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The chart presents the estimates of the share of unsafe products on the market according to different stakeholders' groups in the European Union, based on the results of the impact assessment study realised for the evaluation of the General Product Safety Directive and its potential revision for the European Commission. The results were obtain from a survey conducted by Civic Consulting on 153 stakeholders (27 of consumer organisations and other general stakeholders, 48 of authorities, 37 of business associations and 41 of companies), who answer the question "In your view, what is the best estimate of the share of unsafe products on the market in your area of activity (i.e. the estimated number of unsafe products per 100 products sold on the market)?" The average values are calculated based on 100 (brick-and-mortar)/105 (online) stakeholders that had expressed an opinion (out of all respondents 53/48 indicated "Don’t know" or provided no answer).

The chart presents the estimated prejudice caused by all product-related injuries to consumers in the European Union in 2017, based on the results of the impact assessment study realised for the evaluation of the General Product Safety Directive and its potential revision for the European Commission. The results show an estimate of 76.6 billion euro per year in financial prejudice to EU consumers and society due to product-related injuries. Out of the total amount, 48% of this prejudice is related to non-fatal injuries. These estimates exclude losses caused by work and transportation accidents.

The chart presents the impact of CO2 equivalent (in grams) between e-commerce and in-store shopping for consumer electronics retail, in eigth European countries. Data are based on the results of the economic and environmental impact study "Is E-commerce Good for Europe?" led Oliver Wyman in 2020. The results show that, on average at national level, the CO2e impact of in-store shopping is 3.5 times higher than the online option.

The chart presents the impact of CO2 equivalent (in grams) between e-commerce and in-store shopping for books retail, in eigth European countries. Data are based on the results of the economic and environmental impact study "Is E-commerce Good for Europe?" led Oliver Wyman in 2020. The results show that, on average, the CO2e impact of in-store shopping is 3.7 times higher than the online option.

The chart presents the impact of CO2 equivalent (in grams) between e-commerce and in-store shopping for fashion retail, in eigth European countries. Data are based on the results of the economic and environmental impact study "Is E-commerce Good for Europe?" led Oliver Wyman in 2020. The results show that, on average, the CO2e impact of in-store shopping is five times higher than the online option.

The chart presents the number of e-commerce jobs created over the period 2008-2018, in eigth European countries. Data are based on the results of the economic and environmental impact study "Is E-commerce Good for Europe?" led Oliver Wyman in 2020. Between 2008 and 2018, 1.3 million net direct retail jobs were created in the eight countries, out of which over 300,000 jobs were created by e-commerce retailers.

The chart presents the evolution of the e-commerce jobs since 2008, in eigth European countries. Data refers to the number of employees in the trade sector G47: Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles, excluding the subsector G478: Retail sale via stalls and markets.

The chart presents the evolution of the e-commerce jobs since 2008, in eigth European countries. Data refers to the number of employees in the trade sector G4791: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet for the period 2008 - 2018.

The chart presents the share of mobile users in Emerging Economies interacting with social media, based on the education level. The results show that mobile phone and social media users with more education are more likely to post on social media social media.The report uses data from to the Mobile Technology and Social Impact 2018 survey, conducted from September to December 2018, by PEW Research Center, on 11 countries. The results are based on respondents' answers to survey question Q20j: "In the past 12 months, have you used your mobile phone to post your thoughts on social media about an issue that's important to you? (yes/no)"

The chart presents the level of trust in the news media across countries, as shown by the Reuters Institute report. The research suggests that the vast majority of news people consume still comes from mainstream media and that most of the reasons for distrust also relate to mainstream media. The results show that highest trust is found in affluent Northern European and Scandinavian countries as well as Portugal and Brazil, while Central, Southern, and Eastern European countries tend to be at the other end of the scale, along with some Asian countries where media are considered to be too close to government. In Greece and South Korea less than a quarter of respondents (23%) agreed that you could trust the news most of the time. The results are based on answers to the the survey question "Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements. - I think you can trust most news most of the time/I think I can trust most of the news I consume most of the time"