Your partner for European statistics: EDS European Data Service
The EDS European Data Service is a service point of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany which assists all users requiring official European statistics. Our service centre mainly provides statistics published by the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat).
The EDS European Data Service (formerly the Eurostat Data Shop) is part of the i-Punkt Berlin (Federal Statistical Office) and consists of a highly qualified team of consultants with a large amount of experience in statistical user help sections within our office. We aim to provide a service that is highly user oriented.
The EDS European Data Service is a member of a European network of so-called European Statistical Data Support (ESDS) service units, that is coordinated by Eurostat. These service units offer advice on European statistics in their native language and in English. The service provided is free of charge.
The EDS European Data Service and its team are committed to the adherence of certain quality criteria. These criteria are laid down in the EDS quality charta.
Our services
Our service is aimed at all users that require harmonised statistical data on the EU, the Eurozone, the 25 EU-Member States and some of the key EU partner countries.
Our aim is to direct users towards the data they require. We help all our users to find the relevant data on the internet, whilst also disseminating statistical publications and assisting users that our searching for data in Eurostat's online databases. Furthermore we offer information on methodological aspects and can also contact the Eurostat units responsible for certain statistics on your behalf, should this prove to be necessary.
We also compile customized data tables for users which do not themselves wish to search for data online (customized data tables). If you let us know which data you require, we will send you a non-binding price estimate within 48 hours. As soon as you confirm the price quoted, we will then send you the requested data via e-mail.
Journalists will find a link to the Eurostat press releases on our website. The "media service" section also includes the contact details of the Eurostat Media Support – the Eurostat service centre for all press and media requests.
Our office at the i-Punkt Berlin also includes an info centre for all users interested in Eurostat publications or publications on German statistics published by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. The info centre library also includes PCs for users that want to access online statistics databases.
