Business investment rate at 20.3 percent in EU in Q2

In the second quarter of 2011, in the European Union member states (EU-27) the business investment rate and the profit share increased slightly 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 20.0 percent in the first quarter of 2011.
 
In the EU-27, the gross profit share of non-financial corporations decreased to 37.1 percent in the second quarter of 2011, compared with 37.3 percent in the previous quarter. The profit share of non-financial corporations is defined as gross operating surplus divided by gross value added.