Cultural statistics

This second edition of the ‘Cultural statistics’ pocketbook presents comparable data on culture available in the EU-27, EFTA and candidate countries. It comprises data on cultural heritage, the economic situation in cultural sectors, employment in cultural sectors and occupations, external trade in cultural goods, cultural participation and household expenditure on culture. The data have been extracted from Eurostat databases, and additional contextual information has been included to provide further insight. The methodological notes aim to provide the reader with definitions and information on the data sources, in particular how cultural items can be distinguished in statistical classifications used in different data collections.