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New Editor in Chief of the journal SORT

The journal Statistics and Operations Research Transactions (SORT) begins a new stage with the appointment of Inmaculada Arostegui Madariaga as its new director, as agreed by the journal's Management Committee at the session on 24 February 2026. The journal Statistics and Operations Research Transactions (SORT) begins a new stage with the appointment of Inmaculada Arostegui Madariaga as its new Editor in Chief, as agreed by the journal's Management Committee at the session on 24 February 2026.

Industrial Price Index. 01/2026

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 0.4% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in January 2026.

Population and Housing Census. 2025. Foreign population

31% of people born abroad residing in Catalonia had Spanish citizenship on 1 January 2025.

Population and Housing Census. 2025. Structure of the population

On 1 January 2025, the number of inhabitants of Catalonia who were born in Catalonia was 4,987,842 (61.4%), those born in the rest of Spain 1,097,269 (13.5%) and those born abroad 2,039,015 (25.1%).

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