macroeconomics

10.05.2013 - 08.27 pm Catalan economy contraction slows down and drops by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2013 Catalonia’s GDP decreased by 0.3% between January and March 2013, while the Spanish economy dropped by 0.7% in the same period. The Catalan figure...	06.05.2013 - 09.36 pm Registered unemployment drops by 1.06% in April in Catalonia The number of jobseekers registered with the Catalan Public Employment Service (SOC) decreased by 7,055 people last month, which leaves the total...	26.04.2013 - 10.06 pm The Spanish Government raises the deficit target for the Autonomous Communities from 0.7% to 1.2% for 2013 The deficit target for Spain’s entire public sector has also been raised from 4.5% to 6.3%. The Spanish Government has kept 81% of the deficit for...	25.04.2013 - 09.26 pm Unemployment in Catalonia reaches 24.53% by the end of the first quarter of 2013 By the end of March, unemployment in the whole of Spain set a new historical record high with a rate of 27.16% and more than 6.2 million people being...
21.03.2013 - 08.58 pm Catalonia’s economy contracted by 1% in 2012, while the Spanish GDP dropped by 1.4% According to the Spanish Statistics Institute (INE), the Catalan GDP fell by 1% last year. However, according to the Catalan Statistics Institute (...	04.03.2013 - 09.05 pm Unemployment in Catalonia grew by 0.51% in February, the lowest increase in that month in the last six years The number of people unemployed and registered as such by the end of February at the Catalan Public Employment Service (SOC) increased by 3,359...	14.02.2013 - 09.57 pm The Catalan economy contracted by 1.3% in 2012, while the Spanish economy decreased by 1.8% Economic recession hit Catalonia even harder in 2012 than in 2011, when it dropped by 0.7%. The contraction was especially severe in the last quarter...	15.01.2013 - 10.19 pm Catalonia ended 2012 with a 3.6% inflation rate due to an increase in the price of drugs, university fees and fuel Combined with the salary reductions and the taxation increase, the rise in inflation means that Catalans have lost purchasing power. The spending of...
11.12.2012 - 01.32 pm Catalonia reduces its deficit in the first 10 months of 2012 by 23% compared to last year At the end of October, the Catalan Government had a 1.17% deficit, representing a difference of €2.34 billion between revenue and spending. It is a...	08.11.2012 - 10.15 pm The Catalan economy improves but still continues contracting over the third quarter The Catalan economy contracted by 0.3% between July and September, although its results improved slightly compared to the previous quarter, when it...	04.09.2012 - 08.40 pm Spanish non-financial companies reduce their debt by 7% in July compared to a year ago The debt of Spanish families has been reduced by 4% compared to July 2011, reaching €848.4 billion by the end of July 2012. 77% of this family debt...	16.08.2012 - 07.35 pm Catalan exports increase by 7.4% in the first half of the year With 5.13 billion in foreign sales in June, Catalan exports have grown by 6.6% over the same period in 2011. Amongst the Autonomous Communities,...
16.08.2012 - 05.10 pm Prices in Catalonia stagnate in July but increase by 2.6% compared to a year ago The Catalan Government’s drug prescription fee and the Spanish Executive’s decision to make citizens pay for a greater share of prescribed drugs have...	03.07.2012 - 10.54 pm Unemployment fell for the fourth consecutive month in Catalonia Unemployment in Catalonia dropped by 15,356 in June, leaving the total number of people registered as being unemployed at 615,576 individuals. It is...	08.06.2012 - 10.57 pm Catalan industry improved its competitiveness by 0.7% in the last quarter of 2011 Compared to the rest of industrialised countries, Catalonia’s industrial sector improved its competitiveness index by 0.7% between October and...	16.05.2012 - 10.26 pm The Catalan economy improves in the first quarter of 2012 but enters recession Catalonia’s GDP decreased by 0.1% between January and March 2012, which represents a minor drop compared to the last quarter of 2011. However, the...