Issuu

1 . P O P U L AT I O N

Flanders

Belgium

6,016,024 2,966,640 3,049,384 5.727.649 288.375

10,396,421 5,087,176 5,309,245 9.536.134 860.287

57.9% 58.3% 57.4% 60.1%

112,149 107,039 +5,110 +3,449 +1,661 +27,790 +32,900 -3,640 +36,540 33,709

53.5% 55.0%

1 JA N UA RY 2 0 0 4 (National Statistics Institute) TOTA L P O P U L AT I O N

Men Women Belgians Foreigners

P O P U L . D E V E LO P M E N T I N 2 0 0 3 (National Statistics Institute)

Births Deaths Natural growth Belgians Foreigners Migration balance (after corrections) Total growth Belgians Foreigners Balance naturalized Belgians

59,964 58,910 +1,054 -268 +1,322 +15,778 +16,832 +455 +16,377 12,324

TOTA L G R OW T H ( A F T E R C O R R E C T I O N S )

Balance naturalized Belgians

9.98‰ 9.81‰ +0.18‰ +2.80‰ 2.05‰ 22.3% 60.1% 17.6% 3,616,913

36.6%

TOTA L

238,143 431,209 435,781 103,257 65,648 1.274.038

78,712 96,006 174,718

23.2% 59.7% 17.1% 6,207,845

58.3%

401,970 761,484 800,504 182,655 128,293 2.274.906

59.2% 56.6% 54.4% 56.5% 51.2% 56.0%

212,415 239,891 452,306

37.1% 40.0% 38.6%

U N E M P LOY E D J O B - S E E K E R S F E B R UA RY 2 0 0 5

(State Employment Agency; Flemish Employment and Vocational Traning Agency) Men 106,249 277,103 Women 124,105 312,276 TOTA L 230,354 589,379 U N E M P LOYM E N T R AT E F E B R UA RY 2 0 0 5 (State Employment Agency)

Men Women TOTA L

7.2% 10.4% 8.7%

* O N LY R E G I S T R AT I O N S F O R M A I N C O U R S E S O F S T U DY.

11.5% 15.4% 13.3%

NV (Incorporated company) BVBA (Limited liability company) Individual company Other

1,611 8,870 15,071 2,601 28,153

2,735 14,783 25,928 4,587 48,033

58.9% 60.0% 58.1% 56.7% 58.6%

NV (Incorporated company) BVBA (Limited liability company) Individual company Other

1,739 3,878 18,931 2,003 26,551

3,271 6,709 32,743 3,953 46,676

53.2% 57.8% 57.8% 50.7% 56.9%

B U S I N E S S E S BY T U R N OV E R C AT E G O RY * (National Statistics Institute on the basis of

(February 2005) (State Employment Agency; Flemish Employment and Vocational Training Agency)

TOTA L

62.1% 62.9% 60.8% 50.3% 60.7%

VAT statistics) 0 to <0.25 million EUR 0.25 to <0.50 million EUR 0.50 to <1.00 million EUR 1.00 to <2.00 million EUR 2.00 to <5.00 million EUR 5.00 to <10.00 million EUR 10.00 to <50.00 million EUR 50.00 million EUR and more

FULLY UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

Men Women

AC T I V E 2 0 0 3 (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics) NV (Incorporated company) 51,357 82,732 BVBA (Limited liability company) 112,404 178,638 Individual company 224,919 369,781 Other 28,465 56,611 TOTA L 417,145 687,762

TOTA L

10.81‰ 10.32‰ +0.49‰ +3.17‰ 3.25‰

S C H O O L AT T E N DA N C E 2 0 0 2 -2 0 0 3 (Ministry of Flanders)

Nursery education Primary education Secondary education Higher non-university education* University education*

C O M P. H AV I N G C E A S E D I N 2 0 0 3 (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics)

WO R K I N G AG E P O P U L AT I O N 1 JA N UA RY 2 0 0 4 (National Statistics Institute)

20-64 jaar

Belgium

TOTA L

AG E S T R U C T U R E 1 JA N UA RY 2 0 0 4 (National Statistics Institute)

Children (0-19 years) Working age (20-64 years) Senior citizens (65 years and +)

Flanders

N E W C O M PA N I E S 2 0 0 3 (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics)

P O P U L . D E V E LO P M E N T 2 0 0 3 (National Statistics Institute)

Births Deaths Natural growth

2 . C O M PA N I E S

38.3% 39.7% 39.1%

258,524 32,551 21,155 13,471 10,083 4,261 4,055 1,119

431,396 50,290 32,554 20,796 15,281 6,401 5,985 1,807

59.9% 64.7% 65.0% 64.8% 66.0% 66.6% 67.8% 61.9%

G R O S S VA L U E A D D E D * * AT B A S I C P R I C E S , AT C U R R E N T P R I C E S 2 0 0 3 * * *

(in million EUR) (Instituut voor Nationale Rekeningen) Agriculture, hunting and forestry; fishing 2,377.1 Mining and quarrying except energy producing materials 98.4 Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco 4,371.1 Manufacture of textiles and textile products 1,708.8 Manufacture of leather and leather products 75.3 Manufacture of wood and wood products 520.0 Manufacture of pulp, paper, and paper products; publishing and printing 2,121.7 Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel 974.1 Manufacture of chemicals, chemical products and man-made fibres; manufacture of rubber and plastic products 7,668.6 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 1,107.2 Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products 4,323.0 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified 1,724.3 Manufacture of electrical and optical equipment 2,256.7 Manufacture of transport equipment 3,004.9 78,9%Manufacturing not elsewhere classified 1,101.7 Electricity, gas and water supply 3,170.9 Construction 7,910.9 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods 19,197.4 Hotels and restaurants 2,413.7 Transport, storage and communication 9,128.2 Financial intermediation 4,714.7 Real estate, renting and business activities 32,832.0 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 8,210.6 Education 8,948.7 Health and social work 10,201.0 Other community, social and personal service activities 2,573.3 Private households with employed persons 513.0 Financial intermediation services indirectly measured -5,154.4 TOTA L 138,092.9

3,328.6 307.7 6,105.2 1,999.3 88.9 695.0

71.4% 32.0% 71.6% 85.5% 84.7% 74.8%

3,364.4

63.1%

1,330.3

73.2%

10,508.3 2,366.7

73.0% 46.8%

6,154.6

70.2%

2,707.3 3,072.7 3,808.2 1,353.8 5,801.0 11,990.4

63.7% 73.4% 81.4% 54.7% 66.0%

30,403.5 4,067.0 17,327.9 14,534.6 56,902.3

63.1% 59.3% 52.7% 32.4% 57.7%

20,490.5 16,604.5 17,759.8 5,498.6 1,372.1 -8,993.4 240,949.8

40.1% 53.9% 57.4% 46.8% 37.4% 57.3% 57.3%

T U R N OV E R C AT E G O R I E S W E R E R E V I E W E D BY T H E N I S A S A R E S U LT O F THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EURO * * B R E A K D OW N BY I N D U S T RY S E C TO R I N AC C O R DA N C E W I T H T H E C L A S S I F I C AT I O N O F AC T I V I T I E S A 3 1 * * * 2 0 0 3 R E S U LT S A R E B A S E D O N A P R OV I S I O N A L M E T H O D *

3 . E M P L OY M E N T

Flanders

Belgium

4 . T U R N OV E R

Flanders

Belgium

5. EXPORT

Flanders

Belgium

E M P LOY E E S BY I N D U S T RY S E C TO R * 2 0 0 3 * * * (Instituut voor Nationale Rekeningen)

T U R N OV E R * 2 0 0 3 (in billions of ¤) (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics)

E X P O R T * 2 0 0 3 (in billions of ¤) (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics)

Agriculture, hunting and forestry 22,066 Fishing 487 Mining and quarrying except energy producing materials 638 Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco 60,595 Manufacture of textiles and textile products 37,061 Manufacture of leather and leather products 1,489 Manufacture of wood and wood products 8,534 Manufacture of pulp, paper, and paper products; publishing and printing 28,615 Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel 4,224 Manufacture of chemicals, chemical products and man-made fibres 47,409 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 19,505 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 16,713 Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products 63,588 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified 24,673 Manufacture of electrical and optical equipment 31,818 Manufacture of transport equipment 44,500 Manufacturing not elsewhere classified 21,878 Electricity, gas and water supply 11,732 Construction 115,145 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods 274,942 Hotels and restaurants 58,006 Transport, storage and communication 142,659 Financial intermediation 44,300 Real estate, renting and business activities 213,841 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 180,100 Education 191,470 Health and social work 209,987 Other community, social and personal service activities 49,068 Private households with employed persons 37,494 TOTA L 1,962,537

Agriculture Secondary sector Minerals, energy and water Industry Basic metals and metallurgy Chemicals Food, beverages and tobacco Other industries Construction Tertiary sector Trade and reparation Hotels and restaurants Transport and traffic Financial sector Immovable property and business services Other services

Agriculture Secondary sector Minerals, energy and water Industry Basic metals and metallurgy Chemicals Food, beverages and tobacco Miscellaneous Construction Tertiary sector Trade and reparation Hotels and restaurants Transport and traffic Financial sector Immovable property and business services Other services

27,699 534 3,064 86,192 42,546 1,795 12,534

79.7% 91.2% 20.8% 70.3% 87.1% 83.0% 68.1%

44,536

64.3%

5,428

77.8%

70,035 25,225 31,224

67.7% 77.3% 53.5%

96,498

65.9%

39,531 45,619 57,179 25,621 24,927 185,663

62.4% 69.7% 77.8% 85.4% 47.1% 62.0%

459,355 100,058 253,750 128,284 358,338

59.9% 58.0% 56.2% 34.5% 59.7%

424,328 355,539 365,985 105,046 85,066 3,461,599

42.4% 53.9% 57.4% 46.7% 44.1% 56.7%

SELF-EMPLOYED BY INDUSTRY SECTOR** 2003*** (Instituut voor Nationale Rekeningen)

Agriculture, hunting and forestry Fishing Mining and quarrying Manufacturing Construction Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods Hotels and restaurants Transport, storage and communication Financial intermediation Real estate, renting and business activities Education Health and social work Other community, social and personal service activities TOTA L

45,149 76 16 15,918 28,035

69,070 210 70 26,047 45,670

65.4% 36.2% 22.9% 61.1% 61.4%

86,949 28,701 8,833 7,509 137,091 1,618 27,256 28,137 415,288

142,899 45,275 14,710 11,489 222,961 2,556 49,941 45,930 676,828

60.8% 63.4% 60.0% 65.4% 61.5% 63.3% 54.6% 61.3% 61.4%

* B R E A K D OW N BY C L A S S I F I C AT I O N O F AC T I V I T I E S A 3 1 * * B R E A K D OW N BY C L A S S I F I C AT I O N O F AC T I V I T I E S A 1 7 * * * 2 0 0 3 R E S U LT S A R E B A S E D O N A P R OV I S I O N A L M E T H O D

6,1 266,5 36,6 198,3 65,6 36,7 32,1 63,9 31,6 506,2 335,7 8,5 61,9 9,2 79,6 11,3 778,8

73.6% 64.0% 37.7% 68.6% 69.1% 67.5% 75.9% 51.1% 66.0% 63.4% 7.5% 59.3% 68.2% 28.4% 48.1% 53.1% 63.7%

(in billions of ¤) (Instituut voor Nationale Rekeningen, Ministry of Flanders) 2001 145,1 254,2 2002 148,9 261,1 2003 **153,6 269,5 2004 ***160,1 ***280,6

57.1% 57.0% 57.0% 57.1%

TOTA L

4,5 170,6 13,8 136,0 45,3 24,8 24,4 32,6 20,9 320,8 226,6 5,1 42,2 2,6 38,3 6,0 495,9

N O M I N A L G R O S S R E G I O N A L P R O D U C T G R OW T H AT C U R R E N T M A R K E T P R I C E S

(in billions of ¤) (Instituut voor Nationale Rekeningen, Ministry of Flanders) 2001 1.0% 0.7% 2002 0.7% 0.9% 2003 **1.3% 1.3% 2004 ***2.6%

***2.4%

T U R N OV E R * 2 0 0 2 -2 0 0 3 (Average annual growth in percentage) (National Statistics Institute

TOTA L

0.2% 2.2% -14.9% 4.3% 1.2% -2.7% 1.9% -10.0% 2.6% 4.9% 4.2% 3.8% 6.4% -9.0% 9.2% 5.3% 3.9%

4.8% 2.5% -6.5% 4.1% 1.0% 0.0% 2.1% 11.3% 4.0% 4.4% 2.5% 4.0% 6.4% 6.7% 11.0% 5.0% 3.7%

T U R N OV E R : D E V E LO P M E N T *

(Growth in percentage compared to previous year) (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics) 2000-2001 4.3% 6.0% 2001-2002 4.3% 3.8% 2002-2003 3.9% 3.7% * N E W C L A S S I F I C AT I O N AC C O R D I N G TO N AC E B E L * * E S T I M AT E *** PROGNOSIS

0,7 145,0 13,1 129,7 46,9 28,9 14,3 39,6 2,2 251,1 165,5 0,3 39,3 3,6 40,9 1,5 396,8

71.6% 65.9% 42.5% 68.2% 68.9% 68.2% 79.8% 47.4% 72.1% 66.9% 71.9% 48.1% 80.3% 22.0% 39.5% 36.1% 66.6%

E X P O R T- O R I E N TAT I O N * 2 0 0 3 (export in % of the 2002 turnover) (National Statistics

G R O S S R E G I O N A L P R O D U C T AT C U R R E N T M A R K E T P R I C E S

on the basis of VAT statistics) Agriculture Secondary sector Minerals, energy and water Industry Basic metals and metallurgy Chemicals Food, beverages and tobacco Other industries Construction Tertiary sector Trade and reparation Hotels and restaurants Transport and traffic Financial sector Immovable property and business services Other services

TOTA L

0,5 95,5 5,6 88,4 32,3 19,7 11,4 18,7 1,6 168,1 118,9 0,1 31,5 0,8 16,1 0,6 264,1

Institute on the basis of VAT statistics) Agriculture Secondary sector Minerals, energy and water industry Basic metals and metallurgy Chemicals Food, beverages and tobacco Miscellaneous Construction Tertiary sector Trade and reparation Hotels and restaurants Transport and traffic Financial sector Immovable property and business services Other services TOTA L

11.9% 56.0% 40.5% 65.0% 71.4% 79.5% 46.7% 57.4% 7.6% 52.4% 52.5% 2.8% 74.6% 30.6% 42.1% 9.2% 53.3%

12.2% 54.4% 35.9% 65.4% 71.6% 78.7% 44.4% 61.9% 7.0% 49.6% 49.3% 3.4% 63.4% 39.4% 51.3% 13.6% 51.0%

6. INVESTMENTS

Flanders

Belgium

I N V E S TM E N T S* 2 0 0 3 (in billions of ¤) (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics) Agriculture 0,4 0,6 68.6% Secondary sector 6,4 9,5 67.9% Minerals, energy and water 0,7 1,4 48.1% Industry 4,8 6,7 71.7% Basic metals and metallurgy 1,5 2,2 67.4% Chemicals 1,1 1,5 73.5% Food, beverages and tobacco 0,8 1,1 73.9% Miscellaneous 1,3 2,0 67.4% Construction 0,9 1,3 69.6% Tertiary sector 10,8 19,0 56.6% Trade and reparation 3,0 4,2 70.4% Hotels and restaurants 0,4 0,6 63.5% Transport and traffic 2,4 4,3 55.4% Financial sector 0,5 2,0 27.3% Immovable property and business services 3,6 6,4 57.1% Other services 0,8 1,5 55.0% TOTA L 17,6 29,1 60.5% I N V E S TM E N T S Q U OTA* 2 0 0 3 (in percentage of turnover) (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics) Agriculture 9.5% 10.2% Secondary sector 3.8% 3.6% Minerals, energy and water 4.9% 3.8% Industry 3.6% 3.4% Basic metals and metallurgy 3.3% 3.4% Chemicals 4.4% 4.0% Food, beverages and tobacco 3.2% 3.3% Miscellaneous 4.1% 3.1% Construction 4.5% 4.3% Tertiary sector 3.4% 3.8% Trade and reparation 1.3% 1.3% Hotels and restaurants 8.0% 7.5% Transport and traffic 5.7% 7.0% Financial sector 20.9% 21.7% Immovable property and business services 9.5% 8.0% Other services 13.5% 13.0% TOTA L 3.6% 3.7%

E X P O R T: D E V E LO P M E N T * 2 0 0 2 -2 0 0 3

I N V E S TM E N T S : D E V E LO P M E N T * 2 0 0 2 -2 0 0 3

(Average annual growth in percentage) (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics) Agriculture -14.6% 1.9% Secondary sector -1.8% -1.5% Minerals, energy and water 11.0% 18.3% Industry -2.7% -3.3% Basic metals and metallurgy -2.7% -2.2% Chemicals -4.6% -9.5% Food, beverages and tobacco 1.3% 0.5% Miscellaneous -26.9% -1.0% Construction 8.8% 7.7% Tertiary sector 12.8% 15.3% Trade and reparation 13.3% 15.3% Hotels and restaurants 30.9% 44.2% Transport and traffic 10.3% 10.1% Financial sector -19.9% 22.2% Immovable property and business services 16.5% 20.6% Other services 7.9% 10.3% TOTA L 7.0% 8.5%

(Average annual growth in percentage) (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics) Agriculture -13.1% -8.8% Secondary sector -5.5% -4.3% Minerals, energy and water -15.3% -11.3% Industry -4.2% -3.3% Basic metal and metallurgy 2.4% 5.1% Chemicals -9.1% -8.4% Food, beverages and tobacco -4.1% -4.2% Miscellaneous -15.0% -7.3% Construction -4.3% -1.3% Tertiary sector 1.5% 1.2% Trade and reparation 15.1% 9.2% Hotels and restaurants -7.8% -8.9% Transport and traffic -5.6% -0.8% Financial sector 20.7% 10.7% Immovable property and business services 2.5% -0.9% Other services -22.4% -10.0% TOTA L -1.6% -0.9%

E X P O R T: D E V E LO P M E N T * (Growth percentage compared to previous year)

I N V E S TM E N T S : D E V E LO P M E N T *

(National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics) 2000-2001 6.4% 2001-2002 3.4% 2002-2003 7.0%

(Growth in percentage compared to previous year) (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics) 2000-2001 2.0% 4.9% 2001-2002 -3.1% -5.8% 2002-2003 -1.6% -0.9%

9.6% 4.9% 8.5%

N E W C L A S S I F I C AT I O N AC C O R D I N G TO N AC E B E L *

N E W C L A S S I F I C AT I O N AC C O R D I N G TO N AC E B E L

FLANDERS IN FIGURES 1

M I N I S T RY O F F L A N D E R S

A D M I N I S T R AT I O N O F F O R E I G N A F FA I R S

Boudewijnlaan 30 H BE-1000 Brussel H Belgium Tel. +32 2 553 60 40 H Fax +32 2 553 60 37 E-mail: pr@flanders.be H Website: www.flanders.be The administration of foreign affairs has a coordinating, organising, logistic and advisory role in matters concerning international cooperation. It implements the decisions of the Flemish Government in these areas.

R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S O F T H E F L E M I S H G OV E R N M E N T J O S A E LVO E T

Representative of the Flemish Government for France, UNESCO, OECD and the Council of Europe 6, rue Euler H FR-75008 Paris H France Tel.: +33 1 56 89 14 31 H Fax: +33 1 56 89 14 33 E-mail: josaelvoet@delegationflamande.org E-mail: jos.aelvoet@flanders.be H Website: www.flanders.be/paris AXEL BUYSE

Representative of the Flemish Government for the Netherlands Koninginnegracht 86 H NL-2514 AJ Den Haag H The Netherlands Tel.: +31 70 4 16 81 01 H Fax: +31 70 4 16 81 03 E-mail: axel.buyse@vlaamsevertegenwoordiging.nl E-mail: axel.buyse@flanders.be H Website: www.flanders.be/thehague EDI CLIJSTERS

Representative of the Flemish Government for Germany H Belgian Embassy Jägerstraße 52-53 H DE-10117 Berlin H Germany Tel.: +49 30 20 64 25 07 H Fax: +49 30 20 64 25 25 E-mail: repraesentanz@flandern.biz E-mail: edi.clijsters@flanders.be H Website: www.flanders.be/berlin F I L I P D ’ H AV É

General Representation of the Flemish Government Permanent Representation of Belgium to the European Union Schumanplein 6 H BE-1040 Brussel H Belgium Tel.: +32 2 553 62 02 H Fax: +32 2 553 62 00 E-mail: vlaamsegms@belgoeurop.diplobel.fgov.be E-mail: filip.dhave@flanders.be

1 . P O P U L AT I O N

EastWest- FlemishFlanders Flanders Brabant

N I C VA N D E R M A R L I E R E

P O P U L AT I O N 1 JA N UA RY 2 0 0 4 (National Statistics Institute)

Representative of the Flemish Government for the United Kingdom IA, Cavendish Square H GB-London W1G OLD H United Kingdom Tel.: +44 20 72 99 35 92 H Fax: +44 20 72 99 35 91 E-mail: nic.vandermarliere@flanders.be H Website: www.flanders.be/london

TOTA L P O P U L AT I O N

Men Women Belgians Foreigners

Y V E S WA N T E N S

P O P U L . D E V E LO P M E N T I N 2 0 0 3 (National Statistics Institute)

Representative of the Flemish Government for Southern Africa (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and South Africa) Brookfield Park 2nd floor suite 202, Middle Street 273, Brooklyn 0185 H ZA-Pretoria H South Africa Postal address: P.O. Box 1795, Brooklyn Square 0075 ZA-Pretoria, South Africa Tel.: +27 12 460 07 81/3 H Fax: +27 12 460 07 78 E-mail: flanders@sn.apc.org E-mail: yves.wantens@flanders.be H Website: www.flanders.be/pretoria

2 F L A N D E R S ’ F O R E I G N I N V E S TM E N T O F F I C E ( F F I O ) The Flanders’ Foreign Investment Office is the office of the Government of Flanders for foreign investments. Its most important task is to welcome prospective foreign investors and to provide them with information. Flanders’ Foreign Investment Office also advises them on the possibilities for establishing branchesin Flanders and for cooperation with Flemish companies. BRUSSELS HEAD OFFICE

Gaucheretstraat 90 H BE -1030 Brussel H Belgium Tel. +32 2 504 88 71 H Fax +32 2 504 88 70 E-mail: flanders@ffio.be

F L A N D E R S ' E X P O R T P R O M OT I O N AG E N C Y

BRUSSELS HEAD OFFICE

Gaucheretstraat 90 H BE -1030 Brussel H Belgium Tel. +32 2 504 87 11 H Fax +32 2 504 88 99 E-mail: info@export.vlaanderen.be all statistical data in this leaflet were collected and supplied by the Planning and Statistics Administration of the Ministry of Flanders. Boudewijnlaan 30 H BE -1000 Brussel H Belgium Tel. +32 2 553 57 84 H Fax +32 2 553 58 08

SOURCE

BART HENDRICKX

Representative of the Flemish Government for the United States H Belgian Embassy 3330 Garfield Street, N.W. H US-Washington D.C. 20008 H USA Tel.: +1 202 625 58 50 H Fax: +1 202 342 83 46 E-mail: flemishcomdc@wizard.net E-mail: bart.hendrickx@flanders.be H Website: www.flanders.be/washingtondc

Births Deaths Natural growth Belgians Foreigners Migration balance (after corrections) Total growth Belgians Foreigners Balance naturalized Belgians

C O LO P H O N P U B L I S H E D BY

Ministry of Flanders H Administration of Foreign Affairs Boudewijnlaan 30 H BE -1000 Brussel H Belgium COMPOSITION

WA LT E R M O E N S

Myriam Vanweddingen, Planning and Statistics Administration

Representative of the Flemish Government for Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic Mariahilferstraße 121b H AT-1060 Wien H Austria Tel.: +43 15 96 09 60 H Fax: +43 15 96 09 69 E-mail: flanders.gov.vienna@flanders.at E-mail: walter.moens@flanders.be H Website: www.flanders.be/vienna

L AY- O U T

1,668,812 823,548 845,264 1,564,114 104,698 17,583 16,591 +992 +233 +759 +5,111 +6,103 -1,301 +7,404 5,148

805,786 402,353 403,433 741,342 64,444 7,638 6,653 +985 +953 +32 +2,009 +2,994 -172 +3,166 2,455

10.56‰ 9.96‰ +0.60‰ +3.67‰ 3.09‰

9.50‰ 8.27‰ +1.22‰ +3.72‰ 3.05‰

1,135,802 559,598 576,204 1,114,335 21,467

1,031,904 505,345 526,559 970,678 61,226

13,848 14,106 -258 -454 +196 +3,057 +2,799 +3 +2,796 2,130

10,470 11,750 -1,280 -1,302 +22 +2,630 +1,350 -10 +1,360 1,006

10,425 9,810 +615 +302 +313 +2,971 +3,586 +1,935 +1,651 1,585

22.6% 59.9% 17.5%

22.5% 62.3% 15.2%

10.09‰ 10.28‰ -0.19‰ +2.04‰ 1.55‰

9.23‰ 10.35‰ -1.13‰ +1.19‰ 0.89‰

10.12‰ 9.53‰ +0.60‰ +3.48‰ 1.54‰

22.1% 58.7% 19.3%

22.6% 60.0% 17.3%

999,729

501,976

21.8% 60.4% 17.8%

65,410 119,521 122,165

30,530 57,788 63,407

666,241

619,584

53,381 95,576 96,143

42,717 82,130 85,425

35,760 63,195 56,549

F U L LY U N E M P LOY E D I N D I V I D UA L S E N T I T L E D TO R E C E I V E U N E M P LOYM E N T B E N E F I T S (February 2005) (State Employment Agency; Flemish Employment and

Vocational Training Agency) Men Women Total

25,108 28,441 53,549

12,430 17,534 29,964

18,639 21,635 40,274

12,013 15,973 27,986

10,522 12,423 22,945

U N E M P LOY E D J O B - S E E K E R S F E B R UA RY 2 0 0 5 (State Employment Agency; Flemish

Employment and Vocational Traning Agency) Men 34,715 Women 38,334 TOTA L 73,049

16,052 21,736 37,788

24,911 27,877 52,788

16,386 20,322 36,708

14,185 15,836 30,021

6.2% 9.6% 7.8%

5.8% 7.5% 6.6%

U N E M P LOYM E N T R AT E F E B R UA RY 2 0 0 5 (State Employment Agency)

Men Women

7.9% 11.2% 9.4%

8.2% 14.3% 10.9%

EastWest- FlemishFlanders Flanders Brabant

TOTA L

15,763 38,244 47,119 8,581 109,707

6,720 11,712 29,905 3,512 51,849

10,265 24,056 55,919 6,862 97,102

NV (Incorporated company) BVBA (Limited liability company) Individual company Other TOTA L

7.3% 10.2% 8.6%

570 2,960 3,651 734 7,915

192 1,113 2,135 282 3,722

311 1,885 3,608 713 6,517

7,968 17,529 36,003 4,606 66,106

299 1,481 3,203 490 5,473

239 1,431 2,474 382 4,526

C O M P. H AV I N G C E A S E D I N 2 0 0 3 (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics)

NV (Incorporated company) BVBA (Limited liability company) Individual company Other

694 1,624 4,582 655 7,555

179 362 2,663 260 3,464

299 779 4,586 473 6,137

282 531 4,065 323 5,201

285 582 3,035 292 4,194

BUSINESSES BY TURNOVER CATEGORY* (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics)

0 to <0.25 million EUR 0.25 to <0.50 million EUR 0.50 to <1.00 million EUR 1.00 to <2.00 million EUR 2.00 to <5.00 million EUR 5.00 to <10.00 million EUR 10.00 to <50.00 million EUR 50.00 million EUR and more

68,913 8,949 6,164 3,984 3,205 1,412 1,576 467

31,237 3,745 2,541 1,667 1,217 454 388 94

61,498 7,385 4,589 2,936 2,086 796 701 173

3 . E M P L OY M E N T

Antwerp Limburg

EastWest- FlemishFlanders Flanders Brabant

E M P LOY E E S BY I N D U S T RY S E C TO R * 2 0 0 3 * * * (Instituut voor Nationale Rekeningen)

10,641 20,863 55,973 4,904 92,381

55,537 7,848 4,913 2,946 2,192 924 702 134

41,339 4,624 2,948 1,938 1,383 675 688 251

G R O S S VA L U E A D D E D * * AT B A S I C P R I C E S , AT C U R R E N T P R I C E S 2 0 0 3 * * *

829,383

S C H O O L AT T E N DA N C E 2 0 0 2 -2 0 0 3 (Ministry of Flanders)

Nursery education Primary education Secondary education

NV (Incorporated company) BVBA (Limited liability company) Individual company Other

TOTA L

WO R K I N G AG E P O P U L AT I O N 1 JA N UA RY 2 0 0 4 (National Statistics Institute)

20-64 jaar

Antwerp Limburg

N E W C O M PA N I E S 2 0 0 3 (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics)

AG E S T R U C T U R E 1 JA N UA RY 2 0 0 4 (National Statistics Institute)

Children (0-19 years) Working age (20-64 years) Senior citizens (65 years and +)

2 . CO M PA N I E S

AC T I V E 2 0 0 3 (National Statistics Institute on the basis of VAT statistics)

1,373,720 675,796 697,924 1,337,180 36,540

P O P U L . D E V E LO P M E N T 2 0 0 3 (National Statistics Institute)

Births Deaths Natural growth Total growth (after corrections) Balance naturalized Belgians

TOTA L

DAV I D M A E N AU T

Representative of the Flemish Government to the multilateral organisations in Geneva Boudewijnlaan 30 H BE-1000 Brussel H Belgium Tel.: +32 2 553 51 50 H Fax: +32 2 553 60 37 E-mail: david.maenaut@coo.vlaanderen.be

Antwerp Limburg

(in million EUR) (INR Instituut voor Nationale Rekeningen) Agriculture, hunting and forestry; fishing 510.6 299.3 521.5 830.2 Mining and quarrying except energy producing materials 43.8 39.3 9.0 2.8 Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco 1,055.4 410.4 953.9 1,032.4 Manufacture of textiles and textile products 49.8 91.5 548.7 994.4 Manufacture of leather and leather products 5.6 4.5 58.7 5.1 Manufacture of wood and wood products 52.3 50.2 79.8 310.4 Manufacture of pulp, paper, and paper products; publishing and printing 679.0 275.0 484.0 312.1 Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel 959.5 1.0 8.4 0.0 Manufacture of chemicals, chemical products and man-made fibres; manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4,456.0 709.6 1,281.9 518.3 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 251.3 301.0 208.5 242.0 Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products 1,194.0 883.6 1,221.5 808.2 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified 568.1 86.9 207.7 708.8 Manufacture of electrical and optical equipment 797.8 247.5 248.6 420.5 Manufacture of transport equipment 881.2 1.159.7 568.0 138.9 Manufacturing not elsewhere classified 291.2 162.0 205.8 383.0 Electricity, gas and water supply 1,319.8 312.4 874.4 297.4 Construction 2,236.9 1,035.8 2,026.8 1,738.9 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods 6,866.1 1,653.6 3,498.7 2,703.9 Hotels and restaurants 611.6 296.5 406.9 684.7 Transport, storage and communication 3,269.0 812.0 1,612.9 1,394.5 Financial intermediation 1,932.4 424.6 889.6 657.5 Real estate, renting and business activities 10,525.2 3,151.4 6,148.2 5,166.9 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 2,477.4 1,148.2 1,687.9 1,635.4 Education 2,721.3 1,142.9 2,067.5 1,468.4 Health and social work 2,646.3 1,167.7 2,641.2 2,141.8 Other community, social and personal service activities 898.7 231.8 520.9 472.7 Private households with employed persons 112.6 62.7 138.8 107.9 Financial intermediation services indirectly measured -1,706.0 -581.5 -1,047.9 -905.9 TOTA L 45,706.9 15,579.6 28,071.9 24,271.2

215.5 3.5 919.0 24.4 1.4 27.3 371.6 5.2 702.8 104.4 215.7 152.8 542.3 257.1 59.7 366.9 872.5 4,475.1 414.0 2,039.8 810.6 7,840.3 1,261.7 1,548.6 1,604.0

Agriculture, hunting and forestry 5,288 Fishing 4 Mining and quarrying except energy producing materials 283 Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco 16,420 Manufacture of textiles and textile products 1,299 Manufacture of leather and leather products 126 Manufacture of wood and wood products 1,141 Manufacture of pulp, paper, and paper products; publishing and printing 9,272 Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel 4,047 Manufacture of chemicals, chemical products and man-made fibres 29,286 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 3,965 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 3,683 Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products 17,931 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified 6,218 Manufacture of electrical and optical equipment 11,335 Manufacture of transport equipment 15,137 Manufacturing not elsewhere classified 5,733 Electricity, gas and water supply 3,152 Construction 33,532 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods 86,857 Hotels and restaurants 16,805 Transport, storage and communication 50,698 Financial intermediation 18,081 Real estate, renting and business activities 71,876 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 51,359 Education 58,875 Health and social work 53,291 Other community, social and personal service activities 16,313 Private households with employed persons 8,787 TOTA L 600,794

5,672 6

4,156 4

4,072 471

2,878 2

226

6,329 2,300 133 1,093

13,463 13,631 1,087 1,776

14,876 19,029 111 3,826

9,507 802 32 698

3,081

6,503

4,455

5,304

103

4,065 4,231

7,029 6,033

2,958 4,344

4,071 932

4,388

3,147

3,961

1,534

13,300

13,904

14,701

3,752

1,515

3,389

11,083

2,468

3,761 13,553 3,484 1,670 17,142

4,924 7,614 3,512 3,580 28,798

5,846 3,625 7,881 1,876 22,916

5,952 4,571 1,268 1,454 12,757

29,029 8,261 14,063 4,013 21,961

52,330 9,109 24,773 8,575 35,867

43,096 14,386 21,639 6,024 30,307

63,630 9,445 31,486 7,607 53,830

25,102 25,338 26,177

39,668 44,373 54,426

36,754 32,630 46,324

27,217 30,254 29,769

5,475 5,279 250,647

10,291 9,266 411,403

9,357 7,779 374,342

7,632 6,383 325,351

FLANDERS IN FIGURES 2005

SELF-EMPLOYED BY INDUSTRY SECTOR** 2003*** (Instituut voor Nationale Rekeningen)

7,475 8 0 3,391 5,175

4,862 13 6 2,203 4,414

11,202 10 6 3,941 7,533

16,604 43 0 4,271 6,668

5,006 2 4 2,112 4,245

19,107 5,770 2,457 1,735 42,916 405 6,568

11,461 4,325 1,170 892 13,470 237 3,429

21,729 6,904 2,113 1,732 29,934 324 6,461

21,857 7,594 1,681 1,734 26,068 305 5,562

12,795 4,108 1,412 1,416 24,703 347 5,236

6,313 101,320

3,838 50,320

6,742 98,631

6,414 98,801

4,830 66,216

449.2 91.0 -913.1 24,463.3

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