The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 2.3% year over year in January 2026 and grew in 41 counties and Aran. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Manresa (3.5% in both cases) lead the highest growth in contributors among municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.
The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia decreased by 0.2% year over year in December 2025 and remained practically stable for Catalonia as a whole throughout 2025 (0.1%).
Catalonia’s gross domestic product recorded an annual growth of 2.7% in 2025, according to the advance estimate.
Catalonia's gross domestic product grew by 2.4% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025 according to the advanced estimate, while the quarter-over-quarter rate was 0.9%.
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