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On average, one kilogram of fresh bread produced in the EU was sold for 1.71 Euro
Figure 6 presents the value of production sold for 1 kilogram of fresh bread, in the EU over the period 2011 - 2021 and in each country for 2021.
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Source: Eurostat DS_066341
The value of sold production of fresh bread, comparing with the previous year, was constantly increasing in the period 2014-2017, in 2018 it slightly decreased for 1%. It was increasing again in the period 2019-2021.
The average value of production sold for one kilogram of fresh bread increased by 14 % between 2011 and 2021 and went up by 9 % compared to 2020. The price has been slightly moving up and down in the last decade from EUR 1.50 per kg to max. EUR 1.71 in 2021.
Finland was the country where one kilogram of fresh bread produced was sold at the highest price, over EUR 2.6. In Italy, Austria and Germany the price was between EUR 2.2 and 2.6. Rather low prices, of under EUR 1 per kg, were observed in Lithuania, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria. Bulgaria is the country with the lowest value of production sold, 65 cents/kg.
EU's production of pharmaceutical products increased in the last years
Figure 7 provides an overview of the value of total sold production of basic pharmaceutical products produced in the EU, during the period 2011-2021. Throughout the period 2011-2016, the total sold production value of pharmaceutical products fluctuated between EUR 20 and 25 billion. For the last 5 years the EU’s pharmaceutical production has been increasing and reaching a peak EUR 30,4 billion in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the EU’s pharmaceutical production dropped slightly to EUR 27 billion.
For the last 10 years, the production of antibiotics continued at the steady pace with a total sold production value EUR 2 billion in 2021. The pro-vitamins and vitamins hit the highest point recorded in 2018, nevertheless the sold value dropped by half in 2021 to EUR 2 billion. The antibiotics and vitamins represented 15 % of the total basic pharmaceutical production.
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Source: Eurostat DS_066341
A look into the EU's production of wind turbines
Figure 8 provides an overview of the number of wind turbines produced in the EU between 2011 and 2021. During this period, the yearly average production of wind turbines amounted to 10 000 pieces. In 2013, the production of wind generating sets hit the lowest point recorded. Despite this drop of the produced quantity from 2011 to 2013, the production of wind turbines boosted again in 2014 and since then the production observed was quite constant until 2019. In 2020, the sold quantity decreased to less then 6 800 wind turbines. In 2021, the sold quantity represents almost 9 000 wind turbines.
The main wind generating sets producers are Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
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The production of wearing apparel decreased across EU
The EU produced over 3.5 billion items of wearing apparel in 2021, with a value of sold production of EUR 27.8 billion. The manufacturing of this product decreased by 5% in 2021 comparing to 2011 and by 23% since COVID-19 pandemic break in 2019.
Italian production of wearing apparels accounted for more than 50% of the sold value produced at the EU level (almost EUR 14 billion). It is followed by Spain and Portugal that accounted for one fifth of the sold value produced at the EU level (EUR 5.5 billion). Italy, Spain and Portugal stand in the lead of the manufacturing of these products, and Germany, Romania and Bulgaria completed the top 6 of EU producers. These six countries together counted for 85 % of the total production within the EU. For this analysis, confidential data are not taken into account. Figure 9 analyses the 2021 production of wearing apparels (Division 14 of NACE Rev.2) in the EU.
Source: Eurostat DS_066341