28/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, Eurostat and the European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection launched the first edition of a new publication "Consumers in Europe - Facts and Figures". The publication includes the most important data on issues like food and beverages, clothing and footwear, housing, transport, communication, etc; It aims to be a tool for the evaluation and development of consumer policy and also provides information on European policy initiatives. "Consumers in Europe - Facts and Figures" (ISBN 92-894-1400-6, EUR 30) can be ordered from the Eurostat's datashops, a list of which can be found at: europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Services/Links & contacts/Eurostat Data Shop Network.