Trends, facts and figures in October 2019

Numbers of the month Trends, facts and figures in October 2019

10.10.2019Editor: Briggette Jaya

Current unemployment rate in the EU, global growth rate, world economy, engineers and scientists in the EU, international tourism, free trade ...

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A compilation in October 2019 of the latest statistics and trends. — A compilation in October 2019 of the latest statistics and trends.
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What is the current unemployment rate in the EU? How much global growth is being forecast for 2019? Is the world economic outlook promising? Do engineers and scientists make up a large proportion of employees in the EU? Where do they mainly come from? Who is the biggest spender in international tourism? Are EU citizens for or against free trade?

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The quote of the month from the executive director of Germany's Machine Tool Builders’ Association (VDW).

Trends of EU employment rate, forecast of global growth for 2019 and the number of scientists and engineers employed in the EU.

2018 witnessed the ninth consecutive year of growth in international tourism. China has been in the lead since 2012 with outbound tourists spending almost 277 bn USD, which is 1/5 of the world’s total spending.

Percentage of scientists and engineers across the EU.

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Carl Martin Welcker, EMO General Commissioner, (r) and Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, CEO of the EMO event organizer VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), looking back on a successful EMO Hannover 2019.

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