EU industrial structure report
24 April 2017
(From ec.europa.eu)
The EU industrial structure report is a biennial publication that analyses competitiveness at sectorial level. It is written by experts at the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. The publication is useful for anyone interested in the structure and performance of EU industries.
Objectives
- to analyse the medium-term trends and performance of EU industrial sectors
- to assess the EU's position in global value chains
- to examine the impact of the economic crisis on EU industry
It analyses the performance of EU industrial and service sectors in terms of:
- productivity and its underlying drivers
- changes to industrial and export specialisation
- comparative advantages at EU and national level
- the position of the EU in increasingly global value chains.
2015 report: EU structural change
Overview
Chapter 1: Changes in the EU's productive structure
- Patterns of growth in output, employment, investment at sectoral level for the EU-28 and the individual EU countries
- Changes in the structure of employment and output, with possible explanations
Chapter 2: Productivity and growth
- Analysis of productivity in the EU, both at the sectoral level and in comparison to competitors, highlighting ongoing structural changes affecting the economic landscape
- Assessment of EU industrial competitiveness with regards to the main factors of production: labour, energy, human capital, and technology
Chapter 3: EU external competitiveness
- An analysis of the EU's external competitiveness in goods and services
- Global supply chains linkages at sector level
- Foreign direct investment and relocation of business functions
Full report: EU Structural Change
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