OREANDA-NEWS. In the second quarter of 2015, the business investment rate was 22.3% in the euro area, compared with 22.0% in the previous quarter.


The business profit share in the euro area was 40.0% in the second quarter of 2015, stable compared with the first quarter of 2015.

These data come from a first release of seasonally adjusted quarterly European sector accounts from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, and the European Central Bank (ECB).

Geographical information

The euro area (EA19) consists of 19 Member States: Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland, plus the European Central Bank and European Stability Mechanism.