1. ONS figures available at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=8841
2. EU27 is an abbreviation for the European Union with
27 Member States: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden,
United Kingdom, Bulgaria and Romania.
3. EU15 is an abbreviation for the 15 member states who share the
Euro as a common currency: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain.