Services sector. Main results
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Companies (number) | 538,741 | 526,811 (b) Break in time series | 443,758 | 446,815 | 433,132 | 426,209 |
| Establishments (number) | 603,696 | 589,283 (b) Break in time series | 485,442 | 492,905 | 474,868 | 471,608 |
| Employed persons (number) | 2,183,559 | 2,087,740 (b) Break in time series | 1,832,059 | 1,911,141 | 1,846,885 | 1,792,352 |
| Operating income | 341,556,940 | 290,737,625 (b) Break in time series | 250,225,528 | 286,302,010 | 270,609,898 | 255,712,228 |
| Turnover | 332,428,933 | 281,095,557 (b) Break in time series | 239,517,687 | 276,010,611 | 261,687,463 | 246,765,880 |
| Work done for the asset | 976,464 | 869,918 (b) Break in time series | 764,385 | 749,161 | 725,389 | 711,743 |
| Operating subsidies | 2,162,313 | 3,172,937 (b) Break in time series | 4,168,347 | 3,354,431 | 2,860,733 | 2,731,611 |
| Other operating income | 5,989,229 | 5,599,213 (b) Break in time series | 5,775,110 | 6,187,807 | 5,336,313 | 5,502,995 |
| Invent. var. prim. mat., supplies and merchandise | 2,631,124 | 1,518,128 (b) Break in time series | -309,529 | 831,994 | 996,733 | 366,357 |
| Inventory variation in products finished and in progress | 338,773 | 324,821 (b) Break in time series | 98,752 | 121,036 | 181,500 | -81,721 |
| Operating expenses | 320,072,413 | 273,960,758 (b) Break in time series | 242,661,180 | 267,440,653 | 251,774,597 | 239,268,494 |
| Consumption of goods | 148,208,236 | 124,256,149 (b) Break in time series | 112,780,371 | 125,561,786 | 121,805,545 | 114,189,688 |
| Consumption of raw materials and other supplies | 21,226,705 | 16,651,934 (b) Break in time series | 11,550,714 | 15,069,759 | 13,783,307 | 13,380,645 |
| Work done by other companies | 20,771,516 | 18,470,056 (b) Break in time series | 14,907,826 | 17,308,081 | 16,175,951 | 15,902,752 |
| Personnel costs | 62,244,664 | 56,242,653 (b) Break in time series | 47,011,536 | 51,382,485 | 47,622,256 | 44,138,335 |
| Wages and salaries | 49,212,752 | 43,992,151 (b) Break in time series | 36,769,637 | 40,529,461 | 37,597,129 | 34,765,573 |
| Social burdens and other personnel costs | 13,031,911 | 12,250,502 (b) Break in time series | 10,241,899 | 10,853,024 | 10,025,126 | 9,372,762 |
| Expenditure on external services | 54,740,304 | 46,431,882 (b) Break in time series | 41,721,083 | 47,522,544 | 43,929,010 | 41,907,571 |
| Provision for amortizations | 10,238,743 | 9,950,731 (b) Break in time series | 9,978,103 | 9,342,919 | 7,829,806 | 7,309,043 |
| Other operating expenses | 2,642,244 | 1,957,353 (b) Break in time series | 4,711,547 | 1,253,080 | 628,723 | 2,440,460 |
| Gross investment in tangible assets | 10,125,309 | 9,488,400 (b) Break in time series | 8,228,500 | 9,332,524 | 8,693,049 | 8,846,507 |
| Gross investment in intangible assets | 2,743,286 | 2,152,953 (b) Break in time series | 1,705,355 | 1,592,978 | 1,483,299 | 1,835,753 |
| Result of the financial year | 15,413,616 | 15,372,944 (b) Break in time series | 6,736,734 | 24,068,420 | 17,889,827 | 9,090,241 |
| Units: Milers d'euros. | ||||||
| Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Structural business statistics in the service sector. | ||||||
| Notes: | ||||||
| Several methodological improvements were applied to the Structural Business Statistics in 2016. The results for 2016 are therefore not strictly comparable with those for previous years. | ||||||
| Due to methodological improvements in the calculation of the number of companies, in 2021 there is a break in time series compared to previous years. | ||||||
| (b) Break in time series. | ||||||
Last update: July 10, 2024.
Methodological note
Definition of concepts
- Consumption of goods
- Number of purchases of goods (assets acquired by the company to be resold without subjecting them to a transformation process) made by the company during the reference year, less the changes in good inventories. The purchases are accounted for without including VAT and in net terms, in other words, by deducting discounts for immediate payment, sales returns and quantity discounts.
- Personnel costs
- Total amount of payments made by the company as wages and salaries, compensations, Social Security paid by the company and other social costs (long term retributions via contributory systems or defined allowances, retributions to personnel via patrimony instruments and other social expenses).
- Operating expenses
- TTotal amount obtained as a result of adding up the different expenses linked to the operations performed by the company: consumption and work performed by other companies, personnel expenses, external services and other operating expenses.
- Expenditure on external services
- Sum of all the different operating expenses incurred by the company during the reference year, including R&D expenses, leases and fees, repairs and maintenance, services of independent professionals, third-party transport, non-social insurance premiums, banking services and the like, advertising, publicity and public relations, supplies and other services.
- Company
- The smallest combination of legal units constituting an organisational unit for the production of goods or services, one having certain autonomy in terms of decision-making, principally for allocating the resources it has at its disposal.
- Operating revenue
- Total amount obtained as a result of aggregating the different revenue associated to the operation.
- Gross investment in intangible assets (Serv.)
- Company expenditure on the acquisition of long lasting elements that are not materials (patents, commercial brands, designs, copyright, etc.). Includes expenditure on research and development, administrative concessions, industrial property, trade funds, rights to transfer of buildings and computer applications. Until 2007, the section "Other management expenses "was considered part of intermediate consumption and was therefore included in this calculation.
- Gross investments in materials assets (Serv.)
- Purchases of long lasting goods destined for use in the company's activity (land and natural goods, computer equipment, technical constructions and installations, transport elements, machinery and utilities, etc.), as well as improvements, transformations and repairs that prolong useful life or increase productivity. Includes investments in fixed assets, i.e., property acquired to obtain income or benefits and that are not used in the production or supply of goods or services, or for administrative purposes. Also includes rights to goods acquired by financial lease methods during the year. This is calculated without VAT, including installation costs and associated rights and royalties, but not financial costs. Until 2007, investments in material assets included the balance between the purchase and sale of these assets.
- Annual balance
- Total amount of the profit or loss for the year as obtained as a consequence of the company's activity.
- Changes in inventories of raw materials, other supplies and goods
- Amount corresponding to the difference between the final inventories and initial inventories of raw materials, other supplies and goods. These inventories are valued at acquisition cost.
- Changes in inventories in products finished and in progress
- Amount corresponding to the difference between the final and initial inventories of the different products (finished, semi-finished and in progress, by-products, waste and recovered materials) manufactured by the company. These inventories are valued at production cost.
- Turnover
- It includes the amounts invoiced by the company during the reference year for sales of goods and services corresponding to the company's ordinary activities. These sales are accounted for in net terms, in other words, by deducting sales discounts for immediate payment, sales returns, the value of returned packaging and quantity discounts. The taxes and duties on invoiced goods and services are included but the VAT transferred to the customer is excluded.
Methodological aspects
The Structural Business Statistics in the Service Sector, called the Annual Services Survey prior to the reference year 2014, is a sample-based survey that is produced annually by the INE in order to study the economic characteristics of companies in almost all of the market services sector (number of establishments, employment, income and operating costs, etc.) and estimate the main micromagnitudes. Idescat makes a detailed treatment for Catalonia and collaborates with the publishing of questionnaires.
The information on Transportation and storage and Information and communication is presented in two tables: main results and macromagnitudes.
Since 2008, the Annual services survey has been adapted to the new National classification of economic activities (CNAE-2009). This change involves a shift in the series that prevents inter-annual comparison between most sectors and some variables.
The correspondences between the sectors used and the Catalan classification of economic activities (CCAE-2009) is as follows:
| CCAE-2009 | Groups of activities |
| 45 | Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 46 | Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 47 | Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 49-53 | Transportation and storage |
| 55,56 | Accommodation and food service activities |
| 58-63 | Information and communication |
| 68 | Real estate activities |
| 69-75 | Professional, scientific and technical activities |
| 77-82 | Administrative and support service activities |
| 90-93 | Arts, entertainment and recreation |
| 95,96 | Other services |
Several methodological improvements were applied to the Structural Business Statistics in 2016. The results for 2016 are therefore not strictly comparable with those for previous years.
You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.