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Harmonised Business Confidence Index (HBCI)

Harmonised Business Confidence Index (HBCI) Catalonia. 1st quarter 2015
Index Quarterly variation % Year-over-year variation %
Total 129.2 2.4 8.9
By activity sectors
Industry 124.2 2.4 7.3
Construction 139.2 7.1 17.1
Trade 138.4 2.2 8.4
Accommodation and food service activities and transport 136.6 -4.1 4.6
Other services 124.6 3.4 9.7
By size of the business
Less than 10 wage-earners 127.4 1.9 10.6
From 10 to 49 wage earners 135.1 1.5 9.8
From 50 to 199 wage earners 130.7 2.1 6.8
From 200 to 999 wage-earners 123.9 2.5 8.4
1000 or more wage-earners 122.9 10.2 5.6
By chamber
Chamber of Barcelona 128.2 4.3 8.5
Rest of chambers of Barcelona 127.0 1.4 9.4
Chambers of Girona 127.8 -1.6 12.1
Chambers of Lleida 139.3 0.6 8.3
Chambers of Tarragona 129.3 2.6 6.1
Units: Base 2013 I quarter = 100.
Source: Idescat and INE.
Harmonised Business Confidence Index (HBCI) Spain. 1st quarter 2015
Index Quarterly variation % Year-over-year variation %
Total 123.2 0.0 8.2
By activity sectors
Industry 121.4 1.8 7.9
Construction 124.3 1.5 10.8
Trade 127.1 0.1 6.9
Accommodation and food service activities and transport 127.0 -3.0 9.0
Other services 120.3 -0.2 7.8
By size of the business
Less than 10 wage-earners 122.8 -1.1 9.3
From 10 to 49 wage earners 126.6 0.6 9.3
From 50 to 199 wage earners 124.4 0.4 8.2
From 200 to 999 wage-earners 118.5 0.8 3.8
1000 or more wage-earners 117.0 1.6 6.5
Units: Base 2013 I quarter = 100.
Source: INE.

Last update: January 14, 2015. Next update: July 11, 2024 Calendari

Methodological note

Business confidence indicators (BCI) are based on biased or qualitative circumstantialeconomic surveys on establishments. This type of survey at any given time captures the opinion held by entrepreneurson the current and future situation of the activity of their business.

The Harmonised Business Confidence Indesx (HBCI) is constructed on the basis of Business confidence (BC). The variable used in calculating the harmonized business confidence index (HBCI) is the evolution of the business of the establishment during the preceding quarter (status indicator) and for the following quarter (expectation indicator).

Said methodology is expanded in Business Confidence Indicators.