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EU food waste estimated at 129 kilograms per person in 2024
Eurostat’s September-updated report covers supply chain data for the 2024 reference year.
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Euro area hourly labour costs rise 3.1% annually
Eurostat reports a 3.2% increase across the EU in the second quarter.
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Euro area industrial production falls 0.1% in July
Eurostat’s first estimates show a 0.3% monthly decline across the EU.
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EU employment rate reaches 76.4% in the second quarter
The seasonally adjusted rate for ages 20–64 rose by 0.1 percentage points from the previous quarter.
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Euro area retail volume falls 0.6% in July
The monthly decline across the EU was estimated at 0.4%.
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Euro area had 11.36 million unemployed people in August
The monthly rate was unchanged but rose year on year in both the euro area and the EU.
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Türkiye August exports rise 8.1% to $23.467 billion
Imports also increased, while the ministry’s January–August figures provide a separate cumulative view of trade.
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Istanbul e-export summit features on September business calendar
TİM’s event calendar listed IGEXX for 3–5 September 2026.
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Türkiye records 17.63 million registered workers and 2.43 million union members in July
The overall unionisation rate eased from January, while the gap between public- and private-sector rates remained wide.
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Fluor and Balfour Beatty mark Oak Hill Parkway opening
Final work on the $677 million Austin road project is expected to continue through year-end.
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Technip Energies and SABIC agree global LDPE technology licensing collaboration
The agreement covers worldwide licensing of SABIC’s CTR technology.
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Saipem completes Saudi shallow-water drilling business sale to ADES
Saudi Arabian Saipem Limited shares transferred following regulatory approvals.