Business investment rate down in the Euro Area in third quarter 2016, profit share nearly stable
In the third quarter of 2016, the business investment rate was 21.9 % in the euro area, compared with 22.2 % in the previous quarter.
The business profit share in the euro area was 40.6 % in the third quarter of 2016, compared with 40.5 % in the second quarter of 2016.
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).