Building permits
Additional information on Eurostat web page
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Building permits - number of dwellings
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| |
2009Q4 |
2010Q1 |
2010Q2 |
2010Q3 |
2010Q4 |
2011Q1 |
2011Q2 |
2011Q3 |
2011Q4 |
2012Q1 |
2012Q2 |
2012Q3 |
| Euro area (17 countries) |
53.24
|
51.48
|
52.80
|
54.07
|
50.96
|
56.78
|
53.20
|
53.11
|
54.72
|
49.98
|
49.06
|
..
|
| EU (27 countries) |
54.02
|
54.44
|
56.06
|
56.70
|
52.54
|
58.63
|
54.26
|
54.01
|
55.13
|
50.69
|
49.74
|
..
|
| EU (15 countries) |
53.19
|
53.58
|
55.31
|
56.08
|
51.85
|
57.98
|
53.58
|
53.41
|
54.62
|
49.97
|
49.13
|
..
|
| Belgium |
78.37
(ps)
|
86.99
(ps)
|
111.89
(ps)
|
76.08
(ps)
|
61.09
(ps)
|
70.58
(ps)
|
70.72
(ps)
|
76.12
(ps)
|
89.58
(ps)
|
91.91
(ps)
|
79.41
(ps)
|
..
|
| Bulgaria |
44.38
(s)
|
42.11
(s)
|
46.58
(s)
|
37.90
(s)
|
30.63
(s)
|
37.11
(s)
|
35.87
(s)
|
28.27
(s)
|
33.35
(s)
|
29.36
(s)
|
33.05
(s)
|
30.24
(s)
|
| Czech Republic |
78.14
(s)
|
71.21
(s)
|
77.01
(s)
|
69.79
(s)
|
65.52
(s)
|
76.63
(s)
|
72.38
(s)
|
67.06
(s)
|
61.32
(s)
|
72.54
(s)
|
56.88
(s)
|
49.82
(s)
|
| Denmark |
22.55
(ps)
|
29.23
(ps)
|
25.68
(ps)
|
42.43
(ps)
|
78.80
(ps)
|
44.91
(ps)
|
40.99
(ps)
|
36.81
(ps)
|
34.81
(ps)
|
33.99
(ps)
|
30.44
(ps)
|
21.13
(ps)
|
| Germany |
75.99
(s)
|
73.31
(s)
|
72.16
(s)
|
82.66
(s)
|
78.63
(s)
|
93.93
(s)
|
92.76
(s)
|
91.18
(s)
|
94.23
(s)
|
89.59
(s)
|
100.51
(s)
|
99.80
(s)
|
| Estonia |
26.74
(s)
|
31.03
(s)
|
25.81
(s)
|
29.55
(s)
|
31.56
(s)
|
34.60
(s)
|
32.46
(s)
|
28.83
(s)
|
28.03
(s)
|
28.51
(s)
|
30.00
(s)
|
29.14
(s)
|
| Ireland |
24.76
(s)
|
20.58
(s)
|
19.61
(s)
|
19.66
(s)
|
13.34
(s)
|
15.13
(s)
|
12.09
(s)
|
9.68
(s)
|
9.76
(s)
|
5.66
(s)
|
5.15
(s)
|
..
|
| Greece |
27.50
(s)
|
33.23
(s)
|
22.58
(s)
|
22.60
(s)
|
21.35
(s)
|
10.98
(s)
|
13.68
(s)
|
15.74
(s)
|
12.46
(s)
|
10.78
(s)
|
8.37
(s)
|
..
|
| Spain |
16.17
(s)
|
16.32
(s)
|
14.64
(s)
|
14.20
(s)
|
16.34
(s)
|
17.32
(s)
|
12.34
(s)
|
11.07
(s)
|
11.98
(s)
|
10.64
(s)
|
9.79
(s)
|
..
|
| France |
78.10
(s)
|
80.51
(s)
|
83.00
(s)
|
87.79
(s)
|
80.85
(s)
|
92.36
(s)
|
93.36
(s)
|
97.33
(s)
|
107.93
(s)
|
93.02
(s)
|
90.08
(s)
|
98.30
(s)
|
| Italy |
43.80
(s)
|
40.59
(s)
|
42.52
(s)
|
45.66
(s)
|
42.70
(s)
|
44.11
(ps)
|
39.62
(ps)
|
38.73
(ps)
|
39.45
(ps)
|
..
(cps)
|
..
(cps)
|
..
|
| Cyprus |
81.26
(s)
|
95.08
(s)
|
80.76
(s)
|
65.06
(s)
|
64.08
(s)
|
58.72
(s)
|
42.83
(s)
|
49.05
(s)
|
36.09
(s)
|
32.30
(s)
|
29.51
(s)
|
34.98
(s)
|
| Latvia |
18.20
(s)
|
13.24
(s)
|
36.26
(s)
|
24.52
(s)
|
25.05
(s)
|
23.14
(s)
|
22.80
(s)
|
27.69
(s)
|
18.87
(s)
|
17.35
(s)
|
23.72
(s)
|
25.35
(s)
|
| Lithuania |
56.33
(s)
|
63.93
(s)
|
62.99
(s)
|
84.59
(s)
|
73.73
(s)
|
61.72
(s)
|
59.69
(s)
|
66.24
(s)
|
65.40
(s)
|
85.86
(s)
|
84.50
(s)
|
77.78
(s)
|
| Luxembourg |
89.56
(s)
|
80.52
(s)
|
88.02
(s)
|
76.64
(s)
|
76.00
(s)
|
93.68
(s)
|
102.70
(s)
|
112.58
(s)
|
72.30
(s)
|
111.82
(s)
|
90.23
(s)
|
..
|
| Hungary |
39.16
(s)
|
54.98
(s)
|
32.91
(s)
|
32.54
(s)
|
25.72
(s)
|
21.93
(s)
|
26.17
(s)
|
22.47
(s)
|
23.82
(s)
|
18.56
(s)
|
20.35
(s)
|
22.09
(s)
|
| Malta |
60.74
|
33.97
|
66.63
|
53.44
|
47.40
|
45.15
|
51.17
|
42.53
|
39.63
|
35.94
|
28.78
|
30.69
|
| Netherlands |
93.04
(s)
|
67.65
(s)
|
77.70
(s)
|
77.21
(s)
|
70.93
(s)
|
83.53
(s)
|
68.79
(s)
|
66.66
(s)
|
49.19
(s)
|
53.47
(s)
|
51.45
(s)
|
53.14
(s)
|
| Austria |
99.37
(s)
|
108.95
(s)
|
109.06
(s)
|
113.06
(s)
|
105.67
(s)
|
122.38
(s)
|
114.49
(s)
|
118.40
(s)
|
123.03
(s)
|
109.85
(s)
|
107.00
(s)
|
..
|
| Poland |
137.39
(s)
|
138.35
(s)
|
142.34
(s)
|
144.80
(s)
|
148.92
(s)
|
149.27
(s)
|
154.20
(s)
|
153.91
(s)
|
151.34
(s)
|
152.62
(s)
|
152.52
(s)
|
..
|
| Portugal |
36.78
(s)
|
35.35
(s)
|
37.93
(s)
|
32.19
(s)
|
30.45
(s)
|
27.14
(s)
|
24.79
(s)
|
22.99
(s)
|
20.68
(s)
|
19.04
(s)
|
16.12
(s)
|
15.40
(s)
|
| Romania |
109.96
(s)
|
103.06
(s)
|
101.50
(s)
|
100.81
(s)
|
95.46
(s)
|
97.41
(s)
|
95.10
(s)
|
93.63
(s)
|
87.77
(s)
|
90.25
(s)
|
92.34
(s)
|
89.07
(s)
|
| Slovenia |
71.32
(s)
|
89.58
(s)
|
66.66
(s)
|
59.14
(s)
|
56.16
(s)
|
65.75
(s)
|
59.15
(s)
|
41.60
(s)
|
46.51
(s)
|
39.29
(ps)
|
43.35
(ps)
|
42.55
(ps)
|
| Slovakia |
99.26
(s)
|
90.46
(s)
|
81.35
(s)
|
78.25
(s)
|
81.16
(s)
|
70.80
(s)
|
62.46
(s)
|
73.91
(s)
|
63.22
(s)
|
61.22
(s)
|
67.04
(s)
|
75.72
(s)
|
| Finland |
95.61
(s)
|
104.55
(s)
|
78.85
(s)
|
84.23
(s)
|
98.86
(s)
|
89.37
(s)
|
96.00
(s)
|
87.84
(s)
|
80.24
(s)
|
82.18
(s)
|
81.57
(s)
|
80.26
(s)
|
| Sweden |
78.45
|
87.20
|
86.71
|
93.96
|
88.72
|
95.02
|
92.93
|
77.33
|
76.22
|
58.89
|
67.40
|
..
|
| United Kingdom |
53.24
(s)
|
58.84
(s)
|
62.02
(s)
|
59.19
(s)
|
48.71
(s)
|
58.82
(s)
|
51.45
(s)
|
52.96
(s)
|
53.35
(ps)
|
50.08
(ps)
|
48.66
(ps)
|
..
|
| Norway |
64.61
(s)
|
54.15
(s)
|
50.35
(s)
|
60.81
(s)
|
65.96
(s)
|
83.45
(s)
|
66.14
(s)
|
83.57
(s)
|
86.58
(s)
|
73.91
(s)
|
81.58
(s)
|
76.49
(s)
|
| Switzerland |
109.48
(s)
|
108.01
(s)
|
93.81
(s)
|
98.15
(s)
|
96.69
(s)
|
110.98
(s)
|
126.38
(s)
|
100.72
(s)
|
108.79
(ps)
|
99.09
(ps)
|
113.24
(ps)
|
123.96
(ps)
|
| Croatia |
71.13
(s)
|
61.33
(s)
|
61.28
(s)
|
54.95
(s)
|
54.40
(s)
|
58.67
(s)
|
56.34
(s)
|
65.44
(s)
|
53.24
(s)
|
52.03
(s)
|
46.42
(s)
|
43.76
(s)
|
| Turkey |
117.60
(s)
|
129.53
(s)
|
139.22
(s)
|
153.41
(s)
|
316.38
(s)
|
114.98
(s)
|
128.07
(s)
|
142.61
(s)
|
156.34
(s)
|
148.95
(s)
|
162.94
(s)
|
151.08
(s)
|
|
Building permits - m2 of useful floor area
|
| |
2009Q4 |
2010Q1 |
2010Q2 |
2010Q3 |
2010Q4 |
2011Q1 |
2011Q2 |
2011Q3 |
2011Q4 |
2012Q1 |
2012Q2 |
2012Q3 |
| Euro area (17 countries) |
53.45
|
51.14
|
52.99
|
55.14
|
52.82
|
58.14
|
54.38
|
53.99
|
55.24
|
49.56
|
48.46
|
..
|
| EU (27 countries) |
54.47
|
53.47
|
56.03
|
57.43
|
54.98
|
59.44
|
55.70
|
54.57
|
56.34
|
50.65
|
49.68
|
..
|
| EU (15 countries) |
53.43
|
52.43
|
55.08
|
56.67
|
54.14
|
58.71
|
54.89
|
53.82
|
55.74
|
49.88
|
48.99
|
..
|
| Belgium |
79.34
(ps)
|
86.47
(ps)
|
113.97
(ps)
|
72.04
(ps)
|
59.30
(ps)
|
69.85
(ps)
|
72.25
(ps)
|
76.52
(ps)
|
82.61
(ps)
|
89.10
(ps)
|
75.62
(ps)
|
..
|
| Bulgaria |
42.76
(s)
|
40.21
(s)
|
39.74
(s)
|
35.18
(s)
|
33.17
(s)
|
35.07
(s)
|
32.44
(s)
|
33.01
(s)
|
33.58
(s)
|
30.52
(s)
|
31.36
(s)
|
29.61
(s)
|
| Czech Republic |
83.86
(s)
|
77.19
(s)
|
82.52
(s)
|
73.80
(s)
|
77.72
(s)
|
80.16
(s)
|
79.84
(s)
|
73.78
(s)
|
70.06
(s)
|
73.24
(s)
|
63.13
(s)
|
58.67
(s)
|
| Denmark |
31.78
(ps)
|
38.02
(ps)
|
36.51
(ps)
|
50.22
(ps)
|
84.75
(ps)
|
54.11
(ps)
|
43.93
(ps)
|
41.13
(ps)
|
35.35
(ps)
|
35.33
(ps)
|
30.25
(ps)
|
27.54
(ps)
|
| Germany |
77.63
(s)
|
70.94
(s)
|
73.05
(s)
|
82.79
(s)
|
80.05
(s)
|
94.23
(s)
|
92.97
(s)
|
91.29
(s)
|
95.35
(s)
|
88.71
(s)
|
99.59
(s)
|
99.09
(s)
|
| Estonia |
33.39
(s)
|
37.64
(s)
|
24.09
(s)
|
29.27
(s)
|
33.12
(s)
|
43.44
(s)
|
31.55
(s)
|
30.22
(s)
|
27.82
(s)
|
31.66
(s)
|
32.28
(s)
|
35.61
(s)
|
| Ireland |
27.72
(s)
|
25.73
(s)
|
21.87
(s)
|
21.27
(s)
|
17.54
(s)
|
18.32
(s)
|
15.79
(s)
|
13.58
(s)
|
12.13
(s)
|
8.57
(s)
|
8.01
(s)
|
..
|
| Greece |
29.36
(s)
|
34.44
(s)
|
23.66
(s)
|
23.24
(s)
|
22.81
(s)
|
11.93
(s)
|
15.30
(s)
|
17.30
(s)
|
13.22
(s)
|
11.88
(s)
|
9.24
(s)
|
..
|
| Spain |
17.61
(s)
|
16.89
(s)
|
15.33
(s)
|
15.77
(s)
|
17.78
(s)
|
18.31
(s)
|
14.68
(s)
|
14.03
(s)
|
14.62
(s)
|
12.24
(s)
|
11.37
(s)
|
..
|
| France |
74.08
(s)
|
76.86
(s)
|
79.56
(s)
|
82.58
(s)
|
78.51
(s)
|
88.08
(s)
|
88.97
(s)
|
89.62
(s)
|
95.85
(s)
|
87.02
(s)
|
82.45
(s)
|
83.96
(s)
|
| Italy |
45.25
(s)
|
41.56
(s)
|
43.11
(s)
|
50.97
(s)
|
47.64
(s)
|
48.33
(ps)
|
43.93
(ps)
|
43.91
(ps)
|
43.23
(ps)
|
..
(cps)
|
..
(cps)
|
..
|
| Cyprus |
80.70
(s)
|
95.83
(s)
|
87.45
(s)
|
68.23
(s)
|
68.48
(s)
|
62.78
(s)
|
52.83
(s)
|
54.01
(s)
|
44.34
(s)
|
41.26
(s)
|
36.23
(s)
|
42.61
(s)
|
| Latvia |
23.25
(s)
|
19.12
(s)
|
40.59
(s)
|
23.99
(s)
|
24.62
(s)
|
28.49
(s)
|
29.95
(s)
|
38.40
(s)
|
23.95
(s)
|
19.27
(s)
|
28.63
(s)
|
28.76
(s)
|
| Lithuania |
67.79
(s)
|
72.46
(s)
|
75.89
(s)
|
88.75
(s)
|
77.48
(s)
|
67.59
(s)
|
65.68
(s)
|
69.19
(s)
|
70.27
(s)
|
82.03
(s)
|
83.00
(s)
|
76.04
(s)
|
| Luxembourg |
90.30
(s)
|
85.98
(s)
|
89.80
(s)
|
81.57
(s)
|
85.82
(s)
|
99.01
(s)
|
103.76
(s)
|
112.62
(s)
|
78.68
(s)
|
108.00
(s)
|
99.18
(s)
|
..
|
| Hungary |
50.84
(s)
|
57.61
(s)
|
37.47
(s)
|
34.20
(s)
|
31.02
(s)
|
29.06
(s)
|
30.79
(s)
|
28.26
(s)
|
28.83
(s)
|
25.56
(s)
|
25.88
(s)
|
25.65
(s)
|
| Malta |
..
|
..
|
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| Netherlands |
86.77
(s)
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64.14
(s)
|
74.33
(s)
|
75.88
(s)
|
71.47
(s)
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87.38
(s)
|
64.92
(s)
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62.25
(s)
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56.70
(s)
|
42.32
(s)
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45.44
(s)
|
45.57
(s)
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| Austria |
111.64
(s)
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123.69
(s)
|
126.03
(s)
|
131.47
(s)
|
123.92
(s)
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141.48
(s)
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133.49
(s)
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136.90
(s)
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145.48
(s)
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122.12
(s)
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126.78
(s)
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| Poland |
155.71
(s)
|
152.56
(s)
|
155.73
(s)
|
156.07
(s)
|
159.46
(s)
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158.10
(s)
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161.44
(s)
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158.67
(s)
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154.92
(s)
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152.29
(s)
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145.76
(s)
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| Portugal |
39.32
(s)
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38.18
(s)
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40.11
(s)
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36.57
(s)
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35.22
(s)
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32.00
(s)
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28.48
(s)
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26.59
(s)
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23.46
(s)
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21.39
(s)
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19.08
(s)
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17.36
(s)
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| Romania |
115.73
(s)
|
100.17
(s)
|
111.15
(s)
|
100.00
(s)
|
93.79
(s)
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97.12
(s)
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94.18
(s)
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97.25
(s)
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85.57
(s)
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91.69
(s)
|
95.99
(s)
|
92.09
(s)
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| Slovenia |
71.64
(s)
|
96.53
(s)
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68.41
(s)
|
77.82
(s)
|
67.50
(s)
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67.36
(s)
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59.96
(s)
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46.92
(s)
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49.89
(s)
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43.55
(ps)
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46.34
(ps)
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46.28
(ps)
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| Slovakia |
101.23
(s)
|
97.11
(s)
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83.53
(s)
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88.43
(s)
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86.35
(s)
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72.31
(s)
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75.81
(s)
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77.08
(s)
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65.73
(s)
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66.73
(s)
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75.97
(s)
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78.62
(s)
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| Finland |
93.45
(s)
|
91.42
(s)
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74.00
(s)
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79.01
(s)
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89.71
(s)
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81.02
(s)
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84.54
(s)
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79.61
(s)
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77.11
(s)
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74.80
(s)
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71.29
(s)
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69.31
(s)
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| Sweden |
77.74
(p)
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91.86
(p)
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86.45
(p)
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92.12
(p)
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89.41
(p)
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94.74
(p)
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91.16
(p)
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74.10
(p)
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72.19
(p)
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56.92
(p)
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65.28
(p)
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| United Kingdom |
53.33
(s)
|
54.36
(s)
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60.18
(s)
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58.66
(s)
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52.61
(s)
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57.55
(s)
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53.92
(s)
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52.59
(s)
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57.36
(ps)
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51.52
(ps)
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50.61
(ps)
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| Norway |
77.28
(s)
|
71.44
(s)
|
70.55
(s)
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78.43
(s)
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82.67
(s)
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94.55
(s)
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85.02
(s)
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92.72
(s)
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93.58
(s)
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85.32
(s)
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97.32
(s)
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91.01
(s)
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| Switzerland |
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| Croatia |
81.14
(s)
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71.34
(s)
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69.87
(s)
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60.69
(s)
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60.21
(s)
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63.32
(s)
|
59.79
(s)
|
64.94
(s)
|
55.66
(s)
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50.68
(s)
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43.59
(s)
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42.95
(s)
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| Turkey |
99.33
(s)
|
109.27
(s)
|
119.23
(s)
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171.05
(s)
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218.46
(s)
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112.33
(s)
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98.26
(s)
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128.92
(s)
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136.25
(s)
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123.46
(s)
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136.72
(s)
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140.18
(s)
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(s) - Eurostat estimate
(p) - provisional
Source: Eurostat
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