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The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.0% year-over-year in December 2024 and grew throughout the territory except in 4 counties. The monthly variation was only positive in 3 counties and Aran.
The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 0.6% in Catalonia in November 2024.
The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in November 2024 stood at 1.3 million, 9.7% more than the previous year.
The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,382 million euros in November 2024, 8.8% more than the previous year.
The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energy) increased by 1.0% year-over-year in Catalonia in November 2024.
31.8% of Catalan companies with 10 or more employed persons sold via e-commerce in 2023, 1.8 percentage points less than a year ago.
The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 3.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2024.
The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 1.5% year-over-year in November 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.
The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 8.3% in Catalonia in November 2024 and stood at 128.96 euros.
The turnover of companies in the audiovisual sector in Catalonia in 2022 was 1,437 million euros, a 11.5% higher than the year before.
The calendar for the release of the results of Idescat's statistical production for the year 2025. .
The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State decreased 20.4% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2024, which meant a total of 1.7 million trips.
The number of trips made by Catalans decreased 2.9% year–over–year in the third quarter 2024, which means a total of 9.9 milion trips.
In 2022, 214 of the 220 municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants and the other county capitals had positive GDP per inhabitant growth, led by Súria, El Prat de Llobregat and Salou.
Exports increased by a year-over-year 12.8% and imports by 9.8% in Catalonia in October 2024.
The population of Catalonia increased by 110,268 inhabitants in 2023 and on 1 January 2024 it stood at 8,012,231 inhabitants according to advanced data from the Population Census. In relative terms, in 2023 the population grew by 1.4%.
The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 11.4% in Catalonia in October 2024.
The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 5.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2024.
The high-technology and medium high-technology sector had turnover of 82,867.8 million euros in Catalonia in 2022, which represents 15.9% of the turnover of the total industrial and services sectors.
The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,203.59 euros in Catalonia as of the third quarter of 2024, 3.9% more than the same quarter in 2023.
Idescat published official population figures for Catalan municipalities by sex, referring to 1 January 2024, resulting from the revision of the Municipal Population Register.
The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the fourth quarter of 2024 will start on 16 December and will take an expected 21 calendar days.
The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2024 and the core inflation was 2.7%.
The gross domestic product of Catalonia registers a year-over-year variation of 3.9% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of 1.0% in the third quarter of 2024.
The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 4.3% on year-over-year basis in Catalonia in the third quarter of 2024.
The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.5% year-over-year in November 2024 and grew throughout the territory, except in 3 counties and Aran. The monthly variation was positive in Catalonia as a whole and in 36 counties and Aran.
Pals and El Port de la Selva were the Catalan municipalities with the highest seasonal population in the third quarter of 2023 in relation to the census population out of the 479 municipalities for which results are provided.
Women accounted for 47.6% of the employed population on 1 January 2022, which is 0.1 percentage points more than in the previous year.
The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 3.4% year-over-year in Catalonia in October 2024.
The report on the fulfillment of the statistical actions corresponding to the PAAE 2023 can now be consulted on the Idescat website.
The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 4.9% in October 2024 compared to a year ago.
The number of marriages celebrated in Catalonia in 2023 was 27,068, 0.1% less than in 2022.
The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in October 2024 stood at 1.8 million, 9.4% more than the previous year.
The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 2,092 million euros in October 2024, 9.7% more than the previous year.
In 2023, 67,662 deaths were registered in Catalonia, 4.3% less than in 2022.
n 2022, there were 54,217 live births to mothers residing in Catalonia, 3.8% less than in 2022, according to definitive data from the Birth Statistics.
The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 6.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2024.
In the third quarter of 2024, business establishments in Catalonia reported that 24.3% of responsibility were held by women.
In 2023, El Baix Llobregat and El Barcelonès were the counties with the highest proportion of people aged 16 to 74 who had used the internet in the previous three months (both 97.3%) while El Tarragonès (87.6%) had the lowest percentage.
On 25 November, the Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) announced the Resolution PRE/4130/2024, of 20 November which ratifies the name change of the municipality of La Bisbal de Falset, which is now called La Bisbal de Montsant.
The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energy) increased by 0.8% year-over-year in Catalonia in October 2024.
Exports in Catalonia of industrial products with a high technological content increased by 1,6% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2024.
The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 0.4% year-over-year in October 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.
The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 3.0% in Catalonia in October 2024 and stood at 129.91 euros.
The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 2.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in September 2024.
The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 1.2% in Catalonia in September 2024.
Exports increased by a year-over-year 3.5% and imports by 7.9% in Catalonia in September 2024.
The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.0% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2024 and the core inflation was 2.6%.
IIdescat publishes, standardized in Catalan, the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) corresponding to the Delegated Regulation (EU) no. 2023/674 of the European Commission, of 26 December 2022.
The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.0% year-over-year in October 2024 and grew throughout the territory, except in 4 counties. The monthly variation was negative in Catalonia as a whole and in 27 counties and Aran.
The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 0.7% year-over-year in Catalonia in September 2024.
Idescat has published the definitive results of the Annual Wage Structure Statistics for 2022.
The average annual earnings per worker in Catalonia were 28,774.55 euros in 2022, 2.2% more than the previous year's gross average wage, according to the Wage Structure Survey.
The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 1.9% in September 2024 compared to a year ago.
The gross domestic product of Catalonia increased by 3.8% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2024, according to the advance estimate. The quarter-over-quarter rate was 0.9%.
The population of Catalonia on 1 July 2024 amounted to 8,067,454 inhabitants, a figure which represents an increase of 50,848 people during the first half of the year and of 97,021 people compared to a year ago.
The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia increased by 4.6% year-over year in the third quarter of 2024.
The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in September 2024 stood at 2.0 million, 11.8% more than the previous year.
The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 2,471 million euros in September 2024, 15.9% more than the previous year.
The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia decreased by a year-over-year 6.7% in the third quarter of 2024.
El Barcelonès (30,081euros) and El Garraf (29,635 euros) were the counties with the highest taxable base per personal income tax (IRPF) in 2022.
In 2022, the turnover of the ICT sector in Catalonia was 24,503 million euros and employed 133,420 people.
In 2022 the tourism sector in Catalonia reported a turnover of 41,185 million euros and employed 436,887 people.
In 2022 the cultural sector in Catalonia reported a turnover of 13,573 million euros and employed 111,707 people.
The 16th edition of the Nursery Competition for Surveys and Experiments for statistical studies by students in compulsory secondary education, baccalaureate and training cycles in the academic year 2023-2024, has already started the registration period to encourage participation. The last day for registering is 24 April 2025.
The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 1.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in September 2024.
The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energy) increased by 0.7% year-over-year in Catalonia in September 2024.
The employed population in Catalonia grew by 1.4% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2024. The unemployment rate stood at 8.83%, with a total of 373,900 unemployed people (12,100 people more than the previous year , with a increase of 3.4%.
In 2023, the average consumption expenditure of Catalan households was 34,259 euros per household.
Exports decreased by a year-over-year 7.3% and imports increased by 1.1% in Catalonia in August 2024.
The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 1.1% year-over-year in September 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.
The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 10.4% in Catalonia in September 2024 and stood at 132.45 euros.
The ceremony for presenting the awards of the 22th Student Contest on Applied Statistics, was held on the 16 October, framed within the 24th Statistics Day of Catalonia.
Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Rural Tourism Accommodation Activity for 2023, that update the provisional data. in Pirineus and in Pirineus and
The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 2.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in August 2024.
The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 7.1% in Catalonia in August 2024.
The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the third quarter of 2024 registered a balance of 8.3 points, and the expected business performance for the fourth quarter of 2024 stands at 7.0 points.
Idescat is joining the celebration of the European Statistics Day (20 October), which this year has the motto "Official Statistics, a window for understanding society".
The Harmonized Business Confidence Index of Catalonia decreased by 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter.
The Consumer Price Index increased by 1.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in September 2024 and the core inflation was 2.7%.
The number of affiliations to the Social Security General Regime through contribution accounts located in Catalonia grew by 2.0% year-over-year in September 2024 and the number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia, by 0.8%.
Antonio and José, for men, and Maria/María and Montserrat, for women, are the most common given names among the population living in Catalonia in 2023.
The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 1.7% year-over-year in September 2024 and grew throughout the territory except in five counties. The monthly variation was positive in Catalonia as a whole although it fell in most counties.
Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Hotel Activity for 2023, that update the provisional data.
The value of domestically produced industrial product sales in Catalonia was 123,105 million euros in 2023, a decrease of 1.0% compared to the year before.
81.6% of non-university students studied and resided in the same municipality in the academic year 2023/2024.
The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 4.2% year-over-year in Catalonia in August 2024.
On October 16, the Statistics Day of Catalonia 2024 will be celebrated. On this day, the awards ceremony for the XXII Applied Statistics Student Competition, organised by the SEA (UAB) and Idescat.
The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 2.2% in August 2024 compared to a year ago.
In the school year 2022/2023 76.3% of the 171,335 university students resident in Catalonia studied outside their municipality of residence.
Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Campsite Activity for 2023, that update the provisional data.
The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in August 2024 stood at 2.3 million, 6.2% more than the previous year.
The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 3,057 million euros in August 2024, 8.8% more than the previous year.
The international statistical journal SORT, number 2 of volume 48, has been published for the period July-December 2024 with the inclusion of four articles.
In 2023, population rated overall life satisfaction at 7.3 points out of 10 and trust in other people at 6.4 points out of 10.
The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 4.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in August 2024.
The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State decreased 20.9% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2024, which meant a total of 1.5 million trips.
The number of trips made by Catalans increased 2.9% year–over–year in the second quarter 2024, which means a total of 8.0 milion trips.
Exports increased by a year-over-year 9.5% and imports by 4.2% in Catalonia in July 2024.
The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 0.9% year-over-year in August 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.
The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energ) increased by 0.8% year-over-year in Catalonia in August 2024.
The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 6.5% in Catalonia in August 2024 and stood at 144.88 euros.
The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 5.7% in Catalonia in July 2024.
The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 9.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in July 2024.
In 2021, 56.7% of women and 74.3% of men aged 30 to 34 had no children. Fertility levels decreased between 2011 and 2021 in women under 55, especially among the youngest.
In Catalonia, 76.7% of the territory are rural areas where 8.9% of the population resides, while 3.7% of the territory are densely populated areas where the majority of the population lives (61.6%).
The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,434.63 euros in Catalonia as of the second quarter of 2024, 3.6% more than the same quarter in 2023.
The twentieth second edition of the Student Contest on Applied Statistics has been announced, a competition that is organised annually by the Statistics Service at the UAB with the collaboration of the Statistical Institute of Catalonia.
The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the third quarter of 2024 carried out from the 16th of September and will end on the 9th of October.
The gross domestic product of Catalonia registers a year-over-year variation of 3.0% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of 0.9% in the second quarter of 2024.
The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in August 2024 and the core inflation was also 2.9%.
The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 1.1% year-over-year in Catalonia in July 2024.
Exports in Catalonia of industrial products with a high technological content decreased by 8.9% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2024.
The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 3.3% year-over-year in August 2024 and grew throughout the territory, except in one county. As for the monthly variation, it was negative in Catalonia as a whole and in 37 counties.
The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 2.7% in June 2024 compared to a year ago.
Exports decreased by a year-over-year 10.3% and imports by 6.4% in Catalonia in June 2024.
The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 2.7% on year-over-year basis in Catalonia in the second quarter of 2024.
Idescat participates in the 10th Hispanic-American Conference on Input-Output Analysis, which will be held in Gijón (Spain) from 4 to 6 September.
The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 3,127 million euros in July 2024, 2.1% more than the previous year.
The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in July 2024 stood at 2.4 million, 3.7% more than the previous year.
The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 5.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in July 2024.
The schedule of technical sessions and training or promotional activities in the statistical field that Idescat has designed for the second semester of 2024 is now available.
The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 8.0% in Catalonia in June 2024.
The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 0.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in June 2024.
The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 2,2% year-over-year in July2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.
The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energ) increased by 0.8% year-over-year in Catalonia in July 2024.
The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 5.9% in Catalonia in July 2024 and stood at 139.48 euros. .
The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in July 2024 and the core inflation was also 2.9%.
The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.5% year-over-year in July 2024 and grew throughout the territory, except in 3 counties. Regarding the monthly variation, it is negative in Catalonia as a whole and in 23 counties.
The total gross labour cost per worker stood at 38,965.23 euros in Catalonia in 2023, a figure that represents an increase of 5.6% compared to 2022, according to the Annual Labour Cost Survey.
The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 6.5% year-over-year in Catalonia in June 2024.
The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 2,531 million euros in June 2024, 12.8% more than the previous year.
The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in June 2024 stood at 2.0 million, 10.1% more than the previous year.
The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia increased by 0.9% year-over year in the second quarter of 2024.
The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 1.5% in June 2024 compared to a year ago.
The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia decreased by a year-over-year 13.5% in the second quarter of 2024.
The gross domestic product of Catalonia increased by 2.9% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2024, according to the advance estimate. The quarter-over-quarter rate was 0.8%.
Idescat updates the non-economic At Risk of Poverty and Social Exclusion Territorial Indicators with data from 2022.
Idescat updated the Social Welfare and Progress Indicators. This update includes the values of 9 indicators for 2023. In addition, 3 indicators for 2022 were completed and updated.
11.6% of business establishments in Catalonia reported using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the second quarter of 2024.
Idescat presents Catalonia in figures 2024, a publication in which demographic, social and economic data on Catalonia are presented and compared with Spain and Europe. This year's edition is presented in a renewed format, where graphics are specially important.
The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 2.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in June 2024.
The employed population in Catalonia grew by 1.9% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2024. The unemployment rate stood at 9.41%, with a total of 395,300 unemployed people (31,100 people more than the previous year , with a increase of 8.5%).
The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 8.5% year-over-year in June 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.
The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energ) increased by 0.7% year-over-year in Catalonia in June 2024.
The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 6.4% in Catalonia in June 2024 and stood at 134.31 euros.
Exports increased by a year-over-year 2.3% and imports decreased by 2.8% in Catalonia in May 2024.
The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 4.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in May 2024.
The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 0.4% in Catalonia in May 2024.
The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the second quarter of 2024 registered a balance of 11.9 points, and the expected business performance for the third quarter of 2024 stands at 11.6 points.
The number of affiliations to the General Social Security Scheme through contribution accounts located in Catalonia grew by 3.7% year-over-year in June 2024 and the number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia, by 1.5%. .
Today, July 15, a delegation from the Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Statistics of China visits Idescat.
The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in June 2024 and the core inflation was 3.3%.
The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 3.1% year-over-year in June 2024 and grew in 40 counties and Aran. Regarding the monthly variation, it was positive everywhere, except in 1 county.
The Harmonized Business Confidence Index of Catalonia increased by 0.6% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter.
The turnover generated by companies in Catalonia's non-financial market services sector was 332,429 million euros in 2022, 18.3% higher than the previous year.
The gross annual salary per worker in Catalonia was 28,774.55 euros in 2022, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to provisional data.
The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 3.7% year-over-year in Catalonia in May 2024.
The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 1.1% in May 2024 compared to a year ago.
Idescat publishes the update of the maps for the territorial nomenclature for census tract groups for the years 2022 to 2023, in Shapefile format.
The turnover of industrial companies in Catalonia stood at 187,991 million euros in 2022, a figure that shows an increase of 20.9% compared to the year before.
The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in May 2024 stood at 2.0 million, 5.9% more than the previous year.
The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 2,323 million euros in May 2024, 8.3% more than the previous year.
Jan and Martina were the most popular baby names in Catalonia in 2023.
In 2023, there were 54,182 live births in Catalonia according to provisional data from the Birth Statistics, a figure that represents a decrease of 3.9% in relation to the definitive birth data for 2022. The short-term fertility rate stood at 1.10 children per woman, and below the 1995 low of 1.14 children.
The number of trips made by Catalans increased 19.6% year–over–year in the first quarter 2024, which means a total of 6.8 milion trips.
The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State increased 2.2% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024, which meant a total of 1.1 million trips.
A total of 64.8% of the population aged 16 to 64 was employed in the week prior to 1 January 2022, which is 2.4 percentage points more than in the previous year.
34.7% of the population aged 15 or over in Catalonia had higher education on 1 January 2022, and the proportion for primary education or lower was 14.0%.
Idescat provides information on real estate cadastre and property tax for the year 2023 (provisional data).
Matadepera, Castellolí, Sant Just Desvern, Tiana and Sant Cugat del Vallès registered the highest territorial socioeconomic index (IST) in 2021 among municipalities with more than 500 inhabitants.
The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 3.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in May 2024.
The number of pensioners increased by 0.2% in 2023 in Catalonia. The number of pensioners is equivalent to 19.5% of the population in Catalonia and over 25% in El Berguedà, El Ripollès, La Terra Alta, El Lluçanès and Les Garrigues.
The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 11.7% year-over-year in May 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.
The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energ) increased by 0.2% year-over-year in Catalonia in May 2024.
The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 4.5% in Catalonia in May 2024 and stood at 125.64 euros.
The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 0.4% in Catalonia in May 2024. L'índex de volum de negoci a la indústria (IVNI) dels productes industrials, excloent-ne l'energia (base 2021=100), augmenta un 0,4% interanual a Catalunya al maig del 2024. Per grans sectors industrials, els béns de consum creixen un 3,4%; d’altra banda, els béns intermedis decreixen un 1,7% i els béns d’equipament un 0,7%. En aquest mateix període, l'índex general de l'IVNI augmenta un 1,1% interanual a Catalunya.
The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 9.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2024.
On 19 June, the Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) announced the Resolution PRE/2200/2024, of 14 June, which ratifies the name change of the municipality of Masarac, which is now called Masarac i Vilarnadal.
Exports increased by a year-over-year 5.6% and imports by 18.3% in Catalonia in April 2024.
The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,253.65 euros in Catalonia as of the first quarter of 2024, 3.8% more than the same quarter in 2023.
The awards ceremony for the 15th Nursery Competition for Surveys and Experiments was held on Thursday 31 May.
The gross domestic product of Catalonia registers a year-over-year variation of 2.5% in the first quarter of 2024. In quarter-over-quarter terms, the variation is 0.7%.
The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) decreased by 0.8% on year-over-year basis in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2024.
The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the second quarter of 2024 carried out from the 14th of June and will end on the 4th of July.
The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in May 2024 and the core inflation was 3.1%.
The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.5% year-over-year in May 2024 and grew in 39 counties and Aran. Regarding the monthly variation, it was positive in 40 counties and Aran.
The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 7.2% year-over-year in Catalonia in April 2024.
The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 0.4% in April 2024 compared to a year ago.
Idescat participates in the 11th European Conference on Quality in Official Statistics, to be held in Estoril (Portugal) from 4 to 7 June.
The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in April 2024 stood at 1.7 million, 8.3% more than the previous year.
The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,807 million euros in April 2024, 11.6% more than the previous year.
The expenditure of companies in innovative activities made in Catalonia reached 5,450 million euros in 2022, 19.8% more than 2020.
The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 5.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2024.
In the first quarter of 2024, 87.7% of business establishments in Catalonia declared that they had implemented social sustainability measures in the previous year.
During 2023, the monthly average of guaranteed income for citizens decreased by 5.4%, and the average of active inclusion income by 6.7%.
Catalan exports of industrial products with a high technological content decreased by 15.8% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024.
The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energ) decreased by 0.5% year-over-year in Catalonia in April 2024.
The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 7.7% year-over-year in April 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.
The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 10.3% in Catalonia in April 2024 and stood at 133.53 euros.
Exports decreased by a year-over-year 20.4% and imports by 12.5% in Catalonia in March 2024.
The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 11.6% in Catalonia in March 2024.
The Turnover Index in Service Sector decreased by 5.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2024.
A total of 64,504 non-contributory Social Security pensions were paid in Catalonia in December 2023, a 4.2% more with respect to the previous year.
The international statistical journal SORT, number 1 of volume 48, has been published for the period January-June 2024. It includes an invited article with discussion and three more articles.
The contribution of total factor productivity (TFP) to the GDP decreased of Catalonia was 0.2 points in 2023.
El Port de la Selva, Pals and Santa Susanna were the Catalan municipalities with the highest seasonal population in 2022 compared to the registered population, among the 474 municipalities for which results are provided.
The population of Catalonia on 1 January 2024 amounted to 8,016,606 inhabitants, according to provisional data from the Population Estimates.
The average number of unemployment benefits in Catalonia increased by 3.9% in 2023 and the economic volume increased by 6.4%.
The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2024 and the core inflation was a 3.0%.
Idescat disseminates the definitive data on the Industrial Production Index for 2023, that update the provisional data.
The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.1% year-over-year in April 2024 and grew in 35 counties. Regarding the monthly variation, it was positive in 28 counties. .
The internal research and development (R&D) expenditure in Catalonia amounted to 4,828.9 million euros in 2022, a 18.4% higher than the previous year. This figure accounted for 1.79% of GDP.
The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 5.9% year-over-year in Catalonia in March 2024.
The gross domestic product of Catalonia increased by 2.6% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024, according to the advance estimate. The quarter-over-quarter rate was 0.8%.
The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia increased by 94.2% year-over year in the first quarter of 2024.
The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 16.8% in the first quarter of 2024.
The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 0.6% in March 2024 compared to a year ago.
The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in March 2024 stood at 1.3 million, 27.9% more than the previous year.
The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,494 million euros in March 2024, 38.1% more than the previous year.
A total of 24.3% of the employed population in Catalonia stated that they had worked at least one Saturday each month in 2023.
The number of affiliates of foreign companies with establishments in Catalonia was 7,355 in 2021, a figure that represents 1.3% of the total number of companies within the analysed sectors. The main investing countries were Germany, France and the United States.
43.6% of women declared that they were in charge of most of the household tasks, while in the case of men it is only 15.1%, according to the Statistics on Main Characteristics of the Population and Housing 2021.
The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 2.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2024.
The employed population in Catalonia grew by 5.4% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2023. The unemployment rate stood at 9.48%, with a total of 396,100 unemployed people (32,400 people less than the previous year , with a decrease of 7.6%).
El Barcelonès was the county with the highest income per capita in 2021, at 20,293 euros. Matadepera and Sant Just Desvern were the municipalities of more than 1,000 inhabitants with the highest income per capita.
Exports decreased by a year-over-year 3.0% and imports by 7.6% in Catalonia in February 2024.
Idescat disseminates the definitive data on the Industrial Price Index for 2023, that update the provisional data.
The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energ) decreased by 1.0% year-over-year in Catalonia in March 2024.
The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 18.7% year-over-year in March 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.
The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 3.8% in Catalonia in March 2024 and stood at 119.94 euros.
The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2024 registered a balance of 7.9 points, and the expected business performance for the second quarter of 2024 stands at 13.0 points.
The number of Catalans residing abroad was 386,486 people on 1 January 2024, which represents a year-over-year growth of 5.2%. This increase is registered in all counties.
The Harmonized Business Confidence Index for Catalonia increased by 2.3% in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter.
The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 4.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2024.
The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 2.6% in Catalonia in February 2024.
Sales of industrial products abroad decreased at all technology levels in the fourth quarter of 2023. In 2023, products of medium-high technology level had the largest increase in exports, by 14.0%.
The number of affiliations to the General Social Security Scheme through contribution accounts located in Catalonia grew by 3.6% year-over-year in March 2024 and the number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia, by 1.4%.
The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increases by 3.1% year-over-year in March 2024 and grows throughout the territory, except in 2 counties. Regarding the monthly variation, it is positive in all the counties and in Aran.
The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2024 and the core inflation was a 3.4%.
Idescat updates the territorial nomenclature for census tract groups for the year 2023.
The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 5.8% in February 2024 compared to a year ago.
The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 4.9% year-over-year in Catalonia in February 2024.
Idescat published the maps of the census tracts of Catalonia in Shape and WMS formats, corresponding to the year 2023.
A total of 66,187 State pensions were paid to civil servants (chiefly teaching and healthcare personnel) and military servants in Catalonia under the passive class system in December 2023, a 3.0% more than the previous year.
The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia in February 2024 stood at 1.0 million, 12.9% more than the previous year.
The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,105 million euros in February 2024, 17.8% more than the previous year.
The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 8.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2024.
The domestic material consumption (DMC) of the Catalan economy totalled 48.1 million tonnes in 2021, a figure representing 6.2 tons per inhabitant.
The number of trips to Catalonia by residents in the rest of Spain increased 10.4% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the expenditure per person decreased 1.8%. In 2023, these trips increased 21.7% and the total expenditure 17.8%.
The number of trips made by Catalans increased by 8.5% in the fourth quarter 2023 and the expenditure per person increased by 11.7%. In 2023, the number of trips made by Catalans increased by 0.9% and the total expenditure by 10.6%.
The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energ) decreased by 1.2% year-over-year in Catalonia in February 2024.
The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 1.0% in Catalonia in January 2024.
The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 3.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2024.
In 2022, 272,971 changes in residence were registered between municipalities in Catalonia. Cities have a negative balance of 13,599 residents who moved to non-urban municipalities.
The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 5.6% year-over-year in February 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.
The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 6.1% in Catalonia in February 2024 and stood at 129.30 euros.
Exports decreased by a year-over-year 1.3% and imports by 6.5% in Catalonia in January 2024.
Idescat and the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development have incorporated new indicators to measure Catalonia's progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices decreased by 1.8% in January 2024 compared to a year ago.
The gross domestic product of Catalonia registered an interannual variation of 2.8% and an interquarterly variation of 0.9% in the fourth quarter of 2023.
In 2023, Catalonia’s gross domestic product (GDP) reached 292,474 million euros and growth in volume was 2.6%.
The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,394.01 euros in Catalonia as of the fourth quarter of 2023, 5.6% more than the same quarter in 2022.
The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the first quarter of 2024 carried out from the 15th of March and will end on the 11th of April.
The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 2.4% on year-over-year data in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2023.
The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2024 and the core inflation was a 3.4%.
The number of households that had domestic service in Catalonia in 2021 was 217,800 (7.2%). Of these, 84.9% had external domestic service and 15.1% internal, according to the Statistics on Main Characteristics of the Population and Housing.
Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Foreign tourism expenditure for 2022, that update the provisional data.
Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Foreign tourism for 2023, that update the provisional data.
The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 6.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2024.
The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.5% year-over-year in February 2024 and grew throughout the territory, except in 4 counties. Regarding the monthly variation, it was positive in all the counties and in Aran.
The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 4.3% year-over-year in Catalonia in January 2024.
The Gender Equality Index in Catalonia increased 2.4 points in 2021 and stood at 76.5 points out of 100.
82.0% of non-university students studied and resided in the same municipality in the academic year 2022/2023.
The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,050 million euros in January 2024, 30.1% more than the previous year.
The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Catalonia stood at 958.7 thousand in January 2024, 20.3% more than the previous year.
The foreign population living in Catalonia was 1,361,981 people on 1 January 2023, representing 17.2% of the Catalan population. The number of foreigners increased in Catalonia in relation to the previous year (10.2%) and also in all counties and in Aran.
Idescat expands the results of the Population Census 2022 and 2023, with information on the population by sex, age, place of birth and nationality, disaggregated territorially up to census tracts.
The number of companies with establishments in Catalonia stood at 600,090 on 1 January 2023, and the number of companies with head offices in Catalonia was 591,734.
Exports decreased by a year-over-year 18.4% and imports by 12.9% in Catalonia in December 2023. In 2023, exports increased by 6.1% and imports decreased by 1.7%, according to provisional data.
Idescat updates the Social Welfare and Progress Indicators. On this occasion, the values of 32 indicators from 2023 are included and 5 indicators from 2022 are completed and updated.
The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) decreased by 0.9% year-over-year in Catalonia in January 2024.
24.4% of the population in Catalonia was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2023 compared to 24.7% in 2022.
The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 1.9% year-over-year in January 2024, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.
The average daily rate in hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 11.6% in Catalonia in January 2024 and stood at 107.12 euros.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, 26.1% of businesses in Catalonia declared that they were cyberattacked, 9.9% during last year and 16.2% more than 12 months ago.
The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 7.9% in Catalonia in December 2023.
The Turnover Index in Service Sector decreased by 0.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2023.
Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Foreign Trade according to Technological Content for 2022.
Idescat disseminates the definitive data on Foreign Trade for 2022.
The unemployment rate stood at a mean of 9.1% 2023 and for young people under 25, it stood at 21.7%.
The resident population in Catalonia increased by 140,140 inhabitants during 2022. Migration with foreign countries was the main item in terms of population growth (158,546 people).
The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2024 and the core inflation was a 3.7%.
Idescat has added a new statistical data viewer to its website, so that users can customize tables and downloaded files. The number of downloading formats has also been expanded to better adapt to the requirements of different users.
The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.4% year-over-year in January 2024 and grew throughout the territory except in 4 counties. The monthly variation was negative in Catalonia as a whole and in 32 counties and Aran.
The Statistical Nomenclature of Population Entities in Catalonia has been updated with the data from the Municipal Population Register on the date of 1 January 2023.
The Large Store Sales Index (IVGS) in Catalonia increased at current prices by 2.1% year-over-year in December 2023, and by 4.8% for the year as a whole.
The collection of information for the Survey of Living Conditions 2024 has begun. The fieldwork will be performed between February and May 2024.
The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 0.1% for the year-over-year variation in Catalonia in December 2023. In 2023, the annual average decreased by 0.5%, according to provisional data.
Catalonia's gross domestic product registered an annual increase of 2.6% in 2023, according to the advanced estimate.
Catalonia's gross domestic product increased by 2.8% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the advanced estimate, and the quarter-over-quarter rate was 0.7%.
Idescat included in the Demographic Historical Series an extension of the results of the population census data according to the relation to economic activity, corresponding to the population census of 1970.
The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia increased by 7.9% in the fourth quarter of 2023 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2023 as a whole, by 3.6%, according to provisional data.
In the school year 2021/2022, 76.2% of the 170,750 university students resident in Catalonia studied outside their municipality of residence, in one of the 25 municipalities where there are university education centres.
The total expenditure made by foreign tourists whose principal destination was Catalonia increased by 39.4% on the year-over-year data for December 2023 and, in 2023 as a whole, by 26.7%, according to provisional data.
The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia increased by 25.4% in December 2023 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2023 as a whole, by 21.2%, according to provisional data.
Idescat offers data on the georeferenced population of Catalonia from the Statistical Population Register as of 1 January 2022, with the variables sex, age, nationality and place of birth, in files in Shapefile format.
The schedule for technical sessions and other training and promotional activities in the field of statistics, which Idescat has designed for the first semester of 2024, can now be consulted.
The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 6.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023 and by 5.6% in the whole year 2023, according to provisional data.
Idescat is publishing the Standardised Death Rate (SDR) by age for the period 2018–2022. The SDR for Catalonia was 827 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 8.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2023.
The number of pensioners increased in most counties in 2022, led by La Selva (2.7%) and Aran (4.4%).
Idescat publishes the life table for the population of Catalonia for the period 2018-2022. For this period, life expectancy at birth was 83.26 years (80.46 years for men and 85.97 years for women).
The employed population in Catalonia grew by 5.6% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2023. The unemployment rate stood at 8.97%, with a total of 366,300 unemployed people (20,900 people less than the previous year , with a decrease of 5.4%).
The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) decreased by 0.2% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in December 2023. The annual average increased by 2.1% in comparison with the previous year, according to provisional data.
The employment rate of people with a legally recognised disability was 29.0% in 2022 (1 point more compared to the previous year) and the unemployment rate was 17.6% (3.0 points lower than in 2021).
The overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 4.4% year-over-year in December 2023 and by 10.8% in the whole year 2023.
The Average Daily Rate (ADR) at hotel establishments increased year-over-year by 10.0% in Catalonia in December 2023 and by 8.9% in 2023.
Idescat is taking part in the MERGE project (“Measuring what matters: Improving usability and accessibility of policy frameworks and indicators for multidimensional well-being through collaboration”).
The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2023 registered a balance of 7.4 points, and the expected business performance for the first quarter of 2024 stands at 4.0 points.
Exports decreased by a year-over-year 2.2% and imports by 3.5% in Catalonia in November 2023.
The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year decrease of 5.2% in Catalonia in November 2023.
The Harmonized Business Confidence Index for Catalonia increased by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter.
The Turnover Index in Service Sector increased by 1.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2023.
The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 2.8% in November 2023 compared to a year ago.
The number of affiliations to the General Social Security Scheme through contribution accounts located in Catalonia grew by 3.1% year-over-year in December 2023 and the number of self-employed workers carrying out economic activities in Catalonia, by 0.4%.
60.0% of the population aged 16 to 74 years in Catalonia has shopped on the Internet at some time during the last 3 months in 2023, 2.9 points more than a year ago.
In 2020, 33.4% of the population aged 15 and over held higher education qualifications, while 14.8% had at most completed primary education.
In Catalonia, 66% of centenarians were 100 or 101 years old, and 34% were 102 years old or older, in 2021.
There were 3,029,300 households in Catalonia in 2020. 26.0% of these were single-person households.
A total of 3,844,225 people were registered for paid employment for at least one day in Catalonia in 2018, 1.7% more than the previous year.
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