Friday 30 September 2011

Convergence and disparities in regional Gross Domestic Product

Issue number 46/2011 via Eurostat Statistics in focus

Regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in purchasing power standards (PPS) per capita has been catching up significantly in many of the less prosperous regions of the EU since the year 2000. Early data from some Member States suggest that rural areas were less affected by the economic downturn in 2008 and 2009 than high-income regions and areas with a high dependence on exports, financial services or tourism. However, regional disparities are increasing inside new Member states.

The 8-page PDF contains a couple of maps of Europe which would be better viewed on a large screen – preferably through a projector.


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