statistics

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Eurozone retail sales volumes declined 0.2% in February, following flat growth in January, according to the European Union’s statistics agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

New orders, a key indicator of future business activity, rose 0.9 percent from a month earlier, according to preliminary figures from statistics agency Destatis, slightly below forecasts.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Last year, it ranked eighth worldwide in terms of copper extraction volume, behind global giants such as BHP Group, Glencore Plc and Rio Tinto, according to industry statistics.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Over time the damage from sanctions shows up in national statistics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

These statistics, compiled by the criminologist Manuel Eisner, track the historical homicide levels in five European regions.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt