Analysis of the EU Eco-Industries, their Employment and Export Potential The environment directorate-general has published a report by ECOTEC Research & Consulting Limited which has collated available environmental expenditure data on the market for goods and services produced by eco-industries in both the EU-15 and the Candidate Countries, as the basis for describing the economic significance of the sector, including employment levels. The EU15 eco-industries supply 183 Bn Euros of goods and services a year: 127 Bn Euro of pollution management and cleaner technology goods and services, and 56 Bn Euros related to resources management. Direct employment in the EU15 eco-industries amounts to over 2 million (FTE) jobs. Estimates are also provided for the eco-industries of trhe Candidate Countries, and the trends in this fast-growing and dynamic sector. The report is available from the Commission's website at: Summary of main report (pdf ~150K) http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/enveco/industry_employment/ecotec_ exec_sum.pdf Full text of main report (pdf ~560K) http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/enveco/industry_employment/ecotec_ final_report.pdf Technical Report: Candidate Countries (pdf ~350K) http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/enveco/industry_employment/ecotec_ candidate_countries.pdf Technical Report: Trade and International Markets (pdf ~540K) http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/enveco/industry_employment/ecotec_ trade.pdf Technical Report: Renewable Energy Sector (pdf ~480K) http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/enveco/industry_employment/ecotec_ renewable_energy.pdf