On  January 1, 2010, the population of the EU27 was estimated at 501.1m, compared with 499.7m on 1 January 2009. The population of the EU27 grew by 1.4m in 2009, an annual rate of 2.7 per 1000 inhabitants, due to a natural increase of 0.5m (+1.0%) and net migration of 0.9m (+1.7%). The highest birth rates were in Ireland, UK and France and the lowest were in Germany and Austria.

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  1. Labour costs per hour worked in the EU26 in 2009 were highest in Denmark at €37.40 and lowest at €2.90 in Bulgaria; No data for Ireland
  2. Eurozone PMI at two-year high in January; France and Germany leading the recovery but Spain, Ireland and Greece fall further behind
  3. Eurozone unemployment rate at 10.0% in February; Netherlands lowest at 4%; Ireland at 13.2% and Spain at 19%
  4. Eurozone Manufacturing PMI at highest level since August 2007; Germany accelerated while Spain, Ireland and Greece fell
  5. Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages 39% above EU27 average in Denmark in 2009; Ireland was 29% ahead; Netherlands, Spain and UK were up to 10% below