The euro area bank lending survey (BLS) provides information on bank lending conditions in the euro area. It supplements existing statistics with information on the supply of, and demand for, loans to enterprises and households. It is usually published four times a year in January, April, July and October.
Harmonised long-term interest rates for convergence assessment purposes
The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed, according to the ILO's definition, as a percentage of the labour force, as published by Eurostat.
Real GDP growth is defined as year on year percentage change of real GDP (i.e. in volumes) in the euro area , according to the standardised European System of national and regional Accounts 2010 definition, as published by Eurostat.
Core inflation is defined as the year on year percentage change in the euro area HICP special aggregate ‘all items excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco’, as published by Eurostat.
Inflation is defined as the year on year percentage change in the euro area all items Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), as published by Eurostat.
Explore the euro area balance of payments dashboard, which provides an overview of the key indicators of balance of payments and international investment position statistics.
Explore the euro area balance of payments dashboard, which provides an overview of the key indicators of balance of payments and international investment position statistics.
Explore key indicators for the supervised institutions in a visually interactive way.
Compare euro area and national inflation rates measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP).