GDP, Spain The European Commission has reduced the previous growth forecasts of the Spanish economy from 2.3% to 1.9% in 2019 and from 1.9% to 1.5% in 2020. The downwardly revised new forecasts are mainly explained by the revision of the historical series of the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) and the moderation of the … Continued
Pension expense, Spain In August, the payroll of Social Security contributory pensions in Spain increased by 5.03% per year, reaching 9.68 billion euros per month. Between January and August, it increased at a rate of 6.8% year-on-year, compared with 3.8% in 2018 and 3% in 2017, and 4.5pp above the forecasted growth for the Spanish … Continued
Spain occupies the 68th position in the labour market pillar of the Global Competitiveness Index 2018-19 prepared by the World Economic Forum.
Spain occupies the 70th position in the labor market pillar of the Global Competitiveness Index 2017-18 prepared by the World Economic Forum
SPAIN GDP flash estimate Q3 2017 (INE) In Q3 2017 the Spanish economy grew by 0.8% quarter-on-quarter (in comparison with 0.9% in Q2) and by 3.1% year-on-year, due to the increase in private consumption and investment, especially in the construction sector. The foreign sector gained momentum in a global environment with a more synchronized growth. … Continued
SPAIN Employment January 2017 (Ministry of Employment and Social Security) Registered unemployment rose by 57,257 persons from December to reach 3,760,231, one of the lowest levels of the past seven years. In year-on-year terms, the number of people without work dropped by 390,524 (down 9.41%), the largest decline since 1999. In December there were 1,633,592 … Continued
SPAIN Growth After Ireland, Spain is the OECD country whose economy is growing the most. Domestic and international predictions calculate this growth at 3.2% in 2016 and at around 2.4% in 2017 (Eurostat and FUNCAS). Labour market, October 2016 (Ministry of Employment) Unemployment is at its lowest levels in the past seven years. It is now … Continued
The Barometer of the Círculos, in this third edition, seeks to contribute to collectively solving the big problems that affect Spain. On this occasion, in addition to presenting the shared vision of the Círculo de Empresarios, the Círculo de Economía and the Círculo de Empresarios Vascos, it has enjoyed the participation –begun in 2015– of … Continued
