statistics

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The Swiss are the heaviest rail users in Europe in terms of kilometres travelled per person, but accidents have fallen in recent decades even as use grows, according to government statistics.

From Barron's

Gross domestic product expanded 0.2% in the three months through December, bouncing back from the 0.5% contraction in the third quarter of the year, Switzerland’s statistics office said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Production in Europe’s largest economy fell more sharply than expected in the final month of the year, hit by a slowdown in car production, Germany’s statistics agency Destatis said earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

She is not the only young person to spend hours glued to her screen - statistics suggest 18 to 24-year-olds average six hours and 20 minutes online every day.

From BBC

Since the 1970s, labor productivity has actually declined sector-wide, according to official government statistics.

From Los Angeles Times