities The latest update of the monthly outstanding amounts of debt securities for programmes labelled as STEP compliant has been published. In November 2014, the outstanding amounts increased by €4.6 billion (1.2%) to € 392.8 billion.
27/11/2014 Press release: Monetary developments in the euro area The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 stood at 2.5% in October 2014, unchanged from the previous month.1 The three-month average of the annual growth rates of M3 in the period from August 2014 to October 2014 increased to 2.3%, from 2.1% in the period from July 2014 to September 2014. more
21/11/2014 Latest update of the Consolidated Banking Data The European Central Bank (ECB) has released today the end June 2014 semi-annual Consolidated Banking Data (CBD). This data set provides comprehensive information about the banking system of individual EU Member States, as well as aggregates for the whole EU and euro area. In particular, the data include indicators on profitability and efficiency, solvency, balance sheet composition, asset quality. more
21/11/2014 Debt securities issuance and service by EU governments New monthly statistical indicators on debt securities issuance and debt service by euro area governments have been released with the reference period of October 2014. The new indicators are based on the security-by-security information contained in the Centralised Securities Database (CSDB) and provide an indication of the expected disbursements to come for the servicing of issued government debt securities (debt service) together with associated interest rates (average nominal yield). The debt service in the euro area (principal and interest) scheduled for the next 12 months is about 17.2% of GDP. SDW
18/11/2014 Publication of latest statistics on quarterly negotiated wages in the euro area Average negotiated wage rates in the euro area grew by 1.7% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2014, down from 1.9% in the second quarter of 2014. more
18/11/2014 Press release: Euro area financial vehicle corporations statistics: First Quarter 2014 In the third quarter of 2014, net disposals of loans by euro area financial vehicle corporations (FVCs) engaged in securitisation amounted to €17 billion. Over the same period, net redemptions of debt securities by euro area FVCs totalled €27 billion. more
14/11/2014 Seasonally adjusted euro area HICP Following today's publication by Eurostat of the October 2014 figures of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for the euro area, the ECB has compiled the seasonally adjusted monthly rate of change of the euro area HICP, which is -0.1 % for October 2014. The latest HICP data, including breakdowns of the main aggregates, can be accessed from the Statistical Data Warehouse. SDW
13/11/2014 Euro area accounts and national, quarterly financial accounts The figures published on 27 October 2014 were slightly revised to incorporate new data. The revisions released today concern the financial accounts. SDW
13/11/2014 Monthly Bulletin more
12/11/2014 Survey on the access to finance of enterprises in the euro area According to the results of 11th round of the survey on the access to finance, conducted by the ECB and the European Commission, access to finance remains an important – albeit not the most pressing – concern for euro area SMEs. With the exception of the smallest firms, euro area SMEs reported an improvement in the availability of finance from external sources in net terms. At the same time, the general economic outlook was reported as having a particularly negative impact on the financing of euro area SMEs.more
06/11/2014 Latest monthly outstanding amounts of STEP labelled debt securities The latest update of the monthly outstanding amounts of debt securities for programmes labelled as STEP compliant has been published. In October 2014, the outstanding amounts decreased by €21.3 billion (5.2%) to € 388.2 billion. more
31/10/2014 Euro area MFI interest rate statistics In September 2014 the composite cost-of-borrowing indicator for non-financial corporations remained broadly unchanged whereas the one for households decreased. In the same month, the euro area composite interest rate for deposits from non-financial corporations remained broadly unchanged whereas the one from households decreased. more
30/10/2014 Euro area quarterly balance of payments and international investment position (Second quarter 2014) First press release in accordance with Guideline ECB/2011/23, which adheres to the sixth edition of the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6). The current account of the euro area showed a surplus of €207.7 billion (2.1% of euro area GDP) in the four quarters up to the second quarter of 2014. At the end of the second quarter of 2014, the international investment position of the euro area recorded net liabilities of €1.2 trillion (approximately 12% of euro area GDP). more
29/10/2014 Results of the the October 2014 bank lending survey for the euro area Net easing of credit standards continued for all loan categories in Q3 2014, although risk concerns re-emerged. Demand for loans increased across all loan categories but the contribution of firms' financing needs related to fixed investment returned to negative territory. TLTRO uptake mainly driven by profitability motives; impact on loan supply primarily expected to ease terms and conditions. more
27/10/2014 Press release: Euro area economic and financial developments by institutional sector: second quarter 2014 • Household financing increased at an annual rate (0.8%) in the second quarter of 2014 after remaining stable in the previous quarter. Household financial investment increased at an unchanged annual rate (1.7%). Household net worth increased at a higher annual rate (2.5% after 1.5%).
• Non-financial corporations’ net entrepreneurial income (broadly equivalent to current profits) increased at a lower annual rate (0.5% after 6.0%), while their financing increased at an unchanged rate (0.5%).
• Net lending by the euro area households slightly increased as a percentage of euro area net disposable income (3.7% after 3.5%), while net lending by the financial and non-financial corporations sector and net borrowing by the government sector decreased. As a result, euro area net lending to the rest of the world increased slightly to 2.6% of net disposable income. more
17/10/2014 Estimates of outstanding amounts of loans granted by euro area monetary financial institutions to euro area non-financial corporations, broken down by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) In June 2014 the largest shares of total loans granted were accounted for real estate and other market services (33%), manufacturing (14%), and wholesale and retail trade (12%). more
01/10/2014 Statistics on euro area insurance corporations and pension funds: second quarter 2014 In the second quarter of 2014, the total financial assets of euro area insurance corporations and pension funds increased to €8,436 billion, from €8,173 billion in the previous quarter. Over the same period, the amount outstanding of insurance technical reserves, which are the main liabilities of insurance corporations and pension funds, increased to €6,944 billion, from €6,813 billion. The increase was due partly to an increase of €57 billion in transactions.more
22/09/2014 Euro banknotes in circulation: latest figures The value of euro banknotes in circulation increased in August from €969.5 billion to €971.2 billion. This monthly increase was mainly in 50 euro notes, with net issuance of €1.1 billion.more
09/09/2014 Press release: Payment Statistics for 2013 The European Central Bank (ECB) has today published the 2013 statistics on non-cash payments, which comprise indicators on access to and use of payment instruments and terminals by the public, as well as volumes and values of transactions processed through payment systems. Statistics are published for each EU Member State, in addition to EU and euro area aggregates and comparative data. more
14/08/2014 Statistics Pocket Book more
14/08/2014 Results of the ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF) for the third quarter of 2014: Participants expect a moderate pick-up in inflation over the period 2014-2016. Expectations for real GDP growth remained unchanged, pointing at a gradual strengthening; unemployment rate forecasts were revised downwards. more
18/07/2014 Euro area international investment position - debt securities by currency of denomination at end-December 2013 At the end of December 2013, the total value of debt securities issued by non-euro area corporations and governments, and held by euro area residents was EUR 3.3 trillion, of which 45% denominated in euro and 30% in US dollar. The total value of euro area debt securities held by non-euro area residents was EUR 4.9 trillion, of which 67% denominated in euro and 20% in US dollar. SDW, methodological information: "The international role of the euro".
11/07/2014 Latest update of the Structural Financial Indicators. The European Central Bank (ECB) has released today the end-2013 Structural Financial Indicators. This data set comprises statistics on the number of local units (branches) and employees of EU credit institutions, as well as data on the degree of concentration of the banking sector in each of the EU Member States, and data on the share of foreign-controlled institutions in the different national banking markets of the EU. more
01/07/2014 Statistics on securities trading, clearing and settlement - data for 2013 The ECB is today releasing annual statistics on securities trading, clearing and settlement, updated for the latest reference period of 2013 (including revisions for historical periods up to 2005). The data are sourced, mainly via national central banks, from regulated securities exchanges, central clearing counterparties and centralised securities depositories operating domestically and on a pan-European basis, in the European Union. Both structural and transactions data, broken down by type of activity, institutional sector, financial instrument, currency and other breakdowns (as applicable) are provided. Data are available in time-series and in comparative report format. more
19/05/2014 Latest update of the indicators of financial integration The latest update of the indicators of financial integration has been released. These indicators allow an overall assessment of the degree of financial integration in the main financial market segments of the euro area, covering the money market, bond markets, equity markets and banking markets, and include indicators related to market infrastructures. Indicators of financial integration
25/04/2014 Euro area quarterly financial accounts - 2013 quality report This data quality report is published for the first time. It is a contribution to the ECB Statistics Quality Framework and includes a quantitative analysis of revisions and national accounts consistency. Quarterly financial accounts, which are compiled by the ECB, are part of the quarterly integrated financial and non-financial accounts by institutional sector (euro area accounts), which have been published in cooperation with Eurostat since mid-2007. Integrated accounts contribute to the ECB’s assessment of risks to price stability and have enhanced not only the monetary analysis, but also economic and financial stability analysis. more
17/03/2014 Seasonally adjusted euro area HICP Following today's publication by Eurostat of the February 2014 figures of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for the euro area, the ECB has compiled the seasonally adjusted monthly rate of change of the euro area HICP, which is 0.1% for February 2014. The latest HICP data, including breakdowns of the main aggregates, can be accessed from the Statistical Data Warehouse. more
10/03/2014 Harmonised indicators of competitiveness based on consumer prices more
10/02/2014 Harmonised indicators of competitiveness based on consumer prices more
02/01/2014 Update of the trade weights of the EERs/HCIs Updated Effective Exchange Rates have been published more
17/12/2013 Seasonally adjusted euro area HICP Following today's publication by Eurostat of the November 2013 figures of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for the euro area, the ECB has compiled the seasonally adjusted monthly rate of change of the euro area HICP, which is 0.0% for November 2013. The latest HICP data, including breakdowns of the main aggregates, can be accessed from the Statistical Data Warehouse. more
09/12/2013 Harmonised indicators of competitiveness based on consumer prices more
02/12/2013 Statistics paper series Valuation of foreign direct investment positions – Final report more
29/10/2013 Euro area international investment position and its geographical breakdown at the end of 2012 and geographical breakdown of the current account up to the second quarter of 2013 The international investment position of the euro area vis-à-vis the rest of the world recorded net liabilities of €1.3 trillion (13% of euro area GDP) at the end of 2012, €193 billion less than at the end of 2011. This change was due mainly to net financial transactions (€141 billion). Other changes in outstanding amounts resulted from other adjustments (€369 billion) that were largely compensated for by negative revaluation effects on account of changes in prices (€322 billion). more
11/10/2013 Residential property prices in the euro area in the second quarter of 2013 According to the ECB residential property price indicator for the euro area, prices for houses and flats decreased, on average, by 2.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2013, up from a decrease of 2.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013. more
11/10/2013 Press release: Euro area securities issues statistics The annual rate of change of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was -0.7% in August 2013, compared with -0.8% in July. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.1% in August 2013, the same as in July. more
25/07/2013 Press release: Monetary developments in the euro area The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 decreased to 2.3% in June 2013, from 2.9% in May 2013.1 The three-month average of the annual growth rates of M3 in the period from April 2013 to June 2013 stood at 2.8%, compared with 2.9% in the period from March 2013 to May 2013. more
12/07/2013 Residential property prices in the euro area in the first quarter of 2013 According to the ECB residential property price indicator for the euro area, prices for houses and flats decreased, on average, by 2.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013, down from a decrease of 2.6% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2012. more
10/07/2013 Press release: Euro area securities issues statistics The annual rate of change of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was -0.1% in May 2013, compared with -0.3% in April. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 0.5% in May 2013, compared with 0.3% in April. more
29/05/2013 Latest euro area Credit Institutions sector balance sheet statistics The latest updates of the aggregated balance sheet statistics of the euro area Credit Institutions sector for the reference period March 2013 have been published today. more
23/05/2013 Press release: Euro area financial vehicle corporations statistics: First Quarter 2013 In the first quarter of 2013, net disposals of loans by euro area financial vehicle corporations (FVCs) engaged in securitisation amounted to €31 billion. Over the same period, net redemptions of debt securities by euro area FVCs totalled €34 billion. more
16/05/2013 Financial Markets Survey - 2012 update The annual Financial Markets Survey (FMS) collects basic quantitative financial market information (market size and activities) on securities for non-euro area EU countries. The combination of the euro area securities issues statistics and the FMS makes it possible to analyse the structure of the securities market within the European Union. more Statistical Data Warehouse
26/04/2013 Survey on the access to finance of SMEs in the euro area According to the results of the eighth wave of the survey on the access to finance, conducted by the ECB, euro area SMEs reported an increase in external financing needs for bank loans between October 2012 and March 2013 (5% of respondents in net terms, unchanged from the previous survey round). They also reported a deterioration in the availability of bank loans, although the situation had improved compared with the previous survey (-10% of respondents, in net terms, up from -22%). more
09/04/2013 Statistics paper series The Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Survey: Methodological report for the first wave more
21/01/2013 MFI statistics 2011: Continued decline in 2012 in the number of monetary financial institutions in the euro area and in the EU On 1 January 2013 the total number of monetary financial institutions (MFIs) in the euro area stood at 7,059. This is a net decrease of 474 units (-6%) in comparison with the situation a year ago. With a few small exceptions, declines occurred across the whole of the euro area. In the European Union (EU) as a whole, there were 9,076 MFIs, a net decrease of 511 units. more
16/01/2013 MFI balance sheets for EU Member States and for the euro area The ECB has released a new set of tables showing MFI balance sheets for EU Member States and for the euro area. The tables include an overview of each country’s aggregated MFI balance sheet and a detailed breakdown of MFI loans and deposits by counterparty sector. In addition, each table is automatically linked to its underlying series in the ECB’s Statistical Data Warehouse (SDW). SDW: MFI balance sheets
28/09/2012 ECB publishes the results of the Euro Money Market Survey 2012 Today the European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing the results of the “Euro Money Market Survey 2012”, which highlights the main developments in the euro money market in the second quarter of 2012, comparing them with the second quarter of 2011. more
03/09/2012 Policy regarding the reuse of ESCB statistics In the light of increasing demand for ESCB statistics, the ESCB announces its policy of free access and free reuse regarding its publicly released statistics, irrespective of any subsequent commercial or non-commercial use. more
29/06/2012 Statistics on securities trading, clearing and settlement - data for 2011 The number of delivery instructions processed by central securities depositories in the EU reached 340 million, corresponding to a value of € 995 trillion. Compared with the data for 2010, this means an increase of 6% of the number and an increase of 8% of their value. more
27/04/2012 Survey on the access to finance of SMEs in the euro area According to the results of the sixth wave of the survey on the access to finance, conducted by the ECB, euro area SMEs’ external financing needs increased between October 2011 and March 2012. At the same time, the survey results show that access to bank loans continued to deteriorate. more
18/04/2012 Manual on MFI balance sheet statistics The European Central Bank has today published a manual on MFI balance sheet statistics. The manual provides compilers and reporting agents for such statistics with a comprehensive point of reference regarding the relevant legal requirements, as well as further, non-binding guidance on methodological issues. Such information may also be important for users as regards the analysis of data. more
08/02/2012 Update of trade weights data underlying the EERs and HCIs China has become the largest trading partner of the euro area. more
20/01/2012 Technical Compilation Guide for Pension Data in National Accounts Today the European Commission (Eurostat) and the ECB have released the Technical Compilation Guide for Pension Data in National Accounts. The Guide, produced by the two institutions based on a mandate given by the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics, is a handbook for compilers and users of data on pension schemes in social insurance. It aims at supporting National Statistical Institutes, Central banks and other compilers within the European Union, to derive position and flow data for pension entitlements. The guide is also a useful tool to help users to understand the data. more
19/12/2011 Press release: Euro area balance of payments in October 2011 In October 2011 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded a deficit of €7.5 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment recorded net outflows of €32.1 billion (non-seasonally adjusted). more
11/11/2011 Press release: Euro area securities issues statistics The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 3.3% in September 2011, the same as in August. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.9% in September 2011, the same as in August. more
25/10/2011 Aggregated balance sheet of euro area investment fund: euro area breakdowns by investment policy and national contributions on assets and liabilities The latest statistics on the aggregated balance sheet of euro area investment funds broken down by investment policy are now available in a table format more Additionally, the latest quarterly statistics for the national contributions to the aggregated balance sheet of euro area investment funds are also available in a table format. The same tables, translated in the corresponding national language, are available on the websites of participating National Central Banks more
25/10/2011 Aggregated balance sheet of euro area insurance corporations and pension funds: national contributions The latest annual statistics for the national contributions to the aggregated balance sheet of euro area insurance corporations and pension funds are now available in table format. The same tables, translated in the corresponding national language, are available on the websites of participating National Central Banks more
16/09/2011 Press release: Euro area balance of payments in July 2011 In July 2011 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded a deficit of €12.9 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment recorded net outflows of €16 billion (non-seasonally adjusted). more
27/06/2011 ECB launches new developments in monetary and financial statistics Press briefing on new monetary and financial statistics
12/05/2011 Release of the ECB's government finance statistics dashboard The latest government deficit/surplus and debt data for the euro area, the EU and individual EU Member States can now be accessed via the ECB's new government finance statistics dashboard. In 2010 the euro area's government deficit totalled 6.0% of GDP, while government debt increased to 85.2% of GDP, up from 79.3% in 2009. more
11/05/2011 ECB publishes a Notice on the statistical reporting obligations of electronic money institutions from 30 April 2011 The European Central Bank has published a Notice on the statistical reporting obligations of electronic money institutions from 30 April 2011. In view of changes in the legal framework for electronic money institutions under Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009, the Notice provides information about the ongoing statistical reporting requirements for these institutions under Regulation ECB/2008/32 of 19 December 2008 concerning the balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions sector (Recast). The Notice can be accessed via Notice on the statistical reporting obligations of electronic money institutions from 30 April 2011 .
30/03/2011 Euro area monetary and financial statistics – 2010 quality report The report contains assessments of the quality of euro area monetary and financial statistics, including a quantitative analysis of the reliability of, and the revisions to, the balance sheet statistics of the monetary financial institutions sector. Furthermore, it provides information on the implementation of four much enhanced or new ECB statistics which have been developed to meet user requirements. Based on an in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis, the main conclusions of this report are that the euro area monetary and financial statistics are of a very high quality and were published in a timely and punctual manner in 2010. more
18/03/2011 Press release: Euro area balance of payments (January 2011) In January 2011 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded a deficit of EUR 0.7 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment recorded net outflows of EUR 7 billion (non-seasonally adjusted). more
20/12/2010 Press release: Euro area balance of payments in October 2010 In October 2010 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded a deficit of EUR 9.8 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment recorded net inflows of EUR 4 billion (non-seasonally adjusted).more
17/12/2010 Residential property prices in the euro area in the third quarter of 2010 The ECB residential property price indicator for the euro area increased by 2.4% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2010. In the first and second quarters of 2010, prices for houses and flats were 0.3% and 1.8%, respectively, higher than in the same quarter one year earlier, while residential property prices had decreased by almost 3% in 2009. more
19/10/2010 Press release: Euro area balance of payments in August 2010 In August 2010 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded a deficit of EUR 7.5 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment recorded net outflows of EUR 1 billion (non-seasonally adjusted). At the end of the second quarter of 2010, the international investment position of the euro area recorded net liabilities of EUR 1.1 trillion vis-à-vis the rest of the world (12% of euro area GDP). This represented a reduction of EUR 202 billion in comparison with the position at the end of the previous quarter. more
13/10/2010 ECB publishes historical data for the euro area yield curves Today, the European Central Bank has released historical data for the euro area yield curves that go back to 6 September 2004. These data are based on the same sources and methodology used for the daily estimations. more
05/10/2010 Publication of Consolidated Banking Data (reference period: end-2009) The Consolidated Banking Data (CBD) containing information on the profitability, balance sheets, assets quality, capital adequacy and solvency of EU banks have been published. The CBD is based on annual consolidated information provided by the member organisations of the Banking Supervision Committee (BSC) of the European System of Central Banks. more
15/09/2010 Seasonally adjusted euro area HICP Following today's publication by Eurostat of the August 2010 figures of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for the euro area, the ECB has compiled the seasonally adjusted monthly rate of change of the euro area HICP, which is 0.1% for August 2010. The latest HICP data, including breakdowns of the main aggregates, can be accessed from the Statistical Data Warehouse. more
10/09/2010 Euro area securities issues statistics The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents decreased from 3.7% in June 2010 to 3.4% in July. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.8% in July 2010, compared with 1.9% in June. more
07/09/2010 BIS, ECB and IMF publish second part of Handbook on Securities Statistics The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today jointly released the second part of the “Handbook on Securities Statistics”, which covers debt securities holdings. The aim of the Handbook is to assist national and international agencies in the production of relevant, coherent and internationally comparable securities statistics for use in monetary policy formulation and financial stability analysis. more

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