Weight of economic activities- EU Industry accounts for just over 19% of total gross value added and 15% of employment- Declining weight over last twenty years
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In 2015, industry was still the largest economic activity in the European Union (EU) in terms of output generated. Accounting for 19.3% of EU total gross value added (GVA), industry was immediately ahead of the economic activities "Public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities" (19.1%) and "Wholesale and retail trade, transport, accommodation and food services" (18.9%). "Real estate activities" (11.2%) and "Professional, scientific and technical activities" (10.9%) had also a significant share of EU total gross value added.
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STAT/16/3555