In the last quarter of 2010, in the
European Union member states (EU-27) the business investment rate and the profit share were almost unchanged compared with the previous quarter, according to Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities.
In the given quarter, the gross investment rate of non-financial corporations was 20.3 percent in the EU-27, compared with 20.2 percent in the third quarter of 2010.
In the EU-27, the gross profit share of non-financial corporations was 37.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, the same as in the previous quarter.