Template:Infobox Economy of the European Union
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| Economy of the European Union | |
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| Currency | 1 Euro (€) = 100 cents |
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Other currencies in member states |
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| Statistics | |
| GDP ranking | 1st (2006) |
| GDP (PPP) | US $13.06 trillion (2006) |
| GDP growth rate | 3.1% (2006) |
| GDP per capita | US $29,900 (2006) |
| GDP by sector (2006) | 70.5% services 27.3% industry 2.1% agriculture |
| Inflation | 1.9% (2007) |
| Population below poverty threshold | 17% |
| Labour force | 221.5 million |
| Labour force by occupation (2006) | 67.0% services 27.3% industry 4.4% agriculture |
| Unemployment | 7.0% (May 2007) |
| Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] | |
| Trading partners | |
| Imports | US $1.466 trillion (2006) |
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Main import partners (2005) |
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| Exports | US $1.33 trillion (ranking: 1st) (2006) |
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Main export partners (2005) |
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| Public finances | |
| Public debt | € 7,240.8 billion (58.7% of GDP) (2007) |
| Public deficit | € 109.5 billion (-0.9% of GDP) (2007) |
| Expenditure | € 5,648.6 billion (2007) |
| Revenue | € 5,537.6 billion (2007) |
| Note: The data in this section is derived from the combined public finance figures of each of the 27 EU member states Sources: Eurostat Data 2008 |
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