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25 October 2011 New tables: Aggregated balance sheet of euro area investment funds by investment policy more; National contributions to the aggregated balance sheet of euro area investment funds on assets and liabilities more; National contributions to the aggregated balance sheet of euro area insurance corporations and pension funds more

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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
07/02/2012 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 January 2012, the outstanding amounts strongly increased by €38.9 billion (+9.4%) to €454.3 billion. more
02/02/2012 Euro area MFI interest rate statistics In December 2011, the euro area composite interest rate on new loans to non-financial corporations increased whereas it decreased for new loans to households for consumption and remained basically unchanged for new loans to households for house purchase. In the same month, the euro area composite interest rate on new deposits showed mixed developments.more
01/02/2012 Results of the January 2012 bank lending survey for the euro area The results reported in the January 2012 bank lending survey relate to changes during the last quarter of 2011 and expectations of changes in the first quarter of 2012. The survey was conducted between 19 December 2011 and 9 January 2012 on a sample of 124 euro area banks. more
31/01/2012 International reserves and foreign currency liquidity In December 2011, the official reserve assets of the Eurosystem decreased by €16.3 billion (2.4%) to €667.1 billion. The contribution of the ECB increased by €0.8 billion (1.3%) to €61.2 billion. more
30/01/2012 Euro area economic and financial developments by institutional sector: third quarter 2011 In the third quarter of 2011, the annual growth rate of net disposable income in the euro area decreased to 3.2%, compared with 3.5% in the second quarter of 2011. The annual growth rate of final consumption in the euro area decreased to 2.1% in the third quarter from 2.7% in the second quarter. The annual growth rate of gross fixed capital formation decreased to 3.1% in the third quarter of 2011(2011Q2: 3.4%). more
27/01/2012 Residential property prices in the euro area in the third quarter of 2011 The ECB residential property price indicator for the euro area increased by 1.0% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2011. In the second quarter of 2011, residential property prices in the euro area were 1.1% higher compared to the second quarter of 2010. more
27/01/2012 Press release: Monetary developments in the euro area The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 decreased to 1.6% in December 2011, from 2.0% in November 2011. The three-month average of the annual growth rates of M3 in the period from October 2011 to December 2011 decreased to 2.1%, from 2.5% in the period from September 2011 to November 2011. more
20/01/2012 Euro banknotes in circulation: latest figures The circulation of euro banknotes increased in December 2011, from €867.8 billion to €888.6 billion. This increase was mainly due to the net issuance of 50 euro notes (+€13.3 billion). more
20/01/2012 Press release: Euro area investment fund statistics In November 2011, the amount outstanding of shares/units issued by euro area investment funds other than money market funds was €84 billion lower than in October 2011. This decrease was due mainly to decreases in share/unit prices. 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
19/01/2012 Euro area international investment position - debt securities by currency of denomination at end-June 2011 At the end of June 2011, the total value of debt securities issued by non-euro area corporations and governments, and held by euro area residents was EUR 2.9 trillion, of which 49% denominated in euro and 27% in US dollar. The total value of euro area debt securities held by non-euro area residents was EUR 4.5 trillion, of which 64% denominated in euro and 20% in US dollar. SDW
Some methodological information can be found in the publication: "The international role of the euro".
19/01/2012 Monthly Bulletin more
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19/01/2012 Press release: Euro area balance of payments in November 2011 and international investment position at the end of the third quarter of 2011 In November 2011 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded a deficit of €1.8 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment recorded net outflows of €5 billion (non-seasonally adjusted). more
17/01/2012 Seasonally adjusted euro area HICP Following today's publication by Eurostat of the December 2011 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 December 2011. The latest HICP data, including breakdowns of the main aggregates, can be accessed from the Statistical Data Warehouse. more
16/01/2012 Harmonised indicators of competitiveness based on consumer prices, GDP deflators and Unit labour costs more
12/01/2012 Latest harmonised long-term interest rate statistics (LTIR) The latest update of the LTIR used for assessing convergence, for the reference period December 2011, 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
11/01/2012 Press release: Euro area securities issues statistics The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents decreased from 3.4% in October 2011 to 2.5% in November. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.5% in November 2011, compared with 1.7% in October. more
09/01/2012 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 November 2011 have been published. more
03/01/2012 Press release: Statistics on euro area insurance corporations and pension funds: third quarter 2011 At the end of September 2011, the total financial assets of euro area insurance corporations and pension funds were €13 billion lower than in June 2011. Over the same period, the insurance technical reserves, which are the main liabilities of insurance corporations and pension funds, decreased to €5,973 billion, from €5,987 billion, due to valuation changes. 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
16/12/2011 Latest update of the Consolidated Banking Data The latest semi-annual update of the Consolidated Banking Data (CBD) has been released, with reference end-June 2011. Reported CBD indicators are a subset of the corresponding annual indicators (for which the last update refers to end-2010), but anyway encompass the most relevant issues of profitability and efficiency, balance sheet, asset quality and capital adequacy, both at national and at EU-27 level. As the semi-annual data might be partially derived from sources other than the standard annual CBD, they may be not immediately comparable to the corresponding annual data. more
07/12/2011 Publication of end-2010 Structural Financial Indicators This data set, previously reported in the ECB report on “EU Banking Structures” provides information about structural features of the financial systems of individual EU Member States. more
01/12/2011 Survey on the access to finance of SMEs in the euro area According to the results of the fifth wave of the survey on the access to finance, conducted by the ECB and the European Commission, euro area SMEs’ external financing needs increased slightly between April and September 2011. At the same time, the survey results show that access to bank loans deteriorated.more
22/11/2011 Publication of latest statistics on quarterly negotiated wages in the euro area Average negotiated wage rates in the euro area grew by 2.1% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2011, up from 1.9% in the second quarter of 2011. more
21/11/2011 Press release: Euro area financial vehicle corporations statistics: third quarter 2011 In the third quarter of 2011, net acquisitions of loans by euro area financial vehicle corporations (FVCs) engaged in securitisation amounted to €5 billion. Over the same period, net redemptions of debt securities by euro area FVCs totalled €23 billion. more
11/11/2011 Latest update of the indicators of financial integration 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
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
28/10/2011 Euro area international investment position and its geographical breakdown at the end of 2010 and Geographical breakdown of the current account up to the second quarter of 2011 The international investment position of the euro area vis-à-vis the rest of the world recorded net liabilities of €1.2 trillion (13% of euro area GDP) at the end of 2010, €179 billion less than at the end of 2009. 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
17/10/2011 ECB releases data on loans granted to euro area non-financial corporations by euro area monetary financial institutions, broken down by branch of activity The European Central Bank has today published estimated data on loans granted to euro area non-financial corporations by euro area monetary financial institutions, broken down by branch of activity in accordance with the NACE Rev. 2 classification. In June 2011 the largest shares of total loans granted were accounted for real estate and other market services (33%), manufacturing activities (14%), and wholesale and retail trade activities (12%). More information on the sources and methodology used for these estimates can be found in Explanatory notes: Loans from euro area monetary financial institutions to non-financial corporations by branch of activity . 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
12/09/2011 Press release: Payment Statistics for 2010 The European Central Bank (ECB) has today published the 2010 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
13/07/2011 Statistics on securities trading, clearing and settlement - data for 2010 The number of delivery instructions processed by central securities depositories in the EU reached 331 million, corresponding to a value of € 921 trillion. Compared with the data for 2009, this means a decrease of 2% of the number and an increase of 8% of their value. The Eurosystem also follows developments in the securities trading and clearing infrastructure, given its close relationship with the settlement of securities in CSDs. Therefore, in addition to the statistics from CSDs, the ECB is also releasing today statistics from central counterparties (clearing) and securities exchanges (trading).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 .
28/04/2011 Financial Markets Survey - 2010 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
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
30/03/2011 Euro area balance of payments and international investment position statistics – 2010 quality report The 2010 quality report on the euro area balance of payments and international investment position statistics includes quantitative indicators for measuring reliability and consistency, and an assessment of the coherence with other statistics such as those on foreign trade, the balance sheets of the monetary financial institutions sector and the euro area accounts. The main conclusion is that all the indicators reveal a high quality output and show general improvements, including a steady reduction of the revisions. The methodological enhancements undertaken by the euro area compilers have substantially reduced the statistical discrepancy over time in the euro area balance of payments and, in general, the consistency with other statistics has improved. 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
01/03/2011 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 December 2010 have been published today. more
14/01/2011 MFI statistics 2011: the number of monetary financial institutions in the euro area and in the EU decreases further On 1 January 2011 the total number of monetary financial institutions (MFIs) in the euro area stood at 7,865. There is a net decrease of 211 units (2.6%) in comparison with the situation a year ago. The decline was spread across the whole of the euro area. The number of MFIs in the euro area went up by 37 units when Estonia joined the euro area on 1 January 2011. There were 9,921 MFIs in the European Union (EU) as a whole, a net decrease of 271 units.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
23/09/2010 ECB publishes the Euro Money Market Survey 2010 Today the European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing a report entitled “Euro Money Market Survey 2010”, which illustrates the main developments in the euro money market in the second quarter of 2010, in comparison with the second quarter of 2009. 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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