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Survey on quality of life at work 2008

Overall satisfaction with jobs in Catalonia was an average of 7.36 points in the year 2008, according to the Survey on quality of life at work. The overall satisfaction of men was 7.33 points and that of women was 7.40.

07.03.2009 (1 day ago) | Society | New data

Foreign trade. March 2009

Exports decreased by an interannual 14.8% in Catalonia in March 2009, according to provisional Customs figures. By economic destination, the variation for all goods was negative, with consumer goods registering the lowest fall (-2.8%). Imports fell by 26.9% with decreases registered for all goods.

07.03.2009 (1 day ago) | Economy | New data

Gross domestic product (GDP). 1Q 2009

Gross national product experienced a 3.7% interannual decrease in Catalonia during the first quarter of 2009. By branch of activity, the service sector displayed for the first time a negative interannual variation rate (-0.7%).

07.01.2009 (3 days ago) | Economy | New data

2007 Annual Survey of Services

In 2007, the employment in companies in the wholesale sector rose 6.1% in Catalonia, according to the Annual Survey of Services.

07.01.2009 (3 days ago) | Economy | New data

Survey on language uses of the population 2008

35.6% of the adult population state that Catalan is their usual language, 45.9% state that Spanish is and 12% state that both Catalan and Spanish are their usual languages, according to the Survey on language uses of the population 2008.

06.29.2009 (5 days ago) | Society | New data

Industrial price index (IPRI). May 2009

The IPRI has risen 0.2% over the month and has fallen by 3.8% on a year over year basis in Catalonia in May 2009. By industrial sectors, only equipment assets increased (1.8% on a year over year basis).

06.26.2009 (8 days ago) | Economy | New data

Quarterly Labour Cost Survey. 1Q 2009

The labour cost per worker and month was 2,578.2 euros in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2009, with a year-over-year increase of 5.3%, according to the ETCL. The sector that experienced the highest increase was construction (10%).

06.23.2009 (11 days ago) | Society | New data

Hotel activity indicators. May 2009

Overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia had fallen by 2.5% on a year-over-year basis in May 2009, according to the Hotel occupancy survey. Overnight stays by domestic tourists increased by 8.3%, while those by foreign tourists fell by 7.1%.

06.23.2009 (11 days ago) | Economy | New data

Satellite account of housing in Catalonia 2005

Idescat offers the publication "El compte satèl·lit de l'habitatge de Catalunya 2005" (PDF), which presents the methodology and results of this satellite account.

06.23.2009 (11 days ago) | Economy | New product

Export climate. 1Q 2009

The overall level of export activity in Catalonia showed a negative balance of responses of 57.9 percentage points in the first trimester of 2009. This balance is the difference between "upward evolution" (10.6%) and "downward evolution" (68.5%).

06.19.2009 (15 days ago) | Economy | New data

New digital Statistical Yearbook

Idescat presents the new digital edition of the Statistical Yearbook of Catalonia. The digital edition of the Yearbook makes it possible to permanently update the tables in accordance with the date of availability of information. Internet consultation also enables access to tables from previous years, as well as the definitions, methodologies and sources of information for each table. The Yearbook is available in Catalan, Spanish and English.

06.18.2009 (16 days ago) | Idescat | New product

Large store sales index (IVGS). March 2009

The IVGS at current prices had decreased by 13.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2009. Both turnover of food products and other products registered decreases (-10.1% and -16.2%, respectively) in relation to the previous year. Sales in large stores fell by 7.4% in the first trimester.

06.12.2009 (22 days ago) | Economy | New data

SORT: unofficial impact factor

Idescat has calculated the unofficial impact factor of its journal SORT ("Statistics and Operations Research Transactions"), indexed in the Science Citation Expanded Index (Thomson Scientific), a factor that is placed at 0.167.

06.11.2009 (23 days ago) | Idescat | News

Consumer Price Index (CPI). May 2009

The CPI had fallen by 0.3% on a year over year basis in Catalonia in May 2009. The groups with the highest inflation were education (5.4%) and alcoholic drinks and tobacco (3.7%). On the contrary, transports witnessed the biggest decrease (-9.3%).

06.10.2009 (24 days ago) | Economy | New data

2007 Demographic survey

26.2% of the population changed residence in the last five years, according to the Demographic survey 2007. Reconstituted families represented 6.2% of the total unions with children. Almost half the number of women aged between 30 and 34 years have yet to have a child. A quarter of men do not participate in domestic chores. 16% of the Catalan population has taken university studies, the proportion being similar between women and men.

06.08.2009 (26 days ago) | Population | New product

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