European Union
Main Indicators
| EU-27 | |
| Population (million) | 492.9 |
| GDP (billion euro) * | 10,917 |
| GDP per capita (euro) * | 23,400 |
| FDI Inward flows (billion euro) ** | 62.2 |
| FDI Outward flows (billion euro) ** | 114.9 |
* = 2006; ** = 2004 (not inc. intra EU-25 flows) Source: European Commission
EU’s Trade with Main Partners
| Rank | Partner | % | Rank | Partner | % |
| 1 | USA | 18.5 | 6 | Norway | 4.5 |
| 2 | China | 9.4 | 7 | Turkey | 3.4 |
| 3 | Russia | 7.3 | 8 | Korea | 2.4 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 6.6 | 9 | Canada | 1.8 |
| 5 | Japan | 5.2 | 10 | India | 1.8 |
Source: European Commission 2005
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Source: European Commission 2005
EU’s Global Trade by Product Grouping
| Imports | % | Exports | % |
| Agricultural products | 6.9 | Agricultural products | 5.8 |
| Energy | 21.2 | Energy | 3.7 |
| Machinery | 23.6 | Machinery | 29.1 |
| Transport equipment | 8.4 | Transport equipment | 15.8 |
| Chemicals | 8.0 | Chemicals | 15.4 |
| Textiles and clothing | 6.0 | Textiles and clothing | 3.1 |
| Others | 25.9 | Others | 27.1 |
Source: European Commission 2005
EU’s GDP Growth
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| GDP growth EU-25/EU-27 | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 2.9%* |
Source: European Commission; *=forecast
